Project: AVALON

A New Earth Community, Regenerative Farm, and Healing Center

 

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Community Building

We’re calling into form an immersive living center which, at it’s core, is a village founded on present moment awareness and experience, authentic relating, embodied wisdom, curiosity and commitment to connection and mutual thriving. Plus… ability to grow food and build structures in a regenerative and healthy way so that all may be nourished and supported in our community and beyond!

 

Vision

An Immersive Living Center operating as a community and as an educational center where people learn to listen, to share authentically and deeply, to be in connection with all of life and to live a joyous and fulfilled life together on this beautiful planet.

Like the layers of an onion, we have layers of being~ness in community.

Central Dwellers 

Who are embodied examples of New Earth living. Aware, conscious, awakened leaders who hold the center or Heart of the community from a place of pure service, love ad devotion. Central land tract is communally owned or in trust.

Edge Dwellers

Who inhabit the outer rings around the center commit and contribute to varying degrees to the heart center with their skills, resources, inspiration and dedication to community and vision of mutually thriving humanity. Edge land is privately owned plots with community and building agreements (bylaws?) in place (room to change and grow).

Immersion Guests

Who live elsewhere but come to stay for lengths of time (long weekends up to 3-6 months….) to immerse and live in community realtime~ learning presence, sensory awareness, consciousness practices (movement, nature, food prep, eating, touch, breath, meditation, Deep Dives, integration) regenerative practices, work trade through workshops and free~flow living in embodied community.
yoga retreatment

Core Energy

This village is about living freely while in resonance with the core energy. It’s a place where people can continually deepen in consciousness while choosing in each moment how to be, to take care of ourselves, others and the Earth. Based in some version of Authentic Relating, everyone who is magnetized to this vision feels the importance of being willing to GET each other’s worlds, listen deeply, share vulnerably and continue to walk towards connection and repair when disruption occurs. 

At the Core

Central Dwellers. Core configuration of people who have embodied presence and skills to lead the masses through the portal and into a new world of freedom and self realization, awareness and Earth stewardship. Those who have lived the experience they teach/offer to the people and community. Cluster of individual homes per family/unit. 

Here in the center lie the heart spaces:

Community Heart Homes
Kitchen/Dining/Livingroom structure
Temple
Learning Center
Shared Work Spaces
Gardens
Garden Sheds
Workshop
Tool Sheds
Yoga/Movement Shala
Healing Center/Natural Clinic
Barn for Animals
Orchards
Play Area
Living Pool
Art/Music/Recording Studio
Meadow’s Edge (where animals dwell!)
Root Cellar
Ferment Room
Medicine/Herb Room
Welcome Office
Farm and Community Goods Store

Those living at the center are living examples of whatever they offer. Rooted in community and devotion to mutual thriving for Earth and Humanity.

Typical examples of offerings coming from the center are:

Authentic Relating
Sound Healing
Breath Work
Conscious Couples Work
Conscious Family Work
Unconventional Family Life Skills
Yoga
Chi Gung/Tai Chi
Energy Healing
Intuitive Training
Supporting Underprivileged Groups
Song and Dance Circles
Arts/Crafts/Music Workshops

At the edges/
surrounding the center:

Edge Dwellers. People who are inspired by living responsibly on the Earth and deepening their presence, contribution, commitment to learning communication skills (with Authentic Relating guidelines for a deeply functioning system) and practicing honoring self AND other in life. This “edge” land may be subdivided for those who desire or require to have a small piece of property, privacy, retreat space and the feeling of safety/security. These areas are for those who do not desire to live fully communally, in service, but like to maintain stronger connection to the outside world. They are like the buffer zone, where people who resonate come to dip their toes into the fertile grounds of New Earth and thriving humanity. Clusters of individual homes per family/unit.

Ownership

They may own small pieces of land and build a home, buy a plot already built on, rent a plot for yurt or tent, etc, or rent an already built home.
The edge is also where there may be reserved housing for excess immersive guests, Central Dwellers guests, or Edge Dwellers guests. (Can be airbnb style as well)
The people surrounding the heart center may contribute to the community through their own work via stream of income or skills, or through participating in the many tasks that need attending.

Between the center and the edge will be the middle layer for our immersive guests. They will need a space to land safely held between these layers so that they are continually invited into the practices of the center, while observing the nuanced space and balance of the edges. These guests will be provided small cabins, dorm rooms, glamping units, tiny homes, try~plex units and shared bath houses.

