Mason, Andrew (clarinet) organiser of the prize-winning wind quintet, The Aurora Ensemble, who will be visiting Hawkwood in March and August as part of their busy 2010 season. Maxine Willis (flute), Gwenllian Davies (oboe), Helen Shillito (horn), Constance Tanner (bassoon). For more information, and details of performances, please visit www.auroraensemble.com

Hollis, Annabel is a skilled facilitator with a background in the healing and creative arts. She has given talks on the subjects of healing and dream wisdom and is a founding member of the Spiritual Crisis Network. Writing, painting and bodywork, alongside a deep reverence for the natural world are her passions. Tel. 01453 768524.  www.annabelhollis.co.uk

Every spring the Aurora Ensemble leads a course at Hawkwood. Apart from our own web-site and brochure descriptions, their web-site contains further information, plus many pictures from previous years!

Brown, Barbara developed the bodytao method: body psychotherapy combined with Qi Gong and meditation.  Her book Qi Gong was published in 2001. Barbara trained with Zhixing Wang and has studied with many other excellent teachers over the last 20 years. She brings aliveness and compassion to her work. Tel. 0207 435 2201. barbara@bodytao.co.uk

Mason, Barry is a professional drummer and drum teacher working with drum kit and indigenous percussion instruments. His partner Lina Lotto is director of SenSpa in Hampshire and has a lifelong interest in complementary health and music. They share a love of the hang, which creates a unique healing sound combining melody and rhythm. Tel. 01285 760548. barrymason@waitrose.com

Simmons-Heiz, Béatrice SVLAT, MSTAT has been teaching the Alexander Technique since 1989 and is co-director of a teacher training programme with her husband Robin. She runs a private practice for shamanic work in Zurich, Switzerland, having trained with Sandra Ingerman. Tel. 0041+786022838.  info@attaraduftparadies.com

Jarman, Bernard is currently the head gardener at Hawkwood and a  consultant for the biodynamic movement. He helped co-found Stroud Community Agriculture, based at Hawkwood. Karin Jarman, Bernard’s wife, is an art therapist working at the St luke's Medical Centre in Stroud. In addition she runs courses and workshops in this country and abroad. She is also a long-distance walker which for her is a spiritual practice.  Both have a long involvement with anthroposophy and spent a number of years working in the Camphill Movement. Tel. 01453 757436. bernardnkarin@phonecoop.coop

Branigan, Cait  is an Ordained Priestess Hierophant of the Western Mystery Tradition, a Bean Feasa (Shamanic Practitioner) and healer working within the traditions of Ireland.  She works with individuals at her healing centre in Co. Wexford.  She is an Ovate with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and a member of the Fellowship of Isis. 

cbranigan9@gmail.com

Matthews, Caitlín, singer, writer and shaman, has served the Western Mysteries for many years as priestess and initiator. She is the author of over 50 books, including Walkers Between Worlds,  Sophia Goddess of Wisdom, Singing the Soul Back Home and The Storyworld. Her CDs Deep Well in the Wild Wood and Earth’s Own Heart reveal the mythic themes and landscapes of Britain. She has taught practical shamanism worldwide since 1990 and has published original research into the shamanic and ancestral traditions of Britain and Ireland. She has trained in constellations work with Broughton and Mahr, and is in continuing Systemic Ritual training with Daan van Kampenhout. She leads an Egyptian tour in March 2010. tigerna9@aol.com www.ancientsacredsitestours.com www.hallowquest.org.uk

Lucas, Catherine G. is an accredited Mindfulness Trainer. Clients have included the NHS and the MoD, working with soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

She is also Founder of the UK Spiritual Crisis Network and author of In Case of Spiritual Emergency: Moving successfully through your awakening (Findhorn Press). www.academywisdom.co.uk

Jenny Cox  has been organised Hawkwood Concertina Band weekends since 2000.  Musical Director Steve Ellis, of City of Bristol Brass Band is also the inspirational conductor of Redland Wind Band and other groups.  Concertina virtuoso Dave Townsend directs of Hands on Music Weekends, Mellstock Band, and much more. Tel. 0117 962 9931 (Organsisers No)bandstand@coxboxes.co.uk  www.concertinaband.org.uk

Beales, David FRCP MRCGP worked within the NHS as GP and physician until 2000 when he extended his holistic practice by further training in mind/body medicine, including mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive therapy. Books include Emotional Healing (Wiley 2009) and Science and the Holistic Approach. Tel. 01962-895782 dbeales@heartsandminds.fsnet.co.uk 

