WELCOME TO OUR ECO-THEREPY MHIME PROGRAMME
MENTAL HEALTH IN MUSIC-ENTERTAINMENT
As professionals in the Theatre-Music-Hospitality industry, with life long experience in each profession,and now our children following into the industry, we set up MHIME, to consolidate all our passions in life, and offer the perfect natural way to find total relaxation, recharge and start a bright new chapter in life, all set in a remote farm in Central Italy. We all need to step back at some point in our professional careers and personal lives, to decompress, destress, regain health, energy and overall fitness levels. Our MHIME programme helps you to make positive feel good decisions about every aspect of your life.
The effects of MHIME are immediate and will quickly give very clear and highly beneficial upswings to your nutrition, health and happiness. Whether you need to refocus on your professional career, review the path your life is on, or immerse yourself in a remote getaway that connects to the land and nature, MHIME offers the ultimate "step back from it all" route to give you all the inspiration and direction you need to take the next major step with confidence.
We care deeply about you finding REAL space in your life, to help you move forward in a positive direction and find better solutions to how you live and the decisions you make.
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As industry professionals who have successfully made the Transition, OUR TOP PRIORITY is reconnecting with nature, discovering what's good for us and the environment, and finding the balance between what we take from nature and what we give back. Balance is crucial to the real meaning of success in life.
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Deciding to get away from it all is just the first step in taking back control of who you are. Relearn to relax, reconnect,write,create,recover,eat,sleep,growfood and focus on health, strength and happiness.
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If you are ready to make that first step, then this programme is for you, and you are on your way.
We would be very happy to hear from you, share your experiences to date, welcome you to our farmhouse, and help you develop a new approach to your journey, and rebuilding a new life.
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WHAT WE OFFER ALL PARTICIPANTS AS PART OF YOUR MHIME EXPERIENCE.
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OUR ETHOS.
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By now, you will have discovered that we own and run an organic farmhouse in Le Marche, central Italy. Here, we make our own wine, olive oil, grow our own food and live a healthy happy life in nature. We are on an ecological journey to rediscover and reconnect with the consciousness which is embedded in our land. By rediscovering nature, we unlock a real connection to who we actually are. By moving through the year in seasonal cycles, Just like our anchestors did before us, we feel invited to align with the seasonal rhythms of nature, each season offering its own truths and secrets. The reawakening of spring, the growth and abundance of summer, the harvest of Autumn, and the rest and relaxation of winter. Here we find our peace and rhythm of life.
OUR FARMHOUSE-HOME.
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We offer our home for Spring and Autumn experiences during the months of February to May and from September to November. These are the most beautiful months of the year, as springs brings new life and Autumn brings a bountiful harvest. Our home is located in a rural setting within a nature reserve, offering perfect tranquility for those looking to slow down, step back, relax, refocus and start the process of re evaluation, restructuring, rebuilding and ultimately re entering a new approach to life. Our home offers the perfect place to immerse in nature and let go. Although we are a musical family with extensive music-hospitality-farming experience, we invite everybody who feel they are struggling with their development in life or overall mental health.
OUR PROMISE.
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Today as we struggle with the brokenness of our land and cultures, and our estrangement from the earth, this symptom mirrors the brokenness within us, which in large parts has been caused by the overuse of social media, AI and the internet. Healing the soil and souls from this symptom requires great attention, awareness and humility. There is nothing more healing than being in nature among the olive trees, for they are truely full of peace, devotion, humility and kindness, with each tree holding its own spirit and energy. If we can learn to hear nature again, really hear nature, then nature will speak. Our promise is simple, total relaxation, peace and quiet, promoting a more balanced, healthy and happy life in nature.
FARM ACTIVITIES AND MHIME VITALITY.
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While staying with us, we welcome all our participants to join in on any of the daily activities that are happening throughout the day. There is no schedule, no time keeping, and in many cases, no clocks or time, as here we use the sun and the moon to guide our day. Our daily activities range from:
working in the vineyard, the olive grove, apple orchard, veggie plots, cooking, baking, building, wine cellar, making olive oil and wine, jams and preserves, campfires, playing music etc etc.
We love a well earned glass of wine, tea or a beer at the end of the day, as long as we have earned it. There are no obligations to get involved, however, participation always adds to the fun and learning curve.
READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS FROM OF OUR PREVIOUS GUESTS
It was an excellent stay with Graham and family.
Everything we needed, food, wine, rest, long sleep to recover, and of course good music, at the right time, to help refocus on our minds on our music and summer festival organisation.
Merci Graham and family.
Julien Hip Hop artist, Lou Festival organiser
Belgium
I joined up with Graham to create space in my life between deciding on a career as a teacher or to be a professional musician. 3 weeks with Graham, playing music, jamming, recording and learning about living off the land, was enough for me to prepare for the studio in Ireland and recording the album. Professional musician it is.
Cheers mate for everything.
Rob, Guitarist, Singer songwriter. Bristol UK
We decided to get away from our lives, take a break from music and travel. We booked a stay at Grahams farmhouse. It really is peaceful and totally in nature. Deep conversations with Graham about the next steps in life helped us to make good decisions and return to Amsterdam, full of new ideas and views on life, and we feel healthy again after all the great food, wine and conversation.
Thank you Graham
Jim and Jesse Amsterdam, Holland
SOME OF THE LEADING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO ENDORSE AND SUPPORT THE MHIME PROGRAMME
Stevie G DJ RED FM youth worker
Paul Lewis
Musician
Dr.Saranne Taylor
writer publishing
Seán Murphy
Musician/Producer
Peter van den Hoven
Lifestyle Consultant
Neil Grant
Music publisher
Music is all about creating a family. As a youth worker, the most enjoyable feeling of all for me is when I bring happiness to the lives of the people I work with. MHIME is a family and I am delighted to be part of it STEVIE.
Having experienced all the pressures of being a global touring musician, I'm delighted to support programmes like MHIME and can highly recommend this community based project. PAUL
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Creating,Writing and Publishing is a very stressful part of the arts-music industry, that quite often gets overlooked. Its a pleasure to work with MHIME and contribute to this much needed group. SARANNE.
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For me, the most important part of being a musician-artist is belief and balance in your life. The MHIME community offers this and so much more. Its a great pleasure to be involved. Seán.
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Mental health is such a big issue in every part of our lives. I'm proud to be involved in MHIME, in a professional and personal capacity and use my expertise in Mental health to help others. PETER
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Ive known Graham for over 30 years, his commitment to music and the arts runs deep, very deep. MHIME is a very welcome addition to an industry that needs it more than ever. Neil.
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MIME
/mʌɪm/
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An ancient 4th century Greek theatrical technique depicting daily life, mythology, satire, incorporating sound and song. Also suggesting action, character, or emotion without spoken words, using only gesture, expression, and movement. Mime is the art of physical control, which requires grace, agility and versatility.
"mime is part of our cultural heritage"
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Similar forms existed in ancient Egypt (hieroglyphs), India (classical dance-dramas like Bharata Natyam), and Japan (Noh theatre), blending stylized gesture with narrative. Recitation, music, and even percussive footwork sometimes accompany the performance. In Kathakali mime, stories from Indian epics are told with facial expressions, hand signals and body motions. Performances are accompanied by songs narrating the story while the actors act out the scene,