feb-therapists
mar-art of living
apr-nonviolent communication, zumba certs
may-shadowlands, chi gung certs
jun-midwife certs, great thinkers
jul-vipassana, great healers
aug-firedance, great healers
sept-powwow, great writers
oct-medicinal herbalists
nov-native american sweat lodge
dec-great musicians, great artists, peace makers ws
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
an ambitious schedule
(i've already decided to bump composting to march, fyi)
feb- teach acupressure class...teach composting class, have a writers ws (build therapists community)
mar- teach acupressure class...teach herb spirals...teach rsc...have writers ws, artists ws
april-teach acupressure class...build roundhouse...teach irrigation/keyhole gardens...teach rsc...have writers ws, artists ws, drum circle as celebration
may-teach acupressure class...teach permaculture class-irrigation...rsc...writers ws, artists ws (start building musicians/dance/ceremonial community)
june-teach acupressure class...teach permaculture class-raised beds..rsc...teach raw...wr/ar/ds/dance
july- teach acupressure class...teach permaculture class-companion planting...rsc...teach raw...w/a/ds/d
august- teach acupressure class(one evening)...teach permaculture class companion planting(weekend)...rsc(one evening)..teach raw(one week)..w/a/d/dance
sept teach roundhouse, permaculture(orchards), rsc, do one week macrobiotic retreat (start building deeper healers community)
oct ditto, and permaculture=chickens
nov ditto and permaculture=cistern
dec ditto and permaculture teach chicken tractors
feb- teach acupressure class...teach composting class, have a writers ws (build therapists community)
mar- teach acupressure class...teach herb spirals...teach rsc...have writers ws, artists ws
april-teach acupressure class...build roundhouse...teach irrigation/keyhole gardens...teach rsc...have writers ws, artists ws, drum circle as celebration
may-teach acupressure class...teach permaculture class-irrigation...rsc...writers ws, artists ws (start building musicians/dance/ceremonial community)
june-teach acupressure class...teach permaculture class-raised beds..rsc...teach raw...wr/ar/ds/dance
july- teach acupressure class...teach permaculture class-companion planting...rsc...teach raw...w/a/ds/d
august- teach acupressure class(one evening)...teach permaculture class companion planting(weekend)...rsc(one evening)..teach raw(one week)..w/a/d/dance
sept teach roundhouse, permaculture(orchards), rsc, do one week macrobiotic retreat (start building deeper healers community)
oct ditto, and permaculture=chickens
nov ditto and permaculture=cistern
dec ditto and permaculture teach chicken tractors
Possible stages of building a retreat center here in hot springs
1) walk-in clinic where you can get 5-10 minute massages specifically related to chronic issues in this community, or just daily destress time
clinic would be in downstairs area where she now sells clothes, and would have a menu with clear links to chronic issues from arthritis to diabetes to copd, ibs and memory)
clinic would offer healing chinese/ herbal tea (w/ suggested donation), and healing soup (crock pot and carafe style) one per day, garlic honey,
tumeric, ayervedic condiments for health, kombucha, acv, aloe shots, wheat grass
would have a healing library people could browse for self healing
a free box (take a trinket leave a trinket)
other healing treats of the day (like a blessed rock, a special herb, or incense, or tiny wallet drawings, angel cards, free plant seedlings, etc)
also offering paid use of biofeedback instruments (heartmath), and hypnosis tape listening stations -all very affordable
2) work on assembling a really strong group of therapists (5-7), all with different strengths and abilities, all willing to share and trade their knowledge with each other, all eager to participate in creating a farm/healing center
within this, work on aligning everyones therapeutic habits, creating excellent intake forms, getting everyone to thoroughly log their sessions and the
results and homework they assigned (so that they remember next time, and so that if another therapist gets that client, they will know), file
these collectively
get everyone participating in massage research projects, community class teaching, sports/charity event attendance...this will be great for
marketing, and furthering our community exposure
3) start teaching classes on chinese medicine, raw food, radical self care, writing, art, ecstatic dance, incense, etc, downstairs.; start teaching composting and irrigation classes at the 'farm', consider having monthly macrobiotic/raw food community suppers or potlucks hosted there at yoga space
4) make the in-town retreat house suitable for guests, get an event coordinator/ guest transporter, a cook, and possibly a maid/overnight manager. for retreat house create lots of solitute spaces in and around house (hammocks, reading nooks, walking paths, walking labyrinths. try and find a space for outdoor yoga in am there. create a campfire or brazier for evening music and social time), figure out what all this will cost (food, workers, advertising, transportation) and whether we can charge enough to profit...if so, list on spafinder and put out brochures and see what happens. guests can have activities like: hiking, cooking classes, yoga, horseback riding, folk arts/crafts, bath housing, races, massage during the day, all offsite (?) and coordinated. as the farm grows we can deliver them there for classes (held in the first bldg)...and later, we can shift the whole retreat ctr to the farm (get yurts, or other sustainable bldgs for people, with one main central lodge/dome and kitchen)
5) the farm/intentional/healing community- a lot of the initial growth of the farm could be done through a)classes where people practice and help to build a garden (first by learning composting, then herb spirals, then sustainable irrigation, then companion pltwo anting b)community supported agriculture, where 10 or 20 or more people sign up to pay x amount every month for a basket of fresh veggies, and stock in the farm...they are all welcomed to come out and help out/volunteer too c)maybe getting a group of landscapers that want to be edible landscapers interested in 'practicing' and building a portfolio of example plots, that they could then show to clients around here that might want edible gardens in their back yards
same thing with the structures--offer it as a volunteer experience, maybe for the first round house (or any kind of sust. structure) build, then as gain proficiency and confidence at orchestrating it, offer it as a paid workshop where people learn by doing
another thought- villages in the sky, an organization out of south missouri, is starting to organize treehouse building 'festivals' where people come, party, and get productive (these are burningman people who are trying to leave behind structures that last, and are low impact...connected by ziplines :), created by architects)...i emailed them to see if they might be interested in coming here.
