Deep Nature Connection and Culture Repair with Jon Young and Looby Macnamara

Connection Matters Podcast

Things we talk about in this episode

• Why are there certain groups who are not connected?
• Jon's story about family and connection observations
• Research project-
• Tom Brown jar- Apache teacher
• San Bushmen of the Kalihari- oldest Culture on the planet- the cradle of connected culture
• Common Elements of connection
• Gratitude Customs
• Connection Practices
• Creation of The Art of Mentoring
• Connection is a different pathway to cognitive development/learning
• 64 Cultural Elements of connection
• Ingwe- Master /Elder Acomba- Bushmen
• Jen Wolfe
• Embodied experiences
• Looby's way into People and Permaculture
• Is there enough of us?
• One person can do so much
• Small actions big outcomes
• Activating hope
• Cultural Emergence Effective Design (CEED)

Links mentioned in this episode

https://cultural-emergence.com/

https://www.jonyoung.online/

https://loobymacnamara.com/

https://applewoodcourses.com/

https://artofmentoring.life/

http://8shields.org/

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The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson

Biography

Jon Young
Jon Young is the founder of the 8 Shields Institute. He is an acknowledged expert on mentoring especially with respect to deep nature connection and culture. Jon was mentored himself by numerous Native Elders from traditional cultures of Europe, Africa and North America. He is also an inspirational storyteller who has been invited all over the planet to share his vision of a truly regenerative and peaceful world. Jon is author of What the Robin Knows, and co-author of Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature. .
www.8Shields.org

Looby Macnamara
Looby Macnamara is a pioneer of permaculture and co-founder of Cultural Emergence.
She is an author, facilitator, designer, gardener, mother. She has written 4 books; Cultural Emergence, People & Permaculture, 7 Ways to Think Differently and Strands of Infinity.
Looby has been deeply immersed in the permaculture movement since she came across it in 1999. She has been a trustee and chair of the Permaculture Association and is a senior diploma tutor. She has been teaching since 2002 and has run many courses including a dozen teacher trainings.
In 2016 Looby set up the Applewood Permaculture Centre with her family, where they run courses and grow food.
Looby is also part of the Mother Nature project - to support mothers in their process of personal transformation.

Jon and Looby

Jon and Looby have been collaborating since 2016. They have been working together to emerge new tools and wisdom with the Cultural Emergence toolkit. Looby also mentored the 8 Shields Institute in design. Jon and Looby have taught many courses together including Cultural Emergence Leadership Training, an online Cultural Emergence Design course and both the Activating Cultural Emergence (ACE) and Peace Empowerment And Cultural Emergence (PEACE) courses.

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