welcome to edenic states

At last we are launched!  I am over the moon. This first event is not far way in time March 13th to 15th, on the beautiful Isle of Wight, off the south of Britain. The Island retains a unique natural beauty yet is easily accessible from London and therefore elsewhere. I and crystal healer, Gwyneth Robbins will be teaching about entheagenic nutrition, plant communication, earth connection and crystal healing. Other events including other activities in the field of ecstatic connection will be announced in due course.  Please join the mailing list at the top left side of this website to receive mailings about not only future events, but also regular interesting and useful writings in these subject areas.

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carried by the wind

paragliding at Chale, white cliffs of Freshwater in distance

We unexpectedly had the amazing opportunity to paraglide in the Isle of Wight (http://www.paraglide.uk.com/) this summer. It was such a transformative experience I have not felt ready to put it into words until now.  We fly in our dreams and strangely, as a human, it feels completely natural to fly. Sometimes I talk about living life as if carried by the wind and here I was!  To soar like a bird and see the beauty of the Earth from the viewpoint that they do filled my dreams for the nights ad mornings afterwards.  Jumping off the cliff and submitting to the elements funnily enough felt so much less stressful than some of the stuff we face daily on the ground!  Yet we sometimes cling to the cliff with the illusion safety in familiarity, when in reality all this awaits us.

paragliding at Culver Down

And nearby is the exotic Ventnor Botanical Gardens which we visited around the same time.

http://foodforconsciousness.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ventnor-botanical-garden.html

pandas and biological diet

This beautiful red panda is living at Amazon World in the Isle of Wight, where we were this summer.  It's a little sad to see animals taken from the wild but at least they are protected in these environments and hopefully there are better things to come.  Red pandas aren't really related to giant pandas but they share something in common - their need to eat bamboo.  Unlike the giant black and white panda of China though they  eat other foods too. If giant pandas lose access to bamboo forests they cannot continue to live.  I often mention pandas when I do natural nutrition talks.  They are in a way an opposite extreme to humans.  Humans seem to be up for eating practically anything and, removed from what might be considered our natural habitats we have adapted to a diet far removed from the natural biological diet of our species. We have continued to survive and reproduce for generations in this manner.  The question begs to be asked, what is our optimal diet, and in terms of what?  Are we speaking about immediate health in terms of freedom from disease, strength and long life?  And what is the optimal diet for happiness?  How we would we eat in order to heighten our sensory and extrasensory perceptions, to engage the supernatural powers that are natural to us as humans, to feel a sense of connection to source?  I have a starter list here...always developing this theme..and no-one has the last word!

http://foodforconsciousness.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/recommended-raw-food-groups.html

More about bamboo eaters in this fascinating video here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007zk1v

Amazon World is near the Arreton Valley, one of the sunniest places in Britain.

wild beach and secret garden

Photographs from our recent excursion to the unspoilt terrain of the Isle of Wight.  This site, adjoining a very special house where we will soon be holding retreats, is a conservation area, wild and beautiful yet minutes from the comforts of civilisation.

fresh unspoilt terrain after rain moves some earth

wow :)

secret beach

secret garden 

view towards sea from main garden of Sunacres

ventnor botanical garden

Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight, is Britain’s southernmost public garden. 

under a fig tree

" It lies in the remarkable microclimate at the heart of the famous 'Undercliff.' This unique garden is protected from the cold northerly winds by chalk downs. Indeed, it holds the warmth from its southerly aspect so well that, combined with the moderating influence of the sea, frost is rarely known. When frost does occur it is usually of short duration and not great severity.

With an average rainfall of 28 inches its climate is more akin to the Mediterranean. This enables a wide variety of plants considered too tender for much of mainland Britain to be grown.

http://www.botanic.co.uk/pages/the_garden_introduction.htm

isle of wight

What an amazingly magical island.  Drove from the ferryport at Yarmouth past the white cliffs near Freshwater to Brighstone to camp by the sea.  This is the local beach and surrounding area.

The Isle of Wight is said to be the best place in Europe to find dinosaur relics, there are regular walks in search of fossils. At Brighstone there is this dinosaur foot in the cafe!.

dinosaur foot at Brighstone