Recordings of Past Village Building Webinars
Missed a live event? You can still sign up and watch the video recordings of all our Village Building webinars.
Bringing Our Gifts in Service
Video Recording - September 16, 2026
Hosted by Root Cuthbertson, Shore Charnoe, and Aidan Young
How can we bring our gifts forward in service towards others and the world? How can we lift up each other's gifts?
When we're supported to embody the attributes of connection, our gifts rise naturally to the surface, and we find ourselves able to be truly helpful to those around us. And, we still depend on each other to recognize and lift up those gifts.
This is an invitation to explore what it looks like when we co-create a culture where everyone can contribute fully, and lifting up one another's gifts is a natural part of working together.
Peace Principles
Video Recording - August 19, 2026
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Even though challenges naturally arise in any group, they can be opportunities to explore growth, innovation, and healing.
The bad news: we all carry echoes of historic trauma, some thousands of years old. The good news: we can empower ourselves to heal it, and we are not the first to have done so. The four Peace Principles support groups to co-create shared intentions, agreements, accountabilities, and pathways for returning to peace; to optimize the conditions for peace, creativity, trust, cooperation, and connective relationships.
Note: for those of you who attended the Peace Principles webinar in April, we will be exploring similar themes and also expect, because it is a new group, there will be new learning that emerges.
The 8 Handshakes (Group Agreements)
Video Recording - July 15, 2026
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The 8 Handshakes support groups to practice connective cultural elements while also achieving the group’s aims.
Groups transitioning toward a more connective culture can create their own agreements for how to work together effectively and respectfully. This typically involves some questions: What is the purpose of the group? What are its core values? How are decisions made? What are the group's ground rules, processes, and policies? Answering such questions together can contribute to a shared understanding of group culture: who group members are, and what is appropriate group behavior and conduct.
Creativity, Genius, and Intuition
Video Recording - June 17, 2026
image by John Hain
All humans can naturally access genius, creativity, and intuition, especially if you focus on awakening your neurobiology.
When you receive support to have a connective experience, you can activate many more aspects of your perceptual systems. When you strengthen those systems, you may start to perceive things, more and more often, that once seemed unfamiliar. Nature connection helps to activate intuition and creativity, putting you into closer communication with the web of all the beings around you.
Life Stage Transitions
May 20, 2026 - Video Recording
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Life stage transitions are found in all human cultures and have the potential to impact or change people's lives forever. They include birthday parties, graduations, anniversaries, marriages, or having your first child.
These transitions have the potential to honor changes large and small, internal and external, marking big moments where life is different afterwards. Life stage transitions are more powerful and connected when your community witnesses and acknowledges you. In this webinar, we will identify 10 distinct life stage transitions, throughout the human life span, and discuss how Village Building can support them.
Peace Principles
April 15, 2026 - Video Recording
Even though challenges naturally arise in any group, they can be opportunities to explore growth, innovation, and healing.
The bad news: we all carry echoes of historic trauma, some thousands of years old. The good news: we can empower ourselves to heal it, and we are not the first to have done so. The four Peace Principles support groups to co-create shared intentions, agreements, accountabilities, and pathways for returning to peace; to optimize the conditions for peace, creativity, trust, cooperation, and connective relationships.
Regenerating Connection Circles Webinar
March 18, 2026 - Video Recording
How can we design gatherings to be more balanced and healthy, to align with the ancient history of the nervous system, to better meet our basic needs as human beings?
In modern times, due to the disconnective breakdown of social fabric, gatherings can often bring up unresolved grief and trauma. How might we apply regenerative, cooperative, and collaborative practices and principles so that gatherings promote healing in individuals, families, and communities?
Cultural Elements Webinar
February 18, 2026 - Video Recording
Join us to explore the Cultural Elements, practices and principles that help facilitate a healthy and connective culture.
Jon Young has spent over four decades distilling universal practices that help us create a supportive and regenerative social environment. These practices activate our brain and nervous system for deep connection, and teach us to embrace and empower the best in ourselves and others.
Free Cultural Elements Resources
This free text and audio course explores the 10 Foundation Stones - a group of cultural elements that we have identified as essential for creating a connective culture.
Free 512 Project Video - Greeting Customs
In this video, Jon shares about the cultural element of Greeting Customs as part of the 512 Project series.
Acorn-Acacia Teams
January 21, 2026 - Video Recording
Like a seed, an Acorn-Acacia team has the potential to grow a connective culture in a larger group by role-modeling connective practices and cultural elements.
An Acorn-Acacia team is a way to distribute leadership in a group, typically used short-term for events and programs. Each team member holds a different role, embodying an archetypal energy, and taking responsibility for various tasks and aspects. Such a team can support a transition in leadership away from a competitive model toward one that shares power and works together well.
Renewal of Creative Path
December 17, 2025 - Video Recording
A two-part process for looking back in order to move forward.
First, reflect on the past and notice emerging patterns in your life. Then, discerning what is supportive and connective, map out some next steps that will allow you to move forward with clarity.
A popular addition to many family gatherings during the winter holiday period, ROCP can involve time together to celebrate achievements, mark milestones, grieve losses, and articulate resolutions.
Cultural Elements
November 19, 2025 - Video Recording
Learn about connective cultural elements, some of the essential building blocks of Village Building.
As these elements become normalized and habitual, they support the emergence of a connective culture. How does connection to nature inform a connective culture? View a map of the cultural elements here.
Includes a free download to begin exploring the ‘10 Stones:’ ten cultural elements that are foundational for any connective culture.
Seasonal Celebrations
October 29, 2025 - Video Recording
Each season presents opportunities for beginning again, renewing connections both to people and place. How can you invitingly and respectfully mark each season, connecting with the rhythms of nature and with your community? How can celebrations uplift both universal themes and locally specific traditions that help to make meaning while encouraging a connective culture?
Receiving Anchoring
September 17, 2025 - Video Recording
Beneficial both for folks who are just starting out and those with plenty of experience, ‘anchoring’ refers to setting up regular mentoring sessions with someone you trust. Why is it important for someone you trust to ‘catch your story’ and support your journey on an ongoing basis? How do you initiate anchoring relationships? As a regenerative approach to preventing burnout and promoting resilience, anchoring is highly recommended for anyone involved in Village Building.