<3 Beloved Family, we gather again for ... the SPACE OF LOVE AUTUMN
GATHERING - REMEMBERING HOME <3 BLUE HIPPO Farm Tipi Village, GREYTON:
5 days and 4 nights in the School holidays Thursday morning 5th April
until Monday evening 9th April 2018 <3 Queries - Sarah:
sarah.healthy@gmail.com Bookings - Mark: landheal@gmail.com <3 HOW DO
I BOOK MY TICKET? Please confirm your place by buying tickets as early
as possible. The prices are the same for the full 5 days (4 nights) or
less days Book your tickets NOW as we limit numbers to create an
intimate heart SPACE :) Tipi and cob house beds are available but
limited, so best to book early. They are ideal for families or up to 6
people sharing. <3 Prices for SPACE OF LOVE - REMEMBERING HOME:
Entrance - camping & facilities included (bring your own tents &
bedding) Early bird until 15th March: sold-out Normal tickets until
3rd April: R550 adults / R275 children over 5 yrs Late bird after 3rd
April: R650 / R300 (Tickets at venue CASH only) Children 0 to 5 yrs
FREE ENTRANCE If you decide to buy after the 3rd, please find us at
the gathering to settle your entrance fees as soon as you arrive. No
day visitors please. No reduced price for reduced number of days. We
encourage you to stay from start to finish to receive the full magic
of the experience :) <3 Tipi beds for the whole gathering: single bed
- R200, double bed - R400 (they usually go fast) (Bring your own
bedding) Book all the beds in the tipi or share with others. <3 Cob
Hobbit House beds for the whole gathering: single bed - R300, double
bed - R500 (they usually go fast) (Bring your own bedding) Book all
the beds in the Cob House or share with others. <3 Bank details:
Account Holder: MR MA Wellens Bank: Capitec Account Type: Savings
Branch Code: 470010 Account Number: 1416955885 Use 'SOL + name of
person making payment' as reference Email Proof of Payment to
landheal@gmail.com <3 ………………………. At the SOL
gatherings, we deeply explore community living, feeling the earth
beneath our feet, being mindful of our actions and our words,
co-creating every step of the day, as we live the vision of bringing
the village and real collaboration back into our everyday lives –
for our children, for our selves, for the Earth... REMEMBERING HOME <3
<3 <3 The SPACE OF LOVE GATHERINGS ARE INSPIRED BY ANASTASIA AND THE
RINGING CEDAR SERIES OF BOOKS, where the term 'SPACE OF LOVE' COMES
FROM. www.energyoflife.ca <3 <3 <3 WHAT DOES CO-CREATION MEAN?
Co-creation means that although a core team has done the initial
groundwork and preparation, during the gathering we all come together
as a loving and supportive community family to offer our energy,
skills, gifts and awareness to the SPACE! As this gathering has
matured since its first in 2010, it has been wonderful to see the
community as a whole step in and make things happen, creating a
beautiful SPACE OF LOVE. <3 AWARENESSES Meals are prepared communally
and we ask that everyone take a turn in the kitchen. We also ask that
you hold an awareness of keeping SPACES CLEAN, taking back with you
all that you have brought, and dealing responsibly with refuse –
reduce, reuse, recycle! <3 Sound. The tipi village is an intimate
SPACE, and often also has many young children. We therefore wind the
drums down by a certain time each night. The time will be decided at
the gathering once we discover the constellations of our family for
the long weekend. <3 Other roles will also come up spontaneously
during the weekend, and we ask that you enter into them with love:
e.g. refuse/recycling, toilet awareness etc. If you see something that
needs doing – do it :) FUN AND SPONTANEITY Bring your instruments
and whatever else needed, to be ready to offer up your performances,
face painting, fire dancing, poi, activities with kids, music/jamming
circles, open circles for discussion and whatever feels free, fun and
exciting in the moment! Other items like big stainless steel pots,
sound equipment or stretchy tents are most welcome too. Talk to Sarah
or Mark about those please. <3 WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING FOR THE
WEEKEND? Whole and mostly organic food for the communal kitchen
(details below) Own plates, cutlery, mug, bowl etc Your own tea/coffee
items Drinking water (on site water from mountain brown in colour due
to minerals. Can drink at own discretion. Other ecofriendly option is
to bring and fill up your own containers with reverse osmosis water at
Osmands in GREYTON.) Musical instruments All your camping gear and
bedding Torch Warm sweater for evening Yoga mat Towel and swimming
gear Hat, sunglasses, biodegradable sunscreen Biodegradable
soaps/shampoo etc Insect repellent like citronella Kitchen equipment
Face paint, bubbles, poi, fairy wings or whatever strikes your fancy
:) An open heart and mind <3 WHAT NOT TO BRING Alcohol Illegal drugs
and substances Mind or consciousness altering plant medicines
Non-biodegradable products Dogs and other four-leggeds (unless by
special arrangement with us - please contact us for the dog rules) <3
OFFERINGS SCHEDULE We will have a schedule with shared offerings (eg
Anastasia Play, Maypole Dance) and then thematic slots that get filled
by you as the gathering starts (eg Yoga, Qigong, Tai Chi, Conscious
Dance, Sound Journey, Workshops, Talks, Kids' Activities ...).
Swimming in the Dam & SPACES IN BETWEEN ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS IS
SINGING AROUND THE FIRE AT NIGHT & during meal preps. Meal Prep is a
very important part of the gathering and a lot of magic and learning
happens in the sharing of the communal kitchen tasks. There is a
beautiful hall as a venue and we will put up stretch tents as are
available (please bring stretch tents if you have one) <3 HOW DO THE
KITCHEN and MEALS WORK? To enter into the spirit of co-creation and to
keep prices down we have decided on a “bring and share” approach
– yummy healthy vegetarian/vegan food with a focus on raw food will
be prepared communally. Although our focus is raw foods, we do cook
certain foods particularly in the evenings. Our Core Team will provide
kitchen focalisers, and this focaliser will organise a team of kitchen
angels to lead, prepare and tidy up a meal (1 team per meal).
