Staff

Gaia University Orientation

erin oreilly — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:20:46 -0600

Start: Jun 20 2009 - 9:00am

End: Jun 20 2009 - 5:00pm

The Regenerative Design Institute is excited to announce a growing relationship with Gaia University International!

Gaia University focuses on the relocalization of higher education and offers accredited degree programs for real-world action in self and planetary transformation. These programs cultivate world changers working for local and global sustainability, justice, and peace. Associates have access to a powerful global network of leaders, advisors and peers offering support and guidance in the development, implementation and documentation of their self-directed project work.

Orientation Workshop: June 20 - June 28, 2008
Extension Workshop: June 29 - July 2 2008 (IESD & OLE)
Location: Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, California
Instructors: Andy Langford and Liora Adler

Staff

4 Seasons VII - Permaculture Design Certification Course

erin oreilly — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:28:32 -0700

Start: Feb 23 2007 - 9:00am

End: Feb 24 2007 - 5:30pm

4 Seasons VII - Permaculture Design Certification Course

Staff

Cancer Help Program Tour

erin oreilly — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:32:18 -0700

Start: Dec 12 2008 - 10:29am

End: Dec 12 2008 - 12:30pm

Cancer Help Program Tour

Staff

Cancer Help Program Tour

erin oreilly — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:31:38 -0700

Start: Oct 24 2008 - 10:30am

End: Oct 24 2008 - 12:29pm

Cancer Help Program Tour

Staff

Cancer Help Program Tour

Penny Livingston — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:39:09 -0700

Start: Feb 29 2008 - 10:30am

End: Feb 29 2008 - 12:30pm

Cancer Help Program Tour

Staff

Gaia U. Extention Program

Penny Livingston — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:17:04 -0700

Start: Jun 29 2009 - 9:00am

Gaia U

Extensions: June 29 (9 AM) - July 2 (6 PM)

IESD, OLE taught concurrently

Staff

Permaculture Design Certification Intensive

Deborah Grace — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:30:07 -0700

Start: May 30 2009 - 7:00pm

End: Jun 14 2009 - 12:00pm

NEXT OFFERED: June 2009

INSTRUCTORS: Penny Livingston-Stark & Brock Dolman and special guests Starhawk, Jon Young and James Stark.

LOCATION - Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA

Re-design Your Life! Re-envision The World!

Join us on our budding permaculture farm for this two-week intensive design course. You will observe and use the same principles that make ecological systems self-sustaining, and learn how to apply them to integrate homes and gardens. In addition, you will learn how to apply these principles to energy systems, water supplies, healthy communities, meaningful and fulfilling work, ecological economies and global political movements.

Staff

The Earth Café Culinary Program

erin oreilly — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:07:20 -0600

Start: Oct 5 2008 - 9:30am

End: Oct 5 2008 - 5:00pm

Celebrate the beauty of the world we eat!

OFFERED: Fall 2008, one Saturday per month

LOCATION: Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, California

INSTRUCTOR: Carin McKay

As we move into the 21st Century, people around the world are exploring how we can design communities and create regenerative healthy lifestyles that are in harmony with all of the Earth’s living systems.

An important part of integrating with the earth is adopting diets that not only ensure human health and vibrancy but also regenerate the earth’s capacity to provide for our children, grandchildren and future generations.

Staff

Introduction to Ecology of Leadership

admin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:32:17 -0600

Start: Sep 6 2008 - 9:00am

End: Sep 6 2008 - 5:00pm

Free 1-Day Introductory Workshop!

September 6: Bolinas
Commonweal Garden
9:00 am to 5:30 pm

September 27: Santa Barbara
Unitarian Society
1535 Santa Barbara Street
9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Join us for a daylong Introduction to the Ecology of Leadership Program. Participation is free with pre-registration, or $25 at the door. Click here for more information about the program.

