AN DA SHEALLADH
centre devoted to CULTURE, NATURE AND SPIRIT
An Da Shealladh ('Two Views') is a unique centre dedicated to helping all humans realise their fullest potential.
The phrase an da shealladh is Gaelic, which historically was the language spoken in the area. It refers to the strong local tradition that some people have the 'second sight' - ie are able to see the future.
At An Da Shealladh we believe that realising our full potential involves:
Attending to both our inner and outer experience,
Having awareness of what Buddhists call 'relative' and 'ultimate' reality - that which appears and that which is beyond appearance,
A dual commitment to uncovering the vastness of what we are in essence, and the rooted, grounded practical realities and consequences of our lives as humans on earth, surrounded by other species and part of an ecosystem that responds to our actions.
The phrase also aligns with contemporary indigenous North American concept of 'two-eyed seeing': marrying the best wisdoms from indigenous and western scientific worldviews.
The activities of centre are based on these understandings and also on the three strands of:
Recognising that all spiritual paths offer profound paths to truth,
That humans are part of nature and need to restore our relationship with it
And that the arts have a profound role to play in our spiritual and ecological restoration.
Historically these strands were woven together in an ecological and spiritual understanding of what it means to be human. An Da Shealladh exists to help us return to that understanding, offering courses which reconnect us to any and all of these facets of being human.
Together may we reach enlightenment and create a world of wholeness and peace for all beings to flourish in.
The phrase an da shealladh is Gaelic, which historically was the language spoken in the area. It refers to the strong local tradition that some people have the 'second sight' - ie are able to see the future.
At An Da Shealladh we believe that realising our full potential involves:
Attending to both our inner and outer experience,
Having awareness of what Buddhists call 'relative' and 'ultimate' reality - that which appears and that which is beyond appearance,
A dual commitment to uncovering the vastness of what we are in essence, and the rooted, grounded practical realities and consequences of our lives as humans on earth, surrounded by other species and part of an ecosystem that responds to our actions.
The phrase also aligns with contemporary indigenous North American concept of 'two-eyed seeing': marrying the best wisdoms from indigenous and western scientific worldviews.
The activities of centre are based on these understandings and also on the three strands of:
Recognising that all spiritual paths offer profound paths to truth,
That humans are part of nature and need to restore our relationship with it
And that the arts have a profound role to play in our spiritual and ecological restoration.
Historically these strands were woven together in an ecological and spiritual understanding of what it means to be human. An Da Shealladh exists to help us return to that understanding, offering courses which reconnect us to any and all of these facets of being human.
Together may we reach enlightenment and create a world of wholeness and peace for all beings to flourish in.
REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS:
Tues nights 7-9pm
Gamelan drop-in class. All welcome
Let your ears, mind and hands be amazed by the experience of being part of the incredible sound created by a gamelan - a tuned bronze percussion orchestra from central Java, Indonesia.
SUMMER 2026 RETREATS
Mon 15th June - Sun 22nd June
Elemental Invitations at the Summer Solstice:
Sufi practices, frame drumming and solstice ceremony
with Sarah Bonner-Morgan and Bríd Dawid
Friday 26th June - Tues 30th June
Goddess of the Land, Goddess of the Sea retreat
with Bríd Dawid
Fri 31 July - Tues 4th August
Two views: gathering treasures from spiritual traditions and Attachment Theory in service of our deepest awakening
peer-led exploration with Bríd Dawid
Sat Aug 22nd
Working with Dreams
with Alison Whiteford
Fri 28 Aug - Tues 1st Sep
Songs of Awakening: singing as Buddhist practice, view, meditation and contemplation
with Joanie Bones
Mon 15th June - Sun 22nd June
Elemental Invitations at the Summer Solstice:
Sufi practices, frame drumming and solstice ceremony
with Sarah Bonner-Morgan and Bríd Dawid
Friday 26th June - Tues 30th June
Goddess of the Land, Goddess of the Sea retreat
with Bríd Dawid
Fri 31 July - Tues 4th August
Two views: gathering treasures from spiritual traditions and Attachment Theory in service of our deepest awakening
peer-led exploration with Bríd Dawid
Sat Aug 22nd
Working with Dreams
with Alison Whiteford
Fri 28 Aug - Tues 1st Sep
Songs of Awakening: singing as Buddhist practice, view, meditation and contemplation
with Joanie Bones