Dear Friends of Lost Valley,
We'll make this short and sweet:
Editor
Letter to Friends of Lost Valley
2004 Winter | Editor
Lost Valley News: Highlights of 2003
2004 Winter | Editor As always, this year has been an eventful one here at Lost Valley Educational Center. Among the highlights of 2003:
Naka-Ima Changes
The Naka-Ima program experienced its most successful year yet, as it switched from a set fee to a donation basis for attendees of Naka-Ima 1. Almost every course filled to capacity, with a waiting list, for both students and assistants. Extra dates were added to accommodate the demand. Two sessions of the Practice, a Spirit of Relationship course, Artgasm!, a Teacher Training program, and an extra Naka-Ima held in California were further evidence of Naka-Ima's growth this year. For details about next year's offerings, see the Lost Valley Educational Center website.
Letter to Talking Leaves Readers
2004 Winter | Editor Dear Talking Leaves reader:
Recognizing that TL has always been at heart an educational project and a service rather than a commercial venture, we have revamped Talking Leaves' distribution strategy, In an effort to maximize readership and get TL into the hands of everyone who wants to read it, we are discontinuing most newsstand sales (where most copies get discarded, unsold) and instead we are asking you to answer the question: who should be reading Talking Leaves? Instead of charging a set subscription price, we are offering year-long subscriptions for a donation of any amount to Lost Valley Educational Center--simply tell us that you want to be on the Talking Leaves mailing list. Do you also know of friends, organizations, or libraries who would benefit from TL? Please send us their names and addresses, along with whatever donation you feel able to make. (For international subscriptions, we must unfortunately still ask for a minimum donation adequate to cover the high shipping costs.*)
Notes from the Editor: Imitation: the Sincerest Form of Flattery
2004 Fall | Editor
Our theme this issue is inspired by the Summer 2004 "Day in the Life" edition of Communities magazine, to which two Lost Valley community members (Chris and Dianne) contributed articles. For our own "Day in the Life" issue, Communities editor Diana Leafe Christian has reciprocated by offering a description of a day in her own life at Earthaven Ecovillage. Many other readers also share their accounts in the pages which follow. Please enjoy them--and if they inspire you to write your own, please do so and send it to us; we are contemplating a follow-up issue on this same theme in the not-too-distant future.
Community Membership Changes: We Lose Everyone Whose Last Name Starts with "W" or First Name Starts with "L," Lost Valley is Fo
2004 Spring | Editor
Living long enough in intentional community can be a good way to cultivate a philosophical outlook toward life, which, with any luck, is coupled with a sense of humor. Sooner or later, we are all forced to accept the fact: shift happens. Changes are inevitable. Members decide to move on--usually not because they've stepped into something stinky and can't stand the smell, but because their personal paths take them elsewhere. In most cases, they maintain their ties with Lost Valley and often become regular visitors to their former home here. That doesn't mean that we don't, or won't, miss them.
