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Permaculture Project LLC headed by Brother Wayne is a well established
permaculture certification organization in United States and it was the first one authorized by Bill Mollison. It works to help build the proper eco‑skills necessary in all areas of life. Our vision is to make sure that all of our students and clients are eventually able to read directly from the very Book of Nature herself. Care and love of the environment are at the core of our work: ethics and values grow naturally out of these practices: care of the earth, care of people, ethical surplus distribution, building an ecological-human support base. One can come to understand the inherent connection between Nature, humanity and society, revealing that every thought, word and action carries consequences. Each person shares responsibility for the development of another.
The
Permaculture Project LLC believes that education focuses our efforts to
answer life’s fundamental questions. Learning the answers to these questions is best encouraged through love, nurturing, cooperation and reverence for all life.
We seek to create positive and ethical lifestyle change, develop ecological and environmental harmony and stability for future generations, and teach appropriate technologies that sustain rather than harm. There is great benefit when intellectual knowledge is translated into personal
experience and right and appropriate action. Through personal and customized consultation, research, design and implementation, curriculum development and education, The Permaculture Project LLC promotes true self‑reliance through hands‑on practice for farmers, gardeners, home‑owners, urban dwellers, educators, administrators, communities, businesses, students, ranchers, landowners, architects, regional planners and builder-developers. Ultimately, we can achieve balance and health by synthesizing applied biology, eco-technology and integrative architecture: the merging of renewable energies and biological-earth systems.
Dates: January 5-17, 2012
Price: $1,300 Tuition
Room & Food: $420
Location: Mystical Yoga Farm, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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Permaculture Design Certificate Course is a training utilizing the teachings of Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Design System. The goal is to achieve a working understanding in ecologically-based planning, site design and management. The
PDC Course is an internationally recognized 72-hour course of study with graduates earning their Permaculture Design Certificate at the course’s conclusion.
This course is rewarding and challenging for anyone from beginners to those with years of experience in
sustainability, horticulture or environmental stewardship. Take it to deepen your understanding and appreciation for the environment and sustainability; forge a path to a career in sustainable food production; or to prepare for a post-carbon world.
Mystical Yoga FarmLocation
Mystical Yoga Farm, Lake Atitilan, Guatemala
This course will be held at our conscious Eco-Spiritual community. We encourage all of us to participate in our daily spiritual Sadhana, yoga, meditation, Satsang, etc. as an integrated community. Every action we take, every word we say, and every thought we have please remind ourselves that are coming from our loving hearts.
Getting to the Mystical Yoga Farm
We are located on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. You can fly directly to Guatemala
City and we are about a 3 hour drive from the airport. You can find more details about the farm and how to get her on our website.
Yoga Space at the Farm in Guatemala
Typical Day
6:30-7:00 Morning Meditation
7-9 Yoga
9-10 Breakfast
10-1
Workshop 1-2 Snack/Fruits
2-5 Workshop
5-7 Dinner/relaxation
7-8 Satsang (wise gathering to share, sing, dance, and do ceremony)
9pm Quiet time
(subject to change)
Areas covered during a Permaculture course include:
Permaculture principles
Concepts and themes in design
The
local ecosystem
Forms of eco-gardening and farming
Broad scale site design
The application of specific methods, laws and principles to design
Pattern understanding
Climatic factors
Plants and
trees and their
energy interactions
Water, soils, earth-working and earth resources
Zone and sector analysis
Food forests and small animal husbandry
Harvest and natural forests
Aquaculture
Planning the homestead
Structures
Craftwork and chores
Equipment, tools and vehicles
Renewable energy and energy conservation
Waste management and recycling
Permaculture strategies for different climates
Urban and suburban Permaculture
Small farm and garden management and
marketing Strategies of an alternative global nation
Practical work on design
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