Conscious Community Initiative Eco-Community Embodied Permaculture: Being-centric ecological systems design and leadership People come to permaculture to facilitate positive change in their own lives, their communities and their landscapes, as permaculture offers a systems design methodology based on natural principles and patterns. They are often deeply attracted to the solutions-oriented focus of permaculture and its emphasis on practical action as much as the ethical ecological systems view […] Dan McTiernan and Johanna McTiernan April 28, 2023May 8, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
Art Visionary Brit Museum On a cold afternoon in November, I passed through the threshold of the smallest gallery in London to install my augmented reality prints. It reminded me of a scene from Harry Potter or an occult ritual in which two realms intersect and fuse into a visionary vista. This time, it wasn’t a wall that led […] Lila Moore December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Solstice and the Technology of Time The architectonic structures of monuments such as Karnak Temple in Egypt and Stonehenge in England are ancient time measurement systems that, through links with the sun and sky, helped regulate human activity in cyclic correlation with a sacred Earth and Cosmos. These structures are the remains of ancient magical technology that in special moments in […] Lila Moore December 20, 2021February 17, 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
Book Corner Oneness vs the 1% by Vandana Shiva with Kartikey Shiva In this book of searing brilliance, Vandana Shiva goes to the heart of the ideological struggle between industrial capitalism represented by Big Agriculture, Big Pharma, Big Food, Big Energy and Big Tech and the holistic movements represented by systems science, agroecology and natural and complementary approaches to health – the last has been subject to […] David Lorimer August 3, 2021August 19, 2021 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
Conscious Community Initiative Project “Mend”: Stitching lives together Project Mend was born out of my own experience of stitching as a mindfulness practice. My ideas solidified during my studies with Alef Trust. Learning that stitching can lead to a state of mind that resembles meditation (Kirwin, 2012) and that textile art contributes to feelings of well-being, boosting confidence levels and increasing motivation for […] Tania Botoulas July 21, 2021July 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
