South India
Holistic Regeneration's
Introduction to Permaculture Design,
Deep Ecology & Ecovillage Living.
March 14th - 28th

This workshop run by Holistic Regeneration will cover the fundamentals of Permaculture Design, Deep Ecology & Eco-village Living using interactive participatory action learning. Based on the belief that every body has the truth inside of them.

Permaculture Design
Our aim is for participants to leave inspired, empowered & confident. Our days will kick off with theory sessions, gaining knowledge using participatory & fun methods. Sessions will cover: Ethics & principles, Social Permaculture, Design methodologies, Sustainable building, Soil, Veg production / Garden design & Food forests.

Eco-village Living
As a group of trainers & participants we will become a community for the duration of the workshop. Our collective will explore ways of developing & strengthening community relations, developing communication skills, trust building, inspiration sharing & deep listening. Together we will identify invisible & soft structures that are the foundations of harmony in a community context. We will investigate how Permaculture principles & other tools can potentially be employed to create balance & joy that is accessible to all. We offer a rounded experience that integrates the four key elements of Eco-village design: World-view, Social, Ecological & Economics.

Deep Ecology
There will be a series of sessions designed to heal & connect with our inner self & nature, inspired by eco-spirituality & the work of Joanna Macy. These sessions are powerful & provocative. Aimed at shifting the paradigm & helping participants to embody the ethics of Permaculture on a deeper level. We will experience a reconnection with nature as a way to find balance & thrive in our lifes. We will explore how to transition into an empowered holistic viewpoint enabling us to be of the most benefit to all living beings.

Earthen building / Organic gardening
During the workshop you will be introduced to different styles of natural building. We will have hands on time employing tried & tested methods. There will be plenty of opportunity for creativity & play. Participants will leave motivated & with a taste of the earthen building experience. We will discover some of the secrets behind designing awesome, functional, aesthetic & productive gardens. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a range of garden related activities such as: making potting mixes, direct seeding & transplants.

Structure Of The Day
During this two-week workshop, we will enjoy a healthy & balanced diet. After time for yoga or meditation we will start with a wholesome breakfast. There will be a mid morning break for refreshments. Lunch will be prepared for us & be served just after noon. There will be a slot for rest after lunch followed by an afternoon session. After dinner, the evenings will be opportunity’s for us to socialize, watch documentaries & enjoy skill share sessions.

Participatory interactive teaching methods are designed to empower through a supportive learning environment, experiential learning & reflection. We will be working with emerging design, based on feed-back, observing & responding to the needs & energy of the group. Holding space for deep learning & the joy of the community. We will be creatively adapting to change but all the key learnings will be covered.

This two week workshop is designed to develop the Hands - developing practical land based skills. Heart - cultivating compassion, developing our inner selfs & non-violence. Head - theory sessions, participatory action learning, observation development, discussions, documentaries, role play & games.

Location:
Heal The Soil CSA - India
Sapney Farm, Kottakarai Village,
Near Auroville, Pondicherry,
Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Date:
March 14th till 28th 2013

Fees:
630 USD Includes Accommodation, Food and Course fees
(Special discount for NGOs & Community Project Leaders)

South India
Holistic Regeneration's
Permaculture in Practice
March 29th - April 4th
Following our inspiring two week course we are extending our invitation for you to join us for a additional week of hands on experience that will take place at the same venue. This week is a opportunity to embed your new knowledge through fun & rewarding hands on practical work.

The work we will focus on will benefit the site & provide a platform to hone your skills & further develop your tool kit. Its a time to further deepen your knowledge & get more details of practical solutions from Ben & Matt.

Attending the Hands On Week will give you additional confidence to move forward empowered with the skills to pursue your dream. It will also be a chance to develop your design & receive feed back from experienced Permaculturists.

This hands on week is about immersing ourselves in land based Permaculture giving those that attend further leverage. We will give several inspiring slide shows on established projects, as well as showing documentaries focusing on solutions.

Location:
Heal The Soil CSA - India
Sapney Farm, Kottakarai Village,
Near Auroville, Pondicherry,
Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Date:
March 29th till April 4th 2013

Fees:
270 USD Includes Accommodation, Food and Training

North India
Holistic Regeneration's PDC
Permaculture Design Course
May 11th - 24th

Full Permaculture Design Course (PDC) 
72hr 'Permaculture Design Certification Course' for beginners.

Discover how we can use today's tools & technology’s to create a stable abundance through Permaculture design. Gain the core knowledge required to continue learning & the confidence to start designing towards holistic progressive change. During this course we will discover how to apply the Permaculture principles to a range of philosophies & pathways. We will cover a broad range of topics applicable to life anywhere on this planet, whilst meeting the needs of all present, as well as the location at hand. As part of the course, participants will help to co-create designs for real projects.

