March 9 - April 5, 2014

Eco-Village Design Gathering: a Certified Gaia Education EDE Training

Join us for the annual Eco-Village Design Gathering at InanItah, where we will respond to current global transformation by designing and modeling opportunities for long-term sustainable and evolutionary living. The coursework explores and weaves together the four basic areas of sustainable community development and is certified as a Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Program in partnership with the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

This is a participatory and experiential event. In addition to classroom time, discussions, media experiences, celebrations and rituals, we will take a practical hands-on approach to the curriculum, applying this course to help grow our eco-village. We will show how the Ecovillage Design Education mandala is universally applicable on global, community and personal levels.

Week 1: Social 

• Community Development
• Health & Healing
• Personal Development & Leadership
• Relationship Awareness & Dynamics
• Non-violent Communication
• Consensus Process & Decision Making Methods
• Personal Empowerment
• Local, Bioregional & Global Outreach

Week 2: Ecological 

• Natural building
• Appropriate Technologies
• Water & Energy Systems
• Permaculture Design
• The Tantra of Permaculture
• Integrated Ecovillage Planning
• Restoring Nature & Rebuilding
• Local & Raw Food
• Connecting with Nature
• Sweatlodge

Week 3: Economic 

• Developing Cottage Industries
• Barter & Trade Circles
• Right Livelihood
• Community Banks & Currencies
• Alternative Economies
• Socially Responsible Enterprise
• Economics: A Permaculture Perspective
• Legal Structures & Financial Planning

Week 4: Worldview 

• Holistic Worldview & Whole System Design
• Transforming Consciousness
• Ancestral Constellations
• Shamanism & Eco-Psychology
• Vision Quest & Sweat Lodge
• Celebration & Ritual
• Tantra, Yoga & Meditation
• Socially Engaged Spirituality
• Spirit Inspired Arts & Creativity
• Sacred Geometry
• Facilitating Collective Visioning

Yoga, tantra, and dynamic meditations will be offered on weekdays along with weekly Transparency Circles to deepen group intimacy. Everyone will also have a role in supporting the community through meal preparation, clean-up and general chores on the land. One weekend will include a Cross Cultural Workshop Day where the greater InanItah community including local co-creators are invited to share in celebrating and sharing our cultural gifts.

Primary Facilitators

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In partnership with Gaia Education and in cooperation with Project Nuevo Mundo present the annual Eco-Village Design Gathering: a Certified Gaia Education EDE Training based on the Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Curriculum – an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014. Gaia Education is associated with the Global Ecovillage Network.