Entries by Ryan Ginn
Theatre of the Oppressed at Full Bloom
We recently had our second “Theatre of the Oppressed” workshop here at Full Bloom, led by our friend Eliot, a wonderful performance artist and facilitator of this dynamic and unique form of theater. Here’s is synopsis of the form: As created by Brazilian visionary Augusto Boal, Theatre of the Oppressed (T.O.) is a form of […]
Climbing the curve of Permaculture
I have several interesting and sometimes tiresome dialogues going on in my head about growing food. As I’m weeding bed after bed of vegetables sometimes in the hot sun questions roll through my mind like: “Is this really having any significant impact on the state of the world?”, “Should I just leave organic vegetable growing […]
The Community is Rallying around GMO legislation
All across our small Southern Oregon county ballots are arriving in mailboxes which hold a proposed measure to ban the growing of GMO Crops within the county. There has been a massive effort by a local group called Our Family Farms Coalition (http://www.ourfamilyfarmscoalition.org/) to educate voters regarding the importance protect the 100’s of farms […]
Meditation Group Starting at Full Bloom
Last week the residents here decided to re-establish a weekly group meditation practice and I found myself reflecting on the why of it. There’s a million things to do on this land, why would we all get together and just sit quietly together. I like to ask these kinds of questions to myself and just […]
Easter at Full Bloom
My wife Eden loves Easter. I’ve never been a huge fan. It conjures up to mind pastel colors, bad candy, and disturbing Easter bunnies trying to ride on the coat tails of Santa but failing miserably. Coupled with a lot of commercialization and a general lack of “spiritedness” or reverence for the sacred. […]
The Stories We Hold Inside
Human beings are wired to tell stories. Whether we admit it or not we are constantly telling stories about others, ourselves and every situation we enter into. “Nobody is doing as much work as I am”, “I’m not doing enough”, “They don’t like me”, “This room was poorly decorated” and on and on. The funny […]
Women’s Natural Building Workshop on the Horizon
If you’ve read many of my posts you’ve gathered that there is a strong emphasis here at Full Bloom on the importance of building structures in a way the reflects the deeper values of the emerging ecologically based culture. These values include: using locally and sustainably sourced materials, staying connected to the rhthyms and patterns […]