Including

INVISIBLE STRUCTURES

ECOVILLAGES & CO-HOUSING COMMUNITIES

CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS

AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SOCIAL CAPITOL

DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAKING

PEACEMAKING

Hosted By

La A’kea Community

Facilitators, Teachers & Constants

Jenny Pell

Jay Ma

La ‘Akea Community

Course Inspiration

Recognizing the growing need for tools and skill sets in the realm of creating healthy and effective community Ecosystems, we are excited to be offering this two-day Weekend Workshop exploring wow to apply Permaculture into the realm of Community Design, Project Management, Governance, and many other “Invisible Structures”?

Course Description

Join us for a weekend exploration of Permaculture “Invisible Structures including:

1. •Social Permaculture
   

2. •Designing, Creating, & Managing Ecovillages, Co-Housing, & Intentional Communities
   

3. •Contracts & Agreements
   

4. •Dynamic Governance & Democratic Decision Making
   

5. •Building meaningful “Social Capital” within our Communities
   

In this two-day intensive we will look at examples of how communities and businesses are successfully writing new social, financial and legal contracts, how those agreements support and build trust as well as social capital, and what those agreements bring to fruition within a community.

Each agreement we make is a strand in the tapestry of resilient local economy, community, and our stewardship capacity.  What are the materials we need to weave a strong yet giving structure that supports rich and vibrant expressions of our unique cultures? 

Developing a culture of inclusion and equality, reaching consent as a whole group and being empowered to act swiftly and decisively are benchmarks of success for any organization!   Adding a permaculture approach to this process adds a clear ethical foundation as well as the ability to look at our current human reality – what are we anticipating short term, how to we plan and build for the long-term, and what are the benchmarks of success?

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a holistic design philosophy described as the art and science of creating community ecosystems in which plants, animals, human beings, and all forms of ecological diversity interact to produce a prolific, ecologically-sound, and regenerative system that can support itself and life indefinitely. The focus of permaculture is to design and establish societal systems that provide for humanity’s material and non-material needs including food, water, shelter, energy, and health in a way that is symbiotic and synergistic with the Earth’s natural ecosystems. More recently permaculture is incorporating an ever-growing landscape of diverse fields and skill sets and is being applied towards areas such as business, government, economics, group process, social systems, and inner work.

Aloha ‘Aina Permaculture Design Course

This workshop is the final weekend extension of the Aloha ‘Aina Holistic Permaculture Design Course (happening from March 3-19), and we are opening up this special “Invisible Structures” weekend extension to the public as well. The Aloha ‘Aina Holistic Permaculture Design Course will up will include the standard 72-hour permaculture design curriculum based upon the original Mollison and Holmgren ideas and design philosophies published in The Permaculture Designer’s Manual, as well as be a nourishing retreat and hands-on immersion experience of sustainable living ecovillage design. In addition to the standard permaculture design certification curriculum, we recognize permaculture as an expanding, holistic design philosophy encompassing many fields. Accordingly, this permaculture design course will include and integrate additional content and activities such as nature awareness, indigenous wisdom, embodiment practices, inner work, group process, ecovillage design, hands-on, and more. With a focus on tending the inner, outer, and community landscapes... course participants will work with each other and local community residents on tangible design project scenarios to implement positive transformation within themselves and in the local community. For a more detailed description of course contents and instructors see below.

For More Information on the Aloha ‘Aina Holistic Permaculture Design Cours Click Here.

Contact

For more information email education@livingmandala.com

Or Call: 707-634-1461

Tuition

Early Bird: $195 (Before March 10)

Standard: $225

Living in Abundance: $275 - (For those earning more than $50 k per year or who choose to step into and claim responsibility for their own abundance.

* Tuition price includes a healthy organic lunch and beverages.

Dynamic Governance, Social Permaculture, & Village Design

We will explore the fundamentals, methodologies, and tools for dynamic governance through the lens of Village Design. Participants will learn strategies and proven modalities for creating and sustaining intentional communities, democratic decision-making processes, and agile project management skills for collaborative endeavors.

Developing a culture of inclusion and equality, reaching consent as a whole group, and being empowered to act swiftly and decisively are benchmarks of success for any organization, project, or community. Effective and proven techniques for group collabortion build trust, inspire participation, and allow cohesive teams to effectively get results within their own sphere, while supporting the broader goals and success of the entire organization.

Learn Fresh & Effective Approaches To:

-  Successful and productive meetings

-  Streamlining group processes

-  Defining and achieving goals with your group

1. - Giving and receiving effective leadership while remaining peers
   

2. -Agile project management for collaborative endeavors
   

3. - Organizational structures and democratic decision-making modalities for intentional communities
   

Site Details - La ‘Akea Community

La’akea is one of the oldest (and newest - compared to the indigenous Hawaiian people) Permaculture inspired and practicing Intentional Communities on the Hawaiian Islands. Their vision as an intentional community is to steward the land at La’akea, continue the mission of teaching permaculture at La’akea while expanding into others aspects of sustainability such as personal and relationship growth, communication techniques, emotional processing, healing arts and creative arts. For information on La’akea Community including visiting La’akea, doing a work exchange, internship program, and membership process visit them on-line at http://www.permaculture-hawaii.com/

Ecovillages & Intentional Communities

Over thee last 50 years, the international Ecovillage and Intentional Communities movement has birthed communities all over the world and connected together communities that already exist or have existed for thousands of years. Some of these communities include eco-towns like Auroville in South India, the Federation of Damanhur in Italy and Nimbin in Australia; small rural ecovillages like Gaia Asociación in Argentina and Huehuecoyotl in Mexico; urban rejuvenation projects like Los Angeles EcoVillage and Christiania in Copenhagen; permaculture design sites such as Crystal Waters, Australia, Cochabamba, Bolivia and Barus, Brazil; and educational centres such as Findhorn in Scotland, Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, Earthlands in Massachusetts, large networks like Sarvodaya (11,000 sustainable villages in Sri Lanka); EcoYoff and Colufifa (350 villages in Senegal); the Ladakh Project on the Tibetian plateau;  and many more.

internationally, we are on the brink of a back to the land and back to community movement, the likes of which are just beginning in Russia today. Where is your water source, food source, and community?

Refund Policy

Cancellations up to 1 week before the course on March 10 will be refunded, excluding a $25 processing fee. No refunds are given after March 10. In the unlikely event the course is cancelled, participants will be given a 100% refund.

To Register Click Here.