New Story Summit Gender Ritual: reflection by Jane Rasbash
Archives for October 2014
River of Life: back to the source – project update for summiteers by Jane Rasbash
‘I believe I was born into the turning of the page’ by Yvonne Cuneo
New Story Summit co-focaliser and Findhorn Foundation staff member, Yvonne Cuneo, shares reflections of the summit, both her own and a rich selection from fellow summiteers, in her periodic updates communication to the Foundation's global family. The New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future was held at the Findhorn Foundation and Community 27 September - 3 October 2014. Continue reading
Working with emergent design: a critical skill for our times by Justine Huxley and Debbie Warrener
Summiteers, Justine Huxley and Debbie Warrener, have been harvesting the learning, connections and inspiration from the New Story Summit. They invite summiteers in the London area to attend a post-NSS day, Friday 12 December at St Ethelburga’s, to explore emergent design processes to take the new story forward by learning how to hold and make space for the new. See their blog for more details. Continue reading
Reflections on the New Story Summit by Mary Inglis
Summiteers around the global have been reflecting on their experiences of Findhorn's New Story Summit, as have members of the Findhorn Community both individually and collectively. Here, community stalwart, Mary Inglis, offers her insights and learnings to our extended new story family. The New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future was held at the Findhorn Foundation and Community 27 September - 3 October 2014. Continue reading
Localisation for people and the Earth
Summiteers, Manish Jain and Charles Eisenstein, along with Findhorn friend, Helena Norberg-Hodge are among the many powerful voices helping to write a new narrative around localisation. The movement for localisation is growing rapidly, worldwide. These international voices from the 2014 Economics of Happiness conference in Bangalore, India, succinctly tell us why globalisation is so damaging, why localisation is the most strategic antidote, and what we can do to help make the shift from global … Watch video
Planetary: the trailer
'Planetary' trailer. Do you recognise anyone? "Do we need a new story or a new way of telling the story?" PLANETARY is a feature length documentary that expands on the mind-blowing perspective shared by astronauts and indigenous elders alike — that each and every one of us is inseparable from each other, the planet and the universe as a whole, a realisation that is both humbling and comforting. If more of us start to experience the simple truth of our interdependence and connection, we believe … Watch video
Reflections on the New Story Summit by Clinton Callahan
Summiteer, Clinton Callahan, shares his insights and reflections emerging from the New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future, held at the Findhorn Foundation and Community 27 September – 3 October 2014. Continue reading
Finding your role in the new story by Lynnaea Lumbard
Upon reflecting on her experience of the New Story Summit, Lynnaea Lumbard shares her thoughts about how to find our unique role in the new story. The New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future was held at the Findhorn Foundation and Community 27 September - 3 October 2014. Continue reading
Reforesting Kenya and transforming communities to be self-sustaining: the Green Belt Movement
Uplifting reforesting story from Kenya. Since 1977, the Green Belt Movement, founded by Professor Wangari Maathai, has planted over 30 million trees... and countless seeds of hope. "When we plant trees, we plant seeds of peace, we plant seeds of hope. So it all begins here - this is our cradle." ~ Judy Kimano, Project Officer Watch video