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Are you interested in sustainability? Do you want to know if is possible to live off grid? Do you think that is possible to survive in a crisis situation? Join David and Raquel for a practical, informative and fun weekend learning skills from bushcraft to foraging. The purpose of this workshop is to help you prepare and be in touch with your capacity to take care of yourself and others close to you. This is in part down to being prepared, having stock of food and water etc, but also, more importantly how to work with others around you and create resilient self-supportive communities, sharing knowledge, experience and ideas. Communities or resilient networks can be friends, families, or neighbors and is not limited by living in one place together. This weekend workshop is going to be fun, practical and inspiring journey exploring the nature of what it is to be resilient and sustainable. We are looking forward to sharing our experiences of community and living in a sustainable way. The purpose of this workshop is to help you prepare and be in touch with your capacity to take care of yourself and others close to you. This is in part down to being prepared, having stock of food and water etc, but also, more importantly how to work with others around you and create resilient self-supportive communities, sharing knowledge, experience and ideas. Communities or resilient networks can be friends, families, or neighbours and is not limited by living in one place together. This weekend workshop is going to be fun, practical and inspiring journey exploring the nature of what it is to be resilient and sustainable. We are looking forward to sharing our experiences of community and living in a sustainable way. Below is the workshop program with the areas that it will cover: Program: Friday 19h – Welcome dinner 20h30 – Orientation and presentation Saturday 7h – 7h45 – Guided meditation 8h – Awakened body practice and optional dip in the waterf

Yoga Integral, Meditaciones en Naturaleza, Conexión con los elementos, Senderismo consciente, Cantos devocionales “Mantras” y más… Todos los días de 8.00 a 10.00 realizaremos una sesión de Yoga Integral. Despues desayuno y un poquito de tiempo para descansar. Y hasta la hora de la comida diversas actividades como: Meditaciones guiadas, actividades de contacto con los Elementos: fuego, agua, tierra.. en lugares especiales y mágicos del Cortijo Los Baños Al-Hamam Comida y tiempo para descansar, disfrutar de la piscina, el espacio…sol@ o en compañia de otr@s participantes. Dinámicas de Senderismo – paseos conscientes, Danzas meditativas, Conexión con el sonido, el color, etc… dirigidos a conectar con nuestro interior, nuestro ser auténtico, con la ayuda de la naturaleza y de nuestra guía. Cantos devocionales – Kirtan. Parar, descansar, re-encontrar nuestro centro, nutrirnos y recargarnos de energia. Facilitado por: – Manuel Robles “Kirtan Raja” profesor de Yoga Integral – Patricia Cañas Rios – Facilitadora, Reiki, sonido. Aportación: 310€ Alojamiento y comidas incluidos. La comida es vegetariana. El alojamiento es compartido, en tipis y jaimas de 2 y 3 plazas. Todo esto en el maravilloso entorno de El Cortijo Los Baños Al-Hamam, un oasis de luz y naturaleza. En Lucainena de las Torres – Almeria. Plazas limitadas. Necesaria reserva. Fecha límite de inscripcion 7 de Julio 2015. Información y reservas: 639 84 27 19 – in**@***************ra.net (Patricia) 652 238 231 – ma*******@*****il.es (Manuel) retirosyoganaturaleza.wordpress.com Organiza: Yogaia Almeria. Material necesario: ropa cómoda, esterilla, manta para relajación, cojín o zafu para meditación y calzado cómodo para caminar. Tel. 639 84 27 19 – Cortijo Los Baños Al-Hamam – Lucainena de las Torres – Almeria

