Led by Helen Gould and Rowe Morrow
Many of us feel powerless in the face of the unfolding climate emergency, species extinctions, and global chaos. This course affirms us in the capacities we have and helps us become more skillful in responding to these interconnected crises. The course draws on Quaker, Buddhist and Permaculture practices. As Quaker William Penn wrote, we each have within us a guide to show us what to do, and we each have been given the ability to follow that guide.
The course will take a practical and spiritual approach to ways of responding creatively and constructively to “the end of normal” insofar as the crises of our time touch our own experience directly. The course will include the practice of deep listening and understanding the Self, the Other and the Landscape; as well as a deep practical understanding of how connecting with and listening to the Earth can empower us to live effectively and joyfully in a world of disintegration. The course will be structured so that there is a balance between guided class work and rest, and allowing ample connection with the landscape around Silver Wattle.
Cost $720 single room/ $550 per person twin share (COVID restrictions may apply)
Helen Gould has led courses at Silver Wattle, and Experiment with Light workshops, developed by Rex Ambler based on George Fox’s practices. The workshops draw on the body’s wisdom of the Light from whatever source it comes. The listening practices have helped her become more resilient and more open to guidance. Helen has a “leading” about the life of forests and has become politically active on these issues.
Rowe Morrow is an adult educator in permaculture. In her interactive workshops she listens for people’s fears and joys and works with these for solutions, with plenty of teaching and learning outdoors.
With regret that our dear friend Arthur Wells has withdrawn from co-facilitating this course due to health issues, and we hold him and his family in the Light.