a third thought- offering the land as workshop space for people who are experienced sustainable building workshop teachers--they get the money made from the workshop, we help out, and get the structure when they are finished??
clinic would be in downstairs area where she now sells clothes, and would have a menu with clear links to chronic issues from arthritis to diabetes to copd, ibs and memory)
clinic would offer healing chinese/ herbal tea (w/ suggested donation), and healing soup (crock pot and carafe style) one per day, garlic honey,
tumeric, ayervedic condiments for health, kombucha, acv, aloe shots, wheat grass
would have a healing library people could browse for self healing
a free box (take a trinket leave a trinket)
other healing treats of the day (like a blessed rock, a special herb, or incense, or tiny wallet drawings, angel cards, free plant seedlings, etc)
also offering paid use of biofeedback instruments (heartmath), and hypnosis tape listening stations -all very affordable
2) work on assembling a really strong group of therapists (5-7), all with different strengths and abilities, all willing to share and trade their knowledge with each other, all eager to participate in creating a farm/healing center
within this, work on aligning everyones therapeutic habits, creating excellent intake forms, getting everyone to thoroughly log their sessions and the
results and homework they assigned (so that they remember next time, and so that if another therapist gets that client, they will know), file
these collectively
get everyone participating in massage research projects, community class teaching, sports/charity event attendance...this will be great for
marketing, and furthering our community exposure
3) start teaching classes on chinese medicine, raw food, radical self care, writing, art, ecstatic dance, incense, etc, downstairs.; start teaching composting and irrigation classes at the 'farm', consider having monthly macrobiotic/raw food community suppers or potlucks hosted there at yoga space
4) make the in-town retreat house suitable for guests, get an event coordinator/ guest transporter, a cook, and possibly a maid/overnight manager. for retreat house create lots of solitute spaces in and around house (hammocks, reading nooks, walking paths, walking labyrinths. try and find a space for outdoor yoga in am there. create a campfire or brazier for evening music and social time), figure out what all this will cost (food, workers, advertising, transportation) and whether we can charge enough to profit...if so, list on spafinder and put out brochures and see what happens. guests can have activities like: hiking, cooking classes, yoga, horseback riding, folk arts/crafts, bath housing, races, massage during the day, all offsite (?) and coordinated. as the farm grows we can deliver them there for classes (held in the first bldg)...and later, we can shift the whole retreat ctr to the farm (get yurts, or other sustainable bldgs for people, with one main central lodge/dome and kitchen)
5) the farm/intentional/healing community- a lot of the initial growth of the farm could be done through a)classes where people practice and help to build a garden (first by learning composting, then herb spirals, then sustainable irrigation, then companion pltwo anting b)community supported agriculture, where 10 or 20 or more people sign up to pay x amount every month for a basket of fresh veggies, and stock in the farm...they are all welcomed to come out and help out/volunteer too c)maybe getting a group of landscapers that want to be edible landscapers interested in 'practicing' and building a portfolio of example plots, that they could then show to clients around here that might want edible gardens in their back yards
same thing with the structures--offer it as a volunteer experience, maybe for the first round house (or any kind of sust. structure) build, then as gain proficiency and confidence at orchestrating it, offer it as a paid workshop where people learn by doing
another thought- villages in the sky, an organization out of south missouri, is starting to organize treehouse building 'festivals' where people come, party, and get productive (these are burningman people who are trying to leave behind structures that last, and are low impact...connected by ziplines :), created by architects)...i emailed them to see if they might be interested in coming here.
a third thought- offering the land as workshop space for people who are experienced sustainable building workshop teachers--they get the money made from the workshop, we help out, and get the structure when they are finished??
