Annie’s Dozen Highland Discs

 Annie was born in Glasgow and grew up in a large extended family. She shares many happy memories of a magical time with holidays in Millport, looking out onto Ailsa Craig. Enjoying hot summers

My Findhorn story — Growing in Confidence

I’d become interested in intentional communities prior to going to Findhorn. I was part of the Koinonia Foundation community near Baltimore, Maryland, USA, from 1973, and had also visited Twin Oaks, and a Bruderhof community.

Education Nowadays

Education Nowadays David Spangler introduced education into the community and started the practice of winter classes, open to everyone. They evolved into sessions which could be anything people felt like offering, such as Sacred Dance,

Looking after Cluny Library

There is not a great deal to be said about a room full of books other than its ability to inform and inspire, its literary reach and broad base of content. So, please indulge me as I can only write about the library in the context of Cluny itself, the marvellous Victorian house, devoted resident staff, glorious setting, its function and a little about how the library impacted my life over those years.

The Birth of Before I Go Solutions®

In 2011 my life totally changed, as my husband died, after living for a year with cancer. As an author and blogger already, I always knew I would write about this huge event in my

Evolution of a Caring Community

This report was commissioned by the Caring Community Circle (CCC) in 2020 to support future grant applications. We are indebted to Ilona Kaestner for her excellent work. In the report you can read the comprehensive,

Findhorn Foundation Fellows – the beginnings

The Findhorn Foundation Fellows began in the 1980s. Vita de Waal had the inspiration to create a Fellowship offering an opportunity for ‘transformation-oriented activists and friends of the community’ to form a mutually supportive group.



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