Seeds of Transformation - online Erasmus+ training course

‘Seeds of Transformation’ is an Erasmus+ project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Actions for Change association which includes a training course that will be held online due to the pandemic context, from 19th to 29th of April. 
The training will consist of daily online meetings (approx. 3h/day in the morning, 9.00 - 12.30 CET) and collective and individual invitations to be done by every participant in the close-by nature (garden/park/ semi-wild or wild places).

The purpose of ‘Seeds of Transformation’ is to meaningfully and impactfully shape and reinvent the resources and capacities of human workers in order to contribute to building healthy human communities and life-enhancing societies.
If what we want is blooming and healthy communities, the most essential aspect is to educate our youth who have the capacity to grow into true, competent and authentic adults.
‘Seeds of Transformation’ will offer the knowledge and skill to foster optimal human development for hard to reach young people through eco-soulcentric practices and education.

Planting the ‘Seeds of Transformation’ through the following practices:

• Nature-based practices - immersions in nature to reconnect and claim and (re)discover our innate human wholeness;
• Mindfulness - maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and surrounding environment; 
• Storytelling - exploring inspiring and transformative myths and legends and the art of telling stories;
• Soul Poetry - exploring the mysteries of what it means to be human through metaphor, the language of Soul;
• Singing - Tapping into the natural ability, ancient and primal way of belonging that we humans have been using since our earliest times;
• Embodiment/Dance - Authentic Movement, Dance of Wholeness, Open Floor Movement;
• Drawing - diving deep into the source of our own imagination - free and abstract drawing
• Mind-Body-Heart awakening - meditation practices and guided visualizations.

The practices and methodology will be experienced at a personal level and also finding a translation of applying it in the youth field, especially with hard to reach young people.

During the training course we intend to:

• discover the 4 facets connected to the 4 directions of the human psyche based on the model of The Nature based Map of the Human Psyche in order to live our life from wholeness.
• explore the practice of mindfulness (also) through nature connection to improve the mental, emotional, social and physical health and wellbeing. 
• delve into holistic education and eco-soulcentric methods of storytelling, embodiment/dance, singing and drumming, poetry, drawing to cultivate a healthy authentic and imaginative self. 
• create a commUNITY of heart-minded, dedicated people who create transformational learning environments in order to support and guide the authentic growth of all young people.