CREATING
PERSONAL AND PLANETARY
RESILIENCE
How do we intentionally design our lives and landscapes in balance with natural and human cycles to create thriving selves, families, and communities in a vibrant, natural world?
The Vital Cycles Year:
Join us for six, three-day weekends throughout the year weaving together
permaculture design and personal ecology. Please contact us at if you have any questions, or call us at 831-288-2090.
Class sessions are Fridays noon to 7 PM, Saturdays 9 AM to 7 PM, and
Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM.
2021 Dates and Topics
February 12-14: Breaking Ground
breath, soil, nourishment, ethics, principles, patterns
April 23-25: Radical Roots
sleep, water, earthworks, seeds, nature, bioremediation, climate
June 18-20: Emergence
movement, agroforestry, trees, communication, plant guilds, awe
August 13-15: Full Flower
creativity, invisible structures, policy, economics, land access
October 8-10: Fruitful Harvest
connection, catastrophe, animals, urban permaculture, energy
December 3-5: Cycle Propagation
healing, homesteading, pruning, planning, design project presentations
TUITION AND REGISTRATION
This is a PINA recognized Permaculture Design Course (PDC) and includes over 40 hours of
additional materials and practice on Personal Ecology through Vital Life Skills.
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Before December 31: $1395 / After December 31: $1595
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Full-Time Teacher / Student / Elder: $1295 / $1395
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Second Person in a Couple / Family: $1195 / $1295
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Groups - please inquire at vitalcyclesinfo@gmail.com
Register here for more information about upcoming workshops, introductory session or the complete Vital Cycles program.
You can also contact Anne and Lydia directly at vitalcyclesinfo@gmail.com or (831) 288-2090
About the Instructors:
Anne and Lydia bring together extensive backgrounds in community health and permaculture education and activism. Curiosity about and study of Alchemy and Biodynamic herbs inspires a deep integration of the health of the land and the health of the individual. We have an action-based perspective that highlights skills, practices and resources necessary for growth, creativity, and vitality in person and place.
Anne Freiwald, MPH: Personal health and permaculture educator and design consultant, working for over 27 years with individuals and communities on personal and community resilience.
Lydia Neilsen: PINA certified permaculture educator, landscape and habitat designer, specializing in water cycle restoration and passionate polyculture.
In addition to this year long course, Anne and Lydia also offer permaculture landscape design consultations as well as signature and custom educational courses. Contact for more information.