Re-WILD the Soul: Setting A Course Home — Advaya

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Re-WILD the Soul: Setting a Course Home

Workshop with Mac Macartney

Join us for our fourth evening celebration of the WILD with a talk and meditation from Mac Macartney, and a Wild vegan banquet prepared by Michelin star Petersham Nurseries. All hosted by Advaya Initiative at the beautiful 42ACRES in Shoreditch.

Wednesday 13th December 2017, 7:30pm–10:00pm UK Time 42Acres, 66 Leonard Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4LW

Re-WILD the Soul: Setting A Course Home mac macartney

Deep down we know our strength lies in our togetherness, in our interconnectedness and interdependence. We are woven as cloth and find coherence and peacefulness when coming home to each other and those of all other tribes - the plants, the animals, the rocks, the insects, the fish, the seen and the unseen. Mac Macartney’s talk braids beauty, wildness, activism and the yearning pulse all humans have for a meaningful life, into a compelling story of belonging. It spreads a map at our feet and invites us to set a course, homeward bound.


Mac is an international speaker, writer and change-maker, and founder of the leadership-based social enterprise, Embercombe. Mentored by indigenous people over twenty years, he has acquired profound and original insights into questions preoccupying contemporary society. During this training and ever since, he has attempted to bring two worlds together – an ancient world-view that emphasises relationship, interdependence, and reverence for life with the significant challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.

Mac’s talk will explore the nature of belonging, the wild, and the free, and the beautiful web of interconnection in which exists our world, inviting us to return back home to our authentic selves.

After the talk we will sit for a delicious vegan banquet dinner prepared by world-renowned Petersham Nurseries. Petersham’s ethos champions respect for the produce they work with and will create a menu inspired by what is growing in the garden, the season and their connection to the environment. Our Wild Food Feast will be set at tables decorated with candles, lanterns, wild leaves and foraged flowers, and strewn with fresh salads, locally sourced vegetables and grains. All food will be vegan, local and organic wherever possible.

Schedule#

1900 Doors Open

1910 Talk by Mac Macartney, Re-Wild the Soul: Setting A Course Home

2030 Vegan Banquet by Petersham Nurseries

2200 End


Petersham Nurseries#

Head chef, Damian Clisby, previously head chef at HIX Soho and Cotswold House works alongside Lucy Boyd, gardener, food writer and cook, who has worked at the Nurseries for most of the last decade. Lucy’s exceptional produce knowledge, culinary background and lifelong affection for Italian flavours, combine perfectly with Damian’s technical skills and shared passion for ingredient-led cooking. Together they create an evolving menu inspired by what is growing in the garden, the changing seasons, and our connection to the environment.

Petersham’s sourcing ethos revolves around respect of the produce they work with, appreciating its exceptional quality and taste. In turn the small farmers and artisan producers who grow or produce these ingredients benefit from their support – a virtuous circle best espoused by the international Slow Food movement.

Wednesday 13th December 2017, 7:30pm–10:00pm UK Time 42Acres, 66 Leonard Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4LW

Mac Macartney #

Mac Macartney is an international speaker, writer and change-maker. He is also the founder of the leadership-based social enterprise, Embercombe. and co-founder of the organisational change network Liquid School.

Read Mac Macartney ’s profile