Feng Shui & Ecology International Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
18-23 September 1998
Speakers
Roger Green teaches with the European Sc Feng Shui, and several other curriculums around the world. He has sponsored study tours to China and India, and is presently organising a April 1999 study tour to Tibet and Taiwan
Sabiha Rumani Malik has been the director of a major international architecture practice. She is passionate about ancient eastern philosophical and spiritual teachings and their integral place in contemporary architecture. She is the founder of The International Guild of Ecology and Design.
William Spear is the author of the best selling Feng Shui Made Easy. He has spoken at the U.N. and the Russian Science Academy on the subject of the environment. He lives in the U.S. where he has a practice in Macrobiotic Medicine, Feng Shui and natural architecture and community planning
Patricia Michael designs for a green hotel won Texas' (USA) top ecological award in 1997. She is a graduate of the Institute in Sustainable Systems Design and has published many papers on ecology and permaculture. She teaches Permaculture throughout the USA including many Universities.
Jenny Clark is an American TV Producer who has produced documentaries on the subjects of environment, social justice and community education.
Andre Pasteur is from Switzerland and has studied I Ching Oriental philosophy, Taoism and Feng Shui for many years. He is on the faculty of the European School of Feng Shui.
Fedrica Miller is a member of the GAIA Group of architects in Norway. She is also a community culture designer and has created an International guild of professionals who work together on Ecological houses and communities.
Maddy Harland from England is a publisher in Permaculture and ecological solutions. She specialises in local community economics and garden designs for temperate climates
Dr Marija Heffer Lauc brings several important perspectives: scientist, citizen of a former Soviet Bloc Country (Croatia) and a Permaculture Designer . She teaches biology at a medical school and specialises in Alchemy.
Jan Cisek is from Poland and has a feng shui and interior design practice that spans twenty years.
Gina Lazenby is the director of the Feng Shui Network International which runs seminars and training courses for Feng Shui practitioners. She is the author of the Feng Shui House Book published by Conran Octopus.
Christian Kyruacou is a architect and feng shui practitioner from London. He teaches classical principles of architecture, spatial harmonics and sacred geometry with the European School of Feng Shui.
Roberto Marrocchesi is a well known health consultant in the field of macrobiotics in Italy. He is a founding member of the European Feng Shui Association.
Barbara Harmony has published papers on global water-related issues for 19 years. She is the founder of a water design information centre in the U.S.
Kimberly Clark is an American Feng Shui Designer specialising in ecological buildings, woman's shelters and co-housing projects.
Prague - The Golden City
So rich and beautiful was Prague five centuries ago that it was called "The Golden City" - die Goldene Stadt - and the name, like the beauty, has remained. The fame of this crossroads of the medieval world spread along the great highways of Europe and fired the imagination of poets and peasants, artists and philosophers. The architecture of this fairy-tale city, dominated by a great castle, ancient pinnacles and spires of gold-filled churches, captures a mysterious, mystical quality rarely encountered in the world today.
The Feng Shui Ecology International Conference is held in the famous Old Town of Prague, surrounded by the imaginative exuberance of the Renaissance fountains and Baroque palaces.
Our intention for choosing this wonderful city was to gather people who are dedicated to a fresh new Europe. The common threads are the principles that unite us with Mother Earth and the Divine.
The Feng Shui and Ecology International Conference is dedicated to life enhancing designs and processes that preserve our environment and create a flourishing of awareness......
What is Feng Shui ? Lessons of Wind and Water
In simple terms, Feng Shui is the art of arranging homes and work places in such a way that the occupants feel in harmony with their environment. Our decisions about where to live and work can have a significant impact on our well being. Burdened with increasingly complex lives, and dwellings that have a 'toxic' effect, we need to establish environments that support rather than fragment our lives.
The direct translation of Feng Shui is 'Wind and Water', the elements of nature that shape our very existence. It has been used in the Orient for more than 3000 years. The universal principles it is based on make it applicable and adaptable to all people. It is an ancient art of analysing and balancing the natural flow of energy called 'chi'.
Feng Shui is firmly geared to the needs of today's business and domestic life and is rapidly being hailed as the environmental science of the 21st century. Over the last 5 years, in terms of book sales, it is one of the most published subjects in the world. The presenters we have gathered together represent some of the most experienced in the world today.
What is Permaculture?
Nature's Principles in Design The Right Livelihood Award (the Alternative Nobel Prize) was given to a brilliant systems designer from Australia, Bill Mollison in 1981 for his Permaculture Design Course. The course is the only design training to ever win a Nobel scale award. It won because it works and is appropriate all over the world. Patricia Michael, a student of Bill Mollison, describes permaculture as the following:
Permaculture is a whole-systems approach to ecological design based on the close observation of how healthy natural systems work. The philosophy of Permaculture, or "permanent culture," is to work with the Earth. The goal is to enrich and strengthen the natural ecology while making sure that people obtain their shelter, energy, food, water, income, community and aesthetic requirements.
By selecting appropriate technologies and using natural resources in a sustainable fashion, Permaculture applies fundamental natural laws to conserve resources, generate greater yields, and repair damage'.
Permaculture design links culture with nature by defining how we integrate our human activity into the landscape. It shows us how we can design our homes, offices, neighbourhoods, villages, cities, social systems, legal structures, economics and farming methods to be healthy, fun, safe, nurturing and respectful. By applying these principles we help nature flourish. The result is rich soil, pure water, lavish edible landscapes, and homes that are thoughtful, comfortable and built to endure.
Lectures and Workshops
The Feng Shui Ecology Conference is a unique event because it will create a merging of different schools of design -creating a cutting edge for everyone attending. We will be generating a powerful vortex of new ideas and expressions. Our aim is to unite Feng Shui, ecology, health and spiritual awareness under the one roof. Lectures will be in English and translated into German and Czech.
Exhibitions- Ecological Products And Research Material
Ecology is a growing industry, and at Prague we well be celebrating the diverse range of ecological products on the market today. Exhibitors from around the globe will have their products and services on display. Eco-products are inspired by the intelligent flow of nature, referred to as Gaia Consciousness, and offer another view of the building process. They don't waste resources, are not motivated by greed, are designed for sustainability not destruction, renewal not decay, and help dwellings heal their relationship with the land. The conference fosters on-going networking and research into 'whole systems' and energy efficient designs.
Study tour of Eco-designs
Leading up to the Conference, there is a study tour of eco architecture and village sites from around Europe, including Sweden, Denmark and Germany. More information is available from the sponsors on request.
Programme
The three day conference is followed by three days of workshops