Del 5 al 8 de Diciembre en Los Molinos del Rio Aguas – Almeria. Yoga Integral, meditaciones en la naturaleza, conexión con los elementos, senderismo consciente, cantos devocionales “mantras” y más… Guiado por Manuel Robles “Kirtan Raja” profesor de yoga integral. Estaremos en plena naturaleza en el Paraje Natural de Karsts en Yesos de Sorbas, un oasis en el desierto. Precio: 180€ antes del 21 de Noviembre 200€ a partir del 22 de Noviembre Alojamiento y comida incluidos. El alojamiento será en El Mirador de Los Molinos, un proyecto de bajo impacto (para más info consultar su facebook). Está dentro de Los Molinos del Rio de Aguas, una aldea ecológica, un rincón mágico. La comida es vegetariana, ecologica, local, sana y preparada con amor e intención. Plazas limitadas. Necesaria reserva. Fecha límite de inscripcion 28 de Noviembre. Para más información e inscripciones: 652 238 231 – ma*******@*****il.es (Manuel) losmolinosdelrio.blogspot.com Organiza: Yogaia, Cultura de la Tierra y El Mirador. Material necesario: ropa cómoda, esterilla, manta para relajación, cojín o zafu para meditación y calzado cómodo para caminar.

Durante estos días el Valle de Sensaciones esta abierto para la participación bajo todos los conceptos que ofrecemos. Entre todos los participantes celebramos una vida comunitaria intensiva, con nuzestro mandala de la comunidad, circlos del bastón de la palabra, fiestas espontaneas y mas.

En un entorno tranquilo y simpático elaboraremos de manera fácil lo que hacían nuestras abuelas. Sábado 19 por la mañana (10:00 a 13:00): Hablaremos de la historia del jabón y aprenderemos recetas fáciles con las que elaboraremos algunos jabones. Usaremos dos técnicas diferentes, jabones con sosa y jabones con glicerina. Sábado 19 por la tarde (17:00 a 20:00): Hablaremos de los diferentes tipos de cremas y bálsamos, de los materiales necesarios para su elaboración y durante el taller haremos un bálsamo y una crema en función de los intereses de las personas que participen en el taller. Domingo 20 por la mañana (10:00 a 13:00): Hablaremos principalmente del áloe vera, sus propiedades y su utilidad dentro de la cosmética natural. Elaboraremos champú, gel para el cuerpo, gel para los ojos, pasta de dientes,… Fecha: 19 y 20 de octubre de 2013 Horario: talleres de la mañana, de 10:00 a 13:00, taller de la tarde, de 17:00 a 20:00 Lugar: Centro Crealliance – Avenida de la Victoria, 73 – 28023 Madrid (Aravaca) – in**@*********ce.net – tel: 633 935 523 Información e inscripción : Ester – tel: 622 874 347 – Toñi – tel: 687 481 494 – Emilie Riera – em**************@***il.com – tel: 639 340 998 Precio: 25€ por taller Información e inscripción : Ester – tel: 622 874 347 – Toñi – tel: 687 481 494 – Emilie Riera – em**************@***il.com – tel: 639 340 998

Ancient cultures have long accepted the power of the mind, and agriculture and food security is one of the most pressing issues of these times. Our ancestors were aware of how we are interwoven into the wider context of our living, including how these connections impact our health and vitality. For over four years, small landholders in India have been integrating mind-heart based meditation with methods of organic farming. This 90 minute Brahma Kumaris’ workshop will explore this experimental process, being both instructive and practical, didactic and interactive.

A partir del 1 de febrero, cada día durante 10 días se mostrarán virtualmente 3 entrevistas a activistas, personas de cambio, ancianos de comunidades aborígenes, promotores de comunidades alrededor del planeta. Durante todo el evento, juntos exploraremos: Cambio sistémico: una transformación completa de nuestras instituciones humanas. A partir de un cambio interno, la sanidad interna nos invita a sanar nuestras relaciones. Cambio en el territorio: cómo múltiples comunidades alrededor del planeta están convirtiéndose en espacios de regeneración y; Cambio desde la juventud: gente joven se está tomando las calles, levantando sus voces y demandando justicia climática para futuras generaciones. Juntas, nos articularemos para encontrar respuestas auténticas a la emergencia climática. Respuestas que no emerjan desde la urgencia, el miedo, el pánico y el apuro, sino desde un sentido profundo de conexión, amor y responsabilidad.

