Come and join the world’s largest gathering of sustainable communities! This July, hundreds of sustainability experts, practitioners, and the ecovillage-curious will come together in the beautiful surroundings of Lilleoru community, Estonia, to enjoy world-class speakers, hands-on workshops, and networking with communitarians from around the world. … Read more
Ease of sharing and learning permaculture, solutions to water scarcity and contributing to the water table instead of depleting it, super affordable and easily permitted ecological housing, affordable education and trainings in permaculture / etc, ideas to create greater senses of community / harmony with nature, etc … Read more
Sacred Place is delivering its ten day Self-Empowerment Retreat at Earth Home, in Chiang Mai this April 13-22, 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This Self Empowerment Retreat is a life changing opportunity to transform your life for the better by investing quality time and energy in yourself, to build your inner foundation, uncover your strengths/passions and discover your Life Purpose. Key subjects covered during the retreat are Neuroplasticity, De-Programming, Inner Child work, Self Esteem, … Read more
This NextGENOA EDE is a four week course certified by Gaia Education & recognised as a contributor to UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This EDE will be held at Gaia Ashram which is located in the North-East of Thailand. The NextGENOA EDE is intended for youth (ages 23-33 years old) from Asia & Oceania who are already active in the sustainability movement & who are very interested in becoming part of NextGENOA (the youth movement of … Read more
Un día en cual los proyectos como huertas, jardines, fincas, granjas entre otros abren sus puertas para ofrecer la oportunidad de experimentar la Permacultura y aprender, se organizan charlas, talleres educativos, películas, entre otros eventos. … Read more
You are invited – and you are needed – to participate in One World Bearing Witness, a free 24-hour global ritual designed to take a step toward healing our divided humanity and the destruction of our Earth. For 24-hours, from December 2nd to 3rd, using the latest videoconferencing technology, you can participate in a live, virtual ritual space that will enable you and thousands of like-minded people around the globe to bear witness to Unity and wholeness in the face of the historical wrongs that … Read more
Connecting to our own beings, seeing our inner light, keeping the hope for a better future, realizing and seeing every day as a new beginning and a new hope is the aspiration. Creating a healthy, safe and hopeful community that believes in peace, justice and equality is how we envision the solution to this challenge through taking people in a journey of self discovery to see their new way of being in creating a new future, based on values of inner freedom, love, and bliss, because that’s who … Read more
Over the course of three-days our NextGEN Educators guide participants through various learning experiences related to the network of regenerative communities worldview, dimensions of sustainability, group processes, and personal development. The intention of this event is to support attendees in creating a life filled with purpose, connection, and healing for our planet. … Read more
Los Portales community has experienced for more than 30 years that sharing our dreams in a group creates a strong and deep feeling of connectedness whilst also helping us understand and live our singularity. Dream work allows people to find their unique and particular place in a group, to experience a strong sense of meaning in their life and to discover their personal task (personal myth). Dreams don’t only tell us that the power is within us, they also make us feel this, and they always … Read more
This symposium on regenerative practices is being organized by a partnership of organizations including the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), Open Team, the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO), the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon Britain. This event will feature keynote presentations by Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy and Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable … Read more
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