Prriyanka's journey first brought her to Ecovillage Findhorn through her passion for spirituality, permaculture, alternative schooling and reading Eileen Caddy's book Opening Doors Within. After years immersed in intentional community life in Scotland, she has now returned to India and now lives in the Auroville community. Prriyanka reflects on what she carries with her from her time at Findhorn, as well as the contrasts and connections between the two communities.

South African Mary Inglis reflects on finding a balanced

approach to collective healing through inner work and the

evolution of attunement-led decision making in community.

"I never saw being in Cluny as my workplace ... I tried to explain that I didn't work in the Foundation, I lived in the Community."

Stewart Friendship reflects on 25 years living, cooking and writing pantomimes in Cluny Hill – a victorian hotel that was part of the Findhorn Foundation before being sold in 2025.

What does the the Park Ecovillage Trust do? How was it building the new Light of Findhorn Sanctuary? Are you looking to take on the construction of a new Community Centre in the future? Amanda Haworth, Chair of PET, answers these questions and more in this week's episode with Alex Wright.

Ann McEllin from Ways to Make it Count – a values-driven accountancy firm based in Forres – shares how businesses can weave ecological sustainability, ethics, and community benefit in their operations.

She also speaks about how offering compassionate support to those in leadership and working together helps strengthen our collective values-based work as a community.

Barbara Swetina, an inspired musician from Vienna, Austria, joined our community in 1984, just before discovering the transformative power of sacred singing in Taizé, France. She shares the joys and challenges of weaving music into the fabric of community life, the extraordinary moments that unfolded along the way, and how sacred song continues to resonate with people from all over the world. www.sacredsongs.net

Danielle Macleod reflects on her recent move to the community and the unexpected discovery of Barbara’s unique Findhorn-inspired Taizé singing – a magical form of group connection and expression that she had never encountered before.

In this episode, Alex speaks with Leona Graham about the journey that led her to our Community and her deep connection with its Founders. Leona offers a vivid glimpse into life in the Community during the 1970s and reflects on how the role of education has evnolved over the years.

Callum and Alex talk with American born musician Rory O’Connell, who found his spiritual home in Findhorn in the early 1980s and has reconnected with his Irish family routes through traditional music.