Workshops

Buddhafield Festival: Wednesday 14 – Sunday 18 July 2010 | Buy tickets
All programme information is illustrative only, based on activities at last year’s event

Workshops include Ecstatic Dance with Jewls Wingfield, 5 Rhythms, capoeira, Indian Bollywood dance, Shamanic Journeying. Soulful Singing with Mahasukha, Instruction on drumming, debates, trainings in Non-violent Communication, Skilful Flirting, Heart-to-Heart tantric workshops.

Bollywood dance Drum circle

Images courtesy and © Melanie Klein

Workshops 2010

  • Ecsatatic Dance lead by Jewels Wingfield in our new big dance tent.
  • Brazilian Forro with Julia.
  • Bhangra and Bollywood Dance with Sujiva & Meera.
  • 5 Rhythms with Jo Hardy.
  • Dances of Universal Peace with Pat & Giovanna. More about the Dance.
  • 21 Praises of Tara Dance & Visualizations with Mekare, fresh from America.
  • Intimate Presence with Agata.
  • Biodanza Dance Workshops lead by Niraj.
  • Contact Improvisation with Sky; move spontaneously in touch with others. More about Contact Improvisation and Dance of Life, a Native American Ritual lead each morning after morning meditation.
  • Shamanic Trance Dance with Zelia.
  • Danceitation with Meditation DJ Jayagita, where 5 Rhythms and Ecstatic Dance meet in the heart of ancient Buddhist meditations - new portals to sacred pathways of the heart in free-form dance.
  • Breton Dance workshops with music by the Green Angels.
  • Taiji Chi Gung with Rik Midgeley.
  • Taoist Tai Chi Gong & Shaolin Splashing Hands lead by Gus Glynn.
  • Aikido with Mark Walsh.
  • Capoeira lead by Arypala's Norwich crew.
  • Many forms of Yoga More classes this year.
  • Swamp Circus Circus Skills workshops and their very big tent, will teach all manner of circus skills such as Acrobatics, Acro yoga, Trapeze, Rope, Balancing, Stilts, Unicycle, & Tight wire.
  • Adult Games by Jud.
  • The Fluid Druid's workshops lead by Dimitri.
  • Jewels' Heart to Heart Sacred intimacy for individuals and couples. More workshops this year.
  • Non-Violent Communication (NVC) A practical and inspirational workshop lead by Vajrasara Rankin. More about NVC.
  • Works That Reconnects lead by Maitrisara and her wonderful team. More workshops this year.
  • The Art of Taking Yourself Less Seriously workshops by Adam Taffler, of the Lost Horizon's dynasty.
  • Drama Therapy facilitated by Drew Bird.
  • Dream Workshops by Maharatnajyoti.
  • Shamanic Journeying with Northern Drum, Buffalo Spirit and Healing Earth.
  • Sensory Solutions Herbalist Witches offering a drop in space throughout the festival, along with poly tunnel.
  • Feeding Your Demons Workshop lead by Sudakin & Vajralila.
  • Mindfulness in the context of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy by Mark Leonard.
  • Dzogchen Teachings Talk by Huw from Tigers Nest.
  • Hedgehogs and Buddhism: Talk on Save the hedgehog, Save the world with Hugh Warwick, author of A Prickly Affair: My Life with Hedgehogs.
  • Wild Woodland Gamelan: Wooden and natural materials used to create a unique variety of percussive instruments allowing both children and adults to play alongside each other. Interactive space all day, with Making and Performance Workshops. Lead by Creators Annie, Simon and team.
  • Soulful Singing much loved and lead by Mahasukha.
  • Harmony Bee Singing workshops. An opportunity to join her and Jo Jacobs leading singing within rituals during the festival. No previous experience necessary.
  • Raphael's One Love Rastafarian Songs.
  • Women's Space:
    • Metamorphic Technique with Dominique.
    • Sacred Sexuality with Silvia.
    • Pregnancy Yoga with Jenny.
    • How to Bringing Up Your Baby Nappy Free, and On a Raw Food Diet by Christina.
    • Drawing The Buddha by Tam Mills.
  • Men's workshops tbc with Ergo Wilkins.
  • Social Change Space:
    • Kathryn Tulip: Skills For Building and Maintaining Sustainable Communities (Sangha) & Cooperative Living & Working Workshops.
    • Creating World Peace with Daniel Harris including his book launch.
    • Conscious Business: Being human at work - what we can learn from the corporate world, what they can learn from us and How To Have Fun, Make Money & Help People: getting paid for doing what you love. Talks and discussions lead by Mark Walsh.
    • Low Carbon Living with Mukti Mitchell. Can it be true that Low Carbon = better life?! Yes, and Mukti Mitchell shows you how to do it. Viv Goodings Tim 'Mac' Macartney.
    • Climate Camp Representatives: What is climate camp? Why does it exist? Talks and discussions around the direction climate camp is going in and why people go, as well as the barriers that stop people going, touching on relations between spirituality and activism.
    • Caring About Cops And Other Strategies for ending Capitalism by Seize the Day's songwriter and activist Theo.
  • Permaculture Space:
    • Forest Garden Talk and Hemp Milk Workshop & Forum by Tom purling.
    • Alan's Power Solutions: Q & A For DIY Solar and Wind Power.
    • Orchard Management and Creation by Tim Potter.
    • Stewards Wood: A Community Living Case Study by Kate.
    • Ask The Vet - Advice For Permaculture Small Holders and Permaculture Smallholding : A Case Study Tim & Jen.
    • Plus Wildfood & Tree Walks, Gardeners Question Time, Introduction to Permaculture talks, free seeds, films, and cafe.
    • Trackway's Thomas Schorr-Kon will lead a number of workshops throughout the festival on Connecting With Nature, Edible and Medicinal Plants, and Nature Awareness and Tracking.
    • Open Creative Garden Space Lisa's unique garden.
  • Chalk & Charcoal A practical, hands on, open to all chalk carving workshop great for kids and adults alike lead by Ruth and Theo.
  • Miles' Greenwood Furniture Making Working workshop.
  • Artery:
    • Book Binding by Nina. More workshops this year.
    • Art Therapy with Tess.
    • Photography Workshop by Hannah Phillips.
    • T-Shirt Stenciling Workshops lead by Rachel Clatworthy.
  • Writing workshops with Manjusvara from Wolf at the Door, supported by Cath Drake who will also lead a session on creative and fun word games that everyone can enjoy, and a Storytelling Circle session one evening.
  • Stalls:
    • Karuna.
    • EcoDharma.
    • Clear Vision.
    • Amida Trust.
    • Network of Engaged Buddhists.
    • Radical Routes, SPEAK Network.
  • Taste For Freedom Workshops raising awareness about food waste in Britain using imaginative games and play. Providing a space throughout the festival, along with offering frozen whippies from an icecream van run on methane!.
  • 12 Step Dome skillfully lead by Bogus and team.
  • Beaker People and their Earth Oven.
  • Sweatlodge tbc.
Plus a whole host of impromptu offerings!