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
Art Contemplative Land Art – The Spiralynth The Story of The Spiralynth October 2021 – on-going Media: Conkers, leaves, rake and movement. Location: Buckinghamshire, UK. In the paddock, beneath the giant outspread branches of the tree we’ve come to know lovingly, respectfully as ‘Big Momma’, I slowly gathered myself against the cold and wind. My intention, to complete the Sisyphean task of […] Trudi Simpson February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 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 Integrative yoga project The integrative yoga project was created as a space for yoga students to engage with their practice from a holistic perspective within the container of an online wellbeing course. The course lasted 10 weeks and combined live sessions on Zoom with online content that participants could work through at their own pace. Participants were encouraged […] Laura Harvey-Collins July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Conscious Community Project 2021: Introducing six new grant-funded projects The Alef Trust Conscious Community Project is delighted to announce that we are supporting six new holistic change facilitation projects around the globe. The quality of applications from students, alumni and faculty of the Alef community was again exceptionally high, and we are excited to be working alongside these project leaders and their teams to […] Francesca Hector May 17, 2021May 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Holistic Wellbeing Integrative yoga programme In my experience, the contemporary yoga scene in the UK and indeed much of the world is being driven by commercial interests which do not often align with the higher purpose of yoga as a spiritual pursuit. Whilst I believe that the vast majority of teachers are working with the best intentions, I also believe […] Laura Harvey-Collins September 1, 2020November 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Integrative practice research project in Romania By the time I discovered integrative practice, I had already been on the path of awakening and inner discovery for a few years. I had left my previous job as a strategy consultant in London, travelled extensively to Nepal and other places around the world to further my spiritual practice, and co-founded an NGO (Quantum […] Victor Jivanescu August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked