Wholistic Living University Online Biodynamic Gardening Course & New Range of Practical Workshops on: Biodynamic Beekeeping, Living Water, and more
2024-08-01 14:27 - 2026-08-02 14:27 (Europe/London)
A Seasonally Oriented Ecology of Biodynamic Practices
The existing and forthcoming programme hosted by Wholistic Living University (WHLU) is conceived as a seasonally orientated ecology of biodynamic practices, with practical gardening and land-based work at its core. The primary emphasis lies in the biodynamic/wholistic approach to growing food, enhancing biodiversity, the restauration of soils, building life-giving compost, understanding plant rhythms, developing clear observation skills, and discovering the seasonal gesture, supported by in-person practical experiences, online learning, masterclasses, and the WHLU Calendar Club, created to accompany those working consciously with the WHLU 2026 Grow your Own Health Calendar.
Alongside this land-oriented core, the programme is enriched through complementary strands including biodynamic beekeeping, water phenomenology and flowform work, observational and sensory schooling, and embodied movement and formative arts. These offerings are developed with experienced practitioners and partner organisations, allowing participants to encounter living processes, soil, plants, water, bees, form, and movement through a multi-disciplinary approach to develop coherent perspectives. Together, these strands support the cultivation of perceptive, responsible, and future-oriented biodynamic/wholistic practices.
What’s on offer in 2026
Grow your own Health (GYOH) Online Courses, MasterClasses & Monthly Live Introductions Hosted by Hans-Gūnther Kern
Structured online learning and live seasonal sessions providing foundational understanding of biodynamic principles and ecological thinking with guided practices to apply at home or in community settings, for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners. For all details, visit: www.whlu.org/courses
Grow Your Own Health (GYOH) – Practical Biodynamic Gardening Workshops Hosted by Hans-Gūnther Kern Hands-on, seasonal workshops introducing biodynamic gardening practices, working with soil, compost, plants, observation, and the rhythms of the year to cultivate resilient gardens that nourish both land and human health (Dates and places to be announced).
Wholistic Living University (WHLU) Online Calendar Club (with GYOH) Hosted by Hans-Gūnther Kern
A shared learning space supporting gardeners and practitioners working consciously with the WHLU Biodynamic Calendar, offering seasonal orientation, reflection and practical guidance across the year – for full details and how to book your place, click here
Water Phenomenology & Flowform Work Hosted by Ebb & Flow Ltd, Foundation for Water; Simon Charter and Matt Thornton
Lectures and practical workshops exploring the true nature of water through observation, rhythm, movement, and form, supporting biodynamic agriculture, landscaping and ecological understanding (Dates to be announced).
Biodynamic Beekeeping, Practical Hive Work & Masterclasses Hosted by Scott Thompson at Paradise Gardens, London, SW18 3HU
Practical workshops, online theory sessions, and seasonal hive days exploring the honeybee as a keystone being within Earth and Cosmic Ecology, including selection, genetics, and future-oriented stewardship (Dates to be announced).
Observation & Sensory Schooling The Healing Garden, hosted by Kirsten Hartvig, Joshua Bartel and Hans-Günther Kern (Dates to be announced).
Cultivating refined perception and sensitivity through seasonal attentive observation of living processes in plants, landscapes, and water
Embodied Movement & Formative Arts
Explore Life Forces in Nature Course Leaders: Eurythmy Therapy (Katherine Beaven), Art Therapy (Johanna Berger) 23rd May 2026
An integrative experience of getting closer to your inner and outer nature, breathing together through embodied movement and artistic expression
Venue: Peredur, Centre of the Arts, Sussex
Experience the Qualities of the Pentagram – Gesture of Venus Course Leaders: Eurythmy Therapy (Katherine Beaven), Sacred Geometry (Saba Kafil) 4th July 2026 An exploration of the qualities the gesture of Venus, the number 5 and its form giving impulse in the Rose family through eurythmy and sacred geometry sou.
Venue: Peredur, Centre of the Arts, Sussex
Integrate Your Diverse Soul Experiences Course Leaders: Sculpting (Maria Albiez), Bothmer Therapy (Ionela Hanganu) Date to be announced
An immersion through playful and sacred movement, working with clay and forming a living expression of beauty and living proportions. An experience to feel deeply the expressions of living processes and pathways for cultivating full expression of our soul, the integration and balancing of our different centres of consciousness
Venue: Hoathly Hill Community, Sussex
Seasonal Living: Festivals, Feasts & the Arc of the Year (Dates to be announced)
Workshops, gatherings and practices aligned with key seasonal festival thresholds: Advent to Holy Nights, Lent to Easter, through to Whitsun, St John’s to Michaelmas, alongside various seasonal feasts of the Saints and Heavenly Hosts in support of cultural renewal and communal rhythm.