The 14 day Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course will be conducted in the internationally accepted manner. We will cover every major topic in Bill Mollisons: Permaculture: A Designers Manual & includes the following & more:

~Philosophies & Ethics of Permaculture
~Permaculture Design Principles
~Patterns in Nature- How they apply to design
~Methods of Design- Turning damaged landscapes into productive, healthy landscapes
~Climatic Factors- How to design within your climate where ever you are
~Trees and Forest Systems- How to mimic nature in your design
~Water- Catchment, usage, importance & conservation
~Soil- Minerals, micro-organisms, erosion prevention & soil creation
~Earthworks- Shaping the land to achieve our design goals
~Aquaculture- Fish & water plant production
~Natural Building- Cob, adobe, Wattle & cob, compressed & rammed earth & more!
~Community Cultivating- Strategies for community development
~Urban Design Systems- Designing for density
~Animal Systems - Understanding the role livestock plays in design

We practice participatory interactive teaching methods that are designed to empower through a supportive learning environment, experiential learning discussions, documentaries, role play games & reflection. Holding space for deep learning & the joy of the community with the intention to develop the head, heart & hands.

It is our intention to combine both land based methodology's with the skills to apply Permaculture design to invisible & soft structure. This course promotes & encourages a transition to a sustainable, self reliant & abundant lifestyle that benefits all living beings. Our aim is for all participants to leave inspired & connected to a world wide movement that understands the present challenges & is consciously choosing to focus on realistic solutions.

One-third of all the raised funds will be used towards creating a 'Social Business' involving local villagers, HTS is also giving a year around training of permaculture methods to village families. This training helps them and their community to implement and practice permaculture in their own and other villages around them including village schools.

Date:
May 11th till 24th 2013

Venue information
Himalayan Farm Project
Foothills of the Himalayas
Dogaon village, Near Nainital,
Uttarakhand, North India

Fees:
540 USD Includes Accommodation, Food and Course fees
(Special discount for NGOs & Community Project Leaders)
If you book for both, PDC & PiP, you get 10% discount on the total

North India
Holistic Regeneration's
Permaculture in Practice
May 26th - June 1st
Following our inspiring two week course we are extending our invitation for you to join us for a additional week of hands on experience that will take place at the same venue. This week is a opportunity to embed your new knowledge through fun & rewarding hands on practical work.

The work we will focus on will benefit the site & provide a platform to hone your skills & further develop your tool kit. Its a time to further deepen your knowledge & get more details of practical solutions from Ben & Matt.

Attending the Hands On Week will give you additional confidence to move forward empowered with the skills to pursue your dream. It will also be a chance to develop your design & receive feed back from experienced Permaculturists.

This hands on week is about immersing ourselves in land based Permaculture giving those that attend further leverage. We will give several inspiring slide shows on established projects, as well as showing documentaries focusing on solutions.

Venue information
Himalayan Farm Project
Foothills of the Himalayas
Dogaon village, Near Nainital,
Uttarakhand, North India

Date:
May 26th till June 1st 2013

Fees:
270 USD Includes Accommodation, Food and Training

Holistic Regeneration's
Teacher's team:

This course will be taught by Matt Prosser & Ben Murray who represent Holistic Regeneration, a Permaculture consultancy company that specialises in the design of courses & workshops that inspire & empower. Marta Monteso will be joining us bringing a wealth of knowledge. Having developed a symbiotic working relationship, valuing respect, co-creation & a deep Love of nature, they form a dynamic & rounded teaching team. Inspired to regenerate this collective infuses passion & enthusiasm employing diverse facilitation & teaching methods that promote deep learning.

Ben Murray is a Permaculture designer, consultant and teacher with a background in organic and biodynamic gardening / agriculture, natural building, horticulture & landscape architecture. Ben has been actively practising & teaching Permaculture for the last 5 years in England, Thailand & India & is currently managing the gardens at Rak Tamachat, a newly founded Permaculture project in the east of Thailand. He loves community living, natural building & is most often to be found with his hands in the earth working in the plant realm. Ben is passionate about applying Permaculture design to every element of life & believes in being the change we wish to see in the world.

Matt Prosser is a experienced & passionate Permaculturist, consultant & natural builder, who believes in sharing knowledge & working with grass-roots projects. He has actively worked with communities & land-based projects in India & Thailand for several years. Matt spent the first half of 2012 pioneering, establishing & managing Rak Tamachat, a new Permaculture project in Central Thailand & is completing a diploma in Applied Permaculture Design certified by the British Permaculture Association. Matt has been trained as a Permaculture teacher in the UK & as a participatory facilitator in Eco-village design education. He enjoys spending time in gardens & food forests. As a poet, Matt is interested in blurring the lines between work, play & art, believing that Permaculture design is an important part of the solution for progressive, regenerative global change.

Marta Monteso is a facilitator, social change consultant, trained lawyer and world traveller. For the last eight years she has worked in NGOs as project manager, network coordinator & advocacy expert, leading & co-designing advocacy strategies for social justice, with the inspiration and collaboration of women and youth living in the most disadvantaged communities in the world. Her passion is to be one with Nature and to find creative ways to solve some of the world’s problems. She enjoys bringing others into more strategic ways of thinking, experimenting with different approaches on how change happens. Marta has completed a Permaculture Design Course focusing on the social dimension, has a certificate on Eco-village Design Education & training of trainers by Gaia Education and is currently studying a Gaia Education Design for Sustainability course.