In the springtime of 2025, YIP 17 welcomes you to the ‘Sowing Seeds of Connection’ Initiative Forum.

We see a crisis of disconnection in our world; a lack of connection to ourselves, to others and to our environments. YIP17 feels called to explore how we can sow seeds of connection in ourselves and our community to create ripples of positive change in the world. 

This forum will explore this theme through workshops, music events, and lectures.

Our main contributors for the Initiative Forum will be Felix Schröder (https://www.teikei.us/en/), Emilia Rekestad (http://maps.transitionnetwork.org/trainers/emilia-rekestad/), and Olga Grönvall Lund (https://reformaten.com/en/).
They will be sharing about their own work and experiences around the themes of connection, community and change. 

Unfortunately, Dr Vandana Shiva is unable to attend the forum due to unforeseen circumstances.

We look forward to meeting you between the forest and the fjord here in Ytterjarna, Sweden.