some free association on a retreat center
So first I started off with some free association. not everything on here is in my final vision, but it was fun:
scholarly talks, discovery channel-ish workshops (building things from junk, sustainable bldgs, bridges, ropes courses, survival training, bug cuisine, raw primal diet, labyrinth build, permaculture workshops, boat building, bike fixing), detoxifying weeks (raw, tcm soups, herbs), arts workshops, dance, photography, massage, womens weeks (arts, dance, yoga, primal therapy, eating abundance, sacred ceremonies), outdoors weekends (hiking, rock climbing, music, fun, kayaking, cooking, massage), joy workshops (laughter yoga, shadowlands, poetry, music, dance), the hub of auroville, permaculture garden, labyrinth, beauty retreats (color, sound therapy, hiking, nature connecting, skin detox, sacred bathing), inner child retreats, womens healing sanctuary retreats, storytellers retreats, musicians retreats, academic retreats, nature connection retreats (building huge nature sculptures, balancing rocks, sweat, meditative walks, hideout making, sacred fires), primal retreats(sweat, sacred fire, dance, scream therapy, hideouts, burial, waterfall practice, being plants, energy plant work, regression hypnosis), dance sing play-recreate the roaring 20's retreat, zen retreat, taoist retreat. political revisioning think tank. tropical facial and body wrap retreat. medicine womans retreat. archetypes retreat.
an only slightly more refined sentance brainstorming:
a place to learn skills for self sufficiency (foxfire, reenactment, folk crafts), a place to stay and build community around, a place to strengthen, a place as hub to move outward and help the world with acts of service. a place for volunteerism. who can we help for free? how can we get more people helping freely, giving freely of themselves. how can we do things simply? how do we play and interact with the strong forces that are already here, humbly, with faith, little by little every day? here to honor that. a place for peace talks. a place to make volunteers feel their own core, before heading out.
a working off grid permaculture farm where food is cultured and pickled for market and bread and clothes and tools are made from scratch.
a health farm with daily regimen of yoga and meditation and nature walks and sauna-ing.
a health farm that has healing workshops and offers a place of respite for healing workers, and that also takes on the difficult healing projects--like head traumas, cancer camp, autistic children camps, studies on depression, intestinal complaints, copd.
a place with the energies of a down home country farm (musicians, folklife), a quiet healing place, with healing pockets of silence and beauty, and a place where people come to think about ideas, and recharge their visions and campaigns for a better world.
artists, musicians, healers, yoginis, farmers, builders, animal raisers, wildcrafters, folk crafters, cooks and shaman all live here
scholarly talks, discovery channel-ish workshops (building things from junk, sustainable bldgs, bridges, ropes courses, survival training, bug cuisine, raw primal diet, labyrinth build, permaculture workshops, boat building, bike fixing), detoxifying weeks (raw, tcm soups, herbs), arts workshops, dance, photography, massage, womens weeks (arts, dance, yoga, primal therapy, eating abundance, sacred ceremonies), outdoors weekends (hiking, rock climbing, music, fun, kayaking, cooking, massage), joy workshops (laughter yoga, shadowlands, poetry, music, dance), the hub of auroville, permaculture garden, labyrinth, beauty retreats (color, sound therapy, hiking, nature connecting, skin detox, sacred bathing), inner child retreats, womens healing sanctuary retreats, storytellers retreats, musicians retreats, academic retreats, nature connection retreats (building huge nature sculptures, balancing rocks, sweat, meditative walks, hideout making, sacred fires), primal retreats(sweat, sacred fire, dance, scream therapy, hideouts, burial, waterfall practice, being plants, energy plant work, regression hypnosis), dance sing play-recreate the roaring 20's retreat, zen retreat, taoist retreat. political revisioning think tank. tropical facial and body wrap retreat. medicine womans retreat. archetypes retreat.
an only slightly more refined sentance brainstorming:
a place to learn skills for self sufficiency (foxfire, reenactment, folk crafts), a place to stay and build community around, a place to strengthen, a place as hub to move outward and help the world with acts of service. a place for volunteerism. who can we help for free? how can we get more people helping freely, giving freely of themselves. how can we do things simply? how do we play and interact with the strong forces that are already here, humbly, with faith, little by little every day? here to honor that. a place for peace talks. a place to make volunteers feel their own core, before heading out.
a working off grid permaculture farm where food is cultured and pickled for market and bread and clothes and tools are made from scratch.
a health farm with daily regimen of yoga and meditation and nature walks and sauna-ing.
a health farm that has healing workshops and offers a place of respite for healing workers, and that also takes on the difficult healing projects--like head traumas, cancer camp, autistic children camps, studies on depression, intestinal complaints, copd.
a place with the energies of a down home country farm (musicians, folklife), a quiet healing place, with healing pockets of silence and beauty, and a place where people come to think about ideas, and recharge their visions and campaigns for a better world.
artists, musicians, healers, yoginis, farmers, builders, animal raisers, wildcrafters, folk crafters, cooks and shaman all live here
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