EVOLVER Los Angeles is a member-generated group supporting creative community builders in LA.
"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can." George Bernard Shaw
Evolver Los Angeles is here to foster a space, online and offline, where a diverse array of individuals, groups, and organizations can connect and collaborate, transforming themselves and their local Los Angeles communities. We are a home for those who wish to share their resources, ideas, skills, passions, sense of humor and talents, in this process of conscious evolution.
Individuals with a pragmatic state of optimism, a sense of bewilderment and people looking for people with common goals, need look no further because the tribes and the communities are coalescing as you read this.
EvLA is manifesting a grassroots foundation for options and reality in LA, by grounding our efforts with four cornerstones > spiritual service, conscious education, emotional empowerment and self-reliance training.
Ways that Evolver LA supports creative community builders:
1) Holding space for the sharing of initiation or transformational stories, with the EvLA Spores.
2) Streamlining access to local resources and services with EvolverLA.net
3) Building a scaffolding for the emerging support networks with the Evolver Social Movement.
4) Volunteering with local change-making organizations in and around LA, such as: Project Butterfly, Growcology, Treepeople, The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, ShiftLB, LuvAmp, Toyshoppe, Red Lightning, Sugar Shack, and many more.
"A city must be a place where groups of women and men are seeking and developing the highest things they know." - Margaret Mead
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Evolver Los Angeles is here to foster a space, online and offline, where a diverse array of individuals, groups, and organizations can connect and collaborate, transforming themselves and their local Los Angeles communities. We are a home for those who wish to share their resources, ideas, skills, passions, sense of humor and talents, in this process of conscious evolution.
Individuals with a pragmatic state of optimism, a sense of bewilderment and people looking for people with common goals, need look no further because the tribes and the communities are coalescing as you read this.
EvLA is manifesting a grassroots foundation for options and reality in LA, by grounding our efforts with four cornerstones > spiritual service, conscious education, emotional empowerment and self-reliance training.
Ways that Evolver LA supports creative community builders:
1) Holding space for the sharing of initiation or transformational stories, with the EvLA Spores.
2) Streamlining access to local resources and services with EvolverLA.net
3) Building a scaffolding for the emerging support networks with the Evolver Social Movement.
4) Volunteering with local change-making organizations in and around LA, such as: Project Butterfly, Growcology, Treepeople, The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, ShiftLB, LuvAmp, Toyshoppe, Red Lightning, Sugar Shack, and many more.
"A city must be a place where groups of women and men are seeking and developing the highest things they know." - Margaret Mead
Evolver Los Angeles on Facebook.
Evolver Los Angeles on Twitter.
HAPPENING SOON:
The Evolver Field Guide to the Playa 2012
Hosted by: Daniel Pinchbeck, Jill Ettinger and Baza Novic
August 18th, 2012 • Noon PST
Whether you are a Playa newbie or the most grizzled Burner veteran, there is always more to learn and new techniques to master. Join Jill, Baza, and Daniel Pinchbeck for this one-time webinar on how to maximize your Burning Man adventure. Saturday, August 18th, 9am Honolulu • 12pm San Francisco • 3pm New York • 8pm London Whether you are a Playa newbie or the most grizzled Burner veteran, there is always more to learn and new techniques to master for maximizing your Burning Man adventure. As we approach Burn 2012, with hordes of rabid newbies getting prepped to descend on Black Rock City in faux fur, this is the moment to prepare your Psyche for the sub-cultural onslaught coming your way imminently, and brush up on your Playa protocol. In this learning experience, we will explore deep questions such as:
All these questions and more will be addressed in this unique one-time only webinar. Please bring your own “burning” questions to this interactive forum.
Join Daniel Pinchbeck, executive director of Evolver, along with Jill Ettinger and Baza Novic, Evolver LA honchos, with special guests, on a journey into the practice and philosophy of Burning Man, the festival’s dust-blown past and unclear future. We will discuss the evolution of the festival, its ever-growing cultural impact, this year’s ticket fiasco, and much more. Also, how do you integrate Burning Man into your daily life?
In the second half of this session, veteran Burners will reveal favorite tips for thriving at Burning Man:
Camp Set Up
Food & Healthy Playa Living
Up your Playa Experience
Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and Notes from Edge Times. His essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Wired, and many more. He is the co-founder and executive director of Evolver, which publishes Reality Sandwich. He is the executive editor of Evolver Editions, a publishing imprint with North Atlantic Books. He is a producer and featured interviewer in 2012: Time for Change, directed by Joao Amorim and produced by Giancarlo Canaversio and Mangusta Productions. He is a founder and producer of Unify Earth (www.unifyearth.com), a global spectacle set for December 21, 2012. He writes regularly for Dazed & Confused (wwwdazeddigital.com).
