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In love with Trees and fascinated by our connections and disconnections to Nature, I am versed in
- organising events: immersions and nature walks, deep listening or song circles, sustainable events, WTR workshops and talks, podcasts on Insight Timer, Spotify etc...
- ceramic sculpture: reproducing the forms of nature
- tour guiding in the South African wilderness
- blogging to create awareness, now. See: www.gaiaspeaking.com

Why I am called to facilitate the Work

I am called to facilitate the Work because I have found great relief in the reading of the books, participating in webinars, studying and sharing thoughts with friends of the WTR.
I also have a sense of urgency and purpose that calls me to act and I see part of this action for me is the sharing of this Work.
I am called to facilitate the Work as it can also have an impact on the Apart-hood /to use Chris Johnstone's words in South Africa.

How I see the Work serving the Great Turning

I see the Work serving the Great Turning so that people can develop psychological resilience to fight for our survival and our evolution towards regenerative species, or so that we can "collapse well" and do so in beauty honouring ourselves.

Audiences I work with

Adults
Teenagers
Children
Mixed race groups

Background & Training

Background & training in the Work That Reconnects

  • School of the Great Turning (2021, 30 days)
    Location: online
    Facilitated by: Lydia Violet
    3 years
  • Trauma informed Group Work - and Deeper Dive into (2021, 2 days)
    Location: online
    Facilitated by: Lydia Violet
  • Spiral of Decolonisation (2021, 1 days)
    Location: online
    Facilitated by: Jo Hamilton
  • Deescalating Patterns of Harm in White Dominant Species (2021, 1 days)
    Location: online
    Facilitated by: Jo Hamilton
  • El TQR en Latino America y Centroamerica (2021, 1 days)
    Location: online
    Facilitated by: Adrian Villaseñor...

Other relevant training

  • BA International Business (2021, 0)
    Location: Reims / Madrid
    Facilitated by: NEOMA / ICADE
    4 years
  • Escuela de Arte de la Palma (2000, 0)
    Location: Madrid
    Facilitated by: Comunidad de Madrid
    4 years applied art, Sculpture
  • Escuela de Ceramica de la Moncloa (2004, 0)
    Location: Madrid
    Facilitated by: Joan Llacer
    1 year, Ceramic Sculpture and Glaze
  • THETA Guiding Qualification Level 4 (2009, 20 days)
    Location: Cape Town
    Facilitated by: Drumbeat Academy
    Tour Guiding

Other relevant skills & experiences

Website / Blog / Social Media - Gaia Speaking: www.gaiaspeaking.com and on facebook Gaia Speaking
The intention is to create a "sangha" to share of people interested in the WTR in the social, racial and ecological reality of South Africa

Podcast recording - 10 episodes of "Coming Back to Life, Readings and Practices" on Spotify, Anchor, Google, Apple and also on Insight Timer where I have created a "Circle" called the Work that Reconnects

Guitar and Songwriting - The intention is to create a monthly Song Circle called "Songs that Reconnect" with friend and musician Rachael Millson

Event organising - I organise local Art Fairs and markets showcasing local artists, including artists from disadvantaged communities.

Parenting - I parent consciously and share my values with my children and their peers. I plan to organise workshops for teenagers in Cape Town high schools and have initiated contacts.

Tour operating - I have planned a trip called "Namibia Family Reconnect" to introduce reconnection with wilderness and values of the WTR to parents and children in July 2022. I am in the process of contracting suppliers.

Community work - I am an active member of our community in Scarborough, Cape Town, supporting the Scarborough Environmental Group events with fundraising, blog writing and promotion (as well as my participation)

Experience facilitating WTR events & workshops

Work That Reconnects workshops I have facilitated

  • Deep Ecology in Times of Crisis (2021, 1 days)
    Location: Cape Town
    Facilitated by: Rachael Millson
    Facilitating
  • Deep Ecology in Times of Crisis (2021, 1 days)
    Location: Sedgefield, SA
    Facilitated by: Kate Curtis
    Facilitating
  • Renewed Connection (2021, 1 days)
    Location: Cape Town
    Facilitated by: Rachael Millson and Tass Two Crows Flying
    Co-facilitating only

Experience facilitating other events & workshops

20+ month long trips in Southern Africa visiting places of Wilderness and Culture, guiding groups of 16 to 20 Spanish people

Many other day trips with international tourists visiting Wilderness in the Western Cape

Direction, production, distribution and promotion of documentary "Rainbow Nation 2010" in 2009, showcasing diversity and environmental awareness prior to the World Cup 2010. It was broadcast on 9 different televisions around the world and is still available online.

Experience facilitating Clay Art Workshops for adults and children and organising exhibitions

Experience pitching audiovisual series (documentary and children's animation) at international television markets and events (10 years)

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