To register for this event, please download this application and email it to our office or send via mail to:

Regenerative Design Institute
PO Box 923
Bolinas, CA 94924

Staff

Native Eyes Tracking, Bird Language & Awareness Intensive

Rachel Berry — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:26:44 -0600

Start: Oct 1 2008 - 9:00am

End: Oct 1 2008 - 5:00pm

NEXT OFFERED:
Fall 2008

INSTRUCTORS: Nathan Meffert, Jon Young, and the Shikari Tracking Guild

LOCATION: TBD

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it would take to touch a deer, to stalk a coyote, to photograph a mountain lion, to know a hawk as an individual, this class is for you!

Join us for this amazing four month exploration of bird language, advanced awareness, the Eight Shields of tracking, and the way of the Native Scout! You will discover your place in nature, feed your adventurous spirit, know the animals and plants as friends, and come to know the wilderness as home.

Staff

Bird Language Weeklong Intensive

Rachel Berry — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:56:36 -0600

Start: May 1 2009 - 10:50am

OFFERED: May 2009
LOCATION: Commonweal Garden

INSTRUCTORS: Jon Young, Nicole Young, the RDNA team and Shikari Tracking Guild.

Find out how the most elusive animals in the forest detect danger and move secretly to avoid it – using the language of the birds, the alarm system of the forest. Learn to decipher what the birds are telling us about the location of other animals, and also what they have to say about our own patterns of movement and awareness.

This exciting week will open your senses to the various “shapes” of bird language - rings of movement, sound, and feeling that ripple across the landscape. Learn to move quietly while expanding the circle of your awareness through the power of bird language, a skill that has been passed down through countless generations of trackers around the world.

Staff

Integral Awareness Training Series (IATS)

Rachel Berry — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:27:59 -0600

Start: Oct 1 2008 - 8:00am

End: Oct 1 2008 - 5:00pm

OFFERED: October 2008 - July 2009 on selected Saturdays

INSTRUCTORS: Nathan Meffert, Josh Lane, Nicole Young , Jon Young and other special guests of the Shikari Tracking Guild

LOCATION: Pescadero (on second Saturday’s of every month) and Bolinas (future dates to be announced)

Explore the wildlife and natural history of the coast, landscapes through the perspective of holistic tracking and awareness. Routines of sensory awareness and observation skills that foster a deep and powerful relationship with place will be emphasized.

Staff

cob building at M&Rs

Rachel Berry — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:50:34 -0600

Start: Jun 1 2007 - 8:49am

End: Jun 3 2007 - 8:49am

Staff

The Ecology of Leadership

Rachel Berry — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:19:25 -0700

Start: Oct 11 2008 - 9:30am

End: Oct 11 2008 - 5:00pm

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

October 2008 - February 2009
Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA and Santa Barbara, CA

INSTRUCTORS: James Stark and Christopher Kuntzsch

"Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Introduction

As we face the challenges of our changing world, many people are searching for avenues to make a difference - to play a part in transforming our families, communities, and the greater world in which we live. Each one of us has the potential to bring forth our gifts, develop the tools we need to make a difference, and live up to our own leadership potential so we can be of service.

Whether you have prior experience and training, or if have recently felt called to step onto a path of leadership for the first time, this program provides a unique opportunity to deeply explore who you are, who you wish to be, and how you will contribute to others. You will articulate your vision, get in deeper touch with your gifts and develop new tools, routines, mindsets and skills to be more effective in manifesting what you see for yourself and the world.

Staff

read more

Natural Building Workshop - Foundations to Finishes

Rachel Berry — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:30:23 -0700

Start: Jul 3 2007 - 9:00am

End: Jul 12 2007 - 5:30pm

LOCATION: Commonweal Garden
DATE: July 3rd - 12th, 2007
INSTRUCTORS: Michael G. Smith, Janine Bjornsen , Penny Livingston-Stark, James Stark and more!

