This series of four workshops will explore working with and understanding group dynamics through the lens of compassion and the scientific underpinning of compassion. There will be a practical experiential focus to these sessions to develop knowledge and skills to feel more confident and skilled in engaging in and with group based activities.

This unique programme has been commissioned to offer tools and support relevant to groups working to make our world better in a wide variety of different ways.

Trainer: Dr. Kate Lucre is a researcher, trainer and psychotherapist, specialising in working with groups from a compassion focused perspective.

Dates: Mondays May: 10, 17, 24 and June: 7 2021 Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm

These workshops are designed to compliment permaculture practice and design by placing us back into a simple, deepening relationship with Nature and that part of Nature we carry around with us constantly, our bodies. The simple body focusing techniques reveal how our bodies are always receptors to the wisdom and intelligence in Nature, and how this is integral to understanding ecosystems and practising effective permaculture. £20, discounts for group or multiple bookings, concessions for low waged. Please bring own packed lunch, refreshments included.

These workshops are designed to compliment permaculture practice and design by placing us back into a simple, deepening relationship with Nature and that part of Nature we carry around with us constantly, our bodies. The simple body focusing techniques reveal how our bodies are always receptors to the wisdom and intelligence in Nature, and how this is integral to understanding ecosystems and practising effective permaculture. £20, discounts for group or multiple bookings, concessions for low waged. Please bring own packed lunch, refreshments included.

Ideas for autumn & winter crops, how to use green manures, preparing the soil for autumn and winter months. Basic seed saving techniques and use of self-seeding as a way to develop your no-dig polyculture system. Harvesting and storing looked at and late season weeds – understanding, using and eating! Bring packed lunch and own gloves, includes full tour of Foxfield. Refreshments provided. £25

Ideas for building biodiversity, habitat creation, planting for year round wildlife, recognising local ecosystem patterns, soil building, using and eating weeds, and living more closely to the seasons. How to cooperate with wildlife by using our emotions to notice when we have gone into battle and are therefore seeking to control, rather than understand.

Bring packed lunch and own gloves, includes full tour of Foxfield. Refreshments provided. £25

This will be a No Guilt, No Judgement look at what ordinary folk can practically do to lower their food-related carbon footprint.
Presented in a supportive atmosphere, we will be exploring what makes food choices difficult and how we can inspire each other to adopt diets that feed mind, body and soul and also take care of the planet.
This will be an interactive session led by Samantha Woods and Dani Pattuzzi; two long-standing members of Transition Leicester.
We will be exploring food through the lens of carbon counting but also looking at some of the wider social and ethical implications of different food choices.
At the end of this workshop, you will be inspired to take one or more practical steps to reduce the climate impacts of your diet.

This much loved hands on course on hedgerow herbalism run by medical herbalists Edwina Hodkinson and Danielle Kay moved online last year and has been extended for 2021. We are pleased to now offer a year long online course beginning in March, working with the seasons, connecting to wild and medicinal plants, learning how to work with them to create powerful plant medicines for a home medicine chest for everyday ailments and illnesses.
Each month consists of a 90 minute Zoom call where we do 2 live herb tastings and discuss the month's key herbs, plus lots more content...monthly herb walks, practical 'how to' videos and comprehensive handouts on the member's page. If you miss the Zoom call, the recording is put on the member's page soon afterwards.
This year we aim to build on previous years and go on the road more to visit different locations and check out the plants and people around the UK, look more at cultivating herbs in community medicine gardens, and get more into the wild food side of things, after all food is the best medicine.
We cover a wide variety of plants and teach how to make lots of different herbal preparations in a fun and relaxed style. Suitable for absolute beginners or those with more experience.
Early bird offer of £20 per month if you book before 28 Feb, or £25 per month after. We are also doing a free introductory Zoom session on 2nd March 7-9pm so you can check us out. To sign up or for more information see www.weedsandwildmedicine.co.uk.
This course is not training to be a professional herbal practitioner, however it will equip you to take care of your own and your family's health for common ailments and simple first aid using plants growing around you.
Come and join the herbal revolution

This will be a No Guilt, No Judgement look at what ordinary folk can practically do to lower their home energy carbon footprint.
Presented in a supportive atmosphere, we will be exploring what makes it hard to change and what is possible, with a bit of imagination, across a range of budgets.
This will be an interactive session led by Samantha Woods and Dani Pattuzzi; two long-standing members of Transition Leicester. We will be using an adaptation of the Home Energy game, which forms part of a much longer community carbon reduction programme called Footpaths.
At the end of this workshop, you will be inspired to take one or more practical steps to reduce energy consumption in your home. Please book via the Seed of the Forest website.

Wednesday 24 March 2021 Via Zoom

7.30 – 9pm UK time price £12 Workshop tutor: Sarah Spencer

Overview:

We associate woodlands, forests and other natural ecosystems with growth, connection, adaptation and resilience, but often struggle to experience these in our own lives – on a personal level, in our societies and with regard to our uncertain and changing world.

In this interactive workshop we will explore principles derived from nature and how we can learn from them in a real and practical way for the circumstances we currently find ourselves in.

This workshop is relevant for all types of challenges:

personal, both physical and psychological
changing circumstances
Covid-related issues
worries about the state of the world
concerns about the future
We will also explore how we can use nature’s wisdom to be part of the solution to the world’s problems rather than becoming paralysed in the face of uncertainty.

Come engaged, up for some thinking and prepared to join in with the group.

I can’t promise that we will solve all the world’s problems in an hour and a half, but you will go away with some great ideas from nature’s 3.8 billion year old success story of thriving in times of change.

*Zoom is a video platform that is easy to use and we’ll send out more details about how to access the course and use the platform nearer the time.

Cost: £12 payable in advance. Places are limited.

A limited number of places for students and people with low income (under 15K) are available at £7.
Sorry there are no refunds available for this course, but if you are unable to attend please get in touch and we will try and accommodate you on a future workshop.
If you would like to take this workshop with a view to going onto the Think like a Tree programme there are more details here.

You can also turn your passion for nature into a career by becoming a Think like a Tree facilitator.

Turn your passion for nature into a career.

This training aims to equip you to:

- Run the Think like a Tree in your own venue
- Integrate the programme and principles into your existing discipline, such as: wellbeing, education, counselling, complementary therapy, business or organisational management, workplace wellbeing, life-coaching, health, mental health, disability etc.
- Adapt the programme for different audiences, such as children, specific needs groups.

The training will take the form of a three-day course (16,17,18 August 2021) at Whistlewood Common, south Derbyshire plus a portfolio.

Note: you will also need to complete a Think like a tree programme prior to the training course.