BuddhaField
Buddhafield Festival 2010 - July 14th - 18th
A Force for Good in the World.
Festival Tickets Subject to Licence and Conditions, The Buddhafield Festival is a charity fund raising event for FWBO (Buddhafield) Reg. Charity No. 1108826.
Buddhism - Ritual - Meditation - Yoga - Tai Chi - Healing Area - Kids Area - Cafes - Workshops - Debates - Music - Dance - Crafts
Please respect our heartfelt intention to create a drug and alcohol-free space for the flourishing of clear and radiant awareness. This means, please do not bring Alcohol, Drugs or Dogs onto the site.
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Buddhafied Festival 2009
Most to be repeated in 2010 we hope!
A festival on a beautiful site, secluded and peaceful, away from roads, with coppice woodland, and plenty of space. With good public transport links; nearest train and coach stations are in Taunton (direct trains from many towns). Free shuttle bus between Taunton rail station and the site on Wednesday and Sunday.
On-Site Shop: This year Sunseed Wholefoods of Wellington/Taunton will provide an on-site shop selling: Wholefoods. Cereals. Soya milk. Teas. Eco-toiletries including nappies. They will also provide a daily shopping service, taking orders and providing the ordered goods the same evening or following morning, so please come by public transport if you can.
Bands: Martha Tilston Folk and festival star, "her voice weaves magic" Netrhythms, Seize the Day Rousing and uplifting protest folk from Festival Legends, Green angels Upbeat Breton Music. Get ready to do the real dances!, Gadjo Club Superb Gypsy Balkan Jazz, Widescreen Electronic Flamenco with a Twist of the Fantastic, TheManjinga 7 Probably the best band in the world, or at least, that's what they told me!, Avalon Roots Reggae & Acoustic beats with conscious lyrics, Manouchska Wildhearted Gypsy Ska, laced with mesmerising vocal harmonies, Kangaroo half moon Digeridoo flavoured earthy beats, Caitlin & Sika World musicians inspired by Nature, Love and Spirit and many more....
Some of the 2008's programme, some (most we hope!) to be repeated in 2009, (all included in the ticket price!!),
Kids Area: AMAZING and varied range of activities for kids - trampolines, dressing up, carnival processing, crafts, bushcraft and nature awareness, storytelling, toddlers' space, daily theatre extravaganza; Teens Space.
Poetry: Inter-Ference, open mike poetry evening, Poetry slam.
Performance: Mr Be, mime, clown and acro, family show. 'The Big Q' play written specially for Buddhafield! Stilted butterfly walkabout, Marionettas giant puppets.
Dharma Parlour: Talks and discussions on Buddhism, speakers from the
Western Buddhist Order and other traditions. Meditation teaching from Kamalasila and others.
Some Talks given at the Buddhafield Festival 2008,
- Akuppa: 5 Ways To Stay Sane and True and Avoid Global Meltdown
- Christopher Titmus: Dharma Enquiry
- Guhyapati: Do Dakinis Wage Class War
- Guhyapati: Do Dakinis... Q & A
- Guhyapati: A Buddhist Vision for Collective Action and Social Change
- Guhyapati: A Buddhist Vision..Q & A
- Kamalashila: Dance of the 6 Elements
- Kamalashila: Dance of the 6 Elements Q & A
- Maitrisara: Gracing the Earth
- Maitrisara: Gracing the earth Q & A
- Vajradarka: The Inner Dance Of Creativity
Ritual: Large scale open air Buddhist ceremonies and devotional practice, mantra and puja.
Body Work: Masses of great yoga, Tai Chi and Chi Gung.
Healing Area: Wide range of alternative therapies, pay by donation.
DJs: A variety of fantastic DJs.
Cinema: Great programme of alternative films.
Workshops: Ecstatic Dance with Jewls, 5 Rhythms with Jo Hardy, Brazilian Forro, Indian Classical Dance with yoga/visualisation, Shamanic Trance Dance with Zilia, many more dance workshops, 'Soulful Singing', 'Voice as Sacred Instrument', Tibetan singing bowls, Tin whistle, bodhran, drumming, daily Buddhafield Community Rhythm event, 'Work that Reconnects', Transition Towns, big debate on Climate, Palestine Peace Campaign, Non-violent Communication, Skilful Flirting, Heart-to-Heart tantric workshops, Green babycare on a budget, Shamanic Journeying from Northern Drum.
Much More:12 Step Dome, Women's Space, Land and Permaculture, Radical Midwives Space for pregnant women and new mothers, Queer Spirit Space, Network of Engaged Buddhists, Crafts Area, Wildheart Medicine Wheel Space...
Facilities: Saunas including Lost Horizon, featuring chillout space and cabaret, Wood-fired showers, Compost toilets;
All power on site from the sun and wind.
Ticket numbers are limited, book early to avoid disappointment.
Day passes may be available on the gate on Sunday subject to available site capacity, day passes will not be available in advance.
Festival Tickets Subject to Licence and Conditions, The Buddhafield Festival is a charity fund raising event for FWBO (Buddhafield) Reg. Charity No. 1108826.
If you can offer someone a lift to the festival or need one please post your offers/requests Here.
Enquiries:
For Any General Enquiries About the Festival in 2010 or beyond or phone +44 (0)1647 24539If you know of a site that might host the Buddhafield Festival in the future please let us know here.
Visit our Archives for reviews and pictures from previous Buddhafield Festivals.
Video of 2006 Buddhafield Festival by Denny Ellis
Reviews of the 2007 Buddhafield Festival
'Buddhafield is as close... so far... as you are likely to come to a perfect community of beings living and celebrating the way we all know we should be. We all know how and at Buddhafield we are reminded of that. No drugs and drink leave the air and the smiles as clear as crystal. .... Its small, its pretty, its clean..... Thank you Buddhafield, from the bottom of my heart for giving me this gem again. I could carry on with more descriptions of how the magic in this field left me gleaming and in awe but it's not needed, just go.'
John Chas-Wright.
'A magic place, only a few fields, has the feel of a post-cataclysm community of survivors, living in harmony with nature..... No drugs, no dogs... but a lot a lot of love. Loving interactions, very loving and not sleezy.... Buddhafield is such an invitation to play, dress up, dance until you sweat so much you want to take off your clothes...'
Celine Smith.
Full Reviews from Festival Eye Magazine 2008