Author: Earthaven Admin Team

Cosmic Club

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 23, 2011. Posted in Cosmology, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on Cosmic Club

by Darren Geffert In addition to the more down-to-earth activities here at Earthaven there are those among us who are intrigued by the mystical, the magical, the unexplained and the downright weird. This intrepid bunch of soul-searching, truth-seeking, consciousness-expanding light beings naturally...

Member Profile-River Otter

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 22, 2011. Posted in Community Service, Members. No Comments on Member Profile-River Otter

by Davene Wasser Before River Otter came to Earthaven, she was creating her own lifestyle in New Orleans. She was busy gardening, developing her healing skills, and giving tours of the city. Then Hurricane Katrina struck. “The storm was really a turning point for me,” she said. “I survived the storm...

Our Friends at Stone Mountain

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 21, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Our Friends at Stone Mountain

by Peggy Austin My family and I live as neighbors to Earthaven at a place called Stone Mountain. Over the last decade, nine families have built their homes here. Three years ago, when I first moved here, there were twelve children on our road. Now there are seventeen. The location is great for walking...

Santosha (Contentment) Through Yoga

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 20, 2011. Posted in People Care, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on Santosha (Contentment) Through Yoga

by Marjorie Vestal Tuesday afternoon, bright winter sun is shining into my Earthaven home warming the entire cozy space. Strong solar rays are captured and stored as I sit and write. It is quiet today. The wind is still. I feel content as I contemplate the yoga class I will teach this afternoon in...

Celebrating Imbolc

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 1, 2011. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Families and Children, Farms, Village Terraces. No Comments on Celebrating Imbolc

This year Imbolc, also known as Brigid’s Day, Candlemas, or Groundhog Day fell, on February 2nd. Group of celebrants at Imani Farm to bless the animals. Kaitlin hangs the Brigid cross on the Imani barn. Standing around after the blessing. The...

Try a new twist February 14th

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 20, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Social Events, Spirit and Culture, Village Life. No Comments on Try a new twist February 14th

by Arjuna da Silva If you’ve ever survived an awkward February 14, when others fuss over romances and secret crushes, while your “significant” relationships seem humdrum…or worse…you might like this practice as much as we do. The concept came to us from Twin Oaks Community in Virginia and, for years...

Big Changes at the Council Hall

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 11, 2011. Posted in Heat, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on Big Changes at the Council Hall

by Suchi Lathrop Three years ago, Earthaven rented its first central office at the Trading Post. It served as our office, Internet café, information center and snack depot. This month we move the office to the Council Hall which helps us save money (rent to the Trading Post) and also centralizes our...

Learning Consensus at Earthaven

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 7, 2011. Posted in Conscious Relating, Governance and Legal, Membership. No Comments on Learning Consensus at Earthaven

by Diana Leafe Christian “This is harder than I thought!” exclaimed Ohbeeb. She was in front of the room practicing facilitating a meeting. She was saying, “Excuse me; would you like to get on the stack?” to another participant who was having fun pretending to be mildly disruptive. It was our...

Farewell (For Now) Farmer

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 2, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Chosen Family, Gateway, Members. No Comments on Farewell (For Now) Farmer

by Diana Leafe Christian Farmer and NikkiAnne in front of the MicroHut (Farmer’s residence at Earthaven) at Gateway Neighborhood. Photo taken Summer 2010. On Tuesday night, Nov. 16,, Earthaven member Chris Farmer (often called “Farmer”) threw a farewell dance party in the Council Hall...