Renée Soule – The Thrive Course (July 9 – August 27, 2012)

You’re doing your part: Reducing your carbon footprint; always on the lookout for ways to lighten the load on the planet; talking about the big issues with friends and family – even when they don’t seem to want to hear it!And yet, you may have this nagging feeling that you could – and should – be doing more for our precious and threatened planet, and that it really could be enjoyable, inspiring, even exciting.

Are you Really Making a difference? Are the problems solved? Too big?

Are you looking for a complete toolkit, guidance, or a support network to make your contribution?

It’s true. The problems we’re facing are complex. Systemic. They are interconnected. Every action is important.

The solutions are not as difficult as they seem, but it is possible. It is You can make positive changes that will have a lasting impact on the world.

Sometimes “doing enough” doesn’t mean doing more; but rather Doing what you enjoy the most So-called To do it in a supportive community of like-minded people-You can be a minded person.

There are many solutions that can be found in community. This will inspire you and others to act in new and deeply satisfying ways for your family, community, and the greater good of the planet.

Each of us can contribute to the improvement of our world.

This course is supported by like-minded others and top sustainability leaders, you’ll have an opportunity to focus on what is YOURS to do in creating a sustainable future-by focusing your efforts on the future.

You’ll learn about clean energy, economics, social justice, and the vital role of community in conceiving new solutions and systems rooted in sustainability principles. You’ll explore enlightening views of how we got into this planet-large mess. How can we get out?
What your role could be.

In doing so, you’ll experience new levels of hope and optimism that are Your actions are just as important as your future.

The international award guides the course.-Winning Sustainable World Sourcebook you’ll participate in weekly 90-Minute conference calls with the world-Renowned sustainability leaders engage in personal reflections and experiential exercises, as well as provocative dialog. It’s not all work, though-you’ll also get to be creative… and have fun!

This course is your opportunity to zero in on the impact you’re here to make in co-We are creating a new, vibrant world. Join us.

Who is the international bestseller author Marianne Williamson is to say about the Sustainable World Sourcebook This course is based on:

“I love The Sustainable World Sourcebook: it tells us everything we need to know to create a healthier, more just and more peaceful world. It’s a guidebook for going from unaware consumer to passionate world citizen.”

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What You’ll Learn: Course Overview

Orientation Call: Laying The Foundation (July) 9)

We will spend the first week getting to know each other as we establish our intentions for a transformative learning community and start our cohabitation.-Creative process with one other. You’ll have the chance to share personally.

Week 1: What’s the best way to get there? (July 16)

We will discuss the key questions for the course in our first week together. This will help to lay the foundation for future classes.

A poet, teacher, writer, and speaker will also be there, Drew Dellinger. Drew is a poet and keynote speaker who has inspired millions of people around the globe with his poetry.

In Week 1, you’ll explore:

• Your current connection with sustainability
• The Possibilities for our future and practical, hopeful ways we could greenen the world
• What is yours to do in the area of sustainability – the place where your passion and the world’s needs intersect

Week 2: Your Role in the Healing of the Web of Life (July 23).

Our second week will be spent together looking at the state and future of the world.-Its climate, oceans rivers, forests, and animal community. As if we were to touch our bodies after an accident, we will feel each one. Although it can be frightening, we must be able to see how we are doing so that we can make the right decisions. Special guest Brock DolmanSowing Circle LLC is a founding member and resident of an intentional community that thrives. He will be joining us.

In Week 2, you’ll explore:

• How you have dealt with change in your life (successes, failures) and how to become more resilient
• Why it’s difficult for humans to respond quickly and effectively to environmental changes – and what we can do to navigate these collective challenges together

Week 3: Energizing & Empowering you to Help Solve the Problem (July 30-31)

Energy! Energy is the source of great promise. It can also be the source for destruction and death. What is our purpose? “energy crisis?” In many ways, it’s a crisis of imagination and will-power. Are we able to move towards clean and sustainable power for our society and our lives? How?

This week we will explore what doesn’t work as well as renewable energy solutions, localization, and conservation efforts.

In Week 3, you’ll explore:

• What energizes you in life and what depletes you – and how you can bring your life back into balance
• The Your personal relationship with energy can help you determine what needs to be done globally to create a more sustainable world
• The The energetic benefits of being more green

Week 4: Crafting Your Vision of a Just Society. August 6

You are one of Earth’s 7 billion people. As a member of the human race, discovering the immense challenges – like overpopulation, hunger, global migration, extreme poverty, and human rights violations of women, children, immigrants and indigenous people – can be disturbing.

Imagine a society that is truly just. This will help you to hold onto these issues and to find solutions. Consider this definition: A just society would share resources to meet every person’s basic needs, so that everyone in the world has access to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing and meaningful work.

This session will include guest faculty to complement the conversation. Andrew HarveyInternationally acclaimed poet, novelist and translator, he is also a mystical scholar.

In Week 4, you’ll explore:

• The role of social justice in your life – and why it’s important for our world
• How you can align your life to help others, not just meet their basic needs, BUT THRIVE.
• Imagine what the world could look like if everyone thrives

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Week 5: Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is August 13

Oikos (meaning “home”) is the root of both ECO-ECOLOGY and LOGY-nomy. This session involves re-Connect eco-logy eco-nomy It matters to you personally as well as globally. Rinaldo Brutoco, The session will feature the participation of John, founder and president of World Business Academy.

