My Work

Two Movements

At the core, my work is to facilitate two intertwined movements,
both on an individual and a collective level:

Reindigenizing:
How do we remember to be at home in our bodies, in our relations,
in this moment, in the land we inhabit, within the web of Life?

Regeneration:
How do we connect with our essence and become a healing force wherever we go:
In our intimate relationships, in our communities, in our bioregions and to the planet?

This is what all the projects I lead, the processes I facilitate and the pieces of art I create are dedicated to. May they support our maturation into the guardians and gardeners of Life
I know we have the potential to be.

One Practice

For more than ten years I have been cultivating a wealth of practices for embodiment, mindfulness, conscious relating and regenerative culture design. Now I am weaving this treasure into a concise and accessible framework with the working title Embodied Resilience.

The intention is to create an ecology of practices that supports both individuals and communities to grow, heal and co-create more effectively and joyfully in the midst of the unfolding civilizational crisis of our time.

A first draft of this framework can be found in the
Embodied Resilience Handbook (only in German for now).

„We know our might is tenfold in connection.“

~ Rising Appalachia

Three Pathways

At the moment I am exploring three complementary strategies to deliver my work to key actors serving as catalysts for regenerative development:

Homes of the Regeneration

My first focus is supporting intentional communities of different sizes and shapes which serve as tangible examples for life-enriching cultures. These include ecovillages, educational institutions as well as conscious businesses.

One current focus in this field is to build the foundation for a cooperation with the Global Ecovillage Network to specifically tailor the Embodied Resilience approach to the needs of communities across Europe.

By facilitating tailor-made processes to integrate regenerative practices into their daily lives, I support them to persist and thrive even as the global conditions grow even more turbulent and adverse.

Practitioner Networking

The second strategy that I have been working on for a while is gardening a web of facilitators, leaders, and artists catalyzing the emergence of embodied regenerative cultures in various contexts.

In 2023/24 I implemented a first iteration of this idea with a small team under the title Embodied Resilience Collective. In this project we supported the realization of more than 50 workshops, seminars and practice groups and distributed over 20.000€ to 25 embodiment pioneers around Austria and Germany in micro-fundings.

At the moment, we are still harvesting the learnings of this first prototype and exploring possibilities to expand it organically.

Live & Online Gatherings

Thirdly, I am developing several formats combining shared practice, regeneration, co-creation and celebration. Some glimpses:

=> A weekly embodiment sangha
(probably in/around Vienna)
=> Regular community of practice calls
=> Yearly in-person gatherings
=> Extended residencies in existing and nascent community projects

More to come… 🙂

Looking to support
my work?

I am currently acquiring seed funding to found an association or cooperative as a legal frame for the work described above.

If you have the means and feel the call to support my work through a donation, loan or grant please do not hesitate to reach out to me:

office[at]simonoliverkey.com