7 November 2023

A little and big (and exciting) update to share with you all..

I am currently back in UK.. after 4 initial months of my Costa Rican journey living in a wonderful valley next to the Caribbean. 

I have no doubt that it is there where this dream will take birth. Life has led to a wider community, where by the end of my stay, these visions and dreams … started to take their first steps. 

Naturally the flow of life saw me by the end sharing in circle every week in community the wisdom of the Chinese Five Elements. I observed how powerful it is to be together in that way and have the wonderful language of the Five Elements to hold this group exploration into ourselves and in to each other.

I see how universal the language of the elements are and how they allow such an accessible inquiry into our inner worlds and how we seek to find balance in ourselves and with the world around us, especially in our relationships and as a community.

I feel so lucky to have been guided to this particular place in Costa Rica. I have been living in a growing eco-village … a Waldorf inspired school is at its middle, a beautiful space with a classroom I was able to host the five element circles in for the community. Surrounding the school are pristine creeks and rivers, for drinking, for swimming. A neighborhood of children, a seven hectare fruit forest, ever-maturing and already very productive with every tropical fruit you could wish for. There are more and more fruit forests growing along the valley, it is going to be without doubt one of the most exciting places for fruit in the world, if it isn’t already. Durians, chempedaks, jackfruits, marang and everything else.. furthermore there are several more hectares dedicated to the community project and its expansion, as well as beautiful lands for sale. It only awaits the right investments and resources to become available. 

This is my intention on returning, to opening this possibility of the right people appearing at the right time to help this community project transform into something so wonderful, beautiful and pioneering. 

On my return in January I will continue to host circles for the community, as well as fruit parties (!) and hosting immersive experiences and retreats for people to learn about the five elements, fruit-based living, natural hygiene and meditation. I will also be co-creating many community events to bring the generations together, all in the spirit of the gift. 

This means they will all be given freely, without charge. The invitation to support this dream through donations and other forms of exchange will be welcomed deeply, in order to start to look to the future. Creating dedicated classrooms, treatment rooms, residential accommodations, meditation hall and temple. 

I have no doubt about this coming into fruition, and only deep excitement to witness how it all comes together. 

When we give ourselves fully in service to something bigger than ourselves than life supports us in ways that mystify and even overwhelm. May these dreams continue to bloom and flower, may they be in deep service to life’s will and unfolding and serve this community, all-generations, both human and non-human. 

On this fundraiser I am gathering comments from loved ones and friends who got to know me and my work on a deeper level. If you feel to leave some words also it is truly the biggest gift you can provide at the moment, until the right person comes along who both understands deeply the intention behind this dream, my capacity to hold that and can support the vision financially also.