Work That Reconnects
An annual programme of 5 workshops. Having delivered courses in 2024 and 2025 our next series or workshops are scheduled for June and July 2026. For more information see below. To receive updates about the 2026 programme please send Jonathan an email.
5 workshops exploring Work that Reconnects – through personal reflection, group exercises and community building.
Over a series of 5 workshops participants are guided through the Work’s spiral of practices: Gratitude, Honouring Our Pain for the World, Seeing with New Eyes/Ancient Eyes, and Going Forth.
Within an atmosphere of safety and trust, each workshop offers group exercises, poetry and song to engage participants, whilst encouraging conversation and sharing as we move through the stages of the spiral together. Periods of silence and personal reflection are also included in the programme.
The programme is open to anyone engaged with the climate and ecological crises and/or anyone who wishes to become more active. We aim to facilitate an honest sharing of hopes and fears, whilst supporting participants to sustain long-term engagement and personal wellbeing.
Because the workshops lead on from one another in a structured way, and because they aim to build connection and trust within the group, we ask that participants attend all 5 sessions. (Attending 4 out of 5 sessions would also be acceptable!)
Previous participant feedback
‘If you want to find community and emotional anchoring in the context of the climate crisis, you can’t do much better than this.’
‘It enabled me to connect with other beautiful people in this city trying to emotionally process and respond to our planetary predicament.’
‘The whole experience was a wonderful way to go deeper in to the emotions and reflections concerning our ecological predicament, and to do so in a way that built a beautiful sense of community with one another.’
‘I don’t have the words to thank you enough.’
WHERE: A+E project space/Chapter House, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh – access via Manor Place. We’ll also make use of the Song School and the Cathedral grounds.
WHEN: June-July 2026. Dates and times TBC.
DONATIONS: We suggest a sliding scale donation. For those who can’t afford the minimum suggested donation, please send an email Jonathan. Subsidised places available for those who need them.
BOOKING YOUR TICKET: Info pending.
For more information about Work That Reconnects see here.
About the facilitators:
Jonathan Baxter is an artist, peer-educator and curator. He runs the A+E programme at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral and delivers projects inspired by Work That Reconnects.
Chris Booth is an experienced member of the network of Work That Reconnects facilitators and has run various courses and workshops inspired by this practice. He draws on his lifelong experience in the peace and environmental movements.
Jane Lewis is an experienced song leader and song writer. She has led singing within Protest In Harmony (Edinburgh’s radical street choir) for the last 20 years in addition to setting up singing for lung health groups. She is also an experienced mindfulness teacher.
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