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place! Our wonderful hosts, Marina and Robert were so welcoming, giving very interesting
guided tours of the garden, grounds and their fabulous house.
At the very breezy ritual there were familiar faces and new people, and as usual the energy
was buzzing, and as we scattered herbs and flowers to bring special qualities to this land the
swallows zipped around the buildings.
For the post-ritual picnic in the beautiful garden, we enjoyed yet more sunshine, as well as the
obligatory cake, wine and other goodies! And thankfully Mother Earth waited for us all to leave
before allowing the rain to start. I look forward to watching the progress of this fantastic
project and hope to enjoy many more get togethers there.
By Libby Hood
Chi Kung Day with Nick Stark at Sawcliffe: 24th
May 2014
I’m always fascinated with Sawcliffe Manor so was looking forward to this event all week. Not
really familiar with Chi Kung, thinking it must be something along the lines of Tai Chi and I was
more or less right. The weather had not been favourable so we gathered in the kitchen for tea