The Green Parent

By The Green Parent

16th October 2018

Wouldn't you have loved to have gone to magic school? asks Hannah Hardy

The Green Parent

By The Green Parent

16th October 2018

The Green Parent

By The Green Parent

16th October 2018

When i was a child I could see people’s stories in their eyes, I could travel to places beyond my body, I could heal wild animals and I knew that I was connected to the clouds and light. However I had no way to express this to those around me, and so I hid these treasures from the world and myself, which is why I have founded The Free Spirit School. My intention was to create a safe and nurturing space for children so that they may be of highest service to themselves and Mother Earth.

WHOLE BEING EDUCATION
In mainstream schooling we tend to nurture the brain and body, forgetting about the heart and spirit, and there is a need for spaces that nurture the whole being of the child. The Free Spirit School is based on the premise that we are supporting our wise teachers to become of highest service to themselves, and the wider collective at this pivotal time.

It amazes me how in our modern culture we patronise children. They have chosen to incarnate in their bodies to bring forth pure wisdom to the world, they are compassionate and trusting and just need us to show them how best to be a human. Instead in our modern culture we prefer to mould them into our own shape with education, social structures and religion altering their natural and highest flow of growth.

In indigenous cultures they honour the passage of the spirit as it comes into womb and incarnates. They often go on vision quests to find a symbol, a colour or a unique song for the baby to remind it of its higher spiritual self through life. As an adult if one of the community steps out of line they are reminded of their true path. For example if a member of the community commit a crime the whole community sings their unique song to them for two days, they tell that person all the things that they are loved for, focusing on connection rather than exclusion, realising that misbehaviour comes from hurt or fear.

CREATING CONNECTION
At The Free Spirit School we have our rainbow circle which consists of 12 children and we ask that the children commit to the whole cycle to support trust and deep relationships within the group. We have a large waiting list however we feel it is important to keep the group as a small lovingly nurtured community. Each session I support children to open their intuitive perception, understanding how they connect with themselves and the other members of the rainbow circle on a deeper level. The children of the rainbow circle are over seven years of age, however several younger siblings stay and play for the day with their parents and often merge into the group in amazing ways.

During our last cycle of the rainbow circle we explored workshops in shamanic drumming and journeying. We have been learning about how we can find our own personal colour which supports us in our life purpose. We have explored how our body can tell our story by learning about palmistry, we have created collage vision boards to describe our dreams and bring our dreams into the world. We have begun to learn the art of divination through the use of pendulums and applied kinesiology techniques.

One of the last workshops of the rainbow cycle was led by Paulina Jones in a glorious soundbath, immersing us with sacred sounds and scents. I am excited what magic will reveal itself in the next rainbow cycle, which has just started. I have been contacted by people from all over the world who want to participate, collaborate and get involved. I am creating a mentoring program for others to open their own branch of The Free Spirit School internationally in Australia, USA and the UK. It is intended that in years to come we can create a beautiful flourishing rainbow circle network, which will create amazing opportunities for international community growth and exchange with magical and mystical intensive camping retreats.

Hannah is a mother of four, artist, author and spiritual guide/healer based in Norfolk.

MORE INSPIRATION

Visit thefreespiritschool.com for more details.

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