Research Transpersonal teaching in the face of adversity. How can a teacher’s inner process work/innate qualities support creativity for a transformative online learning experience during Covid 19? The key to transformative online learning during adverse situations, such as Covid 19, may depend on the quality of the teacher student relationship In March 2020, as a result of the Covid19 pandemic, teachers all over the world were forced to start teaching online. Coming from a background in holistic education, I was particularly interested […] Adi Asana June 17, 2022July 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Word, Flesh and Whale Song And the word became flesh and dwelt among us for many days and nights. Life was simple and peaceful until one noon when it was fishing, the flesh desired to become word again. Longing for a release, the flesh jumped into the big waters, and fell through the mouth of an old and wise whale. […] Lila Moore June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Think Pink: Spirituality and the Arts “Rulers of the World” is a description of an automatic drawing made by the artist Pamela Colman Smith in 1907. It depicts three solemn-looking women sitting on a cliff in a rocky landscape. The women are dressed in flowing robes in earthy hues and wearing pink S-shaped headdresses. A tower is visible on another cliff […] Lila Moore May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Contemplative Land Art – The Spiralynth The Story of The Spiralynth October 2021 – on-going Media: Conkers, leaves, rake and movement. Location: Buckinghamshire, UK. In the paddock, beneath the giant outspread branches of the tree we’ve come to know lovingly, respectfully as ‘Big Momma’, I slowly gathered myself against the cold and wind. My intention, to complete the Sisyphean task of […] Trudi Simpson February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Project Project “Mend”: Stitching lives together Project Mend was born out of my own experience of stitching as a mindfulness practice. My ideas solidified during my studies with Alef Trust. Learning that stitching can lead to a state of mind that resembles meditation (Kirwin, 2012) and that textile art contributes to feelings of well-being, boosting confidence levels and increasing motivation for […] Tania Botoulas July 21, 2021July 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Making Magic Happen “The Magickal Women Conference held on 1 June 2019 was a major international gathering in London celebrating women in the occult, witchcraft, and esoteric traditions. The conference was designed to pay homage to the women of the past who challenged the status quo by embracing mysticism, magic and occultism, and to the women who continue […] Lila Moore June 24, 2021August 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art The Resurgence of the Spiritual in Art Recently a resurgence of the spiritual in art can be identified in the popular appeal of exhibitions such as Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future at the Guggenheim Museum (2019), Emma Kunz: Visionary Drawings at the Serpentine Galleries (2019), and in the Tate’s acquisition of Ithell Colquhoun’s archive. Parallelly, neoteric creative trends seek to […] Lila Moore May 22, 2021June 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Project Conscious Community Project 2021: Introducing six new grant-funded projects The Alef Trust Conscious Community Project is delighted to announce that we are supporting six new holistic change facilitation projects around the globe. The quality of applications from students, alumni and faculty of the Alef community was again exceptionally high, and we are excited to be working alongside these project leaders and their teams to […] Francesca Hector May 17, 2021May 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Hilma af Klint – Pioneer of the Spiritual in Art The pictures were painted directly through me, without any preliminary drawings, and with great force. I had no idea what the paintings were supposed to depict; nevertheless I worked swiftly and surely, without changing a single brush stroke. Hilma af Klint The groundbreaking art of Hilma af Klint was the result of aesthetic alchemy. In […] Lila Moore October 14, 2020November 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corona & Beyond: Dialogues Corona & Beyond: Art as a planetary garden of compassionate novelty This dialogue about Art as a planetary garden of compassionate novelty explored the emerging roles of art and artists during and after the pandemic. We considered the realigning of earth and heart during times of crisis and quarantine: restoring balance through engagement with the archetypes of art. Our discussion reflected on art as a planetary […] Lila Moore September 6, 2020June 30, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
