Russian ecovillage
Grishino

Ecovillage Grishino
2006 Summer Program

May 7-9, Pulse of the Earth Drumming Workshop,
led by Pavel Tyryshkin (aka seagull)

Dear Friends!

We invite you to the ecovillage Grishino for a drumming workshop. Springtime—this is the time of awakening which inspires us to a shared journey into the rhythmic flow which lives inside us and in everything around us. Beginners and advanced drummers will discover the creativity of being at one with nature.

In this journey we will delve deeply into the ethnic rhythms of Africa and the Middle East.

Space is limited, so please register in advance.

July 1-7, Workshop on Folk Handicrafts

Dear Friends!

We invite adults and children—all who would like to share with us the joy of creating with wood, birch bark, and clay. We will reveal to you the world of traditional handicrafts—the inheritance of our ancestors, for whom handicrafts were not simply work, but a process for exploring themselves and the Universe.

You will also have an opportunity to participate in the daily life of our ecovillage Grishino, and to meet the people who live here. We look forward to welcoming you, to sharing work, rest, organic vegetarian meals, food prepared with love, our Russian sauna, and much more.

Space is limited, so please register in advance. To pre-register write to ecovechenarod.ru.

We will send information on what to bring and how to reach our community in a separate letter together with confirmation of your registration.

July 24-30, Ecovillage and Family Seminar,
led by Ivan and Antonina Kuliasovy

We invite all those seeking their soul mate, those who have found their mates and created families, those who want to learn how it was to live in traditional Russian culture, those who live, or want to live, in an ecovillage, and those who simply want to know what IT is.

You can get to know each other, possibly THAT MEETING will occur which you have long dreamed about. Also, you will meet happy couples, who already have had THAT MEETING, and they will share their experience. The leaders Ivan and Antonina Kuliasovy from the ecovillage “Bolshoi Kamen” will teach us about youth, wedding, and family traditions of our ancestors. You will learn to facilitate these kinds of gatherings at home. And you will participate in the life of the ecovillage Grishino, meet its members, and get to know the members of other ecovillages in Russia and abroad.

Seminar themes:

• Northern Russian traditions: youth culture, weddings, families
• the ecovillage as a way of life
• the ecovillage network
• children, family life, and school in ecovillages

Also, participants will have the opportunity to learn the traditional methods of:

• baking bred without yeast
• making traditional Russian “kvas” and herbal drinks
• gathering herbs, preparing Russian “Ivan-chai” tea
• living without soap
• binding birch branches (for the sauna)
• making traditional ritual dolls
• sewing traditional clothing and creating ornaments

Special attention will be given to traditional folk dances, songs, and games. During this time we will get to know each other, work together, rest, eat organic vegetarian meals, prepare food with love together with the seminar participants, take banyas (Russian sauna), and much more.

In the end all couples will perform the ritual of “Velichanie” (Glorification), after which the new couples can set out to receive their parents’ blessing.

Space is limited, so please register in advance. To pre-register write to ecovechenarod.ru.

We will send information on what to bring and how to reach our community in a separate letter together with confirmation of your registration.

July 29, Ecovillage Network Meeting

On this day we have meeting of the Russian Ecovillage Network. We invite friends from ecovillages of other countries to join us and share the experience in networking.

July 30, Earth Day Celebration

“The earth may be huge, but it is very, very sensitive.”
Anastasia

On this day we will celebrate our oneness with Mother Earth. We will greet the dawn and spend the morning in silence and solitude, contemplating our destiny. Then we will gather around the holiday alter laden with the gifts of nature to share our joy and thankfulness in song and dance.

August 11-18, Grishino Gathering of Taoist Hermits,
led by Nikolai Kirillov

Imagine that you are a Taoist hermit, in good company with other such hermits, in an extraordinary place of amazing natural purity.

We will study Tsigun exercises, which help us discover long life. We will learn the Yang style of Tai Chi of the Dong family, which emphasizes the practical aspects, and teaches the unique “explosive” method of the Yang style.

Combat and vitalization practices will be augmented with the primary Taoist practice—an integrated perception of life—as well as Taoist hikes for the edible mushrooms and nourishing berries, Taoist fishing excursions, and the search for the secret Karboples—Ikstlan-on-the-Vazhinka. Also, the Grishino banya (Russian sauna) will help dissolve and purify the pill of immortality. Finally, we will help the Grishino family gather the harvest and prepare for winter in friendly camaraderie with good people.

The vitalization-combat part of the gathering will be led by Nikolai Kirillov (practiced Tai Chi Chuan for 20 years, two-time champion…, several time prizewinner…, many time participant…, and so on). The hermit excursions through the forest thickets will be led by the Grishino family. A short retreat camp on the shores of Vachozera Lake can be arranged for a few hours or a couple days, if hermits desire.

In view of the limited space of the Grishino hay-loft, the number of participants will be strictly limited, so reserve your space early. To pre-register please write to ecovechenarod.ru or knb59yandex.ru

We will send information on what to bring and how to reach our community in a separate letter together with confirmation of your registration.