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Formed: 1962 Established: 1962

This page last updated:2/14/2013

Findhorn Foundation and Community

Findhorn, Scotland,

United Kingdom

The Findhorn Foundation is a spiritual community, ecovillage and an international centre for holistic learning, founded in 1962 in Morayshire, northeast Scotland. We run experiential workshops and events that offer profound and practical steps for personal and global transformation. Our work is based on the values of:

• connecting to your own inner wisdom

• co-creating with the intelligence of nature

• service to the world

Our aim is to actively create a positive and sustainable future for humanity and the planet. We recognise that achieving this aim can only be accomplished within the context of a new consciousness and changed worldview. We have no formal creed or doctrine, and honour all the world's major religions as paths to inner wisdom.

The Findhorn Foundation and community offers many ways to visit, live, and work together. We present a range of leading edge events and workshops for residential guests every year, and welcome day visitors. More than 400 people live within or are locally connected to our community.

Findhorn Experience Weeks began in 1974 and provide a powerful, often heart-opening, introduction to our spiritual principles and their application in daily life, and have been attended by more than 30,000 people so far.

The development of our ecovillage is a continuation of our work with nature and is a tangible demonstration of the links between the environment and the social, economic, and spiritual aspects of life. It is a constantly evolving model.

The Findhorn Foundation is a founding member of Global Ecovillage Network and is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) associated with the UN Department of Public Information. We work in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise/Moray, Moray Council, universities, healthcare providers and others.

Website: http://www.findhorn.org

Contact:

The Park
Findhorn
Forres, Scotland IV36 3TZ United Kingdom
Phone: +44-(0)1309-690311

Links:

http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/: Ecovillage at Findhorn

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Former/Other Names: Findhorn Foundation

This page last updated:2/14/2013

Visitors Accepted

(Please see www.findhorn.org for full information)

Visitor Process: By far the best way to visit is to take part in an Experience Week, which take place weekly thoughout the year. Experience Week is a doorway into the essence of the community, giving an introduction to our spiritual principles such as inner listening, co-creation with nature and group work. After Experience Week a range of options are possible; ask for our guest programmes brochure or visit our website.

Network Affiliations:

Fellowship for Intentional Community

:: GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 130 (Coworkers of the Findhorn Foundation) Non-member Residents: 300 (Otherwise known as the 'wider community'.) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: Other (Decisions are made by gathering facts and information, creating a quiet space to attune with inner wisdom, and then taking a vote. If possible, unanimity is the preferred outcome of a vote. If a unanimous decision cannot be made, then those who are in the minority are asked if they can be a loyal minority, ie if they will support the decision of the whole. If a loyal minority is not possible, then votes are counted and a majority of 90% must be reached for a proposal to be accepted. If a majority cannot be reached, time is given for more information to be gathered and the proposal will be presented again in the future.) Identified Leader: Yes (Focaliser of the management team which is a rotated position) Leadership Core Group: Yes (Management team comprising the focalisers (heads) of departments)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing (Staff of the Findhorn Foundation all receive the same income (with a few exceptions). But they are also able to generate extra income and maintain their own savings/capital.) Labor Contribution: Expected (Staff of the Foundation work a 35 hour week and do additional occasional rotas.) Join Fee: No (LEAP is our Living Essentials Apprentice programme, our staff intake programme, where you learn the ways in which we live together here at Findhorn. Experience Week plus three months of the Living in Community Guest Programme are prerequisite.) Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 30 acres (12.1 hectares) Land Owned By: Other (A combination of Findhorn Foundation, individuals and consortiums.) Number of Residences: 90 Cohousing: No (There are two cohousing groups forming. One will build in 2010, the other probably in 2012-13.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 21-50% Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (Shared meals in the Community Centre are generally vegetarian and as organic as possible. At home, each individual chooses their own dietary practices.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Seldom used (In public places smoking is prohibited.)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (Optional meditations are held daily. Attunement to inner spiritual wisdom and practising that attunement in daily life.) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other (All spiritual paths are honoured and many are practised within the community.) Educational Style(s): Other (Individual families choose how they educate their children, and methods include home schooling, private and state school. A number of children attend a Steiner School in nearby Forres.)

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