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Introduction to the Worldview Dimension of Gaia Education’s course in ‘Design for Sustainability’
“A human being is part of the whole — called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of…
Size Doesn't Matter - Diversity Matters
Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide us with food, water and air.
As cities grow, how can we ensure biodiversity doesn't suffer?
Last year Gaia Education sat down with permaculture co-founder David Holmgren, where he discussed that over half of our global population (55%) now lived in urban areas. This number is expected to increase t…
Meet the holistic entrepreneur who created an enchanting sober festival & found inspiration in Gaia Education
In this week's blog, we catch up with a cool, wise, and beautiful soul, Felicitas Vallot. To shine a spotlight on her experience studying with us, why she co-created a sober festival, and what small steps we can all take to better connect to ourselves, each other, and the planet.
Felicitas is an entrepreneur and consultant for holistic wellbeing experiences and healing spaces. She grounded her work through her Business Studies (BSc.), Medical Anthropology (MA), Yoga, Buddhism, Community Buildi…
Fancy a Cup of Conscious Coffee?
Sip a cup of cosmic coffee to open your mind & shift your worldview.
If your regular flat white or espresso hasn't been hitting the spot lately, maybe it's time you headed down to Cosmo Café! A Gaia Education Alumni project, based in Landau Germany - the café was created to be a melting pot for regenerative ideas and aims at bringing the community together. And we know how much better food & drink tastes when enjoyed in the company of like-minded folk!
Kevin who is one of the masterminds beh…
Learn How to Rewild Urban land with Tiny Forrests!
GEN Ecovillage Summit – Living Solutions for a Regenerative World
The Global Ecovillage Network will host its Ecovillage Summit in April. Join us and 35 ecovillages & speakers for 7 days of connection and hope. You can sign up today for the Summit at summit2021.ecovillage.org
Last year, GEN hosted its second online summit with more than 20,000 participants from around the globe to build communities for the future. This year, GEN will showcase how ecovillages contribute to the mitigation of climate crisis and function as resilient communities of practise b…
Free ‘Local Water Solutions for Global Challenges’ Course – New Cycle Starting 22 March
Launching a new cycle of our free online course, in partnership with UNITAR and the University of Strathclyde, covering a number of water-related challenges that must be addressed to achieve sustainable water solutions at the local level.
The Impact of Stories in Understanding the World Around Us
Mother Jungle is an organisation founded by Sanne von Oort, a graduate of Gaia Education’s Design for Sustainability programme. The ethos of the organisation lies in the importance of indigenous storytelling in biocultural conservation efforts and supporting intergenerational communication.
Shifting Direction
Today, every economy in the world is being induced to enlist in a single, highly-centralised economy, one which depends on vast homogenised markets and ever-increasing trade. Although the globalisation of this economic model is exacerbating a wide range of social, economic, and environmental problems, governments continue to subsidise the global economy’s physical infrastructure, and to rewrite trade treaties, laws and regulations to facilitate its spread.
A number of concrete ste…