In Week 5, you’ll explore:

• How your beliefs about money = happiness, money = time, success = wealth can impact you, your family, friends, culture, and the rest of the world
• Your feelings around doing something useful and not being paid for it – and how you can make a shift
• The Interconnections between ecology, justice, and the economy
• You can make personal choices to help a “new economy”

Week 6: It’s Your Community After All (August 20)

This week, we will be examining the “how to.” As guiding and foundational principles, communities can be built that promote environmental sustainability, spiritual fulfillment, and social justice. We will explore emerging models that use imagination, resources, and sponsorship to create large communities.-Community change can be scaled.

What does it entail for a community or group to embrace the movement towards sustainable living? What is the alternative, in all truth?

This session will feature a special guest appearance from author, catalyst for inclusion and spiritual transform, and proponent, John Sullivan. Sharif AbdullahHis work on inclusiveness has seen him travel to more than two dozen countries and play a major role in numerous international forums.

In Week 6, you’ll explore:

• Unexpected and expected changes are what human communities make possible as they become more inclusive and sustainably.
• There are many ways you can be more fulfilled at work, church, school or neighborhood. Which communal activities could use some reform or renewal?
• Here are steps you can now take to build a community that is healthy for your family and yourself

Week 7: Keeping It Real and Personal (Aug 27, 2008)

This week, we start a “no-impact” We take a journey where we practice daily actions that are respectful of others. “all our relations.” During the past seven weeks, we have explored myriad ways all of us- all human societies, ecological systems and every living being – are intricately connected.

This beautiful interweaving honors us by adapting to mutually beneficial (lower) relationships.-impact) lifestyles. So we all co-Make the world a flourishing place, action after action, and moment by moment-Every day!

In Week 7, you’ll explore:

• Where you experience ecological disconnects (where you cause harm) in your life – and what you can do about it
• The Spirituality and overall wellness are important in supporting you in a non-materialistic way.-Impact on your life
• The Ways your lifestyle is already poor-impact – take note and celebrate!

Bonus #1: Spring of Sustainable Co. Live Coaching Call-Vinit Allen and Steve Motenko are producersAugust 9 12:00 PM PDT

Spring of Sustainability coauthors this bonus live session-Vinit Allen, Steve Motenko and other producers will help you bring out your ecological values and make them a reality on a daily basis.

Vinit brings a new perspective to the UN World Summit, which just took place in Rio de Janeiro.

Vinit Allen An educator and event producer, he has been involved in activism in the environmental, peace, and human rights fields for over 30 years. He was a facilitator for the Awakening The Dreamer Symposium and produced the Sustainable World Symposium in San Francisco twice. He was a delegate in Johannesburg, South Africa at the UN World Summit 2002. This is where the Sustainable World Symposium was created and the Sourcebook was developed.

Steve Motenko She is a personal coach and leader trainer and is certified.-A winning journalist, teacher of music and advocate for education reform. Steve’s passion for sustainability, for transformative education, and for an integral approach to the interdependence of all life led him to a leadership role in the Awakening the Dreamer facilitator community, and in 2011 to the Sustainable World Coalition.

Bonus #2 “Living in Alignment with Your Values” Audio

Vicki Robin, coauthor Your money or your life, and Alisa Gritz, Executive Director at Green America

In this Bonus Audio, you’ll learn how to bring your lifestyle choices into complete alignment with your values. You’ll learn remarkable tips and strategies that can save you money, streamline your life, and open up new possibilities. The following are some of the benefits:

• How to be green without spending a fortune
• Using your social networks for collaborative consumption: meeting everyone’s needs together
• Specific strategies that can be used to save money and the environment for clothing, food transportation, gifting, and entertainment.

Vicki Robin The international bestseller is coauthored by him. Your money or your life She is an advocate for sustainable consumption and has been on the Business Week List for 5 years. Utne Magazine featured her as one of 61 Visionaries, and she was named the “prophet of consumption downsizers” By the NY Times, she has been honored with awards from Sustainable Northwest, Green America, and has featured regularly in media for over 20 years, including Oprah Winfrey’s show and NPR specials. She is part of a Whidbey Island community choir and an improvisational theatre troupe.

Alisa Gravitz Green America, the nation’s green economy organization, has been headed by John F. Kennedy for more than 27 year. Green America (formerly Co)-op America (formerly op America) is a marketplace solution provider for social and environmental issues. It focuses on building fair trading systems, tackling corporate abuse, and growing the green economic sector. Alisa is an expert in how families and businesses can be connected. “go green,” You can save money and your resources. She is also a national leader in the field of social investment. She authored Green America’s acclaimed Guide to Social Investing, with over a million copies in print and the popular Guide to Community Investing. She received her MBA from Harvard University, and her Bachelor of Economics in economics from Brandeis University.

What You’ll Get:

1. Seven interactive 90-Minute phone/webcast classes with an ecopsychologist Renée Soule and guest faculty, even small-group dialogues and Q&A time.
2. Free Coaching Call with Spring of Sustainability Co-Vinit Allen and Steve Motenko, producers
3. Bonus Audio Session: Vicki Robin and Alisa gravitz
4. Inspiring weekly exercises for deep inquiry, action-learning, and optional community engagement.
5. For ongoing support and challenge, connect with course participants online through the Online Learning Community
6. Unlimited access to all class recordings (listen online or download the MP3 file to your computer or iPod, smartphone, or audio player).
7. For each class session, PDF transcripts
8. Online Course Book: International Book Award 2011, 2011-Winning Sustainable World Sourcebook
9. The Sourcebook Learning & Engagement Guide (pdf)

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