Archive for the "RELATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY" Category

EVOLVE: Changing our Minds for the World we Want

As a Permaculturist I am here to support this cause, believing that it is we who are the crafters of our Reality and the designers of our Society. Now, many would contest this statement saying that there are very rich powerful people who are in control of our world and we are trapped in a [...]

COLORS mag. talks to Carlo Petrini, the founder of the international association Slow Food

HOW WILL WE EAT? http://www.colorsmagazine.com/blog/article/how-will-we-eat

Henry Stapp PhD, from the Institute of Noetic Sciences, at Manifesting the Mind

Someone I know went to  the Annual International Bioethics Forum -Manifesting the Mind, which took place in Madison, Wisconsin, this last week. The Forum, in its 10th year, is designed to explore the Mind-Brain phenomenon and how this relates to human consciousness. One of the speakers this year was Henry Stapp, PhD, Researcher, Physics Division, of the Lawrence [...]

Genetic memory, the collective unconscious, and human potential as manifested in savants..

Manifesting the Mind Tenth Annual International Bioethics Forum …is happening this week in Wisconsin. These guys are discussing the frontiers of the mind, its biology and relationship to perception. Very interesting stuff!!!!!   http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/   | Wisconsin Medical Society www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org  

Psilocybin, mystical experiences, and quantum changes in attitudes and behavior..

Manifesting the Mind Tenth Annual International Bioethics Forum …is happening this week in Wisconsin. These guys are discussing the frontiers of the mind, its biology and relationship to perception. Very interesting stuff!!!!! http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v20n1/v20n1-22to25.pdf www.maps.org

Hallucinogens as Medicine: Scientific American

Manifesting the Mind Tenth Annual International Bioethics Forum …is happening this week in Wisconsin. These guys are discussing the frontiers of the mind, its biology and relationship to perception. Very interesting stuff!!!!!   http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hallucinogens-as-medicine

Manifesting the Mind

Spiritual Practice, Neuroplasticity, and Health – Richard Davidson rocking the keynote address at Manifesting the Mind.. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187248,00.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tRdDqXgsJ0 Richard Davidson www.time.com Richard Davidson  

Water is a human right. It is not a commodity to be bought and sold to the only ones who can afford it.

This is from the site The Blue Planet Project.  I thought it’d be important information for any designer to consider when developing ecologically sound water strategies.   The Right to Water: The Campaign for a United Nations Treaty by Maude Barlow Ever since the powerful players of the World Water Council – the World Bank, [...]

Elizabeth Gilbert , the author of Eat, Love, Pray, talks about genius at TED talks.

“Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.”- TED- Ideas Worth Spreading Elizabeth Gilbert on Ted Talks What I think she [...]

Promoting Sustainability In The Classroom

Concepts in permaculture and sustainability need to be integrated into instruction strategies for young minds. We need to not only lookout for the future opportunities we leave coming generations; but, we must also seek to plant seeds in them now so they can take ownership of their wellness and nutritional needs going forward. I have [...]