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The Ma Da Ba Seminar in late June is a seminar for people who are interested in the therapeutic (process-oriented) use of sound and language. More details can be found on the seminar leaflet.
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apricot centre Events
Booking -Unless otherwise stated, to book on any of these courses please phone or email us to confirm that there are places, and then send your deposit or full fee by post to: Apricot Centre, 83 Hungerdown Lane, Lawford, Essex. CO11 2LY. You will then receive a confirmation of booking. Tel: 01206 230425 Email: info@apricotcentre.co.uk.
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Herbaculture Day – The marriage of herbal medicine and permaculture, exploring growing, harvesting and using plants for food and wellbeing - Fri 30th May - w/ Dan Wheals MNIMH MNIMH. 10.00am-2.00pm. £40
Evening Herb Walk - Fri May 30th - w/ Dan Wheals MNIMH 6-8.30pm £15 per person
Ecopsychology - Nature, Environment and Wellbeing - Process-oriented and other creative approaches to facilitating and working with nature - Wed Jun 25th - w/ Marina and Mark O'Connell Dipl PW 6.30-9pm & refreshments £20 per person.
Ma – Da – Ba Seminar - Process Oriented approaches to working with sound music and language (download leaflet) - Fri 27th, Sat 28th, Sun 29th Jun - w/ Mark O'Connell Dipl PW and Charleen Agostini - Cost: £180. £160 if £50 deposit received by May 24
Making a Clay Oven and celebratory meal - Wed 16th Jul - w/ Mark and Marina OConnell 5.30-9pm. £45
Kids Workshop Pick, Cook and Eat - Wed 6th Aug Mark and Marina OConnell - w/ (6-13yrs) 10.30-1.30pm. £15 per child. Make and cook you own pizza and cook in the clay oven.
Making a Wood-fired Hot Tub - Fri 8th Aug - w/ Mark O'Connell Dipl PW, Dan Wheals MNIMH and Alan Wilson. 9-6pm and Hot Tub in the evening… hopefully!
Kids Workshop – Woodland Toy and Games Making - Wed 20th Aug -w/ Geoff Sinclair (6-13yrs) 10.00am -3.00. £25 per child
Kids Workshop Art in and from the Garden - Wed 27th Aug - w/ Heather Hodson (6-13yrs) 10.00-3pm. £25 per child
Herbaculture Day – The marriage of herbal medicine and permaculture, exploring growing, harvesting and using plants for food and wellbeing – Fri 26th September- w/ Dan Wheals MNIMH. 10.00am-2.00pm. £40
Evening Herb Walk - Fri 26th Sept- w/ Dan Wheals MNIMH 6-8.30pm £15 per person
Feldenkrais Workshop - Awareness Through Movement®- Improve your body’s potential (download information) - Sat 20th Sept - w/ Alan Wilson MFA Cert IFF. 10am-4pm £45
Foundation Course for Biodynamic Farming & Gardening -
- Sat 4th & Sun 5th Oct
- Sat 18th & Sun 19th Oct
- Sat 8th & Sun 9th Nov
Course Tutor: Lynette West - Please Book through Biodynamic Agriculture Association 01453 759501 office@biodynamic.org.uk www.biodynamiceducation.com Levels I/II/III £395.00 (concession £336.00) Fee includes three comprehensive course manuals plus complimentary six days tuition.
Apricot Centre Open Day – Sun 26th Oct 11.00 – 2.30 - Bring your own surplus apples to press your own apple juice, Barbeque, Apple bobbing, Pumpkin carving, Produce for sale(fruit and jam), herbal products, Farm Tour. Parking is restricted to 15 spaces, it would help us if you can let us know you are coming. No entry fee.
Knit your own Christmas presents – sat 29th November 2008. 10.00 – 4.00pm cost £45.00 lunch provided. Tutor Rachael Matthews. Knit you own vegetables and lots of fantastic ideas. Look at Rachael’s web site www.castoff.com
Getting started with growing vegetables. Saturday 6th December 2008. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Cost £45.00 lunch provided. Tutor Marina O’Connell Planning the timing of crops and rotations for your garden or allotment for pest free results, minimising weeds and maximising soil nutrition.
Willow weaving. Jan 2009 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Cost £50.00 lunch provided. Tutor Marina O’Connell
Composting and organic soil. Feb 2009. 10.00 – 1.00. cost £20.00 Tutor Marina O’Connell
Introduction to Permaculture design 2 days Mar 2009. 10.00 – 4.00. Cost £100 lunch to share. Tutor Marina O’Connell
Introduction to Biodynamics TBA Apr 2009 10.00 – 4.00 pm Cost £50.00. Tutor Marina O’Connell
Gardening skills TBA Apr 2009 10.00-4.00 Cost £50.Tutor Marina O’Connell - Running through the basic gardening skills, for good results. Seeds sowing, pricking out, soil preparation, planting and watering as well as simple pest, disease and weed control methods.
June 2009 Wizards Clinic with Dawn Menken - Process Oriented work play and magic with young people. Details to be posted here soon.