8 Shields Programme

From 9 - 11 th October 2026 at Solbacka, Finland

🪶 Building regenerative community culture.

🪶 Train mentors, educators, and facilitators.

🪶 Support deep Nature Connection outcomes.

🪶 Guide young and adult development.

🪶 Strenghthen group harmony through peace - tending principles.

The 8 Shields model helps people :

🌼 Reconnect with nature in a structured, repeatable way.

🌼 Development empathy, awareness and resilience.

🌼 Create communities that feel like ' village' culture.

🌼 Align personal growth with natural cycles.

The 8 Shields framework emmerged from :

🌿 Jon Young's decades of research Into Nature - connected cultures .

🌿 Mentoring from Ingwe ( M. Norman Powell ), a traditional elder.

🌿 Colaboration with Peacemakers ( Jake & Judy Swamp, Mike Mc. Donald ).

🌿 Influences from Hawaiian ho'opponopono practioners.

It is intentionally non - derivative of any single tradition, designed to honor indegenous teachings without appropriating them.