Embodied Ecology

a creative sensory experience

Mentored by

Edward Dale-Harris

Architect, Permaculturalist + Natural Builder

SAWA Architecture, Builth Wells

Ages: children 16 - 18 · adults 18+ years

High waged £60 per sessionMid Waged £40 per sessionLow Waged £20 per session

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Embodied Ecology block mentored by Edward Dale-Harris

A summary

Embodied Ecology Workshop Mindful Land Art Creation Experiential Exercises Take a moment out from a busy life, busy mind and drop into the body and senses. Practice the art of observation and develop awareness of the world around you. Take your shoes off and feel sensation through the body as you interact with the beautiful world around you. The day should be filled with fun, laughter and getting our hands in the ground as we explore the natural intelligence this material reality can bring us. Activities: * Sharing Circles + Reflections * Body Breath Movements * Sensory Nature Connection Games * Mindful Observation Exercises * Sits Spots/ Forest Bathing * Land Art Creations Facilities include: - WC and bathroom - 6x3m new larch deck - Veg garden and food forest - Meditation hall - Walk along nearby public footpaths into the woods About Facilitators About Ed - See Mentor profile. About Wendy Wendy van Wyk has a BA in Art History and a BSoc.Sci in African Feminist Studies from the University of Cape Town. Inspired by Ecology, Land Art and Mindfulness methodologies, we are encouraged on the path as co-creators within the natural world. Wendy has worked as a SEN teaching assistant with nonverbal and autistic children, as well as facilitating arts and crafts programmes and permaculture and regenerative projects. Wend.vanwyk@gmail.com @wvw_ink Approach Ed and Wendy will be cohosting and facilitating the workshop. We aim to weave our shared love of nature connection, art, permaculture and mindfulness together, so that we can all grow our understanding of ourselves and world around us. We both appreciate there many nature school that hold up for most the truth and wisdom and importance of: Direct experience, observation through our senses and realisation of the truth of impermanence.

About your mentor

Edward Dale-Harris

Architect, Permaculturalist + Natural Builder

ARB Architect, Edward Dale-Harris believes we must look beyond sustainability and move towards regeneration, we have to change our destructive behaviour and do much better to protect nature as citizens of the earth and stewards of the land. When we heal the land, we also heal ourselves. We need more ‘self-directed learning’ to build self reliance, wellness and confidence. We must learn to share resources to create a healthier planet for all. Ed realises the importance of a mindfulness approach to regenerative design, using nature as our teacher, and valuing a collective and collaborative decision-making process for a grounded and successful project. He is on a mission to introduce others to socially, environmentally and mindful architecture and to keep his learnings at a fair cost to enable all people from all walks of life and be truly inclusive. Ed qualified as an Architect in 2017 and has gained many awards for his design, commitment, vision, compassion, charity work, environmental projects and peace building developments. In 2014 Ed founded SAWA with Enock Ruziga in Rwanda whilst working together on the 'a house for a victim' project. In 2015 Ed received the ‘RIBA North West London Society Award’ at the CASS Design School for this project, nominated as the best live and community engaged project. Ed spent eight weeks on site building a compressed earth block (CEB) house with recently-released prisoners and some of the families of their victims. The project was instigated by Ed and the Ntarama House Building Cooperative, to facilitate development and peace-building in post genocide Rwanda. The cooperative was set up by REACH, a local reconciliation focused charity, to help reintegrate perpetrators back into their community, by enabling them to build homes for victims of the genocide. This profound experience and research propelled the work of SAWA into the world of socially, environmental and mindful architecture. Ed has grown SAWA, into a collective of freelance professionals and a pro-bono network of supporters. The structure is flat, it has no hierarchy, each project is discussed openly and relationships and roles are defined on a project basis which meet the specific needs and constraints of each project. Ed has collaborated with a range of community groups, individuals, charities, private businesses and professionals to deliver the best holistic well rounded result, fair to the environment and all. In 2016 Ed received the ‘RIBAJ Rising Star 2016 Cohort Award’ for We Yone School in the Ebola-affected region of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Enabling 180 of the most vulnerable children in the community to attend primary school and provide a community space for adult learning. WYCF, the client, which nominated him for the RIBAJ award, says: ‘Ed demonstrated a commitment to the charity’s mission and vision that made it very easy to entrust him with a great deal of responsibility. Ed would deliver design iterations while involving other experts to improve overall robustness (rammed earth consultants, pro bono volunteers from international engineering companies and partners from architectural firms)... he conducted workshops with men, women and children and the community’s vision became firmly embedded in the design. He adapted to... poor internet, uncompetitive contracting, bad weather, language barriers, variable conceptions of time, etc.’ RIBAJ who granted Ed the award says ‘Ed has set himself up as a designer who can be parachuted into unusual projects and places to get things moving: from mobilising the direction of the design to hiring and motivating the right team’. In 2019 Ed received ‘The Agri Tech Centre AJ100 Best Collaboration of the Year Award’ with Squire and Partners, with the judges describing it as ‘an exceptional example of architectural practices doing charitable work in the developing world’. Ed has spent a large amount of time volunteering his skills in Rwanda and Mozambique, while seeing festivals as an opportunity to be socially active and experimental in the UK. Delivering projects in challenging environments: post '14 Ebola Sierra Leone, post genocide '94 Rwanda and '79 Cambodia and post '15 earthquake Nepal. Working closely with international and grassroots organisations to deliver appropriate and considered results.

