Nurturing the Fields of Change Unquestioned Assumptions And Holistic Change The following reflection was inspired by the first session of Nurturing the Fields of Change. When I reflect on change, the first and most obvious question I ask myself is, “Why do we need to change?” What has led to this mess we are in and, even better, what is going on that keeps this […] Luka Bonisch March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Being of Service Appeal for Turkish earthquake relief operation The impact of the recent earthquakes in Turkey is huge. Images and statistics on the news tell of great devastation and terrible suffering. We are moved to do what we can to help and are making a donation on behalf of Alef Trust. One of our alumni, Ecem Eks has family in Turkey and […] Ecem Eks February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Celebrating Alef Trust’s 10th Anniversary On Saturday 12th November, Alef Trust celebrated our 10th Anniversary with a gathering in Liverpool, UK, that brought together students, alumni and faculty from near and far. This was also an opportunity for us to consider how our stories connect and the collective myths that are unfolding among and beyond us… a moment to reflect […] Francesca Hector November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Behold the Pale Horse: Why I write Cataclysmic TRIGGER WARNING: discusses climate breakdown, mass extinction, fear of death, fear of disaster. Bill McGuire, Professor of geophysical and climate hazards on Twitter, 10:48 PM November 10 2022: (Response to a report headlined “carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record high in 2022 climate crisis.“) “….climate scientists [are] saying we need urgent action if […] Matt Colborn November 17, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Being of Service An Orphan Smiles For the past 13 years, my greatest passion has been volunteering with a group that assists disabled and learning disabled Ukrainian orphans while they are young, during post-secondary education and with emergency needs as they try to make it on their own in the world. I have made several trips over the years and lived […] Leslie Davies Reinhold March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Being of Service A Cry from Ukraine The following is written by our Alef Trust IT Infrastructure Manager, Vitaliy Dominichenko. Vitaliy is Ukrainian and living in his country … amidst the terror and trauma. It is a measure of Vitaliy’s humanity that his words do not attack others but focus on compassion and the need for caring action. Our hearts go out […] Vitalii Dominichenko March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative [EN] Yoga therapy with labour rights activists in Mexico/ [ES] Yogaterapia con defensoras de los derechos laborales en México [ VERSIÓN ESPAÑOL A CONTINUACIÓN] Self-care and collective-wellbeing for effective, sustainable and transformative social justice movement building With almost 2 billion dollars of goods and services crossing each day, Mexico’s border with the United States embodies how corporate globalisation thrives on economic disparity and social inequality. Workers on the Mexican side are paid approximately a […] Lorraine Clewer October 27, 2021February 3, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Wild Refuge: Connecting to self, others and the transpersonal through nature. Wild Refuge works alongside residents of Chy Rehab in Truro, Cornwall, to explore the process of connecting to self, others and the transpersonal through nature, as an aid to holistic change facilitation. It takes the form of a semi structured 7-week program for people with addiction issues and complex needs including mental health diagnoses and […] Martha Sneyd September 15, 2021November 25, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Telegraph Lane: Transforming Land Transforming People This project looked at transpersonal experiences and contributions from people involved in the Earth Moves community as we begin to work on Telegraph Lane, our new base. I am very grateful for the funding from the Alef Trust for this project, as it has given me the chance to obtain data, initiate transformative activities for […] Paula Staunton July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Integrative Practice Project – Romania 2020/21 – A brief review In November of last year, 20 participants and four facilitators embarked on a journey to discover what is integrative practice, why it is beneficial and how to actually do it. We covered more details regarding the structure of the project in a previous post so please check it out here if interested: https://thefield.aleftrust.org/integrative-practice-research-project-in-romania/. There was […] Victor Jivanescu July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