Jill Ettinger is a Los Angeles based writer, editor and photographer regularly featured on Organic Authority, Reality Sandwich and Sunwarrior News. Her focus on food, herbs, wellness and world culture blends the mystical and modern as she explores what our shifting agricultural landscapes and healing systems will look--and taste--like in the future. She was published in the anthologies "Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age" and "What Do You Believe?" Her work has also appeared in publications including The Village Voice, MTV, and Global Rhythm. Alongside Baza Novic, Jill is co-director of the Evolver Network's Los Angeles spore, supporting creative transformation through events focused on leading edge art, education and social activism. The two have co-written several articles featured on Reality Sandwich including, "The Last Temptation of Dogma: An Ironic Tale of Fundamentalism" and "The Cosmic Hour: The End of the 5th Sun and
the Beginning of Everything". Find Jill on Twitter @jillettinger
Baza Novic is a former U.S. Marine, an expert in human relations, a certified master gardener, a storyteller and a permaculture thinker based in Los Angeles. He can make anything grow and has an intuitive
sense for problem solving. For over a decade, Baza has offered consultations to those struggling with integrating life's more challenging experiences. Baza is a multifaceted artist working in many mediums including writing, photography, installations, film and television networks including NBC, Disney, CBS, and MTV. He can often be found wandering the streets of Los Angeles conducting desperate acts of magic. For more info about life artistry and how to actively participate in the open source consciousness of the multiverse, visit: http://www.prosciousness.com/ or follow Baza on Twitter @bazanovic
By participating in this online course, you will receive:
PRICE: $20 Early-bird: $15 through August 12th.
Hosted by: Daniel Pinchbeck, Jill Ettinger and Baza Novic
August 18th, 2012 • Noon PST
Whether you are a Playa newbie or the most grizzled Burner veteran, there is always more to learn and new techniques to master. Join Jill, Baza, and Daniel Pinchbeck for this one-time webinar on how to maximize your Burning Man adventure. Saturday, August 18th, 9am Honolulu • 12pm San Francisco • 3pm New York • 8pm London Whether you are a Playa newbie or the most grizzled Burner veteran, there is always more to learn and new techniques to master for maximizing your Burning Man adventure. As we approach Burn 2012, with hordes of rabid newbies getting prepped to descend on Black Rock City in faux fur, this is the moment to prepare your Psyche for the sub-cultural onslaught coming your way imminently, and brush up on your Playa protocol. In this learning experience, we will explore deep questions such as:
- Is it a good idea to snort bath salts from the bellybutton of a stranger?
- Is getting branded on your tongue something you are likely to regret later?
- Are Sparkle Ponies worth taming?
- Is the Burning Man camp a new form of social organism?
- Can hipster cache be bought with a credit card?
All these questions and more will be addressed in this unique one-time only webinar. Please bring your own “burning” questions to this interactive forum.
Join Daniel Pinchbeck, executive director of Evolver, along with Jill Ettinger and Baza Novic, Evolver LA honchos, with special guests, on a journey into the practice and philosophy of Burning Man, the festival’s dust-blown past and unclear future. We will discuss the evolution of the festival, its ever-growing cultural impact, this year’s ticket fiasco, and much more. Also, how do you integrate Burning Man into your daily life?
In the second half of this session, veteran Burners will reveal favorite tips for thriving at Burning Man:
Camp Set Up
- 5 tips every camp should know about
- The 3 best tools to bring
- Shade structures, tarps, and tenting secrets
- Making your tent a sacred space
- Fun camp rituals and other ways to share your gifts (clothing swap, buddy systems, intention setting, etc)
- Grey water management
- 6 things to bring to camp that everyone will love you for
Food & Healthy Playa Living
- Why everyone should go vegan at Burning Man (and how to do it!)
- 8 tips to eating smart: Whether you prepare all your food ahead or make it on the playa, we'll help you make it the healthiest and most delicious
- Lemons, lemons, lemons
- How superfoods will drastically alter your Burning Man experience, and keep you from wasting food
- Foods to eat for natural sun protection from the inside out (really!)
- Vitamins, supplements and natural herbs for the desert
- The "essential" essential oil kit--for staying energized, all night dancing, relaxing, etc, you'll want to have these helpful plant oils with you at all times!
- Natural first aid and how to honor your vessel in outer and inner space
- Green your clean: wetnap alternatives that cost less and are better for the planet
- For the love of sponge baths
- How to make a dry shampoo (and other useful tips for baking soda)
- Mastering the portapotty experience and how to set up a pee station in your tent (really!)
