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Gaia Ashram in the North-East of Thailand is organizing a two weeks Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course. Gaia Ashram is a community, sustainable living learning center & a farm founded in 2013 with a vision to create a living & learning space that deepens our connection with nature and learn to work with nature. In this two weeks PDC there will be a lot of opportunity for us to connect on a deeper level with nature. What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a design system that reconciles human communities with the ecological imperatives of a living planet. Permaculture is a way of organizing knowledge, a connecting systems that integrates science, art, politics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and the diverse experiences and resources available in any community. Gaia Ashram Permaculture Design Course This Permaculture Design Course will be held in the spirit of Gaia Ashram where community living is the foundation of the learning. Like every program held at Gaia Ashram, we will build a sense of community among all the course participants and the people who live at Gaia Ashram. There will be space for skillshare, deep sharing and well being check – ins. Course participants are welcome to join the daily meditation & yoga/dance. Apart from deepening our connection with each other we will also take time to connect to wider community of all beings and to attune ourselves to the land. The PDC course contains 72 hours of theory The course will consist of a broad range of topics applicable to life anywhere on this planet, yet will be tailored to the needs of the students present as well as their climate zones. As part of the course, participants will help to co-create designs for real world projects that include elements such as food forests, permaculture-style gardens, natural building, water catchment, earthworks and social systems. Apart from the theory participants will be able to get their hands dirty and get practical experien

Gaia Ashram is taking the Power of Community Summit as an opportunity to get together, listen to the talks and have discussions that matter. The Power Of Community Online Summit will take place February 1-10, 2020 and will feature three conversations each day, shared live and discussed worldwide on multiple platforms.

Every year, hundreds of ecovillagers and seekers from across the world come together to share, participate, discover and celebrate at the European Ecovillage Conference. This year, after two successful years in the north of Europe, GEN Europe is delighted to head south to Tuscany and long-standing GEN member La Comune di Bagnaia. A co-creation between GEN Europe, La Comune di Bagnaia and the Italian Ecovillage Network (RIVE), this year the gathering will take place from July 14-17 and celebrates the host community’s core values: “Ecovillages in the world, the world in ecovillages: peace, ecology and social justice”. The 2019 gathering will place special attention upon practical participation, action and solidarity, so we may stand together strengthened by our unity and diversity, to address the great challenges of our time. GEN Europe warmly invites all ecovillagers, explorers, members of our sister movements and all those who are working towards a transition to a regenerative, more beautiful world, to join us in Tuscany. Find out more about the conference and purchase tickets – lowest-price tickets are limited and on sale now!

Are you looking for ways to empower yourself and others to be the change you want to see? Ecovillages have spent decades researching how to unleash human creativity and solidarity in response to the challenges of our time. From indigenous villages to urban neighbourhoods and new intentional communities, GEN’s growing network is showcasing ways of living together that support both people and planet to thrive. GEN Education aims to spread that learning and inspiration to ever widening circles. The GEN Training of Trainers is an opportunity for you to become an active part of that journey, and to strengthen your capacity to teach, facilitate and train people using GEN’s unique tools and ecovillage based pedagogy. With new skills, deeper knowledge of the global ecovillage movement, and a growing community of GEN Trainers, we hope to boost your inspiration and increase your confidence as a changemaker and educator – so that you can enable others to design their own pathways to a regenerative future.