Immersive guests will be offered space for a slow~down, a listening. Central Dwellers will offer guests guidance by example and via classes on how to communicate in an honoring and functional way, how to trust their intuition/gut, how to welcome everything, how to find their Hell Yes… (which we believe to be the guiding light in allowing us to be fully alive, inspired and in service to the Whole!)  Immersive guests will have ample time to practice living more into their senses, and learning a plethora of practices to help anchor them in connection to cosmic and Earthly intelligences.

Time spent in the village will give IG’s access to learning and integrating new ways simultaneously. Our intention is to help then create a grounded experience which goes with them back out to the world they came from. Whereupon they may continue practicing, embodying and sharing their gifts with the world and all who are craving a hint of the change… the ancient new way.

*Central Dwellers do not pay to live in the heart center. They bring themselves in service to the Whole. When the village is prospering, the Central Dwellers will be able to earn income for their offerings in order to provide them with means to freely move about the world.

*Edge Dwellers either pay rent or purchase their plot and dwelling. They will also contribute a membership fee. There will be possibility to contribute time and skills to reduce membership fee. Included in the fee will be expenses that carry the center (upkeep, and building) and all the offerings given there, plus a general per person/family fee to cover shared meal expenses and community use/access.

*Immersive Guests will pay to stay with us. Like a consciousness Airbnb stay, but better. They will pay for housing and all meals. This will be one aspect of our sustainability. They will also pay to attend workshops in which they will actually HELP to build new structures or grow food While Learning highly valuable regenerative practices and life skills.

heidi loudermilk and derek loudermilk couple

Co-Founders

Derek and Heidi Loudermilk

Derek and Heidi have lived with their two children in 15 countries around the world, and have been involved in community building, entrepreneurship, and the healing arts for the last decade.

Derek is the host of the Derek Loudermilk show, 4X bestselling author, Quantum Business Strategist, Metaphysical Researcher, Investor, and Professional Adventurer

Derek will be director of Entrepreneurship, Outreach, and Science

Heidi will be director of Hospitality, and guest relations

 

heidi loudermilk and derek loudermilk couple
heidi loudermilk and derek loudermilk couple

Co-Founders

Bjorn Leonards &
Brie Lamers

Brie and Bjorn bring their decades of experience living an unconventional life with their family, exploring consciousness and choosing sacred union as a tool to awaken and be in vibrant connection. Based in Presence and Intuition, they offer profound healing and reconciliation to be with what is and open next level pathways to a thriving and radiant life.
dr Tim Schurmang

Healing Center Director

Tim Schurmang

Timothy has been a practitioner the healing arts since 2010. He has received much of his education, experience and certifications in Bodywork, Yoga, Integrative Gestalt Coaching and Somatic therapies at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. where he has also served as a member of the massage crew. His passion and inquisitiveness for living an inspired life and guiding others on their path are reflected through his work and lifestyle. He is an avid surfer, hiker, traveler and truth seeker photographing his journeys all along the way.

dr Tim Schurmang
Beth weinstein of the psychedelic entrepreneurs podcast

Garden and Special Projects Coordinator

Beth Weinstein

Beth is a business coach, and hosts The Psychedelic Entrepreneurs Podcast. She is a Serial Entrepreneur, Gardener, Beekeeper, and Plant medicine expert.
Andy McLean

Village manager

Andy McLean

Andy is a Polymath – He has been a Community Advocate, Broadcaster, Investor, Adventurer, English Teacher, and lived in many countries around the world.

Andy McLean
Tom Weubbens

Alternative Building Director

Tom Weubbens

Tom is the Founder of Tiny Homes Boulder, where he has been building luxury tiny homes from recycled materials, and Boulder Handyman.

Tom has years of building, teaching, and outdoor leadership experience. He previously created an endangered Turtle sanctuary in Malaysia

Podcast Episode

Building a New Earth Village Ep. 2 | Asheville, Earth Haven, Land Tours, etc…

"Asheville is full of magic and synchronicity" - Derek Loudermlk This is the second episode in our series documenting the process of creating a new earth village  Project Avalon – a Community, Healing Center, and Regenerative farm we are building. We are 1...

Building a New Earth Village | Phase 1 | The Vision, Buying Land, Building a Team, and more…

"We are building a New Earth Community. A village, healing center, and regenerative farm" - Derek Loudermilk This solo episode of the Derek Loudermilk show will take you inside phase one of Project Avalon - a New Earth Village, Healing Center, and Regenerative farm we...

A World-class Healing Center

The Economic Model

The Village will be funded by: Initial investment of the inhabitants, hosting of retreats, events, immersive living guests, Building classes, Airbnb rentals of building structures, Crypto mining, farm products, energy generation, and creative media (music, YouTube, Podcast, etc)

"This community will show what a happy transition to the new earth can look like"

 

– Derek Loudermilk, The Art of Adventure

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