The Permaculture Design Certificate Course will be held at Richmond Vale Academy (RVA), a school and community that encourage, teach and inspire sustainable living. On site, you will find the fruit forest, a vegetable garden based on the permaculture principles, chicken and pig farm, horses and a beautiful beach. Price 1,150 USD Includes 3 meals per day, accommodation and the 10 days course. The 10 days Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course will open your heart and your mind to a new world by connecting human beings and nature together as one. The course plan, which is based on Bill Mollison’s book “Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual”, will give you an introduction to permaculture as a science that can give the opportunity to live a sustainable life You will learn about agriculture, natural building, water harvesting, alternative energy, natural forests, waste management, animal systems, community development, designing your own real-world projects with an eye towards repairing, restoring and regenerating human ecosystems. A typical day will consist of some lecture time, field observations, practical application, working on your own design, group discussions, and time for personal reflection. We will have movies and lectures in the evenings. The topics we cover during the 10 days will follow Mollison’s outline and cover topics. The teachers: Leon-C. Malan, PhD Leon Malan is a certified permaculture design instructor. He is a professor in environmental studies at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire, USA where he teaches permaculture, food systems and sustainable agriculture. Luke Punnett Vincentian Permaculturist. He lives off the grid with his wife and two children in Queensberry, St. Vincent. He is the founder of Chatoyer Gardens, Permaculture design farm, which supplies organic produce to clients weekly through a Community Supported Agriculture initiative. He is a beekeeper, a Permaculture teacher and consultant.

Al comenzar la cosecha de café en la Eco Aldea, nos percatamos que nuestros vecinos tienen poco o casi nada que cosechar. Sus parcelas están totalmente diezmadas. Si tradicionalmente Republica Dominicana era exportador de café, hoy su producción cubre solo un mes del consumo/anual, las importaciones representan el 92% de lo consumido Algunos, no muchos, comienzan a introducir nuevas variedades (sin conocer su origen ni comportamiento local), la mayoría se limitan a la añoranza de las pasadas bonanzas. La situación de descalabro de la caficultura Dominicana no debe exclusivamente atribuirse al nuevo brote de Roya que afecta las zonas cafetaleras. las zonas cafetaleras se encontraban deprimidas y abandonadas hace ya muchos años, practicándose una agricultura que podría definirse como “Extractiva” solo se acude al momento de la cosecha… Los bajos precios y rentabilidad negativa fortalecieron esa tendencia. La Roya, es una enfermedad transmitida por un hongo… que ha reaparecido en una nueva epidemia. Ya en 1869 se reporta una de las “primeras epidemias” de roya del café ocurrida en lo que hoy es Sri Lanca / La enfermedad fue observada por primera vez en África (1866) donde pasó desapercibida, por ser el sitio donde mayor diversidad ocurre Avelino, J. Rivas, G., (2013). Para el 2008 se informa de su presencia en Colombia y en el 2010 se reporta de la introducción de razas más virulentas de Roya en el país. Entre las posibles causas que determinan la epidemia: Se señalan: • Cambio climático • Vulnerabilidad de las variedades, dada su uniformidad (derivadas del C. Arábica) • Cepas del hongo más virulentas. • Inadecuadas /ausencia de prácticas agronómicas. entre otras… Las medidas adoptadas para enfrentar el brote epidemico de roya se han limitado a la introduccion de nuevas variedades y/o la aplicacion de fungicidas cupricos y sistemicos. Compartimos las propuestas de Graciela Godoy (2013) que ha sugerido colectar esporas del hongo en

