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Day 4 Seeing with new eyes Today we expanded our views of the interconnectedness of all life. In particular we thought about larger timescapes than just our own lifetimes. Through activities we widened our sense of what support is available to us from our ancestors and future generations. We did an exercise called the 7th Read More
The size and scope of the problems we face on the planet at the moment are huge. And yet the size, scope and attention paid to the response to these problems is lukewarm, mediocre, on the edge, in the minority and at times even outlawed. There is a mismatch between the size of the problem Read More
Today we focused on coming from gratitude. Particularly fruitful for me were the discussions on why take time to feel gratitude? I already knew that it feels good when we take time to give thanks, and it is nourishing to receive appreciation, but we took time to explore just how we felt physiologically and emotionally Read More
Day 1 reflections Today was the first day of a six day intensive on the Work That Reconnects with Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone at Findhorn. We began by introducing ourselves and sharing one thing in the world that we would like to protect. Obviously we all have many things we would like to protect Read More
As spring is arriving at last one of the urges for a lot of us is to start spring cleaning. It is a natural pattern of clearing out the energy from the winter months and letting fresh air into our lives. Our home environment How can our homes encourage and support us to be at Read More
Here we are towards the end of March and we have had 3 days of snow. My being is slightly confused by this turn of events to be honest. I was in expectant of Spring approaching and some warm sunshine to rejuvenate me after the winter, and instead I am plunged into more cold. The Read More
While writing ‘People and Permaculture’ I asked many people for their hope for humanity. What’s your highest vision? If we were free from fear and limitations what is the journey for humanity our hearts would like to participate in? On one of my courses we wrote all of our visions on a big roll of Read More
Our action learning pathway is not just about writing down what we already know, it becomes more useful and relevant, giving us insights and something we can return to for inspiration.
Rob Hopkins, co-founder of Transition movement interviewed me via skype, about the connection between people and permaculture and transition.
The goal of permaculture is to create harmony with ourselves, between people and with the planet. “The central aim of permaculture is to reduce our ecological impact. Or more precisely to turn our negative ecological impact into a positive one.” Patrick Whitefield Bill Mollison and David Holmgren first coined the word in the 1970s in Read More