Making a Difference:
Creating a Sustainable World
September 30-October 5, 2007

Maggie Seeley& Katherine Steele with Special Guests from the local sustainability community.

Every person has the capacity to live in harmony with our world and all its inhabitants, and to use its resources wisely.  Each one of us makes a difference.

This seminar will empower you to make thoughtful, practical and joyful choices, creating a compelling personal or organizational vision and an inspiring action plan for a conscious, sustainable future.

  • Define your ecological footprint
  • Learn about Permaculture principles and the Eight Levels of Sustainability
  • Use the feng shui system to align your environment with your vision
  • Explore sustainability in the home, office, community, environment and world
  • Inspiring leadership for change
  • Develop your personal Sustainability Vision
  • Create a personal or organizational Action Plan with easy steps to take each day

Ideal for Green business owners and employees, non-profit leaders, social entrepreneurs, youth leaders, change agents, government employees, and individuals in life and career transitions. 

Drawing on the principles of Natural Capitalism, The Triple Bottom Line, Permaculture, Whole Systems Thinking, Spiral Dynamics, Deep Ecology and Feng Shui, the seminar offers creative solutions and opportunities for deeper exploration. 

Visit sustainable projects at Esalen, see inner workings of geothermal systems and visit green building in Big Sur, access community networks for more information, get a buddy for ongoing support, be inspired and have fun! (Plus: yoga, meditation, games, walks, fire ceremony, community building exercises, hot tubs, appreciation and midnight dancing!)

Esalen Institute has an international reputation as an educational center. Built on cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in a stunning setting at Big Sur California, its hot springs, geothermal swimming pool, lush gardens and meditation areas create a luxurious setting for respite, reflection, rejuvenation, and planning a future. More info at http://www.esalen.org.

Cost: US $585-$1120 (depending on accommodations) Includes room & board and this fabulous seminar with reproducible materials.

Reservations: Call Esalen (831) 667-3000 or 667-3005

Fax your reservation to (831) 667-2724 w/ credit card number

Download printable flyer here

Maggie Seeley is an international business consultant who helps catalyze visions.   She is a global citizen working with people and businesses in Nigeria, China, Germany, the US and New Zealand using The Triple Bottom Line (great people, good profit and sustainable business practices).  She is a Buddhist, outdoor adventurer, partner in the Renewable Energy Group, Director of the Sustain Ability Trust and a business partner in Green It! in Albuquerque NM.

maggiheart@aol.com                   (505) 268-3339

Katherine Steele is a permaculture designer, educator and international networker. Founder of the Urban Permaculture Guild, she facilitates workshops on permaculture, natural building and community building. She is trained in Ecovillage Design, Sacred Dance and Workshop Facilitation from the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. Kat holds an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco State University and sits on the NorCal Board of Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility and Bay Localize. She loves and lives in Oakland, California.

kat@urbanpermacultureguild.org (510) 547-7889

 

 

This unique program is co-designed by Maggie Seeley, Kat Steele and Zaida Amaral. Zaida Amaral is a dynamic Brazilian environmental architect and feng shui master with 25 years of experience in space and land planning. An ecovillage educator trained at the Findhorn Foundation (Scotland), Zaida is the owner of Resonance Design and the co-founder of two forming ecovillages: the Urban Ecovillage of Albuquerque and Ecovila Cunha in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Please contact the instructors for more information.