Programmes resume spring 2019
Our story as chiefs of The Children’s Fire
By Joey Waterson I imagine all kinds of roles that I would love to have in the adventure of life. In association with the council of law that sits around the fire in its traditional sense, just as in the film Last of the Mohicans with the proudness of the fight scene, unfurling itself with the music as it moves towards …
My River of Potential
Embercombe felt like a liminal space…
Our Infinite Human Potential and Capacity to Transform
By Jo Ridley – former Education Manager at Embercombe I have always been fascinated by our infinite human potential and capacity to transform. In early 2014, this passion took me to Embercombe in Devon. My memories of those first few months and the subsequent 4-year relationship with Embercombe and all the people that flow through her are numerous and magical. …
Personal Development
By Jack Phillips Personal development is big business. Sometimes, when grasping for words to describe the work that Embercombe does, struggling to name the unnameable, I might employ the phrase. But what does personal development mean? To me personal development suggests the addition of some quality to a person’s existing self. The development of a skill perhaps, the adding of …
Nature Connection
We retain the capacity to feel awestruck…
Our Magical Journey
By Tania Han On Purpose and the Meaning of Leadership On a chilly Thursday evening, twenty two of us arrived at Embercombe. We were there as part of the On Purpose Associate Programme. The programme helps professionals in mid-career find and develop their purpose, matching their skills and experience to organisations in the social impact sector to facilitate a valuable …
Self Leadership Comes First
By Jasmine Irving Activism, self-care and self leadership in an ever-changing world. I struggled to breathe, unable to control the sobs and fear after a panic stricken night of sleep paralysis and nightmares during my volunteer trip to a place of political unrest where military patrolled the streets. I’d been adamant that I had to make this trip to see …
Our Food Choices
By Megan Nash – Kitchen Coordinator At Embercombe we cook to nourish and to celebrate, as humans have done in cultures across the world for centuries. We are lucky enough to grow much of our food here, and there is a simple yet profound joy in cooking food grown on the land we love to feed people we love. To …
The Life Leap Challenge
By Paul Hammond An inspiring story of ultra-running, adventuring and motivational speaking. My vision is to inspire others to fulfil their potential and live their dreams, by encouraging them to face their fears and make a Life Leap to transform their world. My Embercombe story began four years ago. I met a guy in a hostel in Athens, and we …