Community workshops and courses

Dance North Scotland are delighted to welcome back Kirstie Simson and Charlie Brittain for a two week residency in Findhorn, continuing their inspiring work exploring dance, creativity and health.

They bring a rich programme of workshops, discussions and performances delivered alongside acclaimed filmmaker Katrina McPherson, open to professional dancers and experienced movers.

Join the Findhorn Hinterland Trust for a fun, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to use a range of woodworking tools while collaborating to create a one-of-a-kind wooden bench.

This is not about precision carpentry, but about creativity and problem-solving – working with raw, characterful planks that rarely follow straight lines or perfect angles, and shaping them into something both functional and beautiful. The process is as much about exploration as it is about making.

Led by Steve, an experienced and enthusiastic woodworker, this is a rewarding opportunity to learn practical skills, work as a team, and create something lasting. All protective equipment will be provided.

Join community focalisers (facilitators) for a five-day experience in the Park ecovillage and in Findhorn village. When there's a longing for a new way of being, this Week invites you to slow down, listen in and remember what's possible. Enjoy a lived experience of being in community, with simple practices and time in nature, exploring what shifts when we move from 'I' to 'We'.

Feel the starlight in your soul!  Listen deeply to your inner wisdom and reconnect with what feels most alive in you.  Enjoy this time of grace, rest, clarity and renewal, with open-hearted friends from around the world.  As Joy guides this soul-infused meditation, you will be invited to engage in soulful journaling and set intentions for the close of this year.  This is your soul's soft reset – a chance to reflect, listen to the wisdom of your heart, in a supportive space, where you will be encouraged to welcome whatever is ready to emerge in you.

This free meditation will give you a taste of Joy's new two-month online programme starting 21 September.

Joy is offering two dates for this free meditation: Monday 7 September and Monday 14 September, 5pm–6.30pm UK time.

Book to save your free seat in the Zoom room – when you save your seat, you will receive a reminder for both dates.  Please choose the best date for you, or join us twice!

With Joy Drake: Your gateway to healing and higher consciousness. Within the warmth of an online community of open-hearted friends, we’ll create a sacred space to slow down, listen deeply, feel fully and respond to life with greater wisdom and compassion.

In a chalice of shared prayer, silence and presence we'll make space for the soul to breathe and the heart to heal. We’ll explore how timeless wisdom can become embodied in the richness and reality of every day.

Through guided meditations and inspired journalling prompts we’ll attune to the rhythm of the sacred, receive the gentle nourishment of 'Soul Infusions', and invite greater spiritual awareness and visibility into every area of our lives.

As we deepen our connection to ourselves and our experience of the divine in one another, we’ll learn to stand more steadily as loving anchors for grace, uplifting not only ourselves but also contributing to the healing and awakening of the world around us.

Come and join us, live from Ecovillage Findhorn, for this joyous gathering of soul friends around the globe.

We would like to warmly invite you to CHI’26 Storyfest, a three-day community consultation taking place at the Moray Art Centre on 22, 23 and 24th September, from 4pm to 8pm.
From 1st September, Ekopia will be taking over the operation of the lower ground floor of the Art Centre. Rather than arriving with a predetermined vision for the space, we want to start by listening to the community — your stories, experiences, ideas and aspirations.
CHI’26 Storyfest will explore what we have lost, what we would like to create for the future, and what practical steps we can take together now.

Each of the three days has a distinct theme

Day 1 - The Old Community Centre

Tuesday 22 September, 4pm-8pm
What did the old Community Centre mean to us? What needs did it meet? How has its loss through the
fire in 2021 affected our community? Bring your memories, stories, photographs and experiences.

Day 2 - The 2031 Community Hub
Wednesday 23 September, 4pm-8pm
Imagine we are time travellers returning from 2031. What does our Community Hub look like? Where is
it? What happens there? What can we see, hear, smell and taste? Who uses it and what does it bring to
our community? This is our opportunity to imagine what could be possible.

