CREATING
PERSONAL AND PLANETARY 
RESILIENCE

Original Artwork by Helen Klebesadel  

 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 2020 weaving together 

permaculture design and personal ecology on a beautiful permaculture homestead in Soquel, CA. Please contact us at vitalcyclesinfo.com if you have any questions. 

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​Class sessions are Fridays noon to 7 PM, Saturdays 9 AM to 7 PM,  and

Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM. 

2020 Dates and Topics
February 14-16: Breaking Ground 
breath, soil, nourishment, ethics, principles, patterns 
April 24-26: Radical Roots 
sleep, water, earthworks, seeds, nature, bioremediation, climate
June 5-7: Emergence 
movement, agroforestry, trees, communication, plant guilds, awe
August 14-16: Full Flower 
creativity, invisible structures, policy, economics, land access
October 9-11: Fruitful Harvest
connection, catastrophe, animals, urban permaculture, energy 
December 4-6: Cycle Propagation 
healing, homesteading, pruning, planning, design project presentations

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• We are holding free introductory sessions and would love to see you at one of them - bring a friend! These sessions provide an opportunity to meet both of us, see pictures of the site, hear details and project opportunities, get a taste of our unique and transformative curriculum, and ask questions. Everyone who attends receives a special tuition offer! ​​​​

  • Monday January 27, 6:00-7:30pm in Seabright neighborhood 

  • Monday February 10, 6:00pm-7:30pm in Seabright neighborhood

• Register  for a free Introductory Session or the Complete Vital Cycles Program

TUITION AND REGISTRATION

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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.

• Before December 31: $1295 / After December 31: $1495

• Full-Time Teacher / Student / Elder: $1195 / $1295

• Second Person in a Couple / Family: $1195 / $1295

• Groups - please inquire at vitalcyclesinfo@gmail.com

Register for a free Introductory Session or the Complete Vital Cycles Program.

To learn more and hear about upcoming events and trainings contact Anne and Lydia at vitalcyclesinfo@gmail.com or (831) 288-2090 

About the Instructors:

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Anne Freiwald, MPH: Passionate personal health and permaculture educator focusing on growing food in small spaces, working for over 25 years with individuals and communities on personal ecology and community resilience. 
 

Lydia Neilsen: PINA certified permaculture educator, landscape and habitat designer, specializing in water cycle restoration and passionate polyculture. 

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