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2008, Living Mandala
creative services by: 360 Degrees
Including
PERMACULTURE & ECO-VILLAGE DESIGN
REGENERATIVE EARTHWORKS
FOOD FORESTRY
SOCIAL PERMACULTURE
NATURAL BUILDING
INNER ECOLOGY
HANDS-ON ACTION LEARNING
& MUCH MORE
In Association With
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Facilitators, Instructors & Consultants
John Valenzuela
Jay Ma
Sage Mata
Max Meyers
& Special Guests
Additional Guest Instructors to be Announced Soon
(Average of 1 Guest Instructor per day!)
Course Inspiration
In response to many inquiries from individuals interested in taking a Permaculture Design Certification Course, but who are not able to take over two-weeks off from their lives, jobs, and family responsibilities to attend a residential course, we are excited to offer this 3-month-long weekend Permaculture Design Certification Course at the beautiful 220 acre campus of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. IONS is located conveniently right off Hwy 101 between Petaluma & Novato, just between Marin county and Sonoma county
Course Description
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.Ôø‡
Learn the art and science of Permaculture based on the original Mollison and Holmgren ideas and design philosophies published in The Permaculture Designer's Manual, as we make our way through the curriculum over a series of weekends for 3 months. In addition to the standard permaculture design course curriculum, we recognize permaculture as an expanding, holistic design philosophy being applied to an ever-growing landscape of diverse fields and skill sets including business, government, economics, group process, social systems, and inner work. Accordingly, this permaculture design course will include & integrate additional content and activities such as nature awareness, indigenous wisdom, organizational design, financial permaculture, inner ecology, group process, natural building, hands-on activities, and more. For a more more detailed description of course contents and instructors see below.
Course Dates & Details
The course will occur over a period of 10 weekends on Sundays from May 8 & 9 - July 25, with an opening weekend consisting of both Saturday and Sunday on May 8 & 9, no class on June 13 & July 4, and finishing on July 25.
Day Schedule:
Classes will be held from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm with meals served at 12:30 pm for lunch and 6:00 pm for dinner. Evening sessions are from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. (The evening sessions are highly encouraged but optional. (They will often include exciting additional content or special guests).
Dates & General Day Topics:
May 8 & 9: Opening Weekend - Intro to Permaculture, Design Principles, Nature Awareness, Observation, Patterns, Core Routines, Site Analysis, & More
May 16: Water & Earthworks
May 23: Mapping, Design Process & Group Facilitation
May 30: Soil & Animals
June 6: Plants, Gardens, & Food Forests
June 13 Week Off - Harmony Festival
June 20: Climate, Microclimate, & Built Structures
June 27: Appropriate Technology, Bioremediation, & Greywater
July 4 - Week Off
July 11: Urban Strategies & Social Technologies
July 18: Invisible Structures & Community Design
July 25: - Final Day, Design Presentations, Graduation, Celebration!
* Day topics are subject to change
Topics to Include:
Certification Applicability
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate. Design Certification is applicable towards Gaia University Degree Programs.
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 such as 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.
Weekend Permaculture Design Certification Course
May 8/9 - July 25, 2010
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Petaluma, Califronia
Tuition & Registration
Course Tuition is $1200 U.S. dollars, which includes instruction, as well as delicious meals catered by the Institute of Noetic Sciences Retreat Center for lunch on dinner all days except for two off-site days. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate.
Early Bird Discount - $1080
Register before March 31 to receive the early bird discount. Group discounts of $200 off per person are also available for couples, business partners, & friends who register together.
Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop
Join us just for the first weekend of this course - open to the general public as an Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop. Topics & Activities include Permaculture Overview, Ethics, Design Principles, Nature Awareness, Observation, Patterns in Nature, Core Routines, Bird Language, Site Analysis, & More. Tuition for the Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop is $275, with lunch and dinner included both days. Fees can be applied towards tuition for the entire design course, should you choose to continue. Click here more information about the Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop here.
Delicious Meals Included!
Delicious catered meals provided by the Institute of Noetic Sciences retreat center kitchen are included in the course tuition for 10 out of the 12 weekends that we are on-site.
