Walking With the Earth Pilgrim

15 – 19 June, 2009

One week course only

Satish Kumar, Stephen Harding

Course Overview

On Dartmoor, with Satish, participants will visit landscapes pictured in the documentary – woods, rivers, tors, stone circles, and the open moor – walking together, talking and sitting quietly. The group will be joined on one of the Dartmoor walks by Stephan Harding who will introduce Gaia theory and deep ecology. The course will also include a guided visit to the beautiful Dartington Hall Gardens.

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 18, he left the monastic order and became a campaigner for land reform, and has been working to turn Gandhi’s vision of a peaceful world into reality ever since.

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Satish Kumar undertook an 8,000 mile peace pilgrimage, walking from India to America without any money to deliver packets of peace tea to leaders of the four nuclear powers. In 1973, he settled in England, becoming editor of Resurgence magazine – a position he has held ever since. Satish is the guiding spirit behind a number of ecological, spiritual and educational ventures in Britain and was one of the founders of Schumacher College.

Stephan Harding is Programme Coordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science at Schumacher College. He is a close associate of James Lovelock and an expert in the study of Gaia theory and deep ecology. He is the author of Animate Earth.

Read more about Satish Kumar

Course timetable

Participants will spend two full days on Dartmoor, taking a packed lunch, and one half-day. They will travel there by bus – journey times vary from 45 minutes to 1-1/4 hours each way.

Monday
Arrival by lunchtime. Spend the afternoon getting acquainted with the College and exploring the gardens and surrounding Dartington Hall Estate. Evening session with Satish.

Tuesday
All-day trip to Wistman’s Wood.

Wednesday
Morning session on Gaia theory and deep ecology with Stephan Harding, Resident Ecologist. Half-day trip to Combestone Tor or Bench Tor.

Thursday
All-day trip to Scorhill stone circle and surroundings.

Friday
Visit Dartington Hall Gardens with Satish and final reflections. Departure after lunch.

It is planned that walks will take place even if it is wet, but if weather conditions are extremely bad, we may need to change locations and timetable. Participants need to be reasonably fit and to come equipped with wet weather gear and good walking boots.

Course Fees

Strictly limited number of places – early booking recommended. The ‘summer deal’ does not apply to this course.

For businesses: £1,200.
For individuals, NGOs & Educators: £700.
These include accommodation, food, all teaching sessions, transport to and from Dartmoor.

How to make an application – click here

For further information about Schumacher College please see About the College

Reserve your place now

To provisionally reserve a place for 5 days, email us your contact details and the name of the course admin@schumachercollege.org.uk

We will hold the place for five working days for reservations – three weeks before a course or earlier. After five days we will automatically offer your place to someone else if we have not received your application.

Schumacher College is part of the Dartington Hall Trust, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and as a charity (company no. 1485560, charity no. 279756). Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, UK.