Collette Barnard is a fully qualified experienced Counsellor and Astrologer, who has worked with groups, individuals and couples since 1982. She is, and always has been, devoted to Spirituality, Psychic and Energy Awareness, and the Great Mystery in all traditions. This quest has taken her on journeys and travels, far and near, where she has encountered many wonderful and great teachers.

She is trained in group dynamics, group facilitation and adult education. She communicates self-empowerment and the unveiling of one’s personal, individual connection to Spirit. She feels blessed to do this work, and to do so in Glastonbury. She is nourished by her family, children and friends, her spiritual practice and her connection with the sacred land.

Collette practises as a Psycho-Spiritual Counsellor, Supervisor, Visionary Astrologer and a Core Kinaesthetic Coach. She is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychologists. Her website is www.sweet-track-counselling.co.uk.
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James D'Angelo, PhD, has been engaged in the research and practice of sound healing since 1994 and has become a leading authority on sound therapies. He is the author of Healing With The Voice and The Healing Power of the Human Voice published by Inner Traditions. As practicing musician and composer, Reiki initiate and practitioner of sacred Sufi movements, he has led workshops at many of the holistic education centres around England as well as venturing into Europe and the USA (The Open Centre and Edgar Cayce Centre in New York among others).

He has been an invited presenter at three international sound healing conferences in the USA, at two Glastonbury Symposiums, the Findhorn Foundation's Visionary Voices conference, the International Energy Therapies conference and the Healing Sounds Festival among others. He is a member of the editorial board and reviewer for Caduceus Magazine and his music has been recorded commercially on Virgin classics.
Website: www.soundspirit.co.uk

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John-Luke is an Initiated Lineage Shaman and a practising psychospiritual therapist. He worked in supporting those caught in the drama of abuse and abusing, working with victims, survivors and perpetrators of sexual abuse. His practice in BC Canada involves individual and group interventions, personal & spiritual development workshops. Within the Tradition he trains Apprentices in a 4 year Shaman Apprenticeship and Ministry.

He has a Bachelors degree in Education, a Masters in Applied Psychosynthesis. He studied Psychodrama & drama-therapy, and is a qualified Counselling Supervisor and has PhDs in Transpersonal Psychology and Parapsychology.

He is trained in a variety of body work theories, Process Acupressure, Therapeutic Touch, De-armouring, among them, which are incorporated into his psychospiritual practice

His approach is to be a catalyst in the transformation and emergence of truth and soul in others and the world, believing that Shamanism is a recall of the Great Spirit Creator to remember our relationship with the world; our true nature; our spiritual calling and a setting down of the hierarchical perception of humankind towards the rest of the Earth, all which is missing and forgotten in our society today.

As an integral part of his Shamanic duty John-Luke, guided and instructed by the Ancestors, has researched and re-animated the ancient Lineage Shamanic Tradition of the Wolven path based on Nordic/Druidic roots from Northern Europe. An outcome from this was his founding of the Sacred Circle of the Great Mystery Shamanic Society, a registered society that furthers the integration of Shamanic life in community through workshops, teaching, and conferences and offers a register of shamanic practitioners who abide by a code of spiritual accountability.

He is an ordained Shamanic Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth and the Sacred Circle of the Great Mystery.
Website: www.wolfindark.com

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Shahrukh Husain writes fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. She also writes screen plays and the occasional theatre play. Her adult fiction, published by Virago Press, can be described as re-worked myths reflecting a universal theme of modern relevance. She thoroughly enjoys writing for children because its demand for simplicity, clarity and brevity hones the craft. She likewise relishes the craftsmanship that goes into creating a screenplay and her adaptation of Anita Desai’s Booker nominated In CUSTODY, for Merchant Ivory Productions won the President of India Gold Medal and got an Oscar nomination.

Currently, she is working on an exciting historical screenplay commissioned by Gurinder Chadha of Bend It Films and is completing a series of mythological books for children. Her latest book, The Wit and Wisdom of Mulla Nasruddin was published in the summer of 2006 and has been very well received. In her ‘other’ life she practices as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist specialising in transcultural work

Shahrukh was born in Pakistan and lives in London with her husband – her two children have flown the nest. To read more about Shahrukh, reviews of her books and her company Narratives Ltd visit her website at www.shahrukhhusain.com
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Joe is a film maker, film festival director and web designer. He often makes zero budget films and has seen many high quality zero-low budget films in his role as film festival director. As a web designer, he specialises in using WordPress to create the best looking websites which are easy for the user to keep updated.

As the founder of WP3 Designer, he has designed websites for a number of people from pub landlords in Southampton to Jace Hall [Exec Producer of V & former VP of Warner Bros Interactive.] He has made many lasting friendships with film makers at all levels due to the way he is always willing to share his wisdom and link people together who can help each other.

A belief that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, he is living proof that this philosophy works. From living on the streets at 16 to standing as an MP in the last election at the age of 39, Joe is an inspiration to those around him and believes fervently that if you have a dream, then do your best to follow it!

Barry has over ten years experience as a Counsellor, Complimentary Therapist and Trainer. He believes in the power of people to find their own way of being and expression to find the answers and lives that are right for them.