Essentially what it means is that pretty much everyone will need to
take one turn or more in the kitchen. The kitchen in many ways is the
heart of the gathering, and where the most incredible co-creations
take place. We will prepare food with our full love and awareness –
chanting, singing, laughing and loving <3 WHAT FOOD SHOULD I BRING?
Fresh and delicious ingredients to make yummy vegetarian meals (with a
raw focus). Boxes of organic fruit, salad and vegetables, nuts, seeds,
raisins, sprouts, tahini etc. Included in the ticket price we are
supplying organic: rice, oats, buckwheat, mung beans, salt, dates and
raisins, do not bring any of these items. Below is a list of some of
the food items that make up our ideal shopping list with items for you
to choose from. Let your intuition guide you with what to bring… <3
FOOD WISH LIST: Fruit (when seasonal): pineapple, watermelon, bananas,
peaches, mangoes, nectarines, ORGANIC grapes, pears, lemons, apples if
possible. Vegetables: Carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut,
onions, garlic, ginger, broccoli, sweetcorn, red pepper, yellow
pepper, cabbage, spinach, cucumber, organic tomato, organic lettuce,
organic celery, avocado, baby marrow, patty pans, kale, green beans,
cauliflower, organic sulphur free dried tomatoes, seaweeds, etc Nut
and Seeds: all nuts (raw), sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin
seeds, almonds and Quinoa Lentils: red and green Oils: Olive oil,
coconut oil Superfoods: Raw cacao, chia seeds, lucuma, maca, etc
Sprouts: alfalfa, broccoli, beetroot Misc: RAW honey, tahini, braggs,
indian spices, organic olives, apple cider vinegar <3 Also any kitchen
equipment you feel inspired to contribute would be appreciated: think
champion blenders, big pots, knives, chopping boards, peelers, big
serving bowls/tubs, serving spoons, aluminium foil (for a fire meal)
etc. We are hiring big pots, but if anyone has a 25l/15l pot (not
aluminium) please let us know. <3 Where it is stated organic, please
do not bring if not organic as these items are heavily sprayed. Here
are some places you can buy organic food: www.wellnesswarehouse.com
Organic Zone, Main road Lakeside Harvest of hope Bees in boots
Lizzie's organics Skye's organics <3 HOW MUCH FOOD SHOULD I BRING?
Bring generously. Enough food to feed yourself, your family and maybe
your neighbour. Think bigger rather than smaller. The more yummy food
you bring, the more deliciousness there will be for us to all share.
Please bring your own tea/coffee/juice, honey, sugar items if needed,
and drinking water. <3 WHY DO I HAVE TO BRING FOOD, CANT I BUY IT
THERE? In order to make the event as non-commercial as possible, we
have decided to create a communal kitchen, rather than support stalls
or vendors. This brings down costs for you, and also enables us to
enter into a beautiful co-creation in the kitchen. <3 CAN I BRING NON
VEGETARIAN FOOD? The food we cook together will be vegan, but Yes, if
you feel you or your child needs eggs, milk or meat, you can bring
your own. There are fridges available. Just keep it separate and tidy.
And rather bring cold meats that don't need cooking. There is also the
option of going into GREYTON to have a meal. <3 Food is love and
consciousness <3 If you have any food queries feel free to contact us
HOW DO TOILETS/SHOWERS WORK? There are flushing toilets and hot water
showers. There are only four showers (hot water is limited). Please
bring only biodegradable cosmetics and soaps. We encourage you to get
down with nature and cool down and swim in our huge dam (20min walk
from tipi site). Please no soaps or unnatural sunscreens in the dam.
<3 TICKET INFO The costs of hiring the tipi village have dramatically
increased since this gathering started 8 years ago, as the BLUE HIPPO
understandably looks to sustain itself economically. We aim to make
tickets as affordable as possible, without putting undue strain on our
ability to cover costs. Our price structure has a flat rate for a
ticket which includes camping. If you wish to book a bed in one of the
tipis (or the whole tipi if required), or book a cob hobbit house,
then there are additional fees on top of the flat rate. <3 IF I AM
ASSISTING IN THE KITCHEN OR OFFERING AN EVENT/WORKSHOP, DO I STILL
HAVE TO BUY A TICKET? SPACE OF LOVE IS A NOT FOR PROFIT GATHERING. We
are all volunteers. Your ticket covers the overheads needed to make
this event happen. This is a co-created SPACE IN WHICH WE ALL SHARE
AND RECEIVE IN EQUAL MEASURE. This way of working has also enabled us
to keep ticket prices as low as possible to make SOL more accessible.
If you are offering an event or acting as a kitchen angel, you will
still have lots of time to enjoy the many gifts of the SPACE AND TO
PARTICIPATE IN OTHER EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS! There is something very
beautiful in being able to offer and to contribute to the creation of
this kind of SPACE. As with all things, the more you contribute the
more you receive :) <3 facebook page: SPACE OF LOVE <3 videos of some
past gatherings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQjOfVKXlFw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb0trBeG_sI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKttTdKn3k <3 Directions to the BLUE HIPPO:
www.bluehippofarm.com/directions.html <3 For any questions or thoughts
please email Sarah: sarah.healthy@gmail.com <3 Look forward to
co-creating a very special time together! In love, magic and
co-creation! <3 The Space of Love Circle <3
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