Lodging Options at IONS
Rooms are available for an additional cost on the days before or after each class day for commuters or for those interested in enjoying a relaxing stay at the beautiful IONS Retreat Center. Rooms are $70 for a shared room and $95 for a single. To book a room, please do so when you register for the course.
Site Details - IONS Retreat Center
The IONS Retreat Center is a beautiful collection of indoor and outdoor meeting spaces located on the IONS 200 acre campus in Petaluma, California. Located just 30 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge and right off Hwy 101. The campus consists of several quaint buildings, a beautiful gardens, ponds, pristine live oak woodlands, meandering hiking trails, and endless panoramic vistas of the California landscape and rolling hillsides. IONS hosts educational activities and workshops that focus on health, personal growth, and transformation. This beautiful campus can accommodate day-use groups of up to 120 people, and the overnight facilities sleep 120 people.
About the Institute of Noetic Sciences
The Institute of Noetic Sciences, commonly known as Ôø‡IONSÔø‡, is a nonprofit membership organization located in Northern California that conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousnessÔø‡including perceptions, beliefs, attention, intention, and intuition. IONS was founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell with the mission to bring scientific understanding to mystical experience. The Institute maintains a commitment to scientific rigor while exploring phenomena that have been largely overlooked by mainstream science. IONS is not a spiritual association, political-action group, or a single-cause institute. Rather, IONS honors open-minded approaches and multiple ways of knowing, brings discernment to their work, and supports diversity of perspectives on social and scientific matters. Through their publications, events, and educational media, they inform members and the public at lArge about the findings of their frontier research on consciousness and its relationship to the physical world. IONS has a beautiful 200-acre Retreat Center which hosts workshops, retreats, and educational activities with diverse and well-known spiritual teachers and groups from all over the world. IONS supports community-building through local community groups, online discussions, and other networking opportunities. For more information visit www.ions.org
What are 'Noetic Sciences'?
The word "noetic" comes from the ancient Greek "nous", for which there is no exact equivalent in English. It refers to "inner knowing," a kind of intuitive consciousness'direct and immediate access to knowledge beyond what is available to our normal senses and the power of reason. Noetic sciences are explorations into the nature and potentials of consciousness using multiple ways of knowingÔø‡including intuition, feeling, reason, and the senses. Noetic sciences explore the "inner cosmos" of the mind (consciousness, soul, spirit) and how it relates to the "outer cosmos" of the physical world.
Contact
For questions and more information regarding the course
e-mail: education@livingmandala.com or
call: (707) 634-1461
Permaculture Overview
Ethics & Design Principles
Learning Affirmations
Observation
Nature Awareness
Core Routines
Patterns in Nature
Bird Language
Site Analysis
Maps & Mapping
Zones &Sectors
Water on the Landscape
Regenerative Earthworks
Swales & Ponds
Keyline Design
Carbon Farming
Rainwater Catchment
Dryland Strategies
Aquaculture
Aquaponics
Design Process
Group Facilitation
Design Methods
Urban Strategies
Open Space Technology
Village Design
Alternative Economics
Green Business
Holocracy
Cultural Mentoring
Eco-Social Activism
Invisible Structures
Urban Permaculture
Hands-On Activities
Inner Ecology
Instructors, Facilitators & Guests
John Valenzuela
Veteran Lead Instructor
Saga Mata
Instructor
Jay Ma
Instructor
Max Meyers
Instructor
Bios of Additional Instructors & Special Guests Coming Soon!
Affiliate Organizations & Sponsors
Become a sponsor of this course!
For details email: affiliates@livingmandala.com
Soil Ecology & Soil Food Web
Soil Building Strategies Compost
Sheet Mulching
Compost Teas
Animals Systems
Carbon Sequestration
Plant Guilds
Gardens
Food Forests
Sustainable Forestry
Coppicing
Plant Propagation
Pruning
Climate
Microclimate
Passive Solar Design
Natural Building
Green Building
Tropical Permaculture
Appropriate Technology
Mushrooms & Mycoremediation
Bioremediation
Humanure
Greywater
Group Decision Making
Compassionate Communication
Cooperative Legal Structures
Finance Permaculture
Land Access
Eco-Villages
Indigenous Wisdom
Design Projects
Wildcrafting
Delicious Meals Included