Following the success of last year’s Summer Camp, we are inspired to run it again this year. We have the same beautiful field in central Wales available to us from the 14th to the 21st of August. You can come for the whole week or just for a few days. Cost is £50 per adult and children up to 18 attend free.
Once again we will set camp with our two large marquees, build compost toilets and natural showers, in preparation for a week of living in harmony with the land.
There will be fun and games for children of all ages and walks through the countryside.
We will cook our meals together, on an open fire and enjoy satsaunga (company of those who have an interest in spirituality), beneath the canopy of a twilight sky (or a marquee, depending on the weather)
All this, and sharing devotional practices, ideology and discussion of spiritual philosophy.
The camp is a collective endeavour, a taste of living in community without the trappings of urban life. We work together to prepare our food and to manage our being on the land in harmony with the other living and non-living entities with which we are sharing this earth.
Before the camp can start, there is some work to do in setting up the marquees, digging and enclosing the toilets and building the shower area. We have all the equipment and tools for the camp, but need some more help with the set up. If you are able to arrive a day or two early and be part of the camp crew, please let us know: manchester@anandamarga.org.uk
Activities
Here’s a list of optional activities which will be part of the camp: Panchajanya (song/s, kiirtan and meditation from 5am)Akhanda Kiirtan (3 hours+ kiirtan)
Daily Dharma Cakras (collective meditation)
Discussion/Activity/Play/Excursion
Freetime
Walks and adventures
Collective meals
Rest/Chat/Play
Avarta Kiirtan (kiirtan with a different ideation in 6 different directions)
Directions
Train: Newtown, Powys station
or
National Express: Newtown, Powys
and ask for collection by phone Kalyana or Subhra
Car/bike:
Ffridd Farm
Mochdre
Newtown
Powys
SY16 4JY
Drive to Newtown
On the A483 coming from Welshpool
Pass Morrisons and Tesco on your left
Pass straight through the traffic lights
Continue straight to A489 at a traffic lights
Pass Lidl on your left
Pass the Evangelical Church on your right
Continue under the railway bridge
1st exit left at the roundabout
2nd exit at the next roundabout to Mochdre Lane and onto Stepaside
Continue for 0.8 miles
Come up the hill to Stepaside
Turn right (with small post box at the corner, first right after Chapel Close)
Turn left within a few metres
Continue for 0.8 miles
At the bottom of the hill, there’s a house called Willows on the left
Turn right after the Willows House
Turn right after 40 metres into the drive for Ffridd Farm
The Field is on your left!