Schweibenalp - Center of Unity

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Founding year

  • 1981

What we do

Schweibenalp is a community, whose members by mindfully dealing with oneself and others make an active contribution to the strengthening of the field of consciousness of love, in which every human being can unfold its true potential.
The community at Schweibenalp explores and lives sustainable ways of living together and acting in the areas of community, spirituality, economy and ecology as possible models for a new world.
As a living and working community we manage the seminar business and the permaculture gardens of Schweibenalp. Depending on the season up to 30 people are living in the community. Additionally, every year numerous volunteers come to join us and support our work. As a part of the Global Ecovillages Network, we consider ourselves as one of the emerging models for a holistic cultural transformation. Therefore, a conscious lifestyle design considering the aspects of ecology, economy, the social and spirituality are important to us, influenced by values like respect for natural cycles, a fair economy and mindfully living together. In everyday life we connect in meetings, communal meals and by singing together as well as in special events such as rituals of thanksgiving, fire ceremonies, sweat lodges a.s.o. Mutual support and collective intelligence help us to overcome challenges and solve conflicts. The community encourages the members’ personal development.
Current members: 30
Current volunteers: 5-25
Ecological issues and permaculture are also very important to us.
You find regular Updates on your Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/Schweibenalp

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1981
  • Started living together
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10

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Non-working Guests welcome, Work Exchange welcome, Volunteers welcome,

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  • Switzerland

Schweibenalp - Center of Unity

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1 month ago

Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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11 years ago

Permaculture Design Course

In this program you will learn how to plan, create and nurture regenerative human settlements. You will gain new perspectives and understandings as well as a variety of tools for how we as human beings can become caretakers for the whole ecosystem; how we can create abundant and diverse community systems, gardens and landscapes by connecting to and understanding ourselves, our communities and our land in deeper ways. By learning to observe the patterns of life and its energy flows and cycles, by learning to work with them instead of against them, you will emerge with a complex skillset to bring about regenerative creative solutions in your life. This unique course brings Permaculture Design together with the indigenous cultural wisdom gathered by the international Nature Connection and Regenerative Culture movement and its networks, creating a cultural container that supports you on a journey into yourself, your community and the world around you. You will be immersed in this culture throughout the program as well as learn how to facilitate it in your own personal and professional context at home. This course will be a powerful, transformative community experience, enabled by a deep immersion into nature, music, and the presence of cultural visionaries and elders, all hosted in an evolving ecovillage in the magnificent mountains of the Swiss Alps. Topics: – Introduction to permaculture (history, ethics and principles) – Permaculture design methods and processes – Planning and building of permaculture systems – gardens, communities, companies – Self-sufficiency and sustainable living and building – Permaculture in agriculture – Practical know-how: Botany, composting, forest gardens and more – Social permaculture and community building, regenerative organisations, roles and project management – Nature connection tools and introduction to wilderness knowledge (Core Routines, 8 shields, bird language) – This course covers the Permaculture Association (B
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13 years ago

Curso de Diseño de Permacultura

Diseña para la vida con permacultura La Permacultura nos ofrece nuevas formas de pensar, hacer y ser que pueden ser utilizadas individual y colectivamente para crear culturas humanas sostenibles en armonĂ­a con la naturaleza. Curso de 90 horas con CertificaciĂłn Internacional. El Temario incluye, entre otros: Ă©tica y principios, practicas de diseños, gestiĂłn del agua, el suelo, diseño y acciones de regenerativas, bioconstrucciĂłn, energĂ­a, nuevas economĂ­as, aplicaciĂłn ecolĂłgica y humana: al hogar, la huerta, el vecindario, la comunidad, regiĂłn, … practicas, ecologĂ­a profunda, diseño con Dragon Dreaming… Facilitadores: Antonio Scotti, Kirsty Heron y facilitadores invitados: Patricia Cañas Rios, Jef Carrick y otros por confirmar Antonio Scotti: Diseñador y profesor de permacultura desde 2001, Diploma en Permacultura Aplicada por la Academia Italiana de Permacultura. Kirsty Heron: Diseñadora de Permacultura desde 2005, y profesora desde 2008 en Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania y España. InversiĂłn: 575 € Incluye curso y materiales. TambiĂ©n todas las comidas (ecolĂłgica) y alojamiento en proyectos ecolĂłgicos y sostenibles – Sunseed, El Mirador y la Pita-Escuela DESCUENTOS Y BECAS: ofrecemos un descuento de 5% a miembros de diversas asociaciones y posibilidad de 1 plaza becada. Lugar: Los Molinos del Rio Aguas – una aldea sostenible y autosuficiente en el Paraje Natural de Karst en Yesos de Sorbas – Almeria. Organizado por Cultura de la Tierra y Cambium Permacultura en colaboraciĂłn con Sunseed, el Mirador y la Pita-Escuela. FECHA LĂŤMITE DE INSCRIPCIĂ“N AMPLIADA AL 25 DE ABRIL 2014. Puedes descargarte mas informaciĂłn detallada del Curso en nuestra web www.culturadelatierra.net InformaciĂłn e inscripciones: in**@***************ra.net tel. 639842719 MAS INFORMACIĂ“N…. Este curso te enseñará a utilizar el diseño permacultural en tu vida, tanto para rediseñar aspectos de tu vida personal como para crear entornos humanos sostenibles y resilientes all

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