Barry was drawn to reading the Tarot at 15 and developed an intuitive style of divination with the tarot. He has completed 1st and 2nd degree Tarot courses and teaches the Tarot at his centre in Southend.

Barry has an eclectic approach to spirituality, embracing the path of the Shaman, Wiccan traditions, the mysteries of Isis and Goddess inspired spirituality. He uses his range of skills and knowledge for the empowerment and deep inner healing of others.

As a qualified Person-Centred and Existential Counsellor and Focusing Psychotherapist and has worked with a wide range of clients and diversity of issues. He also has over 10 years of experience in counselling training, managing and developing courses and training courses through to Masters level. He is also experienced in running workshops and self development groups.

Barry has trained and is experienced in alternative therapies: including Shamanic Practice, Master Reiki Healer, and Holistic Massage.

Barry has also trained and been initiated as a Priest of the Goddess and as a Brother of Avalon in Glastonbury. This enables him to undertake ceremony (including Hand fasting, rites of passage and public ceremony). He also facilitates Goddess inspired workshops for self awareness at his centre in Essex.
Website: www.avalonhealingcentre.co.uk

Mark is a Shamanic Practitioner and teacher. He is a skilled goldsmith and Shaman Smith. He runs the Warrior in the Heart journey circle in Glastonbury and has taught in both the UK and Canada. He is currently working with Howard & Elsa Malpas as a teaching assistant on their various trainings.

Initiation into the way of the Shaman began for Elsa with total paralysis following Polio at 11 years of age. She had a near death experience at this time, one of many throughout her life. For three years she was in a wheelchair unable to walk. Gradually with the help of guides and teachers from spirit, she managed to walk and overcome many other obstacles. Those years of struggle have given her a compassion for all people and a desire to work with those who need support and help.

As a young woman Elsa was a natural physic and for many years sat in a healing circle at her local spiritualist church, until one day she became disillusioned with what she was doing. On a physical level the results were outstanding, but she knew there was more to do. She knew she was here to help and teach on a very deep soul level. There followed many years of confusion and disillusion with society and authority. She never stopped working with and for those in need, those with a soul need, but it was only upon reaching a major crossroads in her life, when she met Howard and they started a journey together that she realised what she was doing had a name: it was called Shamanism. Elsa is also a Director of the UK branch of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners.
Website: shamanicwarrior.com
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Being sent to a Boarding school in Ireland as a 9 year old was a very special opening for Howard. This school was run by his first Shamanic teacher, and much time was set aside for attunement with nature. It was at this time he opened to his passion for nature and everything natural. He was able to sit quietly in that beautiful ancient Celtic land, communicating eye to eye with the various animals and birds that approached him, these communications gave him a deep understanding of the natural world.

After training as a Chemical Engineer, he spent years fighting the opening he had had as a child, until he could deny it no longer. This was at a major crossroads in his life. The route he took has led him to meet amazing teachers and to sit in a place of wonder and acknowledgement of the spiritual world. The Shamanic way is the cloak he wears that blends his deepest desires with those of helping others find their soul healing. With his partner Elsa he also works in the NHS using complementary therapies to help those with mental health difficulties and those suffering with addiction problems. Howard is also a Director of the UK branch of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners. Website: shamanicwarrior.com
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Barbara has been a Gestalt psychotherapist and Family Constellations practitioner for over 15 years. She became involved with constellation work immediately after the Founder, Bert Hellinger first brought the work to England. She studied with Hunter Beaumont for 3 years and since then has done workshops here in the UK and abroad with Bert Hellinger and many other leading people in the field.

Her own work with constellations has been mainly via workshops which she runs all over the UK and Ireland. She also offers individual and couple consultations. She runs supervision groups in constellation work, operates an apprenticeship scheme and is currently running a training programme in Romania. She is Editor of the only English language international constellations journal known as The Knowing Field. Having gained so much personally from doing this work, she feels passionately about it and offers it as a potentially healing approach for all who are ready to heal. This is not the only gain: since doing this work Barbara has changed her outlook on life, viewing the world as a whole series of inter-connected, interdependent beings and forces. In her world, there are no ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’. There are simply actions and consequences. If we can just face what is instead of turning our backs, then great healing becomes possible.

Chris is the Executive Officer of the Glastonbury Trust, a local charity with a focus on community projects. He has since developed and initiated a number of local labyrinth projects. He is the author of “Grail Quest – In the Vales of Avalon” a guide to walking and interpreting the Arthurian landscape and other sacred landscape themed books.

Jeremy White is an intuitive Rune reader and energy healer who follows a shamanic path using the runic energies in every aspect of his life and he studies the teachings of the Northern European traditions. Over the last three years he has been travelling across America, from Washington State to Arkansas, holding talks and workshops, giving spiritual guidance to private clients. Now back in the UK and living in Glastonbury he has become a known and well respected reader within the town and is now an established at Yinyang, based on Glastonbury High Street.

As well as his shamanic work, Jeremy is also a ceramic artist which allows him to make, totally unique talisman relating to each reading, to draw the energies the client needs into their lives to protect and help them achieve their goals. The runes are not just a parlour room curiosity but ancient mystic system that can truly empower your life.

Website: www.thecrookedwoman.com
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