SEM College’s MA in Awakening Leadership is a participative, contemplative, reflective, analytic and creative programme developed as a collaborative venture of SEM (Spirit in Education Movement), INEB (International Network of Engaged Buddhists), Ecovillage Transition Asia and Bodhisastra University in Florida, USA. The program is designed to accommodate applicants with interests in a variety of areas of leadership: Education/ Facilitation for Social Change (Education for Empowerment) Mindfulness Education/ Coaching (Personal and Spiritual Growth) Holistic Sustainability for Social Change (Community Empowerment) ABOUT THE PROGRAMME The MA programme in Awakening Leadership provides a unique combination of coursework and project work, individually tailored to participant’s needs and requirements. Our educational approach is as important as the contents of the course working to bring about the levels of empowerment and awakening. These include: Co-creation of knowledge and Self-empowerment Critical Thinking, Paradigm Shift, Un-learning and Re-learning Mindfulness and Meditation The program takes the students through two different process of learning: 1) Coursework, and 2) Individual research project. The programme coursework is taught in English and follows 5 areas of learning (Worldview; Interpersonal Dynamics; Eco-political Economy; Ecosystem; and Means for Social Transformation) to bring about a new way of being, doing and having in the contemporary world based on a new, more holistic paradigm. Read more about the areas of learning … Int

¿QUÉ Y PARA QUIÉN? Descripción Curso: Este curso está pensado para personas que no tienen gran experiencia con la construcción con paja, y tienen interés en construir con un sistema de “relleno”; es decir, que se hace un ESTRUCTURA que carga con el peso del tejado, y se rellena con paja para el cerramiento y aislamiento del edificio. En la práctica, aprenderemos todo lo básico sobre construcción con Paja revoques de tierra arcillosa: elegir, medir y manipular balas como rellenar varios tipos de estructura de madera compresión de las balas dentro de la estructura preparar las balas y estructura para revocar hacer revoques a base de tierra natural (no comprado) aplicar capas de imprimación y cuerpo de tierra arcillosa Ya que no da tiempo para más en la práctica, cubriremos de forma teórica: planificación de la obra cimientos y sobre-cimientos otras opciones de estructuras (ladrillos, hierro, etc.) tejados y instalaciones protección de los revoques de tierra frente al agua. ADVERTENCIA: no enseñaré (mucho) de carpintería durante el curso, ni enseñaré como hacer una Estructura de Madera ni como Calcularlo. En cambio, enseñaré diferentes opciones de estructura (no solo una), ya que cada sistema constructiva requiere una solución diferente. Así comprenderás mejor como se trabaja con PAJA y las ventajas/desventajas de diferentes sistemas constructivas. Ser carpintero de armar en un oficio que respeto demasiado para pretender enseñarlo (además de Paja y Barro) durante un curso tan corto. A QUIEN VA DIRIGIDO EL CURSO: a Personas que quieren ser auto-constructores a Técnicos (arquitectos, aparejadores) que quieren trabajar con Paja o auto-constructores a Constructores Profesionales q

I am looking to bring together 6–8 like-minded couples to create a small, self-sufficient, off-grid community in the Eastern Cape., South Africa. Rather than buying land first and then looking for people to join, the idea is to form the founding group first and choose the land together. By combining our resources, skills and experience, we may be able to secure a better property and create something that genuinely suits the whole group. This is intended as a long-term community, not a holiday retreat. It will involve work, responsibility, cooperation and a willingness to learn and contribute. We are particularly interested in retired or semi-retired couples without dependants who are still physically capable and have practical skills or experience in areas such as: Farming, food growing or permaculture • Livestock • Solar, electrical, IT and off-grid systems .  Water farming and Waste management • Mechanical/engines/general maintenance • Healthcare or nursing • Project management, organisation and conflict resolve Each couple would be expected to bring both a useful skill/experience and a financial contribution. The exact structure and investment would be developed collectively by the founding group, with appropriate legal agreements protecting everyone’s interests and possibly managed under a professionally set up Trust Fund There would also be a trial/assessment period before a commitment. The most important thing is finding the right people — practical, trustworthy, respectful and genuinely interested in building a simpler, sustainable life together. If this sounds like something you would seriously consider, please get in touch and tell me a little about yourselves, your skills, your current situation and why this lifestyle appeals to you. The land hasn’t been bought yet — that’s deliberate. Let’s find the right people first, and then find the right place together. I can be contacted on- Ke******@***oo.com I’m eagerly waiting to hear from you

