CELEBRATING NAIDOC WEEK
8 - 15 JULY 2018
"Because of Her we can."
Our Connection with Mother Earth: Stories and Workshop
Story House and Garden: Daylesford,
Thursday July 12; 10am to 3.30pm
A rich day of women’s storytelling, ceremony and healing
To celebrate the theme of NAIDOC week Anne E Stewart will host a story telling event led by Aunty Marilyne Nicholls, multiclan indigenous elder and Laurel Freeland, social ecologist who will share stories of women’s connection with Mother Earth. Weaving together Aunty Marilyne’s aboriginal women’s story with a contemporary social ecological perspective, the day will be a celebration of Mother Earth and the women who have carried stories and traditional practises to keep culture and connection to land alive.
This interactive day will include:
• Welcome to Dja Dja Wurrung and smoking ceremony
• Traditional aboriginal and contemporary women’s stories
• Earth healing practices
• Ritual and ceremony
• Working with the elements
To celebrate the theme of NAIDOC week Anne E Stewart will host a story telling event led by Aunty Marilyne Nicholls, multiclan indigenous elder and Laurel Freeland, social ecologist who will share stories of women’s connection with Mother Earth. Weaving together Aunty Marilyne’s aboriginal women’s story with a contemporary social ecological perspective, the day will be a celebration of Mother Earth and the women who have carried stories and traditional practises to keep culture and connection to land alive.
This interactive day will include:
• Welcome to Dja Dja Wurrung and smoking ceremony
• Traditional aboriginal and contemporary women’s stories
• Earth healing practices
• Ritual and ceremony
• Working with the elements
Cost: $45.00 (46.53 through EventBrite) - Includes light lunch, tea and coffee
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
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Aunty Marilyne Nicholls is a multi-clan woman of Wadi Wadi, Yorta Yorta, Barrapa, Dja Dja Wurrung and Ngarrindjeri heritage. Known for her award winning traditional weaving practices and art work she is deeply connect with country and is a prodigious story teller. She works on many community and cultural projects as well as with Ddj dja Wurrung Enterprise in land and water management.
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Laurel Freeland is a Social Ecologist who is committed to deepening connection with the Earth in a way that is reciprocal, healing and regenerative for all. She runs deep ecology workshops, trains regenerative and community practitioners in whole person facilitation skills and introduces a systemic approach to working in a way that places humanity and business in harmony with the planet.
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Conscious Evolution
The Essential Being Retreat has been created by a millennial for millennials as a way to provide a safe space for young people to come to unlearn limiting beliefs that can trap them into living a life removed from their true selves.
We often get caught up in this thinking mind, often conditioned by our upbringing, our education, the society in which we live in and the media and which can cause us to worry, stress and get anxious about daily trivial things.
The Essential Being Retreat will teach you strategies and practices that you can implement in your daily life that will stop and calm the thinking mind so you can concentrate on consciously evolving and living a life of happiness and balance.
Conscious Evolution
The Essential Being Retreat has been created by a millennial for millennials as a way to provide a safe space for young people to come to unlearn limiting beliefs that can trap them into living a life removed from their true selves.
We often get caught up in this thinking mind, often conditioned by our upbringing, our education, the society in which we live in and the media and which can cause us to worry, stress and get anxious about daily trivial things.
The Essential Being Retreat will teach you strategies and practices that you can implement in your daily life that will stop and calm the thinking mind so you can concentrate on consciously evolving and living a life of happiness and balance.
Jessica Farrelly
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Healthy, wholesome, real foods
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Holly Inglis
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WINTER RETREAT - DAYLESFORD
SATURDAY July 7th 9.30am - 3.30pm
6 hr $55
TEACHERS MINDFULNESS RETREAT - DAYLESFORD
WEDNESDAY July 11th 9.30am - 3.30pm
6hr $55
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
ESSENTIAL BEING ENQUIRIES
contact@essential-being.com
PHONE Jessica; Mobile 0423 227 350
SATURDAY July 7th 9.30am - 3.30pm
6 hr $55
TEACHERS MINDFULNESS RETREAT - DAYLESFORD
WEDNESDAY July 11th 9.30am - 3.30pm
6hr $55
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
ESSENTIAL BEING ENQUIRIES
contact@essential-being.com
PHONE Jessica; Mobile 0423 227 350
Chillout 2018
Thanks to Michelle Dunn, official photographer for Chillout for use of this image from 2012
WE CAN LIVE A RAINBOW
Storyteller Anne E Stewart has lived in Daylesford for 27 years and has watched her small country town turn into one of regional Australia’s most gay friendly towns. This prompted the question some years back, “why was it so gay friendly.’ What followed was an interesting social history explained in her show, “So who was the first gay in the Village.
