Earthville Stories
Reflections on Summer of Sustainability 2025
Reflections on Earthville Institute’s second summer-long residential program exploring sustainable and compassionate living, and our fourth annual Touching Earth workshop.
Reflections on Summer of Sustainability 2024
Reflections on Earthville Institute’s first summer-long residential program exploring sustainable and compassionate living, and our third annual Touching Earth workshop.
Inner Nature & Outer Nature: Inseparably One
Mark Moore’s editorial reposted from Tergar International’s blog and newsletter, published to accompany Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s video on “compassion for the planet” that was released at the same time.
Earthing: A Film Based on the Works of Didi Contractor
In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8), the Council of Architecture in India released a new documentary film (directed by Gurvinder Singh) on the life and work of Didi Contractor, the cofounder of Earthville’s Internship in Vernacular Eco-Architecture in partnership with Dharmalaya Institute.
Reflections on Touching Earth 2023
Following up on the success of last-year’s 27-day Natural Building and Inner Exploration Workshop Series, we opened the doors again this year to make the ongoing construction of our Colorado eco-campus available as a learning opportunity for anyone wishing to explore earthen building and our relationship with nature.
Straw-bale Buildings Rising!
We’re delighted to report that our 27-day Natural Building and Inner Exploration Workshop Series has wrapped up with results that surpassed even our lofty aspirations. Over the month, around 100 people joined us from across the US and beyond for learning, building, reflecting, and connecting.
Traditional Timber Framing
In preparation for Earthville Institute’s inaugural 27-day Natural Building and Inner Exploration Workshop Series in 2022, Earthville’s cofounders set out on a mission to add traditional mortise-and-tenon timber framing to their natural building repertoire, embarking on a grand adventure with Robert Laporte of EcoNest.
Retrieving the Elemental Essences from Nature
In this video, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche teaches us how to open ourselves to the beneficial qualities of the natural elements - which the ancient Bön teachings place much emphasis on. The longer you spend in relationship with the elements of nature, the more you feel their essence coming alive in you and nourishing your soul.
The True Source of Healing: A Free 12-Part Online Course
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers a free self-paced course that includes videos, MP3 audio recordings, and supplementary materials! Videos are available as part of a self-paced course. They can also be viewed separately, as stand alone teachings. View syllabus and links here.