August 7–14, 2027 | British Columbia, Canada Experience community and regenerative living on Canada’s spectacular West Coast Spend eight days exploring some of British Columbia’s most inspiring ecovillages, cohousing neighborhoods and regenerative farms as you journey from the fertile Fraser Valley to Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island. Visit communities including Abundance Community Farm, Yarrow Ecovillage, Fraser Common Farm & Glorious Organics, Creekside Commons Cohousing, O.U.R. Ecovillage and the Quarry Collective & Chorus Frog Organic Gardens. Meet founders and residents and experience a diverse range of approaches to intentional living—from multigenerational cohousing and cooperative farming to permaculture, natural building and innovative models for local food production. Learn firsthand about collaborative governance, regenerative agriculture, ecological stewardship and the successes and challenges of creating resilient communities over the long term. Along the way, connect with local Indigenous culture, walk among the ancient trees of Cathedral Grove, cross the Salish Sea by ferry and experience the slower pace of British Columbia’s coastal islands. With shared meals, workshops and overnight stays in some of the communities, the tour offers an immersive opportunity to experience community life rather than simply observe it. A great fit for: Prospective community members, aspiring community founders, people interested in cohousing, permaculture and regenerative agriculture, and travelers looking to combine meaningful community experiences with the spectacular landscapes of Canada’s West Coast. Learn more about this tour: https://www.ecovillagetours.com/british-columbia

Cape Breton Eco Village OFF GRID LIVING & PERMACULTURE PROJECT Open Days 26th and 27th September 2020 11:00am – 4:00pm Lynches River Rd. – Condons Lake Dr. www.capebretonecovillage.ca co*****@******************ge.ca

The art of convene and host meaningful conversations Cuenca , Ecuador – 1 to 3 August 2014 ¿How do we make wise decisions in times of great complexity? For 3 days, let’s explore this and other questions. Let’s meet a different approach towards challenges. Let’s experience practices and innovative models to make wise decisions, when facing 21 century. We know that challenges change… …¿and what about changing as well our approach towards them? In any circle we form part of, complexity may cause to disconnect actions and consecuences. This training aims to encourage the practice of participatory leadership, as a leadership exercise that help us to connect actions. We invite you to learn how to convene and host Meaningful Conversation among different social and economical sectors; we will learn to create a community of practice, at local and regional level, as an esencial skill to build a new future! Join us: Art of Hosting Cuenca, August 2014 -download full invitation- “Porque ante la complejidad, no tenemos que pensar igual… pero podemos pensarlo juntos” Dónde En el Centro de Convenciones Baguanchi. Son 3 días de convivencia, el evento es residencial con el alojamiento, los materiales y las comidas incluídas. Cuándo El 1, 2 y 3 de Agosto. Empezando a las 9hs. del Viernes 1 y culminando a las 17hs. del Domingo 3. Informaciones e Inscrip

Cada verano, desde 1998, celebramos el Encuentro Anual de Ecoaldeas y Comunidades. Unos días en los que nos juntamos los miembros de la red y nos reencontramos para ofrecer talleres e inspiración a los cientos de personas que se acercan. Compartir, contarnos como nos va. Aprender las unas de las otras. El gusto de vernos y celebrar que seguimos aquí. Cada verano una Ecoaldea diferente nos acoge a todas y así conocemos su proyecto, sus habitantes, sus ilusiones. Cada Encuentro ha sido una experiencia distinta. Cada lugar una aventura, para quien lo organiza, para quienes acudimos. Talleres de todo tipo, contactos, canciones, exposiciones, risas, abrazos, paseos, reuniones, niñas y niños, juegos, baños, calor, tormentas… el gusto de conocernos, irnos queriendo, el cariño haciendo red. Este año ha recogido el guante la comunidad de Amalurra Comunidad, www.amalurra.org Fechas: del 25 al 28 de agosto Inscripciones a través de la página: https://encuentrodeecoaldeas.com

GEN-Europe gladly invites all its members and everone who is interested in communal and sustainable living! Let’s get together, share our love for the planet and inspire eachother with all knowledge, expererience and faith in a better future.