Important Details

What to bring: Outside Clothes – you don't mind getting dirty in, which are weather appropriate and can be layered up – Powys weather is very changeable. Reusable items - Water bottle, cup, plate + bowl. Food: A lunch contribution to share (potluck style). We’ll provide a large pot of vegan curry and salad. We will provide teas, herbs, soya milk, and basic coffee available in our pauses. Please advise us of any dietary requirements/allergies you have. Notebook, pen, for notes and reflections TRAVEL - PLEASE ALL MEET AT PICK UP POINT in BUILTH AT 9.30am Please park up here before 9:30 am, so we can pick you all up at 9.45am. Parking is limited onsite to 3 spaces onsite. Therefore we ask everyone to park on HOSPITAL ROAD, near the Junction of Irfon Bridge Road: GOOGLE MAP LOCATION LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y37kPxTfi5p1JEDP9 LIFT SHARES Please email us before if you are travelling via car so we can arrange/offer lift shares to those that need/want it. TRAIN - Cilmeri or Builth Road Railway Station, BUS - Groe 2, The Stand, Builth Wells, Bus station. CYCLE - Cyclist are legends and get a front row seat. Go to SAWA architecture, 2 Tyny Graig Cottages, LD2 3HH. Course Requirements 16 years plus welcome, those who are 16-18 year olds must be with an adult. No Dogs + Pets - Please don't bring you dogs or pets, sadly we have too little space to be able to accommodate them. Inclusion We strive to make sure this opportunity available to all people from all backgrounds, wealth, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, identity etc. If there are any specific requirements in relation to food, accessibility or any other matter, please get in touch and we will do all we can to try and accommodate your requirements to make you feel welcome as possible. Contact Ed : Email: sawa.architecture@gmail.com Phone: +447899657128

Learning aims

Aim 1

Connect with a group of like minded heart centre folk

Aim 3

Feel our deep reverence for the natural world and its beauty and abundance!

Aim 2

Develop your body and sense awareness

Aim 4

Unwind from your busy week / life

Flow of the Day

9.30am - Meet at Pick up point ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y37kPxTfi5p1JEDP9 ) 9.45am - Pick time (please don't be late) 10am - start - Check in circle + Orientation 11am - First Activity 11.30 am - Drinks and WC break 11.45 am - Second Activity 1 pm - Lunch Break 2pm - Third Activity 3.30 - Drinks and WC break 3.45 - Closing Circle - Reflections, Learnings and Gratitudes 4pm - Departure / clean up hands appreciated. 4.30pm - Drop offs back to Builth Wells

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SAWA Architecture, 2 Tyny Y Graig Cottage, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3HH

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