Nature Forces

Visionary Ideas and Practical Applications for
Healing the Earth—Healing Ourselves

a workshop with Julian Barnard & Marko Pogacnik

Memorial Day weekend
May 28-30,2004
The Berkshires
Great Barrington, MA

Schedule | Cost | Location | Accommodations | Contact Information

The earth is changing. So are we. Toxicity and pollution, loss of countless plant and animal species, water shortages, and ecological and natural disasters permeate the earth. Stress and depression are everywhere, new diseases and viruses threaten us, and across the globe there is enormous suffering from poverty, starvation, and war. All these call out for the need for transformation. One answer is in attending to the intelligence and wisdom of nature. The earth is a living, spiritual being, with a body, soul, and spirit—just as we are. By returning to nature with a new consciousness and finding new ways of communicating with the healthy living forces and beings in nature, we can begin the gradual ascent to a new earth, a new nature, a new humanity. But to do this, we must learn to think, see, and feel in a new way.

• Learn how to read the gesture of an individual plant
• Exercises in perception
• Learn how to work with nature forces and beings
• Learn how the flower essences are prepared and how they work on the human being
• Learn to become sensitive to the intimate relationship between the human and nature realms

Star of Bethlehem— for bringing soothing, healing qualities, a sense of inner divinity

Schedule:

Friday:
7.30 p.m. Introductory talks by Marko Pogacnik and Julian
Barnard, setting out the work for the weekend.

Saturday:
9.00 a.m. Julian Barnard “Bach Flower Remedies, Form
and Function” talk/demonstration and walk
12.30 p.m. Break for lunch
2.30 p.m. Marko Pogacnik “Working with the Spirits of the
Earth” talk/walk
5.30 p.m. Break for dinner
7.30 p.m. Open conversation with Julian and Marko

Sunday:
9.00 a.m. Nature walk with Marko Pogacnik and Julian Barnard
10.30 a.m. Break for snack
11.00 a.m. Closing panel
12.30 p.m. Blessing of the Earth: Close

Cost:

The cost for the conference is $200. If paid in full by April 30, the cost is $175.

Please note that lunch and dinner are not included in your registration fee. Vegetarian meals will be available for purchase at the conference. Food will be organic and locally grown whenever possible.

Location:

Berkshire South Community Center, located at the end of Crissey Road, off Route 7, in Great Barrington, MA. For directions, call 413-528-2810 or go to www.berkshiresouth.org.

Great Barrington is in Western Massachusetts, equidistant from two airports, Bradley Airport in Hartford, CT and Albany Airport in Albany, NY. Also, there are buses from both Boston and NYC that come into Great Barrington.

Accommodations:

Book a room as early as possible. For a complete listing, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 413-528-1510 or 800-269-4825 www.greatbarrington.org or the Berkshire Lodging Association at 413-298-4760 www.berkshirelodgings.com

Holiday Inn Express 1-800-HOLIDAY, 413-528-1810
Mountain View Motel 413-528-0250
Wagon Wheel Motel 413-445-4532
Monument Mountain Motel 413-528-0250
Red Lion Inn 413-298-5545

Camping: Beartown State Forest call 413-528-2000.

Contact Information:

For more details or assistance, email Beth Robbins at SteinerBooks or call 413-528-8233 ext. 203

View the conference brochure in PDF format.

Recently published books by Marko and Julian, as well as a large selection of related books, will be available for purchase at the conference. For those who want to read ahead, books are available from SteinerBooks at www.steinerbooks.org or 1-800-856-8664.