the concept of “islands of coherence.” Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine describes these small islands of coherence as pockets of calmness, attention, connection, and shared intention within a sea of chaos. These islands have the potential to lift an entire system to a higher order, even when it’s far from equilibrium. How would you create or […]
More and more I hear people start to talk about compassion .. for self and for others. It’s a natural response in difficult or uncertain times. Grace is compassion’s sister. An author I really respect once said at a public talk when asked about hope for the world, that it all comes down to love. […]
It is always good to know you are not alone in a struggle. Googling while procrastinating about the study load and all the presentation assessments to organise. Study hacks are really useful – my favourites: Pomodoro – 25 minute study time, 5-10 minute physical break… setting my timer… using the providers’ templates for quicker […]
So thinking I could use some coaching to make everything go quicker with my assessments, I booked and went to a tutorial for a module that was so confusing about the assessment requirements. I seem to have trouble grasping the simple things lately while I yell at the clouds about them …. I don’t know […]
My struggles with update my TAE qualifications (Warning – angst, trauma and grie, GRIT and persistence – it will be ok at the end, I promise). This is my way of processing and motivating myself to keep the story going – the world ends as we know it in OCT25 the deadline for me to […]
Reading Bill Bailey’s book while i recuperate from an end of summer cold (the worst type). Bill is talking about ataraxia, the sensor of tranquility and his tree hugging tendencies. Ataraxia specifically arising from looking at or being ‘in nature’ and with trees. I have felt that sense of tranquility and wellbeing by talking a […]
Here I am saying out loud what is alive for me right now and ahead… Offers Courses See the PEAS web page for current permaculture education offers https://peas-permaculture.com/peas Workshops Rapid design in place – workshops designed by request The Next Event Offered… https://events.humanitix.com/introduction-to-permaculture-living-well-autumn-2025 The next events going to: Permaculture convergence Australia 2025 Canberra Environment Centre- […]
Here I map out the inputs, elements and outputs and yields of a Community Garden as a system. What would you include? How does your local community garden operate? What Yields do your members gain from the Garden? View the system here (Canva) Community Garden System (PDF)
For the last 8 years or so I promised myself I would make time to immerse myself to be local in my place I have called home for a long time now – long enough to call myself a local. I mean local in the Helena Norberg Hogson meaning of localisation, who is my inspiration […]