Casting the Circle: Reflections on A Life Lived Through Permaculture Principles
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Casting the Circle: Reflections on A Life Lived Through Permaculture Principles

Almost seventy people stand in a circle in the fresh morning sunshine of Beltane at OUR Ecovillage on Vancouver Island. We are all here because we have followed our hearts and share the common desire to learn and grow our understanding of Permaculture as Earth Activists. There is an excitement in the air as I […]

The University of the Universe: Waltzing into the Unknown
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The University of the Universe: Waltzing into the Unknown

Conventional wisdom holds that the road to success is a stable, structured, pre-approved, pre-designated life path. However, I have noticed many people find themselves trembling with anxiety in the midst of what has been called an “existential crisis.” As a result, an emergence of pathfinders, wayshowers, and paradigm innovators have been swelling to the surface, […]

Piracanga: On sustainability and spirituality in Bahia, Brazil
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Piracanga: On sustainability and spirituality in Bahia, Brazil

Piracanga is an ecovillage and retreat centre, where a group of friends have chosen to live in community, shaping their reality by their chosen spiritual principles of love, compassion and freedom, whilst trying to put in practice a sustainable way of life. I traveled to the ecovillage in late 2014 and we had agreed on […]

Inan Itah: Conscious Community in the Heart of Ometepe
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Inan Itah: Conscious Community in the Heart of Ometepe

via: http://www.travel-alchemy.com – Simon’s blog about reimagining world travel as a path of personal transformation and self-realization. An intentional community oriented towards conscious evolution and environmental sustainability, Inan Itah on Ometepe is almost heaven on earth. That is, as long as you’re willing to put in the work to make it real. With a majestic, […]

Transformational Travel: A Permaculture Service-Learning Adventure in the Himalayas
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Transformational Travel: A Permaculture Service-Learning Adventure in the Himalayas

How can Permaculture revolutionize Tourism? Is it possible to travel and still leave a net-positive impact on the planet? How can you have a deeply unique cultural experience, learn, and serve communities at the same time? All of these questions will be explored in these monthly blog posts, as I report my experiences with the […]

Visiting Permaculture and Plant Medicine Impact Centers in the Amazon – David Casey
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Visiting Permaculture and Plant Medicine Impact Centers in the Amazon – David Casey

Temple of the Way of Light & Chaikuni Institute are partner Impact Centers located deep in the Peruvian Amazon. The Temple is focused on inner healing.  We came by way of airplane into Iquitos, the largest city in the world that is not connected by road to the outside. Iquitos feels like the Wild West […]

Returning to the Roots – Eco-Bus Caravan Collaborates with Indigenous Artist Co-op in Guatemala to Build Natural Dye Garden
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Returning to the Roots – Eco-Bus Caravan Collaborates with Indigenous Artist Co-op in Guatemala to Build Natural Dye Garden

Returning to the Roots “Dyeing with Plants” Project Nuevo Mundo`s  2013 Earth Odyssey Bus Caravan After the long journey from San Diego, The Earth Odyssey caravan landed on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala for two months to implement some incredibly regenerative projects. In collaboration with JUSTA and 22 permaculture specialists, we broke off into 3 teams and […]