Cocreating
with a living, intelligent Earth:
An introduction to kincentric leadership
A bespoke workshop that we can bring to you
An invitation to dive into the kincentric leadership toolkit
Water is the foundation of life. It makes our existence on Earth possible, and binds us together - to each other and to our planetary home. As ancient as the Earth herself, water carries memory and is imprinted with stories of infinite cycles, states, and journeys across time and terrain. This five day immersive gathering is an invitation to attune to the essence, centrality and mystery of water - and an opportunity to deepen in kinship with the whole web of life - as animate, intelligent, communicative and cocreative.
Many ways of knowing
Our workshops draw on teachings from Indigenous knowledge holders, the science of more-than-human intelligence, systems thinking, somatic practice, biomimicry, nature-based solutions, perennial wisdom traditions, and the practice of 'land listening'.
We will weave together…
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Experiential learning; storytelling; collective meaning-making
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Embodied and somatic practices
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‘Interspecies activations’ - playful attempts to embody the intelligence of the more-than-human world
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The practice of land vigil or land listening
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Simple, accessible ceremony and song
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Experiments with art, poetry, music and movement, cocreated with the more-than-human world
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The collective knowledge and experience of the group
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Practical tools and frameworks to enable you to embed kinship and cocreation with Earth into your life, community or organisation.
Facilitators
We draw on a team of skilled facilitators, who embody our values. Cick here to see their biogs.
Justine Huxley (Facilitator & Cofounder)
Justine is a writer, facilitator, and spiritual ecologist. She co-founded Kincentric Leadership with Anna Kovasna and leads workshops, retreats, and trainings on aligning leadership and decision-making with Earth-based wisdom. She is also a Development and Outreach Consultant for the Bushman Heritage Museum in South Africa, and Director at a US foundation that supports regenerative work. Previously, Justine was CEO at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in London, where she worked for 18 years, and pioneered programmes at the intersection of ecology, spirituality, and peace-making. She is the author of 'Generation Y, Spirituality and Social Change', and co-author of 'Cocreating with a Living, Intelligent Earth',. Justine holds a PhD in psychology, and belongs to a Sufi tradition which has consistently oriented towards a living, sacred Earth, and has led retreats, meditation groups and dreamwork for more than two decades within this lineage. She lives close to River Lea in Hertfordshire UK and is in love with all things River.
Anna Kovasna (Facilitator & Cofounder)
The 8 kincentric principles
Practicalities & Cost
The retreat costs:
750 Eur for a single room
There are also a small number of lower cost tickets at 595 Eur that you can apply for if the full price is difficult for you (please fill out the relevant section on the booking form and we will let you know).
Language
“To enter water is, of course, to cross a border. You pass the lake’s edge, the sea’s shore, the river’s brink – and in so doing you arrive at a different realm..."