Seminars

Arrival dates in all cases are the Wednesdays immediately prior to the above seminar starting dates. We collect participants at Glasgow Airport at 13:00 by Starbucks near Domestic Arrivals in Terminal 1.

(If you wish to get to Gigha by your own transport, this is fine, though please let us know.)

We then bring you back to Glasgow Airport by 15:00 on the Tuesday following the finishing date of the seminar.

An experiential and residential seminar in tranquil luxury in the Inner Hebrides. Achamore House is set within the 50 acres of the magnificent Achamore Gardens, on the small and beautiful Isle of Gigha. Participants will be introduced to all 60 of the LTOE, both in meditation and with photos, and some directly with the orchids in bloom.

At the core of the seminar are the 5 to 10 minute meditations we have with nearly each of the essences in the range. After each meditation there is the opportunity to share within the small group, which for each seminar is therefore limited to 10 (or occasionally 11) people. Don will also share information and gathered insights, and photos of the orchids, and we will also spend a bit of time in our new greenhouse, where over 300 orchids are growing. Connecting with each essence in meditation, and visually via Don's photos, as well as encountering the living orchids in the greenhouse all adds up to a wonderful and powerful experience.

We will also normally take half a day 'off' to see the island and its stunning beauty, including a short walk up the highest hill whence one has a magnificent view of the island and the sea surrounding us.

Orchids are unusual in the essence world in that they not only work on the in-the-body chakras, they also have activity in the chakras that exist above our physical bodies. In this way, they touch our soul at profound levels, and help us to encounter their sublime messages.

Don Dennis has been a Director of the International Flower Essence Repertoire since its founding in 1996. He has hosted dozens of workshops for numerous flower essence producers from around the world over the years, and he has learnt about the wide range of flower essences that IFER carry. Introduced to orchids at first by Andreas Korte of Germany, and then more fully by Shabd-sangeet Khalsa of Alaska, his (initially small) collection of orchids began early on to make essences with them. Thus began the process which led to the creation of some 50 individual orchid essences, and eleven combinations which currently constitute the LTOE line. A keen photographer, he has endeavoured to convey the exquisite beauty of the orchids through this medium as well.

Achamore House is the lovely old 'Big House' of Gigha, with 12 rooms to let. (When we don't have seminars the house is run as a B&B - see www.AchamoreHouse.com)

Cost of seminar: £225 inclusive of all costs apart from the evening meals, and a £10 charge per journey for collecting from Glasgow Airport (£20 for the round trip). The £225 cost assumes shared twin bedroom B&B accommodation in Achamore House, but if you would prefer to have a single room we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

To book a place on the seminar, please send a deposit of £100 to:
I.F.E.R.
Achamore House,
Isle of Gigha,
Argyll PA41 7AD Scotland

or call us on: tel. 01 583 505 385

or email us at: info@HealingOrchids.com