June 26

Healing Hands 

Therapeutic Touch

Indralaya June 2014

June 7-16

volunteer & resident staff - June 2014

Minor, Kelsey, Leonie, Laurie, Stephanie, Brandon, Alise & Emlyn

With the arrival of mid-June came the beginning of the annual Therapeutic Touch healer’s camps. First up were the TT Mentorship and Basic courses, which began on Saturday. The basic course ends tomorrow, with mentorship continuing through to Friday. 

T.T. Teachers Maria & Bev enjoy the afternoon scene

May 30 - June 6

As this is being written, Pablo Sender is in the library with 30 program participants exploring  theosophical approaches to meditation. Pablo is a national speaker for the Theosophical Society in America who lectures and writes on a wide array of theosophical themes and concepts. He and his wife Michelle arrived last Tuesday and will be here through the weekend.

Pablo

The beautiful late Spring weather also allowed an early season gathering under the apple trees for afternoon discussion.

Meanwhile, in the teepee Jeannie Chamberlain was engrossed in the restoration of the Grove bench pads. These pads are composed of canvas covers and rubberized horse hair stuffing. The horse hair dates back to the late 1940’s or early 50’s and has proven to be remarkably durable. To the best of our knowledge the canvas has been replaced once or twice. In recent years the horse hair had become badly bunched up inside the canvas and until we opened the pads up a few months ago we were sure that they needed replacing. But the horse hair seems to have a lot of life left in it and it is satisfying to see the pads being refreshed for another season of use.

Kelsey and Jeannie trimming a restored bench pad

Another exciting development this week was the first blossoming of the roses that were planted in the garden space that was recently dedicated to the threefold alliance of human, animal and faery (see the post for Sept. 16-22, 2013). 

three-fold alliance space

when the fire and the rose are one