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We are consultants with The Sustain Ability Trust, offering workshops focused on reducing and recycling energy, paper, plastic and water used in your home and office.We use The Triple Bottom Line, Permaculture Design and the Eight (8) Levels of Sustainability in our transformative work. It's our feeling that behavior has to change at the most basic personal level in order to influence a larger world. Our work produces environmental awareness, cost savings and reduces your ecological footprint while lifting your spirit.œœ
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Creating a Sustainable
World.
We will explore the philosophies and tools of Natural Capitalism, The
Triple Bottom Line (people, profit, the planet), Permaculture Design (natural
system design and management involving capturing energy, producing no
waste and using feedback ) and Feng Shui (intention and arrangement of
your physical environment). You will create a vision of how to be sustainable
in your own home, workplace and community, along with a practical plan
and steps to take, and a buddy to support you with a weekly telephone
call. The consultant/ facilitators are also on call to assist you.
Learn how, through utilizing this unique set of design practices, we can regenerate our lives, make simple yet radical changes for the better, create new spirit and return energy to the source.
In addition to this juicy curriculum, Esalen provides a stunning view
of the Pacific, gourmet meals, world famous hot tubs and massage, yoga
and dance and fascinating people from every corner of the globe. The experience
is exceptional and exhilarating. Room, board and the seminar are just
$525 - $1060 based on your choice of accommodations.To register, call
Esalen Institute at (831) 667-3000.For information, call one of us.We
look forward to seeing you there. Join us for five days that will inform
your new year and change your life.
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Maggie Seeley is an international business consultant
who helps catalyze visions. She is a global citizen working with people
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 and Co-Director of the Sustain Ability Trust in Albuquerque,
NM. maggiheart@aol.com (505) 268-3339 |
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Zaida Amaral is a dynamic Brazilian environmental
architect, a feng shui master, a drummer and a dancer. She is an Ecovillage
and community developer who will inspire you to take sustainable steps
with spiritual awareness. As an international traveler and pilgrim,
she brings you teachings and trainings from the Findhorn Foundation,
Scotland. She manages Resonance Feng Shui and is Co-Director of the
Sustain Ability Trust in Albuquerque, NM. zbrazil@terra.com.br (505) 410-4611 |
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Katherine Steele is a permaculture designer,
educator and international networker. She facilitates workshops on
permaculture, natural building and community building. She is founder
of the Urban Permaculture Guild in California and is engaged in numerous
ecological awareness projects around the San Francisco Bay Area. 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 lives in Oakland, California. kat@urbanpermacultureguild.org (510) 547-7889 |
Making a Difference:
Creating a Sustainable
World
Maggie Seeley
Zaida Amaral
Katherine Steele
JANUARY 30th - FEBRUARY 4th, 2005
Feel inspired and in charge of your life! Learn the first steps in making
conscious choices!!!!
This interdisciplinary course is based on the Sustainability Principles
of Natural Capitalism, The Triple Bottom Line, Permaculture Design, Whole
Systems Thinking, Deep Ecology, and Feng Shui.
Addressing the world's issues: globalization of agriculture, privatization
of water, electrical shortages and the widening gap between rich and poor.
Each of us can be empowered to make choices which are thoughtful, joyful,
give us the sensation of voting and of making a difference. After analyzing
your Ecological Footprint you will create a personal Vision and Action
Plan for your own sustainable future.
What is Sustainability? What is sufficiency? What is Regenerative Design?
What can we do?
The course offers creative solutions and opportunities for deeper exploration
in a nurturing and supporting community. It includes:
• Personal Sustainability Vision
• Action Plan with easy steps to take each day
• Footprint Analysis Tool
• Community network information
• Buddy for ongoing support
• Feng Shui Analysis of home or office
• Permaculture Design Guidelines
• Hands on natural building experience
• Visits to sustainable projects at Esalen and in Big Sur
• 8 Levels of Sustainability from Findhorn Foundation, Scotland
• Inspiration and plenty of fun
• AND much, much, more!!
People from all over the world, yoga, meditation, hikes, fire ceremony,
community building tools, hot tubs, appreciation, art
and midnight dancing!
Sustainability 101 will be addressed at five levels:
• Personal
• Interpersonal
• Environmental
• Global
• Cosmic
Esalen Institute has an international reputation. It is built on cliffs
overlooking the Pacific Ocean in a stunning setting at Big Sur, California.
The
hot springs, geothermal swimming pool, lush gardens and meditation
areas create a luxurious setting for respite, reflection, rejuvenation,
and planning a future. Information about Esalen and this workshop is at
www.esalen.org.
Cost: US $525-$1,060 (depending on accommodations
includes all board, food and this fabulous seminar with reproducible materials.)
Reservations:
Call Esalen (831) 667-3000 or 3005
Fax your reservation to (831) 667-2724 with credit card #
Contact the workshop leaders for further information.