28 Day Residency at Ecovillage Findhorn

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The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn Community, Findhorn, Forres, UK
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Up to 18 in group
Date
29 Days Package (28 nights)

Retreat Highlights

  • Daily meditations
  • Devotional singing and interfaith prayer
  • Deep nature immersion
  • Fire: fire rituals, whisky barrel hot tub soaking, wood-fired sauna by the sea
  • Water: sea, Findhorn river
  • Earth: forests, beaches, dunes, and the Dava Moor
  • Air: the Northern Lights are a common sight here in Findhorn, and the Bay a sanctuary for birds, including the famous pink-footed geese who rest here during their migration
  • Sacred dances of many traditions – 5 Rhythms, Ecstatic Dance, Sacred Circle dances and more.

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

Come stay at Ecovillage Findhorn for a nourishing self-directed retreat, or to investigate our UN-Habitat award-winning sustainable settlement, with forty years of eco-innovations - from green building, to low carbon energy, to circular water, to permaculture and beyond.

At your own pace explore our community and choose from a wide variety of holistic offerings: meditation, dance, yoga, inter-faith, and nature-based practices. Experience life in a spiritual community, embracing our guiding principals; inner listening, co-creation with nature and love in action.

Our beautiful Guest Lodge and Bunkhouse, right in the heart of the ecovillage, are available as accommodation for your retreat, with a choice of single, double or twin room,

Retreat Pricing & Info

Long stays/residencies - 28 days 

£750 - Winter
£900 - Shoulder
£1100 - Summer

Rooms

For simplicity we charge per room. (Feel free to share with a friend and make your own arrangements on splitting the cost). Meals are not included in these prices, retreats are self-catered.



 



 

Elements of a typical retreat:



Daily meditations
Devotional singing, and interfaith prayer
Deep nature immersion possibilities








Fire: fire circle sharing in the Earth Lodge, wood-fired sauna by the sea
Water: wild-swimming in the ocean or the river, whisky barrel hot tub soaking to warm up after (!)
Earth: "forest-bathing", fungi, beaches and rare duneland habitats

Air: Northern Lights are a common sight in Findhorn, the dark skies are perfect for star-gazing while basking in the outdoor hot tub. The Bay wetlands are a sanctuary for birds, including the famous pink-footed geese who rest here twice a year, during their migrations.








Sacred dances of many traditions - 5 Rhythms, Ecstatic Dance, Sacred Circle dances and more.
Saturday possibilities: attendance to Sangha at Gomde Scotland or Northern Lights Sangha in Findhorn for Buddhist dharma practice
Sunday possibilities: morning Taizé held at the Ecovillage, or attendance at nearby Pluscarden Abbey for traditional Christian practice; alternatively, for an earth-based approach to embodied spiritual connection, Bless Dance takes place in the mornings on the Bay, and more dancing on Sunday evenings in the Universal Hall - 5 Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers, Ecstatic Dance & Open Floor. 



Your retreat is self-tailored, with spaciousness to explore our Ecovillage and its community offerings, as well as going within for deeper contemplation and rest.



 



 

Schedule Options:

Mon - Sun: Early morning meditation - 6.30 - 7.30am
Mon - Sat: Meditation 8.35 - 8.55am
Mon - Sat: Taize (sacred singing) followed by meditation - 8am - 9am
Sun: Taize followed by meditation - 9.30 - 11am
Mon - Sun: Heavenly Hot tub - 5 - 10pm (payable here when booking your room)
Mon: Yoga - 9.30 - 10.30am *
Wed: Play with Clay at Findhorn Pottery - 10am – 12:30pm *
Thurs: Yoga - 8am - 9am *
Saturday: Sacred Dance - 9.30 - 11am *
Sunday: Bless Dance - 11.30am - 1pm *
Sunday: Traditional Music, open session, 1 - 4pm
Sunday: Ecstatic Dance/5 Rhythms/Open Floor - 6.45 - 8.30pm *

(* events by donation/cost: £5-£15)

Depending on the dates of your stay there will be other offerings in the community, including our whole community meditation, community cross-cultural dinners, song circles, workshops, volunteering opportunities, etc.

The Phoenix Cafe is open daily for breakfast and lunch, and the Phoenix shop is nearby, for all of your delicious organic grocery needs.

