Arjuna da Silva is an inveterate optimist, certified alchemical hypnotherapist, group facilitator, and visionary. She’ll be spending the next year settling into her gorgeous new home and landscape at Earthaven, while beginning several book-length projects about life in the 21st century.
Articles by Arjuna da Silva
With Arms Spread Wide with Love (Issue # 158)
Off the Grid and Out of the Trash Can (Issue # 156)
Earthaven members derive sustenance, energy, interconnection, and inspiration from Earth, Wind, Sun, Water, and Fire.
After a painful period stranded in “permaculture heaven,” an Earthaven founder finds her community finally moving back towards balance with its eco-spiritual roots.
A Surprise at Dancing Fields (Issue # 152)
For many baby boomers, taking on the mantle of eldership means transforming the sometimes rambunctious, in-your-face, empowerment-obsessed energy they worked so hard to sustain.
The Awesome Power of the Non-Consenting Voice (Issue # 148)
Balancing the urge to express ourselves with respect for the history and time investments of a group can help consensus be fun and effective, rather than dreadful and debilitating.
At a permaculture-based ecovillage in North Carolina, care for the earth, care for people, and care for inner health all benefit from a dynamic culture based on local self-reliance, holism, and community.
The ZEGG Forum at Earthaven (Issue # 145)