ECO LIVING SCHOOL
LIVE Courses
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| Eco-Living School | |
| At Yapeen, nr. Castlemaine, VIC | |
| Every 3rd Saturday of the month: |
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| February 18th
March 17th April 21st May 19th June 16th July 21 |
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| The Eco-Living School has been conceived as a place in which people can engage with the practical and emotional aspects of eco-living.Alanna Moore & Peter Cowman, have, between them, over 50 years experience of practical as well as emotional engagement with the realities of alternative living. | |
| BOOKING Use pay buttons below or ring 03 5468 1041 | |
| For Direct deposit/Money Order payments, request details HERE | |
| March 17 |
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| Eco-Architecture Design | |
| with Peter Cowman | |
| 10am – 1pm | |
| Engaging with the dynamics of space, place, environment, economics, time, emotion and consciousness – and how these aspects of design can be incorporated into physical buildings – is the overall theme of this intensive Workshop.
Approaching eco-architecture in this way allows us to grasp the ‘life’ elements that must flow harmoniously through the design process and into the finished building if it is to satisfy our deeper selves.
The workshop will include: How-to get your ideas down on paper; How-to clearly express your intentions; Materials and construction; Building services; Site and space analysis exercises; Developing building layouts; Plus more! |
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| Edible Landscaping in the Goldfields Part II | |
| with Alanna Moore | |
| Plant selection for the temperate drylands. Bushfoods worth growing, inc. bush foods orchard tour. Native plant propagation (practical). | |
| 2-5pm | |
| NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH? | |
| Saturday March 24th &
Sunday March 25th |
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| Workshops at Magpie House, Melbourne | |
| Details below | |
| April 21 | |
| Geomancy & Sensitive Landscaping Part I | |
| with Alanna Moore | |
| 10am – 1pm | |
| The principles of geomancy, discovering the energies of place. Connecting with the spirit of the land by dowsing. Tour of energy installations on the farm. Power Tower ritual (practical). | |
| Eco-Building Construction | |
| with Peter Cowman | |
| 2-5pm | |
 Large Carbon Footprint |
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| What makes an eco-building eco? Design; materials; structural principles; passive solar fundamentals; insulation – how to keep heat in … or keep it out; costing; self-build vs. contractor build; staying off the grid; recycling issues – plus more! |
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| May 19th |
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| Living Your Architecture | |
| with Peter Cowman | |
| 10am – 1pm | |
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| How-to shape your home to suit your life – and the life of the planet! Getting the best from your home; putting your ideas down on paper; connecting to your dreams; surveying; drawing; model-making; decision-making; initiating changes. |
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| Geomancy & Sensitive Landscaping Part II | |
| with Alanna Moore | |
| 2-5pm | |
| Working with the energies of place (akin to feng shui). Geomantic solutions to energetic problems. Creating sacred sites. Making stone circles and medicine wheels, inc. ritual use of them (practical). | |
| June 16th | |
| Living in a Healthy Home | |
| with Alanna Moore | |
| 10am – 1pm | |
| Principles of building biology and how to avoid the Sick Building. Problems from geobiology and electromagnetic radiation that affect our health and wellbeing. Dowsing for irritation zones and safe places to sleep; Earth acupuncture for geopathic stress (practical). | |
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| Eco-Building On A Shoestring | |
| with Peter Cowman | |
| 2-5pm | |
| In this fascinating Session participants can follow the entire process of designing and constructing a low-cost eco-building that was built for less than $5000! | |
| July 21st | |
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| Architecture Playhouse | |
| with Peter Cowman | |
| 10am – 1pm | |
| Imagining your Dream Space and coaxing it into Reality is the theme of this fascinating Session. Using simple materials and tools plus a generous dash of creative thinking this free-fall into the world of architecture will forever change how you think of space, time, houses, jobs, mortgages, sustainabilty and even life itself! This hybrid of instruction and play will encourage a deeper understanding of the role buildings play in our lives and foster the rediscovery of the timeless architecture we create in childhood. | |
| Sensitive Permaculture | |
| with Alanna Moore | |
| 2-5pm | |
| Combining permaculture design principles with geobiology and geomancy. Esoteric gardening and energy farming for enhanced plant growth and animal wellbeing. Dowsing the vitality of plants and how to improve them, inc. Power Tower ritual (practical). | |
| $50 per session, incl. refreshments and printed notes |
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| One2One and Group Sessions by arrangement | |
| You can request an email of the programme HERE | |
| BOOKING Use pay buttons above or phone 03 5468 1041 | |
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| Saturday March 24th |
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| 7.30pm | |
| Magpie House | |
| 48 Main Street Upwey melway 75a8 opposite station, Melbourne | |
| ‘Sense of Place’ | |
| A presentation by Alanna Moore & Peter Cowman | |
| We can discover the subtle qualities of landscapes and buildings by developing a sense of place and learning ways to explore the intangible realms, the spirit of place. Not solely the province of feng shui masters, the art of divining environmental energies is a part of our palette of sensory perceptions, and anyone can participate. | |
| $10 | |
| Sunday March 25th | |
| Magpie House | |
| 10am-1pm | |
| ‘Divining Earth Spirit’ Workshop with Alanna Moore | |
| Experience Earth Spirit. Learn how to engage deeply with Nature. Divine the subtle dimensions of life & place |
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| The Earth is alive! and we can connect to her lifeforce and nature’s invisible realms with simple techniques developed from the ancient art of dowsing. Also known as divining, the exploration of environmental energies covers a wide spectrum these days, looking at aspects ranging from nature spirits to technological radiation stresses, as much as the ‘ley lines’ (Earth currents) that effect health and wellbeing. Learn simple, easy techniques of pendulum dowsing. Discover the problem of geopathic stress and how to do remedial Earth acupuncture, and much more! | |
| $40/Couples$60/Concession$35 | |
| 10am – 1pm | |
| ‘Architecture & The Meaning of Life’ with Peter Cowman |
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| Exploring the connections between people, places, their lives and their homes. Bring along plans or photos of your house on the day! |
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| $40/Couples$60/Concession$35 | |
| 2-5pm | |
| Field Trip with Alanna (for advanced students) to local places of interest | |
| Discover and connect with the local spirits of place! First, we’ll decide on interesting places to visit (by car pooling) in the vicinity, then discover by dowsing any significant features at them, as well as practice Earth healing techniques, where needed. | |
| $30/Couples$50 | |
| 2-5pm | |
| Eco-Building On A Shoestring with Peter Cowman | |
| The Why, The How & The What If? Plus … Emotional, Terrirorial+ Gender Stuff; Heart+Soul Issues; Costs, Materials, Construction+ Planning+More! |
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| $40/Couples$60/Concession$35 | |
| BOOKING Phone 03 5468 1041 or use the shopping cart below. |
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| For Direct deposit/Money Order payments, request details HERE | |
| Booking secures your place at the chosen Event. Balance, where applicable, is payable on the day. |
Fantastic issue Peter, enjoyed your presentation bigtime, nice one
Keep it up over down under, greet the air around ye from norway
Tony