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November 2023

Scott Richardson-Read

TRADITIONAL CRAFT & HERITAGE – Scotland ~ Scottish everyday folk traditions, lore & magic through the lens of current Scottish & European culture. Transforming traditional knowledge based on understanding the ‘why’s’ behind ancestral beliefs & practices. Contributing to rediscovery & survival of knowledge & associated language. Standing up to borrowing, misuse & misrepresentation of ancestral […]

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Grass Roots Remedies

HEALTH & BODY CARE – Scotland ~ Community herbalism – inclusive & accessible to everyone. Herbal remedy & foraging workshops & medicines – often free of charge to increase community health. Donation-based community herbal clinic. Volunteer-run herbal gardens – growing & preparing medicines together, self-sustainably. Focus on collaboration & sovereignty for lasting change. Visit

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The Plant Medicine School

EDUCATION – Ireland & Scotland ~ Community herbalism apprenticeships, short courses & clinical practice. Experiencing plant medicine knowledge & skills; reconnecting fully with oneself/nature. Strong focus on supportive relationship with plants, Earth & between humans. Authenticity, depth, true healing, transparency. Reclaiming herbal heritage. Incredible school. Visit

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Instituto de Montaña – Project Himalaya

REVIVING & PROTECTING LIFE – Peru, Nepal, India, Tibet ~ Community-based preservation of Himalayan ecosystems & ancient cultures. Creating sustainable livelihoods in remote mountain communities. 1st Sherpa language dictionary. Reforestation nurseries. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Program with step-by-step training for sustainable growing & fairtrade participation. Post-earthquake rebuilding etc. Visit

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Herbal hitchhiking – By Pigi Irene Ilia

The pine tree seems to listen, the fir tree to wait: and both without impatience–they give no thought to the little people beneath them devoured by their impatience and their curiosity.  – Friedrich Nietzsche – Photo of salves wraped in walnutshells by Eleni Christoforatou – corfuherbs.com The car stopped at a resting point near the

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Ilan Stephani

HEALTH & BODY CARE – Germany ~ Leaving behind trauma, sexual distortion & societal programming. Practices, workshops, retreats, books, online material for re-finding & redefining true aliveness – out of the head, into the body. Online & in-person; groups & 1:1. Life without holding back, experiencing sex & sexual magnetism in healthy, ecstatic ways. In German:

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At last – Meeting in the Spanish Pyrenees – By Carina & Kate

Filming & photography: Pigi Irene Ilia & Kate PriestleyVideo editing: Pigi Irene IliaMusic by Owen Hanner – full song: see music video – website: www.owenhanner.com (recently redesigned by Kate) After almost two years of collaborating remotely on the sunbeings.org website Kate and I finally met in person in the mountain village she calls home since leaving the

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