EVI Q&A - Mindfulness in Community (Sept 2023)

This online Q&A session gives the perspective of how mindfulness is an essential tool to living in Ecovillage at Ithaca.
Show Notes - Monthly Q&A 9/6/23 Aging in Community
Speakers: Caitlin Cameron (FROG), Marcy Little (FROG)
00:35 Ecovillage at Ithaca Description
3:00 Speaker Introductions
5:05 What it was like in the beginning
9:26 Living in community with disability
10:00 Marcy Introduction and interaction with community
12:00 Personal mindfulness practice in the EVI community
13:55 People are messy - triggers and personal growth, group decision-making
15:00 What is Mindfulness?
18:00 Example
21:00 Why talk about mindfulness?
22:20 Do the three neighborhoods operate as a single or separate entity? Description of EVI neighborhood / governance
26:15 Clarifying what a residential cooperative is
30:18 Fees and cost of living
35:00 Who sets the price for the homes?
40:00 Shared amenities + cost of living
43:00 Maintenance bill specifics
45:00 What are some recent maintenance needs?
48:30 Why do people move around the village?
50:45 How does mindfulness tie into relationship to home and land?
55:25 Hive Mind
56:45 Climate Change and Mindfulness
59:20 How diverse is EVI? What are the demographics?
1:02:06 How are utilities accounted for? Are the homes air-conditioned?
1:05:22 What is the membership process and selection of community members? Are real estate agents involved?
1:11:11 Getting in touch with EVI
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