Goddard, David is a true original. Author of Tower of Alchemy and Spiritual Alchemy, he has vast experience as an international teacher and practitioner of Alchemy for over 20 years. He is a lineage holder of the Western Esoteric Tradition. Tel. 020 82487581. www.davidgoddard.com

Lovemore, David is an experienced sculptor and teacher. He has a very gentle approach to guiding students of all abilities. Trained in traditional and dynamic sculptural techniques,  his own work includes classical styles as well as abstract studies of forms that occur in nature transformed by imagination. Dr Tessabella Lovemore is a social scientist, educational consultant and counsellor. She has a deep love of the unique in everyone and with many years’ experience working with people she will reveal how the nature and character of the shape of each head expresses an inner personality.

Tel. 07977 836728. ambersculpturestudio@yahoo.co.uk

Bibbings, Erica is a Gloucestershire-based mosaic artist who exhibits regularly and has been teaching workshops  for many years. Much of her work is inspired by nature and she is always trying to capture light and movement in her mosaic work. Tel. 01452 730414. walbibbings@hotmail.co.uk

Huele, Erik is a pianist-composer who also leads choirs and teaches Qi-Gong in his native Holland. He has a background in jazz and impressionist music and has recently recorded an album of Erik Satie compositions.  Tel. 0031+503124650.

erikhuele@hotmail.com

Francombe, Gail runs her own natural skincare business, Goodness & Wonder. A former event manager, Gail escaped the city to study permaculture, reconnect with nature and learn to live off the land. She loves inspiring people to live in optimum health and wellbeing. Tel. 07976403829. hello@goodnessandwonder.co.uk 

Chadwick, Helen is a performance creator, singer and composer whose work has been commissioned by the Royal Opera House, London. She has written over 250 songs and has recorded 10 albums, as well as and composing for English Touring Opera, the BBC, Tete a Tete Opera Company, Salisbury Cathedral, Greenwich Festival and for many theatre companies including the National and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Helen often works with Sian Croose and Ali Burns, and is the founder of Sing for Water. www.helenchadwick.com

Hall, Jackie has worked with needlecraft for over 20 years and Japanese Embroidery for 18 years. In 1995 she was one of the first English students to graduate in America as a teacher of Traditional Japanese embroidery. She has exhibited in England, New Zealand, America and at the World Exhibition in Tokyo. Tel. 01453 762895. www.japaneseembroidery.com.

Jacques Rangasamy PhD is Senior Lecturer in contemporary aesthetics at a university in Manchester. He teaches internationally in academic institutions. He lectures regularly at Hawkwood College on one of his enduring research interests, namely the spiritual principles encoded in the Temple sculpture of mediaeval Europe, India and Ancient Egypt.

D’Angelo, James, author of The Healing Power of the Human Voice, has been conducting therapeutic sound workshops in Europe and the USA since 1994. Considered a leading authority on sound healing, he has been an invited presenter at major conferences in the USA and is a regular contributor  to the Caduceus Journal.  Tel. 01452 413220. 

info@soundspirit.co.uk

Francis, Jane (cello/bass viol) has enjoyed organising baroque music courses at Hawkwood for over 25 years. She is joined by David Hatcher in the March Viol Consorts course (cello and  viola da gamba); and Katharine May (harpsichord) Sharon Lindo (violin) and Jonathan Morgan (flute and recorder) in the Advanced Baroque Ensemble in November. The tutors bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and good humour to their teaching. Tel. 0117 962 9856. jmfrancis@blueyonder.co.uk

Ramsay, Jay B.A Hons. (Oxon), PGDip, NFSH is an acclaimed poet, healer and psycho-spiritual therapist who pioneered the connection between poetry and personal development in this country. He is the author and co-author of over 30 books, whose work has been praised by Ted Hughes, Kathleen Raine, and Robert Bly.

Tel. 01453 759436.  www.jayramsay.co.uk

Divers, Jim is a member of the British Beekeepers Association and has observed beekeeping in a variety of countries. Jim is a regular speaker on beekeeping and assists new beekeepers through a mentoring programme which he instigated. Tel. 01453 752276. jimdivers9@hotmail.co.uk

Both are garduates of Byron Katie's School for The Work.

