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Re-connection and Revitalization Seminar

  • The Re-connection and Revitalization Seminar is based on the same premise as the Localization Seminar.
  • Examines the embedded benefits in a simpler pattern of living. It explores the inevitable downshift as an opportunity to redevelop relationships that matter ecologically, that are experienced as genuine, and that contribute to psychological well-being.
  • This seminar has been taught infrequently, most recently in the Autumn of 2024.
  • Related books, files, and links can be found on the Resources page.

Syllabus

Last updated on April 16, 2026

Localization explained

Biophysical limits and disrupted ecosystems mean that soon we will live far more simply. Rather than being dismal, this reality contains many benefits. If thoughtfully done, it can be a locally grounded, intrinsically satisfying life.

Intention

Inspire hopeful visions despite lean times.
Support new farmers, poets, and teachers.

Inspiration

“I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine some real grounds for hope.” – Ursula Le Guin (2014)

“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass, 2013)

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