 

Additional Nearby offerings: 

Pluscarden Abbey - Benedictine Chanting & Silent Prayer:

Mon - Fri - 4.30am, 6.15am, 9am, 12.40, 14.30, 17.30, 19.55
Sun: 4.30am, 6.15am, 9am, 9.45am, 12.40, 16.20, 17.15, 19.35

Altyre Chapel:

Traditional Service - Wednesdays at 10am

Gomde Scotland:

Saturday morning guided meditation, puja and lunch, & other Buddhist offerings throughout the year

Schedule

Mon – Sun: Early morning meditation – 6.30 – 7.30am
Mon – Sat: Meditation 8.35 – 8.55am
Mon – Sat: Taize (sacred singing) followed by meditation – 8am – 9am
Sun: Taize followed by meditation – 9.30 – 11am
Mon – Sun: Heavenly Hot tub – 5 – 10pm (payable here when booking your room)
Mon: Flow Yoga, 9.30 – 10.30am
Tuesday: Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, 6 - 7pm
Wed: Play with Clay at Findhorn Pottery – 10am – 12:30pm
Thurs: Flow Yoga, 8am – 9am
Thurs: Yin Yoga, 6 - 7pm
Saturday: Sacred Dance – 9.30 – 11am
Sunday: Bless Dance – 11.30am – 1pm
Sunday: Traditional Music, open session, 1 – 4pm
Sunday: Ecstatic Dance/5 Rhythms/Open Floor – 6.45 – 8.30pm

Depending on the dates of your stay there will be other offerings in the community, including our whole community meditation, community dinners, song circles, workshops, volunteering opportunities, etc.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Ecovillage Findhorn, The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn Community, Findhorn, Forres, UK

Directions

If you are arriving by car, there is plenty of parking on what we call 'the runway', the main strip between the shop and the cafe. The Guest Lodge and Bunkhouse are located to the right, beside the volley ball green.

By plane: Inverness is the closest airport, from there you can catch a train to Forres (time & weather dependent). Otherwise it's a 45 minute drive to Findhorn from the airport, there are usually taxis waiting for arrivals.

By train: Forres is the closest station, which is only a 10 minute drive away. A local taxi can be contacted on: +44(0)1309 671717 or +44(0)1309 673168

Accommodation

Single, Double and Twin rooms available. Shared bathrooms and spacious kitchen/living space.

Month Residency Rooms

Accommodation
If you are booking the room for 2 people, please email us before booking on: bookings@ecovillagefindhorn.uk to ensure we have a twin or double room available.

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent

Meals

Retreats are self catered, though the Phoenix Cafe is open daily for breakfast and lunch, and the Phoenix shop for all of your delicious, organic grocery needs.

What's Included

  • accommodation
  • meditation and singing
  • community events
  • access to the ecovillage and spiritual community spaces

What's Not Included

  • Travel
  • Meals
  • Additional activities are by donation: dance, yoga, workshops, film screenings, concerts
  • Ecovillage Study Tour available on request

Customer Reviews

4.75 out of 5.0 average rating

4.0
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on th road
It was blessing to be Findforn for a month at the beginning of this journey.
Meet, talk and dance with lots of people. speciality Bio danza , Festival of sacred dance , music and songs. and walk a lot from bay to the sea with the water bird song and beautiful stones.

It i nice to have comport system from kitchen, Sad to throw kitchen waste in the rubbish boxes. and need 4 rubbish boxes in a house, We have only 2 of them now.

Nice to have rent a cycle. or we can go to shop in Elgin by city bus …?

The journey will continue, for the South France to Greece (Kalikalos) to Armenia to Turkey (Universal dance for peace caravan) .

5.0
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Self - led Retreat 7 days
What an amazing time we had at Findhorn Eco Village. The guest lodge was superb, well equipped, clean and spacious.
So much to explore here in the community and around Findhorn. We were fortunate to stay when the dance festival was taking place so could take advantage of what was on offer.

All the people we met were friendly and made us feel welcome. I particularly enjoyed the spaces for meditation, yoga and to be able to use the amazing shop!

The beautiful sand dunes and beach are a short walk away through the forest. We were fortunate to see red squirrels, deer and dolphins.

Will definitely return in the future!

Thank you Findhorn Community.

5.0
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A very special place
I did a self-led weekend retreat around the summer solstice. This means that there is no fixed program. I joined in with taizé singing, a Mayan fire ceremony, morning meditation, a tour of the place with historical background and I saw some (quite good) performances and danced on the beach. But the best thing is the atmoshphere, the friendliness of the people and the lushness of the nature which seems to respond to the intention of the people to live in harmony with it. I want to go back.

4.0
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Stay at the Guest Lodge
Spent a wonderfull 6 nights at the Guest Lodge and enjoyed being back in The Park.
Accomondation was great - nice beds, nice bathrooms/toilets, well equipted kitchen, and the Guest Lodge was clean everywhere. It was nice and quiet during the night, and we slept very well:-).

We were 2 friends staying in a twin room, and were only given 1 key to the room. It would have been nice to have 2 keys, since we often were out doing each our own thing, and therefore had to coordinate who had the key, when.

And it would have been nice to have a place to stow our luggage on departure day. We checked out at 10am and left The Park at 3 pm. We left our bags in the Mailroom during departure day, where they took up quite some space.

All in all a nice stay.

5.0
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Perfect retreat
I needed a week away to write and this was the perfect place for me. I could do as much or as little as I liked in terms of involving myself in community activities. And when I did go to meditation or Taisé, it was useful for my writing practice. I thought the price was very reasonable, the accommodation was great and I loved the people I met. I can’t wait to come back!

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