Butt, John trained at Burleigh Court Hotel near Stroud and in the Bavarian Alps. He has worked in Michelin starred restaurants, including The Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons alongside Raymond Blanc. He enjoys plain or sophisticated cuisine and is inspired by anyone with a passion for good food. Tel.  01453 873408. thejohnbutt@hotmail.com

Matthews, John is the author of The Lost Tarot of Nostradamus and over 70 other titles. He teaches worldwide and is frequently consulted as an historical advisor; he worked on Jerry Bruckheimer’s 2004 film, King Arthur.  www.mythwoodfilms.com

Preston, John worked for many years as a senior Social Services manager, counsellor and lecturer in adult education. For five years he trained as a monk at a Buddhist meditation monastery. Returning to lay-life he now teaches meditation as an entirely secular practice promoting personal growth.

beaufortmeditation@hotmail.com

Code, Jonathan runs Quintessential Soaps, his own soap-making business, and teaches at Ruskin Mill |Educatiomal Trust in Gloucestershire. His interest in human development and finding a synthesis for art and science is inspired by the Western alchemical tradition, and the work of J. W. Goethe, R. Steiner, D. Klocek and others. Tel. 01453 766931. jmc@phonecoop.coop

Nunn, Jonathan DO (Osteopathy) has over 30 years’ experience, including as a clinical tutor at the British School of Osteopathy and a Harley Street practitioner. He studied theology and comparative religion at King's College London and currently runs a busy osteopathic practice in Gloucestershire. Tel. 01453 751345. nunnthewiser@tiscali.co.uk

Elgrably, Juliette is a eurythmist and has supported the work of the Astrosophy group for several years. Tel. 01453 755370. Ute Schlossmacher is a registered nurse and experienced biodynamic farmer. She has studied anthroposophy for 30 years and particularly values the connection between the stars, agriculture and the human being.  ute@intamail.com

Stuckey, Karen BA(Hons), Dip Counselling, PGCE has worked extensively counselling adults and young people in educational institutions, The National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and Off The Record.  She has also worked in the fields of anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, bereavement, families and relationships. Tel. 01373 461447. karenstuckey@idnet.com

Manwaring, Kevan is a professionalstoryteller and author of The Bardic Handbook and other volumes. A former Bard of Bath, he performs  at diverse venues across the UK, live on BBC TV and radio, and abroad, including USA, Italy, Malta, Greece and Egypt. He teaches for the Open University and Skyros Writers' Lab.

Tel. 01453 765660.  www.kevanmanwaring.co.uk

Sofer, Leo has worked as an Intuitive Storyteller since 1996 and performs and teaches internationally. His work expresses spiritual wisdom in the form of modern wonder tales. He is the father of two young children, to whom he tells a new bedtime story each evening. www.leosofer.com

Mulready, Michael trained at the Tobias School of Art in Sussex and has worked with the human face for many years both in his own painting and his teaching. He was a Stage Painter and Designer for 17 years in Theatre, Ballet and film and now teaches with Edinburgh Community Learning and Development as well as summer courses throughout the Scottish Highlands, at Tobias and Indigo in Stroud.

Weiler, Michael is a leading authorities on biodynamic bee keeping and author of Bees and Honey: From Flower to Jar. He has been instrumental in developing the Demeter Bee Keeping Standards which ensure bee keeping practices that accord with the true nature and being of these remarkable insects.

Harris, Mike, Magus of the Company of Avalon has over thirty years’ experience in the Western Mystery Tradition, has written three books, numerous articles and lectured in the UK and USA as well as running practical workshops. Tel. 01200 440793.  harrisavalon@btinternet.com.

Belle, Nicola is a psychotherapist and counsellor, and a trained facilitator with Speaking Circles. She has been teaching and running groups for 22 years in yoga, meditation,  parenting and life skills.

Her particular interests lie in dance, movement and tantra, having explored these for many years. Tel: 01453 751419.www.nicolabelle.net

Simpson, Nikki is a professional photographer, artist, teacher and arts events organiser. She has been teaching digital photography since 2008 and has been meditating for 10 years, bringing a special quality to her work and her teaching style. Tel. 07984 164 135.  nikki@lightcreations.co.uk

Kay, Reuben studied at the Fool at Heart School of Sacred Clowning under Didier Danthois, including a three year course ‘The Sacred Clown as Healer’ (1996-98). He now runs his own sacred clown workshops and for 15 years, he has performed widely as a mime clown. Tel. 01306 640528. playful.clown@yahoo.co.uk

'Every day is packed full of variety, frustration, progress and annoyance. My multiplicty of roles - company director, event organiser, writer, occultist, public speaker and political activist - rarely get equal time in the spotlight, and ensure that rest and satisfaction are two of the rarest commodities in my life'.  Richard Abbot.  More information and links available on his website.

