Deep Ecology 007

Part One: Coming into relationship with the more than human world

Part Two: A Relationship with Trees

This workshop explores the ways in which we are interconnected with the rest of the natural world and methods for coming to recognize this and develop our consciousness of the rest of the living community we share our planet with.

It will combine concepts from deep ecology with permaculture principles and zones, and offer several interactive and reflective activities.

Part One will focus on our interconnectedness with all life and with the development of empathy with deep ecological practices. Part two will focus on our species special relationship with trees through deep time and on the importance of our relationship to trees. Both sessions will include time to interact with the natural world.

Katharine Burke

Katharine Burke, MEd, is an educator, facilitator and workshop leader with more than 30 years’ experience teaching and designing and leading courses for young people and adults. She has taught at all grade levels for over 30 years and has over 20 years’ experience in teacher training and curriculum development.

In Norway, she has led workshops in sustainable development through ecology in schools and conferences, has led deep time walks for individuals and for College programs, and has set up and participated in leading longer retreats at The Small Earth Institute.

Katharine has a Masters of Education in Ecology, Nature and Sustainabilty. In addition she is a facilitator of Joanna Macey’s Work That Reconnects and a Regenerative Design Practitioner trained by the Regenesis Group.