Storytelling has been at the core of human culture throughout history. Stories are how we shape reality, they equip us to live life, they help us to learn and capture our learning, they enable us to find meaning and direction when we feel lost, stuck or facing significant choices. Join us on July 20th for [...]
Full details of the Odyssey programme in July are now available on the Public Programmes page of the website. About the Programme In a world that has become so centred on the individual, who would guess that the form of the epic, a canvas so large, its roots so ancient, could reveal great insight into [...]
Oasis co-director Claire Maxwell was recently invited to Pakistan to explore Whole Person Learning with the University of Management and Technology, Lahore. UMT has been part of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative and Mohammad Nazim, who is responsible for Leadership on the Bachelor and Masters programmes, is interested in furthering links with Oasis. Following a [...]
“What is the narrative of origins? It is the narrative of interiority and authenticity. It is not a narrative of the object; it is a narrative of the possessor.” (Susan Stewart, On Longing, Duke University Press, 2007) Why do we collect souvenirs to remind us of times and places gone by? Why are we attached [...]
Many of us, perhaps too few, consciously tend our story, finding ourselves in situations that call us to be more of who we are in order to take a further step or write a new chapter or simply get through. Are you engaged with your own journey, exploring its challenges and creating opportunities? This three-day [...]
A reminder that the free evening event on Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) will be running tomorrow evening (Thursday January 19th). NLP and EFT are two separate disciplines that used together can enhance and expedite each other. The evening will explore the relationship between the two and will be informative, hands-on and [...]
An exhibition of art and poetry by Mary Thomson and Annette Jeffrey is currently ongoing at the Oasis centre in Boston Spa. The Distaff Side has had a high impact on those who have come through the centre over the last couple of months. Mary and Annette have collaborated to produce a richly varied display [...]
Christine Neligan’s first book, Life is But a Dream was successfully launched earlier this month. We were delighted that Chris chose to have her book published by Oasis Press and to hold two launch events at the centre in Boston Spa. There has been a phenomenal amount of interest and support for Chris and for [...]
This workshop has now been postponed until February 25/26, 2012. Mark Wentworth and Catherine Barnard will be running a Dynamic Theatre workshop at Oasis on Celebrating The Goddess Within, working with the divine feminine and the gifts of the Goddess. Proceeds from the event will be donated to The Dynamic Heart Project for its work [...]
“If you find ME not within, you will never find ME For I have been with you since the beginning of time.” Mask of the Goddess ritual Mark Wentworth and Catherine Barnard will be running a Dynamic Theatre workshop at Oasis on Celebrating The Goddess Within, working with the divine feminine and the gifts of [...]