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Directions to La'Akea
January
La'akea Internship Program
January 28 - February 24, 2009
When: one month internship
Location: La'akea Community
Contact: laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com , 808-443-4076
Fee: $650
Description: We have been operating a successful work exchange program for three years. Our internship program increases the focus on learning. Participants will enjoy eight workshops, half focused on permaculture and the other half on communication/interpersonal skills. This is in addition to your daily participation in community life and immersion in permaculture modalities. For more information see internship.
1/31/09
Edible Landscaping -
How to Eat the Most out of Your Landscape!
When: Saturday 10am - noon
Where: La’akea Community
Contact: Tracy at laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com, or 808- 443-4076
Fee: $25, includes several take home plant cuttings and recipes
Learn what grows well around here, what looks nice, and what tastes good too!
Take home some perennial green cuttings! Contact Tracy, as above
February
LEARN TO TRADE EFFECTIVE HEALING SESSIONS
Wholistic Peer Support Training with
Amara Wahaba Karuna
FREE INTRO CLASS:
When: Tuesday Feb. 3rd, 2:00- 5:00pm
Where: La’akea Community
Contact: Amara 982-6755, amara@mindspring.com
CONTINUING CLASSES:
When: Tuesday Feb.2/10, 2/17, 2/24 , 2:00- 5:00pm
Where: La’akea Community
Contact: Amara 982-6755, amara@mindspring.com
Cost: $15- $25 sliding scale, per week. Intro is free if you do not take the whole class. Part trade possible. Returning students 1/2 price
Description: Bring your friends to this information packed class, please invite the people you love! In these times of change, we can help each other move through our emotions so we can keep thinking clearly. CLASSES are 3 hours per week, plus 2 hours in a practice session outside the class each week. Intake interview with Amara is required. This approach is not appropriate for everyone, since it requires you to have the energy to give as well as receive sessions.
These skills can improve health, relationships, inner peace and can be used to help your friends, children and family throughout life. A wonderful training for anyone involved in health or healing professions. Come join the growing community in Puna who offer these skills to each other.
More than just a support group, this training will teach basic skills for trading wholistic healing. Especially those skills which are simple, inexpensive and natural, including effective listening, counseling and self healing. Building a support network of peers creates a life situation where you can find support when you need it, as often as you need it, at no cost. And give back equally. For ongoing personal growth work, this is a great, life changing resource.
CONTENT OF THE TRAINING SESSIONS:
Emotional work: How emotions and thinking effect each other, giving good attention, how emotions get stored and can be released, how to build safety, inhibitions to release, bringing attention back to normal after emotional work, how to avoid getting stuck or depressed, effective change with the least suffering, what not to do as a support person, avoiding unproductive rehashing of old pain.
Spiritual Energy work: How to maintain good psychic boundaries, basic meditation of various types, grounding, centering, being a channel for healing, visualization practice.
General skills: Centering and clearing yourself, avoiding unaware projection onto your partner, preparing before and separating after a session.
2/02/2009
Introduction to Permaculture
When: Four Mondays, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23 of February 2:00- 5:00pm
Location: La'akea Community
Contact: info@permaculture-hawaii.com 443-4076
Fee: $20/each class
Description: Come discover the basics of permaculture in four afternoons in February. Classes will cover ethics, design principles, soil and gardens, water, and system design. Contact us for specific class information. Classes will start on time.
2/05/2009
Compassionate Communication
When: Two Thursdays, 2/5, 2/12 of February 2:00- 5:00pm
Location: La'akea Community
Contact: info@permaculture-hawaii.com 443-4076
Fee: $20/each class
Description: Come explore the elements of communication. Explore and practice various techniques to facilitate smooth connection in times of ease and distress.
2/28/09
The Art of Traditional Woodworking
When: Saturday 10am - 5pm @
Where: La’akea Community
Contact: Mark Krawczyk 802-999-2768 or rivenwoodcrafts@gmail.com
Fee: $75 Sliding scale course tuition
Description: Traditional or ‘green’ woodworking is the process of shaping raw, unseasoned wood using simple hand tools. These tools and techniques have been used the world over for centuries and continue to provide craftspeople with a simple, effective, elegant way to work freshly cut logs and poles. During this intensive day-long workshop, students will explore the art and science of working green wood through lecture, slides and most importantly, hands-on experience.
Course topics include - an overview of green woodworking tools and techniques; native wood qualities and uses; wood science; tool selection and sharpening skills; and plenty of hands-on experience riving (splitting) and shaping wood using hand tools. Each student will leave the course with a data CD full of articles, plans, tools lists and more - a wealth of information to help one start their own workshop. We’ll also explore the potential of coppice forestry on the islands - a highly productive, renewable and truly sustainable form of ancient forest management.
Sliding scale course tuition is $75. What this means is that we request people pay what they can - no one will be turned away for lack of funds. No previous woodworking experience necessary. This is a unique opportunity to learn a beautiful, traditional craft. For more information on green woodworking, visit www.rivenwoodcrafts.com
Instructor Mark Krawczyk has been working professionally as a green woodworker since 2004. He has trained at woodworking schools in both the UK and North Carolina and owns and operates RivenWoodCrafts. He lives in Burlington, Vermont and also works as a natural builder and permaculture designer. For more information or to register for a workshop, contact him at 802-999-2768 or rivenwoodcrafts@gmail.com
La’akea Ongoing Events
Dances of Universal Peace
When: 2nd Saturday of every month at 7pm
Dances of Universal Peace are easily learned, with gentle movements that even "non-dancer
(Sufi dances) are easily learned spiritual folk dances from all traditions, with gentle movements that even "non-dancers" can greatly enjoy. Singing sacred, ancient phrases creates a full body healing vibration, and when conscious movement is added, these become powerful spiritual practices. Each dance will be fully taught, no experience is necessary. These are interactive and participatory, not a performance.
call Amara at 808-982-6755 for more info. donation $3-7
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