Fotograf Stig Albansson

California Connection

Did spend over 3 weeks in early 2016 photographing the 'Three Week Experience'. It was organised by a small group of people for a series of events that Stephen Busby was holding. It incorporated Family Constellations, readings, a systemic training weekend, a men´s group day, and a retreat at Anubhuti retreat center. We lived and worked from a rented airbnb house in Berkeley called The Zen Garden House, and went to places like Rudramandir for the events that were located outside of the house.

You can read about Stephens work on his website, and see a slideshow of few portraits we did after people had participated in a constellation or similar.

It was also an opportunity for me to reconnect the Nyingma organisations I did a 6-month educational program/retreat at -96/97. Visited Nyingma Institute several times, and went up to Ratna Ling which is a beautiful retreat center, and there is also Dharma Publishing situated. Which is one of the worlds largest buddhist publishing houses, and the Yeshe De text preservation project.

The Pacific Ocean and land south of San Francisco
View of San Francisco from Mt. Tamalpais
Shoving something on Mt. Tamalpais
The road down from Mt. Tamalpais onwards to Novato
Trees at Anubhuti retreat center in Novato
Tree and former tree, now a pole.
Entrance to the Zen Garden House in Berkeley
Humming Bird at John´s place
Buddha Statue at Rudramandir in Berkeley
The outdoor shower at the Zen Garden House in Berkeley
Profile of a Buddha Statue in bronze at Rudramandir. CA
Waiting for the event to start at Rudramandir, Berkeley
Detail on a door at Rudramandir in Berkeley
Yellow Towel, Green Wall.
Bamboo in the garden of the Zen Garden House
Buddha statue in the tranquil garden of the Zen House
Prayer flags outside Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, CA
Flower and prayer wheel in the Nyingma Institute garden
Lotus leaves in the pond at Nyingma Institutes garden

California Connection

Bilder från en vistelse i Kalifornien februari-mars 2016. Jag deltog i något vi kallade Three Week Experience, initierat av Stephen Busby från Findhorn i Skottland. En liten grupp hade tagit på sig att arrangera alla event som pågick i stort sett varje dag dessa tre veckor. De var från Tyskland, Canada, och från olika delar av USA. Jag blev relativt sent tillfrågad om jag ville vara med som fotograf för att skildra det som hände. Med människorna och under sessionerna.

Stephen arbetar med familjekonstellationer, systemiskt arbete, och med readings där han inte ställer upp konstellationer. Ett annat viktigt begrepp han använder är Higher Consciousness, att utforska vad som händer när vi lyssnar in och tar del av de frekvenser som finns tillgängliga men inte så ofta uppmärksammas. Den delen

Du kan läsa mer om Stephens arbete på hans hemsida, och se ett bildspel med några porträtt på personer som just har deltagit i en konstellation.

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