Alana Marsh

Regenerative Futures

Coming back to Melbourne to pay homage to my first born on his 21st anniversary of being earth-side soon…..and a week later..Uncle Shane Charles and I building the container of Knowing Country for the Regenerative Futures event as part of the national Sustainable Living Festival. I know there have been times when I have ‘sustained’Continue reading “Regenerative Futures”

The Regenerative Practitioner

So excited to be part of the hosting team for the first TRP (The Regenerative Practitioner) series that is jointly held by two countries (Australia and Aotearoa – New Zealand). Moving regeneratively requires tapping into place sourced potential…and Wayapa is a profound way of doing that. Recorded this little welcome mat to land the participantsContinue reading “The Regenerative Practitioner”

Moving with Purpose

I walk like a country girl, eyes to the horizon, scanning and open to possibilities. Not fast, yet from my perspective not slow. Comfort within ones skin such an enabler for a complete experience earth side. Being able to resonate with the essence of self; what lights you up and brings you joy is suchContinue reading “Moving with Purpose”

Nest Building

Preparing for, building and reflecting on a nest is a powerful individual or group activity that has nourished, yielded insight and been an absolute delight for alalouie. Building a nest, is inclusive of all generations. It also spans most physical abilities, literacy, situational and cultural differences, providing a universal prompt for recalibration that works forContinue reading “Nest Building”

Wayapa Wrap up from Burwood Brickworks

As Melbourne emerges from a restrictive bubble, so blessed to have shared Wayapa online with those with a connection to the Brickworks. It is totally natural we connected through a living, breathing building to be nourished by Country. We sank into the 14 elements of Wayapa and the beautiful interplay between them and other elementsContinue reading “Wayapa Wrap up from Burwood Brickworks”

Inner East of Melbourne

We (very much a group effort) got to the next stage of the iterative journey to birth an Aboriginal hub in the Inner East of Melbourne! So many moving parts and while we are still waiting to see what the next stage looks like, we captured part of the story in this short five minuteContinue reading “Inner East of Melbourne”

Call out for potential Stall Holders for Inner East event

We are excitedly, steadily and …. amazingly working towards our Aboriginal community event in Ashburton on 23 April….. If you’d like to have a stall please complete, save and return this form by 7 April. We’ll let you know outcomes by 14 April. Excitement, steadiness and amaze-balls creates a beautiful energy for this whole undertaking,Continue reading “Call out for potential Stall Holders for Inner East event”

An alive, fit for purpose Aboriginal Hub in Inner East of Melbourne

I’m so damn excited to be progressing a vibrant, fit for purpose hub for Aboriginal people in the Inner East of Melbourne (Boroondara, Manningham, Monash and Whitehorse Local Government Areas). I have ‘not so secret’ aspirations for this to also be a place of nourishment, cultural immersion and reciprocity for non-Aboriginal Australians. We have soContinue reading “An alive, fit for purpose Aboriginal Hub in Inner East of Melbourne”

Complimentary Brickworks Wayapa

Can I believe my luck that the first retail precinct (IN THE WORLD) to meet the Living Building Challenge is co-ee from where I live!! Excited to offer two Wayapa shares under the beautiful sawtooth ceiling designed by Mandy Nicholson. The first on 20 March will have a solar theme as it will the autumnContinue reading “Complimentary Brickworks Wayapa”

Inner East Melbourne

I’m delighted to have just started the work on lifting a hub into reality within the Inner East of Melbourne. I understand it as an intersectional piece, with lots of moving parts. A place for Aboriginal and potentially non-Aboriginal people to gather, maybe have access to services and program, definitely be immersed in cultural richnessContinue reading “Inner East Melbourne”