DATE: Thu 21st of September
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Facilitators: Claudia Goncalves, Mark Halliday and PHC trustees
This event is by DONATION or FREE.
Booking here is essential as spaces are limited to 30. This event is open to all and is a great opportunity for new people to get to know The Planetary Healing Centre's work. Parents, grandparents, children and friends and welcome. Parents are responsible for their children at all times. You need to book each child here as well as yourself.
ABOUT THIS WORK
Come and be a part of our Autumn Equinox: an intergenerational and Open Day event, led by Claudia Goncalves, Mark Halliday, and The Planetary Healing Centre' s team.
The September equinox is a time to celebrate and give thanks for the warm summer months and take part in the harvest to prepare for the winter to come. As a community, we will gather to celebrate this Autumn Equinox recognising the profound significance it holds. These moments of power serve as reminders for us to honour and commemorate the cycles of nature and our place within them.
Join us as we come together to embrace the spirit of unity and appreciation for the natural world. Through ceremonies, and shared experiences, we will deepen our connection to the rhythms of the Earth and celebrate the beauty of the Autumn Equinox.
We look forward to your presence at this meaningful gathering, where generations will unite to honour our shared heritage and rejoice in the magic of the Autumn Equinox.
This is also an Open Day: a great opportunity for new people to get to know our work and community. We want to know how our charity’s initiatives and projects can benefit diverse communities around Edinburgh and beyond, exploring how we can make our activities more inclusive for all and get more people involved in the planning and delivery of our projects in the future.
This is also an opportunity for you to find out more about our projects and we would like to find out what would you like to see The Planetary Healing Centre offering in the future!
Everyone is welcome!
WHERE
Meet at The Planetary Healing Community Woodland, Cockburnhill Road, Balerno, EH14 7JB. Bus 44 / 44A. Stop at the third bus stop after the roundabout. From there, enter Cockburnhill Road and walk for approximately 15 minutes and at the V junction turn right and walk for 2 minutes.
If you are driving, please ignore the SAT Nav at the very end as it takes you to the other farm, park at Cockburnhill Road near Pirnie Ha' house (which is the only house on the right). From there, go straight ahead until you reach the V junction, where you will need to turn right and walk for another 2 minutes. Upon arriving at the woodland gate, there are 7 small bridges to cross before reaching the Hut, which is situated at the end of the woodland. Along the way, you will pass by the Yurt and the composting toilet.
PARKING
There are about 6 car spaces in front of the woodland reserved for elders, those with mobility difficulties and parents with children. Please try to arrive a bit earlier and park at Cockburnhill Road, just after Pirnie Ha’ house. The woodland is only 2 minutes walking as you turn right from there.
IMPORTANT INFO
If you have any questions before or on the day regarding this event, please text: 07504438763
If you need any other support or have any concerns please contact our office on email holistic@planetary-healing or text: 0750 4438 763.
LIFTS: If you need a lift from the village to the woodland, please text us the day before your event: 075 0443 8763 and we can organise a volunteer. Otherwise it is a beautiful 15 minutes walk in the country side.
WEATHER: For rainy days we have the HUT where we have a wood burner stove. We hope to be outdoors too and we also have pop up gazebos when needed.
EMAIL REMINDER: You will get an email reminder of your event 3 days before it. Please make sure you add holistic@planetary-healing.org to your email address book or safe senders list. This way you won't miss out on any important updates we have for you.
NOTE: On your arrival, please feel free to let us know your preferred pronouns (e.g. he/him, she/her, they/them) and what name you would like us to refer to you by.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Space is limited, so if for any reason you need to cancel, please let us know asap, so we can free up the space for others on the waiting list. Due to the amount of work involved, tickets are non-refundable.
DONATIONS: When you make a donation, you are supporting the continuation of our charitable work in the future. If you cannot make a donation because of your financial circunstance, you can access this work for FREE. We aim for this work to be accessible for everyone and we thank our funders for their support. If you need support with transportation costs, please contact us.
WHAT TO BRING: Please come in warm clothes ready for all weather. Layers are recommended and outdoors footwear. We will provide tea and cups. If your group is 3 hours or longer, please bring a packed lunch
PHOTOS: We take group pictures for promotions and for funders, if you would prefer not to be in the picture, please communicate this to the facilitator on arrival.
CAR SHARE: We recommend car share and lifts between friends and participants as much as possible. Whenever you see a friend walking at Cockburnhill Road, check if they are coming for our programme and kindly offer a lift.
Please help us to spread information about this work and invite others as well.
The Planetary Healing Woodland, EH14 7JB