Communication and Education
In this workshop we explored the Nature around us which we are a part of, marvelling at the wonders of Gaïa, and reconnected to our own Human Nature, our instincts and raw emotions. Members of the off-grid, self-sustainable learning centre, Sunseed, came together in our peaceful meditation garden, and through a series of activities, we remembered Nature.
We first interacted with the space through an unguided observation, where we tried to refrain from making any judgements, letting Nature speak to us freely.
We moved into learning some basic bushcraft skills, such as walking delicately and silently, feeling the earth with our feet. We discovered the depth of sounds with the ‘deer-ears’ technique, and finally explored how wide our peripheral vision could be.
We became more aware of our presence, and of our environment.
Once we had remembered these powers of ours, we partnered up, one person leading the other that had closed eyes. As the viewer found an interesting element, they would orient the blind and tap them to open their eyes – suddenly revealing the singled out element chosen for them.
These few seconds created strong sensory moments, revealing minute patterns and details previously overlooked.
Finally, sitting back to back with each other, we sang in harmonies, letting air flow in and out of our lungs, connecting with each other and our environment.
We left feeling relaxed and refreshed, noticing we had connected with our environment, ourselves, and each other.
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The Sunseed Library is reborn!
The Sunseed Library has recently been given a great make over by one of our summer interns, Chloe.
Chloe came to spend two months in the Communication and Education department and one of her main internship projects was to give our library a well needed clean up. The goal was to make the library more accessible, but also a more beautiful and comfortable learning space in the project.
Here are some images of the visit to enjoy