Author of Finding Community and Creating a Life Together
This may be the most propitious moment in history to join an intentional community. —Richard Heinberg, Peak Oil activist and author
“These two books form an indispensable compendium of information that should be the constant companion to everyone interested in the communitarian path.”
—Richard Heinberg, Peak Oil activist and author, The Party’s Over and Powerdown
Diana Leafe Christian, author ofCreating a Life Together and Finding Community, and publisher of Ecovillages newsletter, offers consultations and workshops on:
Creating successful new ecovillages, cohousing neighborhoods, and other kinds of intentional communities.
Effective project management and self-governance, and fair, participatory decision-making.
Dealing effectively with conflict (including with challenging people), and creating more harmony, trust, and connection.
Diana speaks at ecovillage and cohousing conferences internationally. See her interview on Peak Moment TV.
Workshops
Growing a Successful New Ecovillage or Intentional Community
19 steps community founders typically take to found their communities
The Timeline Game • Vision, Mission & Purpose
Effective self-governance and decision-making
Creating more harmony, trust, and connection in the group
Understanding group dynamics and resolving common community conflicts
Finding and financing property • Legal entities to co-own property • Zoning
Effective Self-Governance and Decision-Making Methods for Communities
Antidotes to Five Common Kinds of Community Conflict
Ecovillages — Where They Are, What They're Doing, Why They're Important
Diana’s bimonthly column, “Ecovillage Roots,” is featured on the home page of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) website. As an EDE trainer for Gaia Education, a GEN program, she teaches Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) courses internationally. She is also a GEN-Europe Ambassador, a US liaison to Ecovillage Network of the Americas (ENA), and a US liaison to CASA (Consejo Asentamientos Sustentables de las Américas — Council of Sustainable Eco-Settlements of the Americas). She lives at Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina.
Diana Leafe Christian:
828-669-9702
46 Another Way, Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA 28711