Day 3 - The 2026 Community Hub Initiative
Thursday 24 September, 10am-12pm
On Thursday we move from stories and ideas towards action. What short- and long-term steps would be
needed to make a Community Hub a reality? Could the Art Centre act as a bridge in the meantime,
supporting community activities while a longer-term solution develops? And, most importantly: what
practical steps can we take together now?

We would like to warmly invite you to CHI’26 Storyfest, a three-day community consultation taking place at the Moray Art Centre on 22, 23 and 24th September, from 4pm to 8pm.
From 1st September, Ekopia will be taking over the operation of the lower ground floor of the Art Centre. Rather than arriving with a predetermined vision for the space, we want to start by listening to the community — your stories, experiences, ideas and aspirations.
CHI’26 Storyfest will explore what we have lost, what we would like to create for the future, and what practical steps we can take together now.

Each of the three days has a distinct theme

Day 1 - The Old Community Centre

Tuesday 22 September, 4pm-8pm
What did the old Community Centre mean to us? What needs did it meet? How has its loss through the
fire in 2021 affected our community? Bring your memories, stories, photographs and experiences.

Day 2 - The 2031 Community Hub
Wednesday 23 September, 4pm-8pm
Imagine we are time travellers returning from 2031. What does our Community Hub look like? Where is
it? What happens there? What can we see, hear, smell and taste? Who uses it and what does it bring to
our community? This is our opportunity to imagine what could be possible.

Day 3 - The 2026 Community Hub Initiative
Thursday 24 September, 10am-12pm
On Thursday we move from stories and ideas towards action. What short- and long-term steps would be
needed to make a Community Hub a reality? Could the Art Centre act as a bridge in the meantime,
supporting community activities while a longer-term solution develops? And, most importantly: what
practical steps can we take together now?

The Findhorn Bay Festival is a biennial, 10-day celebration of arts and culture that takes place in variety of areas around Findhorn Bay and beyond.

This multi-award-winning festival welcomes the world to Moray to celebrate the very best of local, national and international cultural experiences in live performances, exhibitions, talks, outdoor arts, education programmes and lots of free activities for people of all ages to enjoy.

We would like to warmly invite you to CHI’26 Storyfest, a three-day community consultation taking place at the Moray Art Centre on 22, 23 and 24th September, from 4pm to 8pm.
From 1st September, Ekopia will be taking over the operation of the lower ground floor of the Art Centre. Rather than arriving with a predetermined vision for the space, we want to start by listening to the community — your stories, experiences, ideas and aspirations.
CHI’26 Storyfest will explore what we have lost, what we would like to create for the future, and what practical steps we can take together now.

Each of the three days has a distinct theme

Day 1 - The Old Community Centre

Tuesday 22 September, 4pm-8pm
What did the old Community Centre mean to us? What needs did it meet? How has its loss through the
fire in 2021 affected our community? Bring your memories, stories, photographs and experiences.

Day 2 - The 2031 Community Hub
Wednesday 23 September, 4pm-8pm
Imagine we are time travellers returning from 2031. What does our Community Hub look like? Where is
it? What happens there? What can we see, hear, smell and taste? Who uses it and what does it bring to
our community? This is our opportunity to imagine what could be possible.

Day 3 - The 2026 Community Hub Initiative
Thursday 24 September, 10am-12pm
On Thursday we move from stories and ideas towards action. What short- and long-term steps would be
needed to make a Community Hub a reality? Could the Art Centre act as a bridge in the meantime,
supporting community activities while a longer-term solution develops? And, most importantly: what
practical steps can we take together now?

‘Healing our World: From Despair to Repair ‘ is a conference designed to bring hope to all of us who feel at a loss when we acknowledge the meta crisis which threatens to engulf our world.

This is the second in the Phoenix Rising series of 5 ( following on from ‘ Economics as if life Matters ‘ at Easter ) based on the dimensions of the Gaia Education mandala - an education designed to serve the planet .

We hope to showcase real world solutions to many of the problems we face , and to create a bath of love through music and movement and connection to Nature . There are 14 fabulous presenters and the main part of the event will be live streamed on 17/18/19 October .

