The Northern Lights NPO

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • French
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2021

What we do

The Northern Lights is a non-profit organization based in France, in a beautiful and typical farm. An alternative & ecological place that wishes to gather families and people from the villages nearby around permaculture values and cultural events.With a pedagogic vocation, it is a dream of local resilience and an experimentation of living together close to nature on our teritory and in the world that suround us. The organization is located in ‘Le grand Matrignat’, in the village of Saint Nizier le Bouchoux, North of Lyon (90km), where we cultivate earth, mind and togetherness. Our mission is to spread knowledge, techniques and the mindset for regenerative practices in all domains of human activity. Through workshops, networking and building active and alive examples of regenerative practices in close collaboration with other organizations, public entities and ecological enterprises.
The Northern Lights is an educational and land stewardship non-profit organisation that actively regenerates eco-systems in which people, inspired by nature, create and maintain healthy and abundant livelihoods.
Our work is to empower people of all ages and backgrounds with knowledge, skills, and inspiration essential to cultivating regenerative habitats, inhabitants and habits, while enhancing their professional capabilities to initiate their own projects and/or businesses.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Greek
  • Spanish
  • Community type
  • Coliving
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2021
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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How to join

If you would like to join us and volunteer for any amount of time, please reach out through our email thenorthernlightsorg@gmail.com to give us your planned arrival dates and a small description of your area of interest and skillsets regarding eco-living.

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Location

  • France

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  • Events
11 years ago

Jornada de Yoga, meditación y baños

Durante este dĂ­a queremos ofreceros diversas dinámicas y prácticas que ayudan a mejorar nuestra salud y disfrutar de un mayor bienestar, desde lo más interno hasta lo más externo. Esto será en plena naturaleza, en Los Molinos del Rio de Aguas, un lugar mágico. Un valle de cristal yeso surcado por un rĂ­o transparente de aguas milenarias. Un oasis de vida en el desierto. ÂżEN QUE CONSISTE EL DĂŤA? De 10.00 a 13.00 Yoga Integral y meditaciĂłn. Por la mañana comenzaremos despertando el cuerpo con una buena sesiĂłn de yoga integral con Manuel Robles “Kirtan Raja” seguida de una meditaciĂłn para relajar la mente! DespuĂ©s disfrutaremos de una deliciosa comida vegetariana y saludable, cocinada con productos locales y ecolĂłgicos en un 80% y con mucho amor. Por la tarde os proponemos experimentar y disfrutar de nuestros sentidos y sensaciones. Nos sumergiremos en la conexiĂłn con los elementos del valle. – Tierra, baño de barro; en la poza natural de arcilla, un lugar sorprendente y oculto en el corazĂłn de Los Molinos. – Agua, baño en el rĂ­o; limpia por fuera y por dentro, en otro espacio maravilloso de este paraje. – Aire, baño de sonido; con cuencos tibetanos y Reiki, para armonizar y recargar de energia. – Fuego, nuestra luz interior; Ceremonia final. Âż Te apetece venir a disfrutar de esta experiencia nutritiva y vivificante? CUANDO El domingo 19 de Abril. Si quieres, tambiĂ©n puedes quedarte todo el fin de semana y participar los diversos talleres, dinámicas y prácticas que realizaremos el sábado: taller de Fermentos y probiĂłticos, visita guiada a la Ecoaldea, sauna de luna nueva. Para más informaciĂłn en nuestra web www.culturadelatierra.net o puedes llamarnos. DONDE En Los Molinos del RĂ­o de Aguas en AlmerĂ­a, a 7km de Sorbas. en El Mirador, un proyecto de bajo impacto en el corazĂłn de Los Molinos; aquĂ­ tienes un enlace a su web con fotos. Los Molinos es un tranquilo valle de un rĂ­o lleno de vida. El Valle del Rio Aguas nos acogerá durant
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8 years ago

3h pour créer un écovillage

Ă€ la question d’un journaliste « Que pensez-vous de la civilisation europĂ©enne ? », Gandhi rĂ©pondait « C’est un beau projet ! ». “Nous sommes en 2018 après JĂ©sus-Christ. Toute l’Europe est occupĂ©e par les Ă©covillages… Toute? Non! Un petit pays d’irrĂ©ductibles Gaulois rĂ©siste encore et toujours Ă  l’embellisseur. Et la vie n’est pas facile pour les gaulois retranchĂ©s derrière leurs prĂ©jugĂ©s : hypocrisum, peurduchangemum, Ă©goĂŻstum et moidabordum.” Sommes-nous si rĂ©signĂ©s et apathiques que nous sommes prĂŞts Ă  voir s’effondrer une civilisation et une planète pour du confort et des peurs ? L’idĂ©al comme la Nature a dĂ©sertĂ© nos pensĂ©es. Ă€ peine sont-ils exprimĂ©s qu’ils sont directement dĂ©nigrĂ©s et mis au placard. Une civilisation qui se coupe en permanence de son futur et de la Nature est une civilisation Ă  l’agonie. Nos dĂ©sillusions sont-elles en train de nous mener Ă  l’inertie ? ExpĂ©rimentation sociale du changement de civilisation. VĂ©cu en accĂ©lĂ©rĂ© de la crĂ©ation d’un Ă©covillage. ExpĂ©rience des Lois de la Nature et du fonctionnement d’un groupe. Il est temps de tout reprendre Ă  zĂ©ro : les Ă©covillages sont le commencement d’un nouveau monde. Quelles valeurs, quelles actions, quels choix vont nous guider ? Pas Ă  pas, imaginons ensemble la crĂ©ation d’un Ă©covillage. Nous avons 3 heures pour changer le monde… ou en rĂ©crĂ©er un ! INTERVENANTS : Gabriel Lechemin Ambassadeur France du Global Ecovillage Network, formĂ© Ă  la conception d’Ă©covillages Ă  Auroville. MĂ©diateur relationnel formĂ© Ă  la facilitation de conflits. Permaculteur. Facilitateur en MĂ©ditation et approche des Ă©motions. Gabriel Lechemin a voyagĂ© et vĂ©cu pendant 3ans au sein de plus de 30 Ă©covillages d’Europe puis d’Inde. Il consacre son temps Ă  l’aide Ă  la crĂ©ation d’Ă©colieux et Ă©covillages en France. Il est co-fondateur d’Écoliens. Philippe Rovere Explorons comment la dynami

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