Ma’ikwe Schaub Ludwig has lived in intentional community for 14 years, and is currently a member of
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. She is the author of
Passion as Big as a Planet, which looks at the relationship between self-awareness and effective earth activism. Ma’ikwe teaches facilitation and consensus with her husband, Laird Schaub, and offers workshops on starting communities, leadership, and spiritual activism.
Articles by Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig
“Busting the Myth” (Issue # 155)
Some Questions
Right Livelihood, Wrong Volunteerism (Issue # 152)
Volunteerism can be a double-edged sword, giving a creative outlet for service but potentially distracting us from pursuit of right livelihood.
The View from #410; Days of Fire and Glory; An Unconventional Journey (Issue # 149)
A Response to Elizabeth Barrette
The author identifies additional leadership skills, cautions against blind followship, and reflects on the many types of power in cooperative groups.
Twelve-year-old Jibran has always lived with fuzzy boundaries between “family” and “community.” They became even fuzzier when he came home to discover his mom’s positive pee test.
After many years of dealing with the unique struggles inherent in starting a community, a community founder discovers her vision manifested elsewhere, and becomes a community joiner.
Fellowship for Intentional Community Events (Issue # 142)
At FIC events, people get opportunities to reach over fences, meet fellow travelers, discover new pathways, and figure out what to do when the neighbor’s dog is barking at 2 a.m.
Why America Needs Consensus (Issue # 141)