The New School Permaculture PDC is centred on the needs of the student so you get what you want and what you need with a course adapted to your projects, needs and dreams. This course is presented by creative non formal education methods, that are based on creating a bridge between the right and left side of the brain, so that the analytical and creative abilities of the students get fully stimulated and get the most out of the experience…for many people is the most empowering and inspiring transformative process of their lives…and they carry this with them everywere they go….and thats our goal. The course follows a set syllabus and leads to the internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate. Taught by Helder Valente of the New School Permaculture. Helder studied and worked with Bill Mollison, Sepp Holzer, Doug Bullock, Rosemary Morrow, Darren dougherty, Ernst Gotsh and others, and is now teaching all over the world, he started in 2009 teaching permaculture to students at the agriculture university and since then learning and teaching on many different climates. While living in the city he dedicated 3 years on developing a urban permaculture project in the center of Lisbon and co created several Permaculture Institutes worldwide. That’s how it all started. Helder never stopped and this last months spent his time working with Quechua farmers in the Andes and designing projects in the Amazon jungle. You can be part of the PDC and also chose to be part of the PFC, a course that will teach you for 5 days everything about food forests, Course will be in a beautifull farm in the North of Portugal. See you there.

The Ecovillage Development Programme inspires communities not only to adapt to Climate Change but also to improve their quality of life and lift them towards resilience. GEN inspires local authorities and governments to include ecovillage development programmes in their strategies for the implementation of SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement. We have learned that, while there is no one way of being an ecovillage, there are 3 core practises shared by all: Being rooted in local participatory processes Integrating social, cultural, economic and ecological dimensions in whole systems approach to sustainability Actively restoring and regenerating their social and natural environments Together, we will Explore the ecovillage concept and the work and contributions of different types of ecovillages across the world Understand ecovillage development as a tool for climate change adaptation and reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals Become familiar with a framework for holistic sustainability grounded in decades of hands-on experience and design of resilient communities worldwide Practice participatory whole-systems design, using the Ecovillage Playing Cards Explore assets, needs and potential next steps of a group, project or community in each dimension of sustainability Select specific learning areas (demand driven training) e.g. community building skills, seed multiplication, social entrepreneurship, water catchment systems, etc. to dive into You can choose to join us only for the first week or for the whole training. Facilitation Team: Kosha Joubert, Mugove Walter Nyika, Linda Kabaira, … and more! More information and registration: re*****@************ls.org Phone: +260 978402378 700 dollars for food, accommodation and training materials for 3 weeks (12 free places fo

So many people these days want to know how to live successfully in community, how to respond authentically and effectively to their personal relationships and the converging crisis in today’s society and how to actualize the inner calling that so many people are experiencing to reach for something higher. This 6 week Intensive offers a transformational education experience that encompasses evolutionary integral spirituality, meditation, yoga, permaculture/sustainability and health/nutrition in a vibrant community context. Come and experience the multidimensional, evolutionary heart of The Awakened Life Project! During this 6 week residential Transformation Intensive you will experience a high frequency field of spiritual awakening, creativity and evolutionary education in the context of community life. This Intensive is an immersion in an integral context of higher development in which important dimensions of what it means to be a human being are embraced. So if you are interested in a dynamic, rich and positively challenging communal experience which includes daily meditation, evolutionary spirituality teachings, awakened communication, yoga, nature mysticism and permaculture then we hope you will consider joining us. This course is limited to 8 people so if you are interested please let us know. email: in**@*****************ct.org website: www.awakenedlifeproject.org We run this event twice a year, in the Spring and in the Summer/Autumn. Summer/Autumn dates – August 8th – Sept 16th – 3 spaces left! Spring 2017 – May to middle of June (dates to be announced).