Frequently Asked Questions
Insight into the Stewardship School
The Garden is a place to become Mindful of who and what we really are. We can see the reflections of ourselves in its soil.
How does working the garden help me know myself?
The natural patterns & principals that support all life is reflected in you.
The Garden serves as a training ground to understand this Truth. Learning to be Aware of ourselves, every interaction becoming an opportunity to understand life’s blueprints. We start to examine how we align with this natural order of things, or go against it. All of our actions are coming from our thoughts, ultimately creating our whole world.
Understand the mind and you can create a whole new world.
What is this process all about? Why do I need to know my Sacred Self?
You have yet to tap into what you are truly capable of, to feel the river of bliss within you that ready to spring up, to know the greatness that you have to offer the world, to commune with the great teachers of Nature.
Stewardship School is a process to these realizations.
Stewards do the Inner Work while in service to the Earth and our Communities to know these Truths of the Human Being. Through a combination of Inner and Outer methods, we can cultivate the inner landscape that has been overrun by cultural identifications, bad habits & negative emotions.
Before we can realize this Sacred Self, we must develop a Lifestyle suitable to sustaining & regenerating our Health & Well Being. As Mentors, we embarked on this journey ourselves, and know its not always an easy road. That is why, we show up to support our students.
Dharma Designs help create a Hygienic & Therapeutic Lifestyle that cultivates health, awareness & connection. On the Journey of Stewardship, students learn the skills & knowledge that they will implement as new Habits & learn to redirect their own behavior.
Why do we need to understand Nature?
Failing to be in right relationship with ourselves & the world has left all of us in a cycle of pain and scarcity.
Today's youth will be responsible for a polluted & confused world, with their Inner Landscape mirroring the condition of the Earth they will inherit. As their elders, parents and teachers it is our duty to equip them with the solutions to restore right relationship with themselves and the Earth.
And, to do it Now!
We must recognize the state of our world and begin cultivating wisdom to end this cycle.
Without the proper skills & correct world view, our future leaders are missing the support & wisdom needed to grow into sovereign & capable adults.
Through our Stewardship School, we provide the proper guidance & training to cultivate a peaceful & lush inner landscape. First, we have to weed out the harmful habits & negative emotions that limit their capacity to change their world. Only then, can we create a world in right relationship with all living beings.
How can you help me overcome my hardships?
Stewards pass along a map, practical tools & knowledge to help others on their journey of self discovery.
Permaculture & Yoga are Natural Sciences that present a natural process to cultivate abundance; outside as a productive garden and inside as true joy & empowerment.
These lineages give insights that can everyone in their personal journey because fundamentally, there are many roads up the mountain, but there is only one mountain. Walking a proven path ensures we reach the top.
Giving Tree’s SEER Parallel Therapeutic Process is a synthesis of these teachings to help students Know, Heal & Be their Sacred Self.
Our program has intentionally designed a Wholistic Curriculum to introduce & train students in Inner & Outer Methods of Stewardship.
Students are led through a daily routine by Mentors & Counselors where each activity encourages a participation in hands-on skill building and implementing new habits given in their Dharma Design.
They learn about their student’s emotional, mental and behavioral patterns to encourage maturity into their Sacred Self. The analysis and observation of students contributes to the evolution of their Dharma Design.
