Amena Bal

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GEN International Trustee – President

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I am convinced that the ticking climate clock is more a consciousness clock and the ecological crisis is a spiritual crisis. We have to as humans~ Belong in the Heart ( our, others, earth, universe, cosmos) ~for a resilient, wholesome, healthy, happy, healed life.
As a healer, spiritualist, permaculturist and ecovillage designer, my focus is on designing for heart & healing consciousness, to create a more flourishing, lush, beautiful interconnected world. I do this with the support of and in service many communities and networks.
As Global Ecovillage Network Trustee, Village Vancouver Board Member, Global Ecovillage Network Oceania and Asia Council Member, Earth Leader at Kai Farms- a permaculture project – and as part of the ESG leadership at Transnational Diversified Group in Philippines, I have catalysed growth of regenerative communities and sustainable urban corporates aligned with the SDGs and IDGs.
Member of the Green Educator community of Green School Bali and Co-convenor of ‘ The Green Unconference ‘, co-creator of the Regenerative Travel Caravan India – my experiments and transformational events are directed towards healing, wholeness, wellness, spiritual and systemic transformation from inner listening and sensing. My work echoes the values of unity in diversity and our world as one family.
Inspired by The Great Work of Thomas Berry – I am serving ” transition from scientific-technological to ecological and biocentric worldview, where we as humanity must learn from nature.
As Hildur Jackson co-founder of GEN reminded us to work from the spiritual dimension- and remember our Earth as a spiritual being.
Co creator of Kai Farms Philippines I am committed to local food communities working towards fair and clean food systems that preserve tradition and indigenous knowledge.
Member of Bangalore Birth Network – promoting safe, respectful, evidence based birth and friendly care of mother, child and families. Women and youth empowerment and wellbeing is very close to my heart.
As part of the GEN leadership – scaling the ecovillage movement, weaving together communities, projects and networks – locally, regionally and globally- for earth care, people care and future care is at the center of my service.
Also member of ICN -IDG India Collaborative Network- supporting SDGs by prioritising Inner Development.
In the ecovillage movement – I call this tending to the ‘inner ecovillage.’
“Healing and regenerating ourselves, our communities and our Mother Earth is the most important work of our times, and it is based on the principles of GEN’s map of regeneration .

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Gaia Ashram Internship

The Pioneers of Gaia Ashram , 5th of July– 2nd of August 2015 The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes usi

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