Achim Burkard

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| Creando sensaciones

About me

ECOVILLAGE EXPERIENCES
1987 – 1989: Sulzhof (Ecovillage, Germany)
1990 – 1991: Cortijo de la Loma (Cultural center, Spain)
1992 – 1996: El Morreon (Sustainable settlement, Spain)
1996 – 1998: Wilde Rose (Ecovillage / Artists Community, Germany)
1999: 3 month participation in Tamera (Ecovillage / Healing biotope, Portugal)
2000 – now: Creation and direction of Valle de Sensaciones, Ecovillage Laboratory, Spain.
2010 – 2017: Team member and networking coordinator in the Global Ecovillage Network. Contact and visits to multiple Ecovillages in many countries
2010:- 2017: Yearly participation in the Ecovillage conferences of the European and the African Ecovillage Networks.
2024: Launch of the ‘Resonancia Community’
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
1989 – 2000: Travelling artist, craft man, and musical instrument maker
1996: Tutor of the musical youth camp (German musical council)
1997 – 1998: Co-organisation of ‘Arche Nova‘, Caravan of peace (Travelling community: 100 artists on the road)
1999 – 2000: Creator of ‘Medicine wheel of the senses‘ (artistic and educational park)
Since 2000: Direction and Community facilitation in Valle de Sensaciones (Experimental educative project about artistic sustainability)
Since 2000: Tutor for green building, eco-technologies, natural living, creativity, music.
2001: gained ‘Award about Research in Renewable Energy’ (por Caja España)
2003: Creator of ‘Community mandala’ (game approach to organize communal living)
2008: Designer and tutor of the 4-week educational program “Sustainable technics for tourism of special interest” in the commission of the Chilean government.
2010: Gained ‘Award for the best musical game’. (German Musical Council)
2008 – 2010: Design and administration of the Iberian Ecovillage Network website
2010: Participation and logistics of the television real-life documentary: ’21 dias’ seen by 4 Million people
2010 – 2017: Design and administration of the Global Ecovillage Network website and database
2014 – 2017: Communication facilitator of GEN international, global networking.
2012: Architect of ‘Solution Library’ (Educational sustainable online resource database of GEN).
Since 2016: Co-creator and organizer of the “ErosLab”. (Space to explore and heal love and sexuality)
Since 2020: Developing the “Resonancia Community” project

Languages

English
German
Spanish

Current Community

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Established

Resonancia Community

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Achim Burkard

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Ecovillage Platform Researcher

Which communities are missing from the ecovillage map? Help find and connect the projects near you with the Global Ecovillage Network and create their profile with public data and reach out to them and get them engaged! Volunteer with the GEN-International Platform team, Eva and Rodrigo, to help make this an amazing resource for the world.

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Organizations Platform Researcher

Which organizations are missing from the ecovillage map? Help find and connect the projects near you with the Global Ecovillage Network and create their profile with public data and reach out to them and get them engaged! Volunteer with the GEN-International Platform team, Eva and Rodrigo, to help make this an amazing resource for the world.

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Social Media Intern

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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Taller Yo Ecológico - Vivencial

Taller Vivencial de Ecologia Profunda Herramientas para la transición Interna y Global El objetivo de este Taller es explorar nuestras respuestas internas a la situación de nuestro mundo, tomar energías y prepararnos para tomar parte en su sanación. Para ello ofrecemos un taller activo, con diversas actividades y dinámicas en la Naturaleza, algunas en grupo, en parejas y otras individuales ahondando en nuestro interior. Este Taller está basado en la Ecología Profunda y El Trabajo que Conecta de Nuevo de Joanna Macy, también conocido como “el trabajo desesperación y el empoderamiento” o “trabajo por la paz psicológica”; es uno de los pocos talleres que se ofrecen en la península. A partir de la Ecología Profunda, la Teoría de Sistemas y la Visión del Mundo de las comunidades indígenas basadas en la Naturaleza, el Trabajo que Conecta de Nuevo construye la motivación, la creatividad, el coraje y la solidaridad para la transición a una cultura ecológica y humana sostenible. Una experiencia que te transformará profundamente… De donde venimos… Comenzamos con que vivimos una crisis, local y global que está afectando a toda la vida del planeta. Para muchas personas puede ser que desde hace muchos años estén preocupadas e implicadas sobre la crisis ecológica, social y económica; y para otras puede ser que solo recientemente. Especialmente para personas profesionales que trabajan en este ámbito y voluntarias activistas; los sentimientos de miedo, preocupación, impotencia y “burn out” “quemarse” que se experimentan hoy en día llegan a ser desbordantes y paralizantes. La sensación de que “no vale la pena”, “para qué”, “ no puedo hacer nada”… A donde vamos… El propósito principal de El Trabajo que Conecta de Nuevo – Ecología Profunda es ayudar a las personas a descubrir y experimentar la conexión de unas con otras y con la Naturaleza, para motivarles y recargarse de energía. Para poder actuar desde el “poder con”, una actitud positiva y propos