RDNA Essentials

Now accepting applications for 2011-12!

It’s a wild world, and you’re part of it! The RDNA Essentials curriculum is designed to reconnect you to the natural world, enhancing your ability to manage environmental systems in a healthy and regenerative way – learning to tend and regenerate the landscape for the future generations.

You will deepen your relationship to the natural world through core routines of awareness, bird language, survival skills and inner tracking. We channel this deepened connection into community action: applied permaculture skills, solutions-based activism, leadership skills, cultural mentoring, tending the land and peacemaking. The village-based learning environment creates a rich culture for stimulating curiosity and activating learning.

RDNA Fundamentals begins with a 2-week permaculture design intensive taught by Penny Livingston and special guest instructors. This intensive is required for all incoming RDNA students. With documentation of a previous permaculture design certification, this intensive is not required, but is strongly recommended.

What: A nine month training in the core routines of nature connection, the Ecology of Leadership, 8 Shields Cultural Mentoring, and permaculture.

When: September 22 2011-May 15 2012, Tuesdays through Thursdays

Link: Learn more and register at the Regenerative Design Institute web site. Contact RDI for further inquiries.