Earthscapes Design Ltd

The concept of the 7 day workshop will be similar to the workshops carried out in the UK.

The workshop centre is in the village of Durban-Corbieres in the south west of France approximately 45km. west of Perpignan.

The location is a 900 year old property built as part of the Chateau at the peak of the town. Village history indicates that this settlement was formed as a crossing point of the river Berre situated at the end of a long valley - a connection for the Roman and Visigothic trade routes.

Corbieres is situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees within the Cathar area of France that was historically owned by the Catalans and witnessed a great deal of historic movement between the south and the north, from southern Europe and Africa to the northern states of Europe. The movement was also evidenced by the transfer of religious and cultural beliefs and the persecutions that took place as a result.

The workshop will be direct experience of walking the hills and mountains, becoming familiar with the dynamism of the landscape and it’s effect on us today.

Time will be made available for discovery of local or Catalonian sites either as a group or as individuals.

Additional accommodation may be found at the Maison Mesange – a local hotel within the same village of Durban-Corbieres



		'Spirit of the Land'
		A philosophical workshop to explore the land and our own nature. To remember our place within the land and the land’s relationship to ourselves.
		Workshop Content An outdoor weekend workshop around the coast of Hastings. Personal relationship to Land & how the Land relates to us. To re-experience our link to the land. To reduce the ‘gap’ between us & the land. To examine our attitude of land & wildlife as subservient to Man. To understand Man's place in ecology. The health of the land has direct influence on our own health – in spiritual & physical terms.. To explore the concept of scale. To look at physical reality & psychological illusions. To understand the dual realities that we create. Is it beneficial for the whole? Creativity & Creation is a fundamental force emphasizing Wholeness & Oneness. Date of workshop - telephone for cofirmation. The workshop will begin Saturday morning & end Sunday afternoon at Hastings Station. Fees - telephone for confirmation of attendance with or without board.
	Methods Welcome and introductions. Outline of plans for the weekend. Discuss our own relationship to the land and how it is affected by our life training. Discuss the ‘opening up’ of our relationship to the land. Tree of Life examined as a ‘road map’. Meditation – landscape walk . House – landscape – woods – fear – desert – sea – boat – island – pinnacle. Cliff walk Feel the land, it’s history & essence. Man’s relationship to the land. Is the land healthy or sick. An intuitive discussion of our own state of health. Sound/touch walk. Meditation – roots in the land. • Alexandra Park walk, to understand our place in geological time. Interpretation of the park as a reflection of our own paths. • Production of artworks based on knowledge gained over the weekend.

		Spirit of the Land - France The concept of the 7 day workshop will be similar to the workshops carried out in the UK. The workshop centre is in the village of Durban-Corbieres in the south west of France approximately 45km. west of Perpignan. The location is a 900 year old property built as part of the Chateau at the peak of the town. Village history indicates that this settlement was formed as a crossing point of the river Berre situated at the end of a long valley - a connection for the Roman and Visigothic trade routes. Corbieres is situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees within the Cathar area of France that was historically owned by the Catalans and witnessed a great deal of historic movement between the south and the north, from southern Europe and Africa to the northern states of Europe. The movement was also evidenced by the transfer of religious and cultural beliefs and the persecutions that took place as a result. The workshop will be direct experience of walking the hills and mountains, becoming familiar with the dynamism of the landscape and it’s effect on us today. Time will be made available for discovery of local or Catalonian sites either as a group or as individuals. Additional accommodation may be found at the Maison Mesange – a local hotel within the same village of Durban-Corbieres Fees to be arranged.
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