For those joining us globally on zoom , we will offer curated experiences and exclusive opportunities for Q & A with some of our presenters and participants .

For those attending in person, there will be opportunities to join additional events before and after , plus tours of the Ecovillage and Hinterland , beach walks and community rituals & gatherings .

Book your tickets now for the early bird price which expires on 1 September.

Spirit at Work, with Christopher Connolly and Hetty Einzig. Do you want to support transformational change in people, teams, society, clients and colleagues? Spirit at Work is for those seeking to move beyond transactional coaching and reactive leadership, by bringing the Transpersonal alive in coaching, consulting and leadership practice.

The Transpersonal is a world view of the individual as a purposeful being who influences and is influenced by an ecosystem and society. This model of coaching and leadership looks beyond the narrow version of self. Rather, it works with and through the individual to create change in the world. Central to this is bringing spirit into our everyday life and work.

The programme is a personally transformative experience that offers grounded skills for recognising and developing Spirit at Work in yourself, your clients and your colleagues. You will leave the programme both personally enriched and professionally empowered.

This 4.5-day intensive course covers the first two modules of the Spirit at Work Transpersonal Leadership Coaching Programme. The full 3-module programme has received the highly valued accreditation from the Association for Coaching at Certificate level.

View the Spirit at Work website for full programme details: spirit-at-work.co.uk/programme

Join Cinzia Sarigu on this retreat stitching together the magic and the mundane through automatic writing and shamanic practice, exploring the threads of your story and the deeper mythology that has been shaping your life.

Internationally acclaimed Celtic scholar, John Philip Newell, offers a nine-part teaching series on the lineage of Celtic Wisdom for today. It includes teachings, meditative practice and live discussion with John Philip. Online, Tuesdays from 5.30pm-7pm UK time.

Join Helen Sieroda and Growing2gether for this accredited professional training in the foundations of coaching.

Coaching is more than a set of techniques, it’s a way of seeing, listening and accompanying others through change. Gain essential coaching skills and principles with our Association for Coaching & Institute of Leadership Accredited Foundations Course. Learn tools, practices and theory to tackle real-life questions and issues.

If you feel called to:

• Support people through life’s transitions

• Nurture leadership that is ethical

• Foster wellbeing and resilience

• Contribute to meaningful change in organisations and communities

…this programme offers a space to explore what coaching can truly be.

During the Park Ecovillage Findhorn’s Birthday Week, when this community pauses to mark its own beginnings, we invite you to step into its living record, explore memory, and weave threads that serve those who come after.

Join Deborah Lewin close to midwinter in Scotland, at a time when our bodies need the warmth and joy of movement. Come and delight in the chill and the dark that we will light up with movement, connection, glittering stars, candles and hot tub…

Taking the time to gather close to the winter solstice and the end of the year, we will explore how Open Floor movement practice can support the discovery and integration of what has been and who we are becoming.

All young people deserve the best chance to fulfil their potential. This professional accredited training, using Positive and Transpersonal (transformative) Psychology, offers unique new tools for anyone working for the wellbeing of young people. It takes place online, with fortnightly day sessions over 14 weeks. (January 29 and 30, February 19, March 4, March 18, April 2, April 16, follow-on day September 10.)

Do you seek to empower young people to make positive choices for their future? This accredited course will train you to apply the principles of transformative (positive psychology), helping you support improved mental health and wellbeing for young people.

For close to a decade, Scottish charity Growing2gether has been helping thousands of vulnerable young people find a sense of purpose. Proven results show measurable improvements in wellbeing, mental health and re-engagement with schooling and their communities.

​This unique and pioneering approach is now available to others, through this trauma-sensitive training.

Using a mulit-layered curriculum of theory and experiential learning, you’ll build your ability to work with more marginalised groups of children and young people, allowing them to experience their potential and gain the life skills necessary for better choices.

Growing2gether: Professional CPD Training in Transformational Work with Young People (online) formed part of Growing2gether’s accreditation with the Institute of Leadership. The training also formed part of the charity’s CLD Standard Mark with the CLD Standards Council, Scotland.