Parker, Richard  leads African drum circles in his local community and at various festivals. He also practices and teaches Yoga. Tel. 02380 554445.  richardparker27@googlemail.com

Simmons, Robin has been working with and teaching new movement procedures based on the work of Prof. Dart, since 1970. He runs a weekly practical seminar on these procedures at the Alexander Teacher training school in Zürich and has been teaching the F.M.Alexander Technique since 1971. Tel. 00 41+78602 2838. simmons.

heiz@bluewin.ch www.alexander-technik-schweiz.com

Apsion, Annabelle and Ingrid Maria Nordgren are the Directors of the Rosen Bodywork Training in this country, and the only qualified introductory workshop teachers based in the U.K. They have private practices in London and Manchester. Ingrid Maria is also a psychotherapist, and Annabelle a well-known television actress. info@rosenmethod.co.uk

Ruth Davey is a creative with an integrated and holistic approach to life. Look Again brings together her love of photography with her 20 years experience of project management, facilitation, training and marketing.

Bloomfield, Sam is a musician, performer and experienced workshop leader. He works as a reflexologist and Metamorphic Technique therapist and teacher, having met its founder Gaston Saint-Pierre 30 years ago as a child. The spirit of metamorphosis helps him live a creative and fantastic life. 

sam@sambloomfield.org.uk

Gannon, Sandy has been working with Touch for Health (TFH) and kinesiology as a full-time teacher and practitioner for over 20 years. She travels widely with her work and has been training TFH teachers at Hawkwood for the past 12 years. Tel. 01932 226034. Email: sgannon@aol.com

Cartwright, Stefan is a musician and Yoga teacher whose primary instrument is the voice. His background includes performing and recording improvised music, instrument development and singing Indian Raga. Tel.01453 767061 www.creativemusicmaking.com

Rose, Stephanie has been passionate about circle dancing for nearly twenty five years and leads regular groups and residential courses, inspiring dancers with her warm and easy-going teaching style and the vibrant, creative themes around which she weaves her events. She enjoys aromatherapy, yoga and meditation, folk-singing, studying ancient cultures and great food. Tel. 01531 660766. rose_stephanie@hotmail.co.uk

O’Keeffe, Stephen is author of two books with scores of hints and tips in jewellery making. He has been developing new and original ways of making his subject accessible to his students for more than 25 years. He brings boundless enthusiasm, and a sincere delight in the successes of his students. Tel. 01299 271088. okeeffe@dsl.pipex.com 

Sansome, Theresa is a writer, life coach and workshop leader. For the past ten years she has facilitated Artist’s Way workshops in both Canada and the UK and is now developing her career as a presenter and motivational speaker. Tel: 01453  834297. t.sansome@btinternet.com

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Akkermans, Ton is a gifted blacksmith from Holland. He recalls past lives creating singing bowls and metal instruments in ancient Tibet and has dedicated his life to making healing instruments for this time and to sharing his skills with others. He is assisted during the weekend and at the concert by his partner Carolina Schomper, a dancer, artist and energy worker. ton@be-foundation.com

Halevi,  Z’ev Ben Shimon is the Hebrew name of Warren Kenton. He sees his task to translate the Judaic line of the Kabbalah into a modern form. He has lectured extensively throughout the world and his many books have been translated into 14 languages. He leads tours to Kabbalistic sites in Europe and Israel. Tel. 0207 625 9537   www.kabbalahsociety.org (56 Torbay Road, London NW6 7DZ)

Berg, Wendy has over 25 years experience in many aspects of the Western Mystery Tradition. Author of the forthcoming Red Tree White Tree: Faeries and Humans in Partnership and co-author of Polarity Magic: The Secret History of Western Religion, she studied with Gareth Knight and has worked alongside him for many years.

For further information on The Avalon Group and to apply please contact tel. 07816 579735 wendyberg@totalise.co.uk www.avalon-group.org

Meader, William has been a student and international teacher of esoteric psychology for over 20 years. He has an academic background in the behavioural sciences and psychology. His passion is to teach people the deeper implications of modern spiritual development, and the means to express the soul more effectively in the outer world. www.meader.org  Course organisers: Ann Harley, 01865 515685 annharley7@gmail.com - until 15 July 2010. Carol Duncan, 01243 576634 carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com - 16 July 2010 onwards.

Adrian Bates