With the passing of the marriage equality act she attended celebrations at the local Daylesford hotel and started pondering on a different set of questions
The recent birth of her granddaughter had Anne thinking on rainbow families and the stories they tell their children.
“My granddaughter looked so like her dad I wondered how gay families told their children about their genetic makeup
Who was their dad, their mum
Were their any restrictions on IVF treatment
From a literary family Anne wondered how rainbow families were depicted in literature. What were the stories that spurred and encouraged their children.
This all had Anne wondering on conversations with gay families. Were you able to ask about donors, or was that off limits.
How were their families planned and conceived. What was the journey.
A straight women, Anne’s passion for storytelling and love for her home town have her working through some of these questions
There’s many Rainbow families in Daylesford and I was just keen to celebrate this with respectful discussions
Story house and garden's resident storyteller, Anne E Stewart, shines a light on rainbow families to uncover language and etiquette around respectful communication and relationships.
Refreshments supplied
Saturday 10th March 3pm -4.30pm
Sunday 11th March 3pm- 4.30pm
Monday 12th March 1pm -2.30pm
Story House and Garden: 52 Millar Street, Daylesford
PLEASE BOOK HERE
Storyteller Anne E Stewart has lived in Daylesford for 27 years and has watched her small country town turn into one of regional Australia’s most gay friendly towns. This prompted the question some years back, “why was it so gay friendly.’ What followed was an interesting social history explained in her show, “So who was the first gay in the Village.
With the passing of the marriage equality act she attended celebrations at the local Daylesford hotel and started pondering on a different set of questions
The recent birth of her granddaughter had Anne thinking on rainbow families and the stories they tell their children.
“My granddaughter looked so like her dad I wondered how gay families told their children about their genetic makeup
Who was their dad, their mum
Were their any restrictions on IVF treatment
From a literary family Anne wondered how rainbow families were depicted in literature. What were the stories that spurred and encouraged their children.
This all had Anne wondering on conversations with gay families. Were you able to ask about donors, or was that off limits.
How were their families planned and conceived. What was the journey.
A straight women, Anne’s passion for storytelling and love for her home town have her working through some of these questions
There’s many Rainbow families in Daylesford and I was just keen to celebrate this with respectful discussions
Story house and garden's resident storyteller, Anne E Stewart, shines a light on rainbow families to uncover language and etiquette around respectful communication and relationships.
Refreshments supplied
Saturday 10th March 3pm -4.30pm
Sunday 11th March 3pm- 4.30pm
Monday 12th March 1pm -2.30pm
Story House and Garden: 52 Millar Street, Daylesford
PLEASE BOOK HERE
Above, Anne E Stewart and the Consulting Historians, Way Back When recorded Anne's story of how her show, "So who was the first Gay in the Village", was created
Regular storytelling sessions include:
Gayle, Amina & Anne E in Scotland, Wild women
Women who run with the wolves“If you have yet to be called an incorrigible, defiant woman, don’t worry, there is still time.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estes Enjoy stories of women from myth, folk and fairytale as told by award winning storyteller Anne E Stewart. Stay to discuss over tea, coffee and cake. |
Cassandra's Hens weekend
Hen's WeekendThe above photo sees Cassandra on her Hen's weekend in Daylesford. Bookended by her mother and aunt, Anne E and Jane, Cass was taken through quizzes, games and rituals to understand that she is the ringmaster of her families destiny
Bookings at least two weeks in advance is essential. |
Telling the story of Lola Montez
Bawdy Tales after Dark Have you heard of the legendary Lola Montez, Queen of the Show Girls or the Loathly Lady a courtesan of King Arthur's Court? After dark at the Story House and Garden, you'll hear these stories and more from award winning storyteller Anne E Stewart
Presented Saturday nights from 8.30 to 10pm Limited seating Bookings advised |