Welcome to the Embodied Permaculture Project, a 6-episode podcast series exploring what embodied presence and life-centric inner practice can offer permaculture, changemaking and the culture shift from our current paradigm to alignment with life on Earth. This series is based on a project in which 20 permaculture practitioners from across Europe were immersed in applied life-aligned embodiment practice for 18 months. The project was funded as part of the Alef Trust’s Conscious Communities Initiative, and it was designed and facilitated by Earthbound. To find out more about our work please visit earthbound.fi.

Episode 1

In this opening episode of the Embodied Permaculture Project podcast, we introduce the journey that brought this series to life - an 18‑month exploration with 20 permaculture practitioners from across Europe, diving deeply into life-aligned embodiment practice. Designed and facilitated by us at Earthbound and funded through Alef Trust’s Conscious Community initiative, the project asked: What might become possible in permaculture, changemaking, and cultural regeneration when we root ourselves more fully in embodied presence?

We share why we believe embodiment is essential for the cultural shift we long for - a move from disconnection and burnout toward grounded, relational ways of being that are aligned with life. Through powerful reflections from project participants, this episode surfaces the tensions between inner and outer change, between head and body, and between working with nature and working as nature.

Together, we explore the invisible conditioning we carry from industrial cultures, how burnout shows up even in nature-aligned spaces, and what begins to shift when we slow down, reconnect to the body, and rediscover our belonging in the wider web of life. We also speak to the importance of trust, community, and the deeper qualities that enable transformation, not just in our systems, but in ourselves.

We created this podcast to share what we learned as fellow travellers and to invite you into this conversation about how real change happens.

If this conversation resonates with you, we invite you to go deeper. The Embodied Permaculture online course is a nine-week, self-paced journey rooted in the practices and insights from this project. Hosted by the Permaculture Association Britain, it’s open to anyone — no prior experience needed, just a willingness to reconnect with your body, your land, and the wider field of life. Join us in exploring what it truly means to live as nature.

In Episode 2, we ask: What is embodiment?

We’d love to have you with us for the journey.

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