NEW ASSOCIATES: ´´WE ARE INSPIRED´´

Sixteen new associates and twelve returning associates participated in the most recent Gaia University orientation and end-of-year session, held at The Farm in Tennessee from September 28 - October 4. Most associates stayed on to attend the 10th Continental Bioregional Congress, which you can read more about below.

New Gaia Southeast Associate (MSc), Trent Rhodes, reflects on his Orientation experience:

"We came from myriad places and backgrounds to gather at The Farm and form bonds based on a common reverence for life. Support guilds have now been established around community development, cultural wisdom, green business, and permaculture design. Although we represent very different areas of focus as individuals, we share a vision of co-creating a world united in healing and regenerating Gaia. We are inspired, more than ever, to mobilize and act collaboratively within and beyond our home communities to practically manifest this dream."

The next Gaia U orientation will be held at the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farms Institute (VISFI) December 1 - 9, with extension workshops December 9 - 13. A Re-Evaluation Counseling Fundamentals workshop will also be offered on site December 14 - 17. Re-Evaluation Counseling is a tool for supporting the re-emergence of our human intelligence by discharging the emotional baggage we have all accumulated in our lifetimes. Gaia U is offering this optional course in conjunction with all of its Orientation programs in 2010.