Findhorn Foundation

Resilience, renewal, and community in transition

Why We’ve Invited Findhorn

WholeFam’s Fall 2025 Field Research Project seeks out communities that demonstrate both vision and resilience. The Findhorn Foundation has been a global beacon for eco-spiritual living since the 1960s, inspiring thousands with its integration of ecology, spirituality, and cooperative life.

Now, as Findhorn undergoes a period of renewal and restructuring, we believe there is much to learn from how a mature community navigates change while remaining faithful to its founding spirit.

What We Hope to Learn

  • Resilience in Transition: How a long-standing community faces economic, organizational, and cultural challenges.
  • Spiritual Ecology: How Findhorn continues to weave ecological practice and spiritual inquiry into daily life.
  • Learning from the Past: What has endured from Findhorn’s decades of experience, and what has been let go.
  • Community Renewal: How a community in transition redefines itself for future generations.

Why This Matters to WholeFam

WholeFam is dedicated to supporting sanctuaries and communities that can sustain themselves not only in times of inspiration but also in times of difficulty. Findhorn offers vital lessons on:

  • Facing financial and organizational pressures without losing vision
  • Maintaining ecological and spiritual practices through uncertainty
  • Holding a community together while reshaping its future

These insights are essential for those seeking to plant new communities with durability in mind.

Our Inquiry with Findhorn

During our residency we hope to explore:

  • How Findhorn is navigating its current restructuring process
  • What the community identifies as its core, non-negotiable values
  • How members sustain spiritual practice in times of uncertainty
  • How lessons from past decades are being distilled for the future

Learn More

For more information about the Findhorn Foundation, visit: https://www.findhorn.org

Project Context

This visit is part of the WholeFam Field Research Project – Fall 2025, a comparative study of contemplative, ecological, educational, and artistic communities across Europe. Our aim is to gather and share lessons that will inform the development of future sanctuaries and provide open-source guidance for others seeking to build resilient, compassionate communities.