. . . consider this . . .

  • If your impact can be felt in the far depths of the ocean, can you really call yourself a terrestrial-only creature?

  • How wonderful is it that a cluster of leaves, like the 'basket ferns', in the image above, are micro-ecosystems in themselves, hosting fungal & insect life!

  • If you carry a plethora of microbial life on your skin & in your gut, is your body a unique micro-ecosystem too?

Ideas to Uncover in the Course

  • Discover and study the larger ecosystem one is part of at an individual, familial, community and species level

  • Identify one's impact on the balance of ecosystems and the role of a healthy ecosystem in one's own sustenance

  • Ways to support and protect micro-ecosystems at an indiviudal and family level

The Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction to the Course
  • 2

    The Invisible Threads of Connection

    • The Invisible Threads of Connection

    • Life in a Tree

    • Observation Practice
  • 3

    Unravelling an Ecosystem

    • Unravelling an Ecosystem

    • How Wolves Change Rivers
  • 4

    Ecosystems around Us

    • Ecosystems around Us

    • Invitation to Knowledge

    • Additional Resources
  • 5

    Where is the Human?

    • Kadar, a short film: Faraway Originals
  • 6

    Being a Cog in Nature’s Machinery

    • Being a Cog in Nature's Machinery

    • Stories of Inspiration: People & Microecosystems
  • 7

    Conclusion

    • Closing Thoughts & Reflections