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From: gary duncan 
To: Smart Shelter Members AAA 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:08 PM
Subject: Natural lifestyles/natural homes- gary duncan


³Natural lifestyles/ natural homes² -  Gary Duncan (Smart Shelter Network) Instructor
July 29- Aug 4, 2001- Carbondale Colorado- sponsored by ³Laforet²- Universal Unitarian Group (non-denominational)

³Avoiding train wrecks...getting off the train²  
 As millions of Americans reach the breaking burnout point with dead-end jobs, thankless stress and thinning meanings to their lives...new lifestyles are taking shape with the return to natural rhythms, environmental consciousness, inner connection, new careers and simpler living spaces.
 There are hundreds of things any of us can do with the spaces we live in or are about to create to return our surroundings to a more natural harmony.  Changing our spaces with ³the natural ethic² needs to be accompanied with complimentary changes toward a ³natural lifestyle².
 Now we have a whole week to see how.
 The ³Natural Lifestyles/Natural Homes²  workshop will be conducted in a dormitory/ camp setting on the beautiful campus of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado at the foot of Mount Sopris and the banks of the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers.
 Five sessions during the week will take us not only through the ways we can convert our current houses (or those we might build) to natural homes with materials such as adobe, strawbale, native stone and recycled materials...it will  also explore the simple secrets of lifestyle changes like solar cooking, natural /edible landscaping, women in building careers, non-toxic chemical alternatives, sun energy, Chi energy (in home and body), finding hidden electro-magnetic fields with professional meters, building a real scale model natural home (with piano, beds, chest-of-drawers and coffee tables) from native materials gathered on campus, doing a load of solar laundry, listening to the thankful silence of a solar dishwasher and even discussing the necessity for ³Eco-disobedience²
 We will tour a solar/strawbale building to assess firsthand what has become known as the ³natural building feel²...you¹ll see why.
 We¹ll be finding out:  ³why clothes smell better when washed in a solar laundry²
³Why rice tastes better cooked in a solar oven.² ³Why people who¹ve walked on oiled adobe floors say they feel like a chocolate bar.²  ³Why strawbale homes are so quiet.² and ³Why looking natural doesn¹t mean looking old.²
 The dynamics of the group will center around community/group sharing and decision making...none of us has all the answers...as a group we can have more fun. We¹ll be talking about these things, but most of the week will be spent doing  them
 Gary Duncan (Instructor) is founder of the Smart Shelter Network for Natural Building in Western Colorado.  He is a seasoned professional builder and designer and national lecturer on natural lifestyles.
 Laforet is a week-long camp event with several activities, entertainment and recreation opportunities in addition to the workshops.  It accommodates family or single participants equally well. Parallel programs are available to children and adolescents at the camp.  Accommodations are in a rustic (but not primitive) dormitory.  Meals are included.  Complete registration fees are under $500 for the week.
 For information on registration contact Sue Bozinovski (303) 797-1170 <sueboz at IN2L.com> or log onto www.camplaforet.org.
 For workshop specific information contact Gary Duncan (970) 249-2396
<gd at smartshelter.com>  Information about Smart Shelter is available at 
www.smartshelter.com 
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<DIV><BR></DIV><B><I>³Natural lifestyles/ natural homes² </I></B>-  Gary 
Duncan (Smart Shelter Network) Instructor<BR>July 29- Aug 4, 2001- Carbondale 
Colorado- sponsored by ³Laforet²- Universal Unitarian Group 
(non-denominational)<BR><BR><B><I>³Avoiding train wrecks...getting off the 
train²</I></B><I>  <BR></I> As millions of Americans reach the 
breaking burnout point with dead-end jobs, thankless stress and thinning 
meanings to their lives...new lifestyles are taking shape with the return to 
natural rhythms, environmental consciousness, inner connection, new careers and 
simpler living spaces.<BR> There are hundreds of things any of us can do 
with the spaces we live in or are about to create to return our surroundings to 
a more natural harmony.  Changing our spaces with ³the natural ethic² needs 
to be accompanied with complimentary changes toward a ³natural 
lifestyle².<BR> Now we have a whole week to see how.<BR> The<B><I> 
³Natural Lifestyles/Natural Homes²</I></B>  workshop will be conducted in a 
dormitory/ camp setting on the beautiful campus of the Colorado Rocky Mountain 
School in Carbondale, Colorado at the foot of Mount Sopris and the banks of the 
Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers.<BR> Five sessions during the week will 
take us not only through the ways we can convert our current houses (or those we 
might build) to natural homes with materials such as adobe, strawbale, native 
stone and recycled materials...it will  also explore the simple secrets of 
lifestyle changes like solar cooking, natural /edible landscaping, women in 
building careers, non-toxic chemical alternatives, sun energy, Chi energy (in 
home and body), finding hidden electro-magnetic fields with professional meters, 
building a real scale model natural home (with piano, beds, chest-of-drawers and 
coffee tables) from native materials gathered on campus, doing a load of solar 
laundry, listening to the thankful silence of a solar dishwasher and even 
discussing the necessity for ³Eco-disobedience²<BR> We will tour a 
solar/strawbale building to assess firsthand what has become known as the 
³natural building feel²...you¹ll see why.<BR> We¹ll be finding out: 
 ³why clothes smell better when washed in a solar laundry²<BR>³Why rice 
tastes better cooked in a solar oven.² ³Why people who¹ve walked on oiled adobe 
floors say they feel like a chocolate bar.²  ³Why strawbale homes are so 
quiet.² and ³Why looking natural doesn¹t mean looking old.²<BR> The 
dynamics of the group will center around community/group sharing and decision 
making...none of us has all the answers...as a group we can have more fun. We¹ll 
be talking about these things, but most of the week will be spent 
<B><I><U>doing</U></I></B>  them<BR> Gary Duncan (Instructor) is 
founder of the Smart Shelter Network for Natural Building in Western Colorado. 
 He is a seasoned professional builder and designer and national lecturer 
on natural lifestyles.<BR> Laforet is a week-long camp event with several 
activities, entertainment and recreation opportunities in addition to the 
workshops.  It accommodates family or single participants equally well. 
Parallel programs are available to children and adolescents at the camp. 
 Accommodations are in a rustic (but not primitive) dormitory.  Meals 
are included.  Complete registration fees are under $500 for the 
week.<BR> <B><I>For information on registration contact Sue Bozinovski 
(303) 797-1170 <sueboz at IN2L.com> or log onto 
<U>www.camplaforet.org</U>.<BR></I></B> <I>For workshop specific 
information contact Gary Duncan (970) 249-2396<BR><gd at smartshelter.com> 
 Information about Smart Shelter is available at 
<BR><U>www.smartshelter.com</U></I> </BODY></HTML>

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