The week saw some interesting natural phenomena. On Wednesday a squadron of white-sided dolphins visited East Sound. According to the local newspaper, there were up to 200 dolphin. I happened to see them while at exercise class in town when I glanced out the window and saw a patch of turbulent water surrounded by calm seas. For a few moments we all watched them swimming south, coming up and out of the water in a recognizable rhythmic pattern. This was an extremely unusual event that reminded me of when an elephant seal was spending time on one of the Indralaya beaches for a few weeks in 2008.
On Sunday, I wanted to show off a couple of potholes I had filled that day, so Leonie and I were driving through camp after dark when we spotted a baby bunny near the solarium. This increases the known resident rabbit population to four (see the Sept 24-30 post for an earlier update).
2013 Spring Program Preview
As promised last week, here is a quick look at programs that are being planned for this coming Spring season. In addition to the programs, there will be our three traditional fall work parties: President’s Day (Feb 15-18), Easter (March 29-31), and Memorial Day (May 24-27).
The Spring program season is tentatively set to begin with a silent meditation retreat from April 4-7. We are still working on the plans for this retreat and have not yet made a final decision on whether it will happen or not.
April 28-30 will see the return of the Five Willow Tai Chi Association. Five Willow was one of the first groups to offer a spring program at Indralaya after John and Dorothy Abbenhouse moved to camp as the first full time resident managers. Their last retreat here was in 2002 and we look forward to their return.
The May 9-12 program we are excited to be welcoming Sarah Moor of the HeartMath Institute. The HeartMath method utilizes the insights of ancient wisdom in teaching skills that increase our individual capacity for coherence, health and resilience.
The following week, May 16-19, we welcome another first time presenter, N’Shama Sterling, who will be here to lead a program blending systems thinking, the enneagram and awareness of the journey of the Soul. N’Shama has a particular aptitude for connecting disciplines to create opportunities for new insights and discoveries, and is skilled in dance, music, and vocal expression as an adjunct to learning. Her holistic approach, wisdom, and intuition support others in deepening their own learning and transformation. Among other qualifications, N’Shama is a certified teacher through the Trifold School for Enneagram Studies and is also involved in ongoing studies with The Art of Spiritual Guidance program with Thomas Atum O’Kane, focusing on the unfolding of spiritual dimensions as part of the journey of the soul.
From May 30-June 2, we are planning to offer a weekend solar workshop during which a photovoltaic system will be installed at the dining hall and a passive solar greenhouse will be built for the garden. This program is being coordinated with Whidbey Sun & Wind and will blend informational presentations with hands-on opportunities for involvement and learning.
The final program of the Spring Season (June 6-9) will bring Richard Smoley to Indralaya. Richard is a prolific author of several books on esoteric spirituality spanning various traditions. He is current editor for Quest Books and Quest Magazine and was formerly the editor of Gnosis Magazine. His topic for the weekend will be the Kabbalah, which Richard has studied and worked with for over 35 years. This program will coincide with a meeting of the Northwest Federation of the Theosophical Society.
Next week, a look at our 2013 summer programs...
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