The Stewardship School’s
Wholistic Curriculum

Sowing seeds for beauty & medicine.

The journey of self-discovery begins with idea.

 

Have you asked:

  • “I see a lot of suffering on Earth; within the environment, people & animals, how can I possibly make a difference?”

  • “How can I overcome anxiety and stress to experience health of body and mind?”

  • “What is this Life about? Why am I in this world? Who Am I?

We asked these questions ourselves, and came to the solutions:

  • Harness power within you to make a difference in the world

  • Practice skills that cultivate inner & outer well being

  • Connect to the authentic self & unlock your unique gifts

Wholistic Curriculum

At Stewardship School, not only do students learn to cultivate fruitful gardens, they cultivate themselves to create a fruitful life.

To inspire & guide the next generation of Stewards & Healers, we designed a Wholistic Curriculum to teach Permaculture Design & Yoga Philosophy.

Students will have the chance to reestablish a relationship with Nature, community and their inner Self. With proper education, there is a real opportunity to explore Life’s great Mystery.

The Wholistic Curriculum unifies the Inner & Outer Worlds

Become the Creator of your own Journey

Stewardship School is designed to guide students through a Journey of Self Mastery.

Too often, institutions & cultural workplaces train youth to fulfill the needs of business interests. They are given skills that may be suitable for the workplace, but students are left unable to manage their emotional & mental health or find fulfillment in daily life.

As students learn practical skills, they are assigned tailor made practices in Mindfulness & Mental Health. The Inner & Outer worlds are not separate.

We provide a new of relating to self and community through mentorship that offers a compassionate approach and inviting place for young adults. This is an ideal environment for students to find confidence and purpose.

Students will be empowered, given increased freedoms and responsibilities in the curriculum to encourage interdependence. This is the foundation for their bigger adventure; the Journey of Self-Discovery

Steps of the Wholistic Curriculum:

 

Dharma Design

With our SEER Therapeutic Design Process, you will receive a treatment plan to meet personal goals & overcome specific challenges.

One-on-One Mentorship

Mentors & Counselors influence, guide & encourage you through the Journey of Stewardship, helping them to stay on track to meet their therapeutic goals.

Parallel Process

Weaving the transformation of the garden and individual to see the outer world as the reflection of your inner world.

 

Permaculture Design

Learn to use the Permaculture Design Process to work in harmony with Nature to create a beautiful new world! Reduce waste cycles and create abundant gardens!

Gardening & Building

Learn the skills & knowledge needed to establish an abundant Garden - start to finish. Feel the fulfillment of service to your community!

Group Culture

Each program is curated to bring together similar individuals to grow food, medicine & themselves together. We can collectively steward whole landscapes that preserve Nature, wildlife & community health.

 

Yoga Philosophy

Tap into how Nature reflects within you, harnessing energy & going within to resolve challenges from the inside out and outside in.

Breathwork & Movement Exercise

Yoga & meditation practice for all levels, navigate the inner landscape, exploring the Inner You.

Right Living

From how we eat to how we clean our bodies, there is a science to living in this world. Learn about nutrition and hygiene.

 

The Paths of Stewardship

Walk the three principal paths to realize your highest potential & your Sacred Self; Honoring, Compassion & Wisdom.

The Four Teachers

Embody the Essences of Nature that comprises all of life. Become a student of the wisdom that lies dormant within you.

Practices & Ceremonies

Inner & Outer Practices in Empowerment, Mindfulness & Connection to enrich your whole life.

Stewardship is an act of gardening an abundant world that supports all living beings & the Earth itself.

This is not just "gardening as work". Rather, tending to the land to garden our own bodies, minds & spirits.

We can cultivate a true sense of fulfillment & satisfaction for ourselves and our communities.

Deeper Layers of Stewardship

Dormant, under the weeds of cultural identifications, destructive habits & conditioned personality is the seed for the beautiful & unique You; the Sacred Self.

Who is the Sacred Self?

Stewards Cultivate the Sacred Self

The Wholistic Curriculum provides the guidance & support necessary for students to Know, Heal & Embody their Sacred Self.

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The Sacred Self is our highest potential and sharing this inner quality with the world is what we call our Medicine Bundle.

At your core, who are you really? Is there an innate desire to express yourself in a way that brings joy to yourself and others? Sharing the gift that only you could bring into the world?

Sharing your Medicine Bundle is sharing your one-of-a-kind, authentic expression of compassion and wisdom. In this Bundle is creativity, love, insight, in the ways only you could share.

Stewardship is one of many paths that people fell drawn to. It is an artform and a science that involves gardening the Outer & Inner Landscapes. In the world, Stewards see the potential in landscape to produce abundance through gardens, food forests, shelters, earthworks and animals.

They can also see this in themselves, they can see how inner practices sprout the seed of their Sacred Self. A Steward carries an open heart with a beautiful wish: to manifest this highest potential, in order to benefit their community & family!

Inner & Outer Methods move us closer to realizing our Sacred Self and living in Right Relationship with all things.

What students will learn:

 

Outer Methods

Being in service to our community is the greatest education. Stewardship teaches practical, hands-on hard skills in the Landscape & in the Home. Depending on the time of year & our current projects, students participate in:

  • Design, installation & maintenance of gardens. Transforming bare ground into a thriving ecosystems.

  • Work on existing structures and build new structures. Using hands tool, new & used materials to build tiny houses and maintain current structures.

  • Using the 12 Permaculture Principals to dictate how we interact with the landscape and our outer life (our job, family & community)

  • connecting with Nature through fire building, camp cooking, swimming, plant identification

 

Inner Methods

Our Wholsitic Curriculum teaches students to explore the invisible aspects of themselves; emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Students will gain insights, skills and solutions need for a successful & balanced life.

  • Mentors & Counselors provide students with Dharma Designs to celebrate & develop a connection to their Sacred Self & Medicine Bundle. This is an ever-evolving, goal orientated Lifestyle plan with individualized practices, resources & support to overcome obstacles like illness & negative emotions.

  • learn how Nature works within you through Yoga Philosophy: knowledge of the Inner Body, Meditation and Compassionate Wisdom

  • Learn the skillsets, wisdom & teachings of the Four Teachers, learning to embody & express four archetypes; the Scholar, Seer, Sovereign & Saint <<Learn More>>

 

Stewards apply the Inner & Outer Methods of Yoga & Permaculture to blossom into their Sacred Self and share the fruits of their Medicine Bundle with their community.

Know, Heal & Embody your Sacred Self

 

To Know

Self-discovery begins with proper knowledge. The Four Teachers teach the Inner & Outer Methods to harmonize us with Life.

To Heal

Healing begins through new habits that Regulate & empower our physical, mental and emotional aspects to overcome whatever holds us back.

To Embody

Living as our Sacred Self, our Medicine Bundle overflows with creativity, expressing compassion into the world

 

Mentors & Students

Mentors guide students to integrate Nature’s wisdom in their Bodies & Minds. Mentors help us understand what healthy relationships look like through authentic & compassionate support.

As mentors, we are invested in our studnet’s growth. Permaculture teaches us to actively create projects for People Care. This is the duty to serve future generations by giving them the tools for a successful & balanced life.

Mentors offer support services as students develop the skills they need to gain independence.

Giving Tree is an Ecosystem of Yogis, Counselors, Healers & Permaculture Designers, assembled together to guide our clients to their Highest Potential.

The Stewardship School for young adults is hosted at different farms, non-profit organizations and communities throughout North Carolina.

Our team is dedicated to uplifting & empowering the youth to regenerate themselves and the world.