Up your Playa Experience
- Webinar attendees are invited to connect on the playa to build a collective altar at the temple--we’ll bring the art supplies and other goodies to share with you, you bring your intentions, photos and your all-around magical self
- The art of ground scoring, music scrying and Mastering your life artistry on the playa
- Monitoring your states of consciousness and dealing with others on the edge and of course, Traffic etiquette 101
Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and Notes from Edge Times. His essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Wired, and many more. He is the co-founder and executive director of Evolver, which publishes Reality Sandwich. He is the executive editor of Evolver Editions, a publishing imprint with North Atlantic Books. He is a producer and featured interviewer in 2012: Time for Change, directed by Joao Amorim and produced by Giancarlo Canaversio and Mangusta Productions. He is a founder and producer of Unify Earth (www.unifyearth.com), a global spectacle set for December 21, 2012. He writes regularly for Dazed & Confused (wwwdazeddigital.com).
Jill Ettinger is a Los Angeles based writer, editor and photographer regularly featured on Organic Authority, Reality Sandwich and Sunwarrior News. Her focus on food, herbs, wellness and world culture blends the mystical and modern as she explores what our shifting agricultural landscapes and healing systems will look--and taste--like in the future. She was published in the anthologies "Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age" and "What Do You Believe?" Her work has also appeared in publications including The Village Voice, MTV, and Global Rhythm. Alongside Baza Novic, Jill is co-director of the Evolver Network's Los Angeles spore, supporting creative transformation through events focused on leading edge art, education and social activism. The two have co-written several articles featured on Reality Sandwich including, "The Last Temptation of Dogma: An Ironic Tale of Fundamentalism" and "The Cosmic Hour: The End of the 5th Sun and
the Beginning of Everything". Find Jill on Twitter @jillettinger
Baza Novic is a former U.S. Marine, an expert in human relations, a certified master gardener, a storyteller and a permaculture thinker based in Los Angeles. He can make anything grow and has an intuitive
sense for problem solving. For over a decade, Baza has offered consultations to those struggling with integrating life's more challenging experiences. Baza is a multifaceted artist working in many mediums including writing, photography, installations, film and television networks including NBC, Disney, CBS, and MTV. He can often be found wandering the streets of Los Angeles conducting desperate acts of magic. For more info about life artistry and how to actively participate in the open source consciousness of the multiverse, visit: http://www.prosciousness.com/ or follow Baza on Twitter @bazanovic
By participating in this online course, you will receive:
- Useful tips and Playa checklist
- Conversation with Evolver and Reality Sandwich co-founder, Daniel Pinchbeck
- 30 minutes of question and answers
- Participation in a private online community with other students
- Unlimited online access to video recordings of this segment
- Fuzzy tails and hats not included.
PRICE: $20 Early-bird: $15 through August 12th.
Past Events:
The Experiment ::
Genetically Modified Foods & You
Location :: PB Loft | 821 Traction Avenue #108 | LA 90013
Date & Time :: Tues | Nov 15th | 8:00pm (doors open @ 7:30pm)
Price :: $20 (proceeds going to Cal Ballot initiative)
Register Here: http://theexperiment.eventbrite.com/
Contact Email: evolverlosangeles@gmail.com
Genetically Modified Foods & You
Location :: PB Loft | 821 Traction Avenue #108 | LA 90013
Date & Time :: Tues | Nov 15th | 8:00pm (doors open @ 7:30pm)
Price :: $20 (proceeds going to Cal Ballot initiative)
Register Here: http://theexperiment.eventbrite.com/
Contact Email: evolverlosangeles@gmail.com
• 2/13/2012 • LuvSongs : An intimate evening of poetry and songs...
• 2/16/2012 • Evolver LA & Project Butterfly Present The Electric Jesus Book w/ Jonathan Talet Phillips
• 2/16/2012 • Evolver LA & Project Butterfly Present The Electric Jesus Book w/ Jonathan Talet Phillips
• 10 / 04 /11 The Ayahuasca Monologues
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 cash only at the door
Tuesday October 4
Temple of Visions
719 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Disclaimer:
The content found here is for informational purposes only, and is in no way intended as evolutionary advice, as a substitute for psychological counseling, or as a treatment/cure for any disease, health condition, or disharmonious personality disorder, and nor should it be construed as such. Always work with a qualified health professional, urban witch, or altered state of consciousness, before making any changes to your diet, prescription drug use, social networking bio, lifestyle, or exercise activities. This information is provided as-is, and the reader/viewer/evolver assumes all risks from the use, non-use, or misuse of this information.
Evolver LA has been known to cause spontaneous laughter, irregular mental movements, and may be considered hazardous while operating a spaceship. Remember to Evolve Responsibly
Evolver LA has been known to cause spontaneous laughter, irregular mental movements, and may be considered hazardous while operating a spaceship. Remember to Evolve Responsibly