Come and join us for a 10 day Natural Building Workshop

Gain Hands on experience
Learn about the superefficient wood-fired Rocket Stoves
See inspiring Slide Shows
Participate in stimulating discussions
Get involved with networking and collaborating

Staff

Art of Mentoring

Rachel Berry — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:39:41 -0700

Start: Sep 14 2008 - 5:00pm

End: Sep 20 2008 - 12:00pm

LOCATION: Commonweal Garden
DATES: Residential Program, September 14 - 20, 2008

In this unique program, Jon Young, founder of Wilderness Awareness School, shares the core dynamics and principles of The Art of Mentoring, and explores the unique educational approach he has developed called the Eight Shields Mentoring Model. This week-long workshop is rich in storytelling and features an on-going dialogue about the nature of awareness and the intricacies of expanding awareness in people who have grown up "disconnected" from nature.

Staff

Open House at Commonweal Garden - July 20

Rachel Berry — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:15:31 -0700

Start: Jul 20 2008 - 1:00pm

End: Jul 20 2008 - 4:00pm

NEXT OFFERED: Sunday, July 20, from 1 - 4pm

LOCATION: Commonweal Garden in Bolinas

COST: $10 per person, kids free. Fee waived for those who are unable to pay.

Here's a great opportunity if you've been interested in visiting Commonweal Garden and learning more about Permaculture.

James Stark will educate and inspire as he takes you through our 17-acre farm nestled on the edge of Pt Reyes National Park. He will guide you through features like our on-contour production garden, cob constructions, chickens and goats, heirloom orchard, grey water systems, passive solar camp showers, production greenhouse, yurt classroom, and more.

As you tour these features, James will highlight how permaculture principals can be applied in your own life to create sustainable and regenerative home and community environments.

Staff

Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness (RDNA) 2008-09

admin — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:43:38 -0700

Start: Sep 9 2008 - 9:00am

End: Sep 9 2008 - 5:00pm

Leading the Change We Want to See in the World

This advanced 9-month program is a hands-on, skill based training devoted to helping students develop leadership skills to further sustainable and regenerative practices in their personal and professional lives. Through authentic experience with the natural world, participants graduate with the embodied knowledge of how to design powerful communities, regenerate ecosystems and facilitate positive community change.

Weaving together the teachings of Regenerative Design, Nature Awareness, 8 Shields Cultural Mentoring and the Ecology of Leadership, the RDNA program offers a comprehensive exploration of where we came from, where we are now and where we are going. With an emphasis on building meaningful relationships with the earth, our communities and ourselves, we move into an understanding of our role within the community as an integral part of the natural world.

Staff

Four Seasons 8 - Permaculture Design Certification Course - Fall 2008

admin — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:02:35 -0700

Start: Sep 27 2008 - 9:00am

End: Sep 27 2008 - 5:30pm

Re-design your life, Re-envision the world!

OFFERED - Starts September, 2008 and continues one Saturday per month through August 2009

LOCATION - Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, California

INSTRUCTORS - Penny Livingston-Stark, Lydia Neilson, Lauren Dalberth , David Hage, Matt Berry & special guests

This course is a great opportunity to take a Permaculture Design Ceritifcation Course over a full year nature's rhythms. You will learn how to observe and use the same principles that make ecological systems self-sustaining, and apply them to integrated homes and gardens. In addition, you will learn how to apply these principles to energy systems and water supplies, healthy communities, meaningful and fulfilling work, ecological economies and global political movements for change.

Staff

Staff

Gaia University Orientation

4 Seasons VII - Permaculture Design Certification Course

Cancer Help Program Tour

Cancer Help Program Tour

Cancer Help Program Tour

Gaia U. Extention Program

Permaculture Design Certification Intensive

Re-design Your Life! Re-envision The World!

The Earth Café Culinary Program

Introduction to Ecology of Leadership

Native Eyes Tracking, Bird Language & Awareness Intensive

Bird Language Weeklong Intensive

Integral Awareness Training Series (IATS)

cob building at M&Rs

The Ecology of Leadership

Introduction

Staff read more

Natural Building Workshop - Foundations to Finishes

Art of Mentoring

Open House at Commonweal Garden - July 20

Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness (RDNA) 2008-09

Leading the Change We Want to See in the World

Four Seasons 8 - Permaculture Design Certification Course - Fall 2008

Staff

read more