Regenerative Development, Living & Leadership
"Regeneration" is the new buzz word in sustainability. But what does it really mean? How can we really do it? What are the implications for our everyday lives? How does it change the way we show up as leaders? Why is spirituality the seldom discussed but imperative core of this approach? How can you learn more and apply what you learn in ways that catalyze ripple effects of positive change?
Meet Dr. Leah Gibbons, Director of the Regenerative Living Institute (ReLI), an organization that co-creates interconnected living + learning educational, research, and catalyzation centers for community-based, regionally-scalable regenerative development, design, and living. They are a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on catalyzing shifts towards thrivability in human + more-than-human communities.
The Regenerative Living Institute offers education and certification in what it means to be truly regenerative, developing capacities in whole living systems so that all life continually increases in health, well-being, and vitality.
Leah teaches regenerative development and design, community development, ecological design, sustainability, planning, integrated design, holistic health, coaching, consulting, education, spiritual practices, research, and science-practice and science-spirituality integration.
Leah holds a PhD in Sustainability from Arizona State University; MS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee; BS in Biology and Anthropology from Vanderbilt University; and Certifications in Regenerative Development and Design, Ecological Design, Sustainable Community Design, Permaculture Design, Holistic Health, Integrative Nutrition, Coaching, Wetland Delineation, and Prescribed Burn. She is also trained in energy medicine, functional medicine, herbology, and consciousness medicine.
In addition to her role of Director and Founder at ReLI, Leah is the Director and Founder of Koru Collaborative (www.korucollaborative.com), a regenerative development, design, and consulting firm. She is also a spiritual facilitator and guide at Shamanic Church, a spiritual organization devoted to helping people connect deeply to their true nature as spiritual beings.
