Events & Podcasts
CURRENT EVENTS
A Sufi Garden – Monthly Online Group
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 7.30 – 9pm: free online eventThe Sufi Garden is a life-affirming evening of meditation, body prayer and poems, led by Alan Heeks and Karim Hadden. No previous experience needed. Information on our theme for November 4 will appear here soon....
PAST EVENTS
Growing Our Happiness, Growing Our Food | Tuesday, October 21 | Clyro
This event is organised by Hay U3A and will take place in nearby Clyro. Alan Heeks, author and pioneer presents an illustrated talk ‘Growing Our Happiness, Growing Our Food’. Natural Happiness can help you dig deep and stay cheerful in these stormy times. Alan shows...
Intentional Communities for the Climate Emergency – Green Christian Workshop | Wednesday 7 May, 7.00–8.15pm (online)
Intentional Communities for the Climate Emergency - Green Christian Workshop Wednesday May 7, 7.00 - 8.15pm (online) With Alan Heeks and Jonathan HerbertIn these times of climate crisis and spiritual challenge, how can Christians build intentional communities that...
Nature Spirits: recovering our dialogue
Nourishing renewal for ourselves and the Earth Serenity House, Llangammarch Wells, Fri Apr 4 – Sun Apr 6With Susan Raven “The Nature Spirits are waiting to be reunited with us, and as emissaries of higher spiritual beings, they wish to be of great assistance to us at...
The Aramaic Beatitudes: A Day of Sacred Song, Dance, and Meditation | March 29
The Aramaic Beatitudes offer a healing journey of the soul, leading us through the innermost chambers of the heart, through light and shadow. Based on the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz, this deeply enriching day includes meditations, reflections on the profound layers of...
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024 | July 3
Alan Heeks will discuss the approach set out in his new book, Natural Happiness: Use Organic Gardening Skills to Cultivate Yourself. Facilitator: Alan Heeks Alan Heeks is a wellbeing expert and keen gardener with many years’ experience helping people to cultivate...
The Roots of Wellbeing: Online Workshop | June 4
This is an opportunity to learn about the self-help approach developed by Alan Heeks and set out in his new book, Natural Happiness: use organic gardening skills to cultivate yourself. Alan will introduce the concept, offer a guided visualisation exercise, and also...
Happiness in Gardening: Hay Festival | May 31
Growing plants, whether inside or outside, can foster feelings of happiness and bring people together. Community gardener and designer Tayshan Hayden-Smith and writer Alan Heeks discuss the importance of greenery of all kinds. Hayden-Smith’s Small Space...
Secrets of Natural Happiness: Mind Body Spirit Festival | May 26
Deepen your roots and blossom through the storms of midlife and beyond: cultivate your human nature with the skills that organic gardeners use. For example, organic systems compost waste to give energy for growth: learn how to compost negative feelings and stress as a...
Men’s Elderhood Retreat | May 10-12
A men's peer group This weekend offers a shared space to explore as a peer group how we harvest the fruits, enjoy the blessings and adjust to the downsides of getting older: a chance to look afresh and consider the future we'd like to help create. How can we serve as...
Natural Happiness book signing at North Books, Hay-on-Wye | March 22
Alan's new book, Natural Happiness: Use Organic Gardening Skills to Cultivate Yourself will be published on 29 March. Get your copy of the book ahead of the launch at this event, where Alan will be sharing the stories behind Natural Happiness, reading short excerpts,...
PODCASTS
In The Light – Growing Your Soul with Ana Isabel | Watch now
Alan Heeks in interview with Ana Isabel from the In The Light - Growing Your Soul podcast. Alan comments: Ana is a great interviewer, and this half-hour session will give you the hidden story of how I got started in organic farming, and lots more. Episode details -...
Elevating Your Life with Paula Vail | Watch Now
Alan Heeks in interview with Paula Vail from Elevating Your Life with Paula Vail. Episode details Deepen your roots to grow through uncertainty: Alan Heeks is an inspiring guide to helping people cultivate their wellbeing through parallels with Nature. After a Harvard...
Down the Garden Path with Joanne Shaw | Listen Now
Alan Heeks joins Joanne Shaw on her podcast, Down the Garden Path. Episode title: Natural Happiness: Use Organic Gardening Skills to Cultivate Yourself with Alan Heeks Podcast now available to listen to or download direct from the Down the Garden Path website. Down...
The Roots and All Podcast by Sarah Wilson | Listen now
Alan Heeks joins Sarah Wilson on The Roots and All Podcast. Podcast now available to listen below. Sarah Wilson's description of the show This episode my guest is Alan Heeks, former corporate world inhabitant, organic farmer, coach and author of the book ‘Natural...
The Great Awakening Show, UK Health Radio podcast | Listen now
Alan Heeks joins Joanne-Divine Life Yogini on her UK Health Radio programme, The Great Awakening Show. Episode title: Connecting with Nature Podcast now available to listen to on the Natural Happiness YouTube channel. UK Health Radio's description of the show...
UK Health Radio podcast | Listen now
Alan Heeks joins Danielle Sax on her UK Health Radio show From Stress To Authentic Success. Episode title: How to work with natural processes to create your happiness and health Podcast now available to listen to or download direct from the UK Health Radio...
The Spiritual Forum | Watch now
Alan Heeks in interview with the Rev. Carol Saunders from The Spiritual Forum. Episode details Alan Heeks left his successful business career to start an organic farm from scratch. This bold transition led him to profound insights about cultivating human nature.🌱 In...
The Exploding Human podcast | Listen now
Alan joins Bob Nickman in this episode from The Exploding Human: Natural Happiness and the Nature of Nature. Episode details ALAN HEEKS is an inspiring guide to helping people cultivate their wellbeing through parallels with Nature. After a Harvard MBA and successful...
Spiritual Unity Today podcast | Listen now
Alan Heeks in conversation with Larry Bloomfield on US radio show Spiritual Unity Today on KXCR. Click here to listen to the podcast. KXCR's description of the show Join Larry Bloomfield, host of Spiritual Unity Today, to hear stories of hope, spiritual...










