Anna Kumashov is a Melbourne-based artist who works in digital media as well as traditional mixed-media. Her interests in Geometry, Sacred Art and Symbolism inspire her work.  She sees the exploration into Nature, Science and Spirituality through art as an education that allows for a greater understanding and appreciation for life on earth.
  “I have been creating this art for over 5 years and it began with my reconnection to the spiral. It has taken me on a very beautiful journey transforming my view on life, and given me the most amazing experiences. The Flower of Life has also proven to be one of the most sacred symbols I have worked with and its connection to the ancient and modern world is very profound and a wonder to be discovered.”

Anna has an Advanced Diploma in Multimedia Design from Swinburne University of Technology.

www.cosmicarmour.com

My mission is to bring people together to singfully honour and celebrate this beautiful planet, her seasons and cycles and all beings who sail with her!  Such a delightful and joyful thing to do! People gathering to sing  short, easy part songs, rounds and longer songs with harmonies in a colourful mix of styles. Enjoy your voice and group singing in a circle, making harmonies and having musical conversations. Sing for the land or place you find yourself in. Learn some repertoire to sing with family and friends and experience feelings of wellbeing that a sing-up will bring into your life.

Barb is a skilful and sensitive facilitator who has led a variety of singing groups and sing sessions within community events in the Dandenongs for the past 8 years. Director of the wonderful Community choir VoKallista, she also leads weekly Sing For Fun sessions for the EACH mob and several of her local Community House She takes great delight in bringing a group of people together in singing in harmony for Seasonal Celebrations, Circles for Peace or Healing, Festival sing-ups.

Liz has worked across various fields including disability services, mental health, and community development.  She has studied psychology, transpersonal counseling, and is slowly working on postgraduate studies in Community and International Development.   She recently spent four eventful years working in Alice Springs and Western Desert communities, learning about the complex interface between Western and Indigenous cultures in the context of health and wellbeing.   Her strongest connections to country are northern England (stone walls and moors), southeast Tasmania (where she grew up) and eastern Victoria, especially the Dandenong Ranges and Gippsland. 

Liz is a founding member of Earthsoulscience Co-op, where her core activities are earthwalking, Deep Ecology workshops, and sustainability education, including permaculture.   On the side, she is writing a novel about people who live in trees.

Bringing to ESS Self Empowerment Tools learnt from a variety of Teachers, Glenda is a practicing teacher in  Reiki and Meditation.  She is currently undertaking a Druidry Mysticism Coarse, assisting the development of a more grounded relationship to the Earth, and is an experienced  Earth Walker. The practice of Tai Chi and Qigong also assist Glenda in  maintaining  health and stamina. The welfare of the World and a keen urge to contribute to its healing motivates Glenda.

www.beautiful-hands.com.au

Grant walks the roads less travelled, he has studied the spiritual & and the esoteric sides of life and has spent many years on the path of self-development; studying with the Buddhist’s & Hindu’s & the American Indians plus reading every new age text he could get his hands on. He is a dedicated dad & a carer in the disability field.  He has a certificate in personal counselling & in group work facilitation. During his activist faze he developed skills in non-violent intervention & training. Grant is now heading off on a new journey into the business world, opening a series of chai stalls at local markets around Victoria. He is also developing an “Assertiveness and Empowerment through Non-Violence” training package.

Elderwoman Ilyhana Kennedy is a co-founder of the Earthsoulscience Co-operative Ltd.

“As a child, I was somewhat mothered by Nature, as we were privileged in that time to be able to run free and barefoot in the bush near our home. I’ve always been able to see patterns in Nature, and I am constantly astonished at both the order and chaos that I see, and particularly the beauty. And this is what I hope to bring through my work.”

Ilyhana has around 30years of intensive experience in areas of community building and education in social justice, communication and personal and spiritual development, and environmental awareness across government, community and private business settings.

Parallel with this work has been a life relationship with the visual and performing arts with the creation of artworks in pastel, clay, silk, and textiles, many of which have travelled to all corners of the globe. And always the passion for Mother Father Earth has been the inspiration.

Ilyhana has returned to her home ground of the Sunshine Coast in Qld to be closer to family and grandchildren, and maintains her role as Elder in the ESS Co-op.

Julia is a Transpersonal Art Therapist, Artist,  Labyrinth Facilitator and Graphic Designer. She is passionate about the Earth, the Beauty in Nature and Community engagement, facilitating group creative processes that raise awareness and deepen people's understanding of the natural world. 

Julia helps people create labyrinths on their land, running workshops for groups, schools, organisations and community groups. Julia is available for group work or individual bookings or for consultation on how and where to build a labyrinth on your land or with your community.

Julia is also a practising artist and is inspired by nature's beauty everyday. Her training as a graphic designer comes in handy when working with community groups and consciousness-raising!
Phone: 0405 331 584
www.juliapeddie.com or email her art@juliapeddie.com

Jac is an Educator, Artist and Gardener. He works in design and training and is into horticulture, spirals, communication and community; building bridges to the corporate world. He has developed skills in leadership, mentoring, group dynamics and ceremony.

Jac contributes to sustainability of the environment through activities including permaculture design and food production based on organic growing techniques. He also assists in introducing people to a deeper connection to country through Earthwalking and site tending. 

Karen Sullivan Harrison was born in England, however it was in Australia that her real healing journey began.  Her love of this country and of nature have been key to her own personal development and healing. This now guides and inspires her work with other people and communities.  Karen's great sensitivity to the voice of the land and her skill in working with the sub-conscious, are complemented by a Diploma of Holistic Counseling.  She offers personal counselling and healing sessions and facilitates a variety of workshops.  Karen also works therapeutically with children with autism and other learning difficulties. She and her husband Rick live in the beautiful Strathbogie Ranges of northeast Victoria where their four children visit regularly.

Rick Harrison is a lover of Earth and a father of four children, in a loving blended family. He has been working with young people, people with disabilities, and communities for over 25 years and is committed not only to contributing to others, but to pursuing his own learning journey.  That journey has encompassed many practices, experiences and traditions over the years.  Rick holds an Associate Diploma of Outdoor Education, a Post Graduate Diploma of Community Education, and a Diploma of Management. He also teaches Wu Tao, a dance-form based on Chinese Medicine principles, that restores peace and balance to the body and mind.

Rick lives with his wife, Karen, in Victoria's Strathbogie Ranges.