Satish Kumar at Quinta das Águias; September 3 – 4 Soil, Soul and Society

We are very happy to announce you that Satish Kumar will be for a workshop at Quinta das Águias Saturday September 3 and Sunday September 4. Satish Kumar is a world authority regarding sustainable living and a leading representative of the green movement.

The crisis that is presently engulfing the world, is forcing us into a simpler lifestyle. Either we suffer from it or we enjoy it as an opportunity for a more happy and balanced life. Satish Kumar teaches us how a life of, what he calls “ Elegant Simplicity” is a blessing for ourselves, for others and for our planet Earth. With Satish Kumar we can learn how to turn the present crisis into an opportunity for happiness.

Program:

Saturday, September 3

18.00 arrival at Quinta das Águias
19.00 Vegetarian Dinner
20.00 Evening talk

Sunday, September 4

8.30   Breakfast
9.30   Morning talk
11.00 Questions and Answers
12.30 Vegetarian lunch
13.30 Free time
15.00 Afternoon talk
16.30 Questions and Answers
17.30 Departure from Quinta das Águias

- Satish Kumar speaks in English, translation into Portuguese is available

- Only a limited number of places available!

Costs:

- Lodging in the guesthouse of Quinta das Águias, including 3 meals and workshop participation fee: € 75 per person

- Camping at Quinta das Águias, including 3 meals and workshop participation fee: € 65 per person

- Lodging outside Quinta das Águias, including 3 meals and workshop participation fee: € 62,50 per person

Reservation:

Reservations are accepted in the order of reception, when done as follows:
- Transfer of the participation fee to the following bank account: Bank Montepio Geral,

        NIB 0036.0125.99100015556.83- Ivone and Joep Ingen Housz
-  Send an e-mail with your name, address and details of the transfer to
    quintadasaguias@gmail.com
-     We will send a confirmation of your reservation by e-mail, a route description
      and other information important for your participation.
N.B. For organizational reasons, reservation payments are not refundable.

Satish Kumar:

Satish Kumar is the editor of Resurgence magazine he has been in the editor’s chair since 1973.  Under his editorship Resurgence has become, according to the Guardian newspaper, “The spiritual and artistic flagship of the green movement”.

When he was only nine years old, Satish Kumar renounced the world and joined the wandering brotherhood of Jain monks.  Dissuaded from his path by an inner voice at the age of eighteen, he left the monastic order and became a campaigner for land reform, working to turn Gandhi’s vision of a peaceful world into reality.

Fired by the example of Bertrand Russell, he undertook an 8,000 mile peace pilgrimage, walking from India to America without any money, through deserts, mountains, storms and snow.  It was an adventure during which he was thrown into jail in France, faced a loaded gun in America – and delivered packets of ‘peace tea’ to the leaders of the four nuclear powers. 

In 1973, he settled in England.   He is the guiding spirit behind a number of ecological, spiritual and educational ventures in Britain.  He founded the Small School in Hartland, a pioneering secondary school, which brings into its curriculum ecological and spiritual values.  In 1991, Schumacher College, a residential international centre for the study of ecological and spiritual values, was founded, of which he is now a Visiting Fellow.  

Following Indian tradition, in his fiftieth year, he undertook another pilgrimage: again carrying no money, he walked 2,000 miles to the holy places of Britain – Glastonbury, Canterbury, Lindisfarne and Iona. Meeting old friends and making new ones along the way, this pilgrimage was a celebration of his love of life and nature.

In July 2000, Satish Kumar was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education from the University of Plymouth.  In July 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Lancaster.  In July 2009 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Exeter University.

In November 2001, Satish Kumar was presented with the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for Promoting Gandhian Values Abroad. 

 

His autobiography, No Destination, has sold 50,000 copies and is published by Green Books.  Satish’s three other books, You Are, Therefore I Am – A Declaration of Dependence, The Buddha and the Terrorist, Spiritual Compass and his new book Earth Pilgrim are published by Green Books.

In 2008, Satish Kumar presented a 50-minute documentary for the BBC as part of the Natural World series. In the programme Satish introduced the Dartmoor scenes and sights that most inspire him and contemplated the lessons they hold for humanity. A highly acclaimed documentary that mixed eastern philosophy with the western landscape of Dartmoor; the programme was watched by over 3.6 million people. 

From March to May 2008 Satish was invited as Des Lee visiting Professor of Global Awareness at Webster University, St Louis, Missouri. Satish teaches lectures and runs workshops internationally on reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity. 

Quinta das Águias

 

A peaceful retreat centre in the middle of nature in the countryside near Paredes de Coura in the North of Portugal, with woodland, meadows and garden. This 6ha large old farm comprises and restored antique stone-house that is now in use as guesthouse and a practice hall. The Quinta has a much appreciated vegetarian kitchen. Quinta das Águias is associated with Animais de Rua and gives actually shelter to over 60 animals.

Options for lodging:

- In the guesthouse with a capacity to lodge 16 guests in bedrooms for 2, 4 e 6 people.

- Camping at the Quinta

- Contacts for other lodging facilities outside the centre are available on request.

The guests are requested for the duration of their stay:

- Not to bring animal products for consumption. All meals are vegetarian.

- Not to smoke, drink alcohol or bring other intoxicants to Quinta das Águias.

- To respect the precepts of Quinta das Águias that they receive after enrolment.

For more information:

e-mail: quintadasaguias@gmail.com
tel. 914304413 (Ivone Ingen Housz)/914303200 (Joep Ingen Housz)