Step by Step Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening Workshops, Feb - July 2026 at venues across the UK
2025-08-12 09:45 - 2026-07-11 15:00
Discover the art and science of growing in harmony with nature with our Step-by-Step Biodynamic Gardening Courses 2026
Grow Your Own is becoming increasingly popular; there is growing recognition, too, that being outdoors, and getting in touch with Nature is hugely beneficial and brings many positive health and well-being rewards. Now you can experience both, plus the power and vitality of biodynamic gardening, and discover its benefits for yourself.
Comprising of 6 x 1-day sessions from Feb to July 2026 this course is a great way to learn about all the biodynamic principles and practices and enable you to put them into action in your garden, community garden or allotment.
The total cost for the course (six sessions, including a simple lunch) is £180, which is exceptional value, working out at just £30 per day, including lunch. Places are limited, so we advise booking early!

ONLINE BOOKING IS NOW LIVE! scroll down the page to find the ticket for the venue of your choice
You can also book over the phone Tel 01453 759501 (office hours 9-1 Mon to Fri) or email us at office@biodynamic.org.uk

The courses take place at Ruskin Mill Trust biodynamic gardens and are run by experienced biodynamic gardeners.
For more information about Ruskin Mill Trust visit http://www.rmt.org
What course participants have said:
“ I would like to say how much I enjoyed the inspirational step-by-step course. Although I have had an allotment for several years and have always aimed to grow organically, this course has opened my eyes to so much more. My only regret is that I had not discovered the biodynamic way a lot earlier”
“ One of my greatest joys now is coming back from a Step by Step day and putting into practice some of the many strategies that I am learning. . I am forming a noticeably different relationship with the plot and with the growing process, which I find truly wonderful”
Course Locations & Dates – All sessions run from 09.45 am -15.00 pm
Click on the venue name for more info and directions
Devon: Whites Farm, Whites Farm Education Trust, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0L
Session Dates for 2026 14th Feb, 14th March, 11th April, 9th May, 13th June, 20th June, 11th July
NB this venue comprises 7 sessions, the cost is £210 and please contact Alasdair: info@whitesfarm-edtrust.com directly to book your place
NEW VENUE! Just added
Cumbria: Gaydon Cottage, Low Fellside, Sizergh, Cumbria LA8 8DY
Session dates 2026: NB these sessions take place on Sunday: 22nd Feb, 29th March, 19th April, 31st May, 21st June, 26th July
Eyam Edge Farm, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire S32 5QT
Session dates 2026: 14th Feb, 14th Mar, 25th Apr, 16th May, 13th June, 11th July
North East England Clervaux Garden School, Jolby Lane, Croft-on-Tees DL2 2TF
Session dates 2026: 14th Feb, 14th Mar, 25th Apr, 16th May, 13th June, 11th July
West Wales: Coleg Plas Dwbl, Mynachlog-ddu,, Clynderwen SA66 7SE
Session dates 2026: 7th Feb, 7th Mar, 18th Apr, 9th May, 6th June, 4th July

Gloucestershire: Upper Grange, Lovedays Mead, Stroud GL5 1XB
Session dates 2026: 28th Feb, 21st Mar, 18th Apr, 9th May, 13th June, 11th July
Grace Garden School, Canford Ln, Bristol BS9 3PE
Session dates 2026: 28th Feb, 21st Mar, 18th Apr, 16th May, 13th June, 4th July
NEW VENUE: Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX
Session dates 2026: 28th Feb, 21st Mar, 18th Apr, 16th May, 13th June, 11th July

Programme Outline – Full Programme (PDF)
Session 1 – Seed connects with soil
Session 2 – Planning our garden
Session 3 – The plant between the sun and earth
Session 4 – The biodynamic preparations
Session 5 – Tending the garden
Session 6 – The garden as an organism
