Is this a residential course?
No, however we can provide details of some excellent B&B’s, all close by – some within walking distance of Middle Piccadilly – and all offering a traditional Dorset welcome.  You will be sent a list of B&B’s on receipt of your booking.

Are meals included?
Meals are not included, students bring food to share for lunch and breaks between sessions – there are teas and coffee provided in the cosy cabin as well as a fridge and simple cooking facilities. There are good local pubs offering reasonably priced vegetarian food for evening meals.

What does the course fee include?
The fee includes the comprehensive teaching sessions, a telephone tutorial system, the monitoring of practical case studies and also the opportunity to learn from a well-known and respected authority on women’s shamanism Eliana Harvey. (click to find out more about Eliana).  The only extras are a small book list

What kind of women come for the courses?
Women from 20 – 75, many professional women looking for a change of direction; practitioners wanting to deepen and develop their skills; women whose children having left home are now free to follow this personal quest or improve their relationships, those looking for siritual evolution, seeking to heal an unhappy past and those drawn to explore our ancient women’s heritage

I’m tempted, but nervous.  Is it right for me?
It’s understandable.  We are all nervous when learning about something new …… even something like this course, with its potential to change your life so dramatically for the better.  Rest assured that you’ll be safe and watched over by Eliana and her experienced and sympathetic team of teachers and assistants.  We have all done the course, learnt from it and grown with it.  Now we can help you.

However you may wish to try a ‘taster’ in the form of a weekend introductory, or one of the other short courses.  Every woman who has done this course has left with renewed confidence and sense of purpose.
We know that you’ll walk that same path …… This is life changing!

How do I get to Middle Piccadilly?
Set in the heart of rural Dorset, Middle Piccadilly is surrounded by ancient sites, Stonehenge, Avebury and Maiden Castle.  It is a residential Natural Healing Centre and also the home of Shamanka and Star House.

Middle Piccadilly Natural Healing Centre website is a 17th century thatched farmhouse set in the Dorset countryside and has been an oasis of peace and tranquility since it was co-founded by Eliana Harvey in 1982. Within the grounds of Middle Piccadilly is a beautiful building known as Star House in which much of our work will be undertaken. More than a building, it is an exquisite temple structure built on the principles of sacred geometry and is crossed by two major ley lines. This temple will provide us with a central sacred place to undertake our work and is complemented by the surrounding land which includes a sweat lodge site and a stone circle/medicine wheel. Star House and the land itself have been honoured and worked with by many native teachers.