The SmartSoul path will provide you with a framework through which you can change your daily environmental choices by increasing your awareness of sustainable practices, creating community and acquiring practical skills. Organized into teams of eight participants you are then assigned a trained coach to lead you through the program. For six weeks you will have a chance to evaluate your choices in regards to:

  • Personal sustainability
  • Agriculture and food choices
  • Transportation choices
  • Energy use
  • Waste reduction
  • Building Community

    The program involves online technology including participating in an email discussion team, a personal habit-tracking questionnaire and an online personal biography.

    Changing your habits seems like a big undertaking, but with support and the information to make the right decisions, we know we can go a long way together. If you have questions about the time commitment or any other aspect of the project, contact us at info(at)smartsoul(dot)com.

    Program Curriculum:

    Although the majority of the program will be presented and tracked online there will be a participatory orientation day, two optional field trips and a final celebration.

    Program Launch:
    The program launch is a day-long hands on, information and action packed orientation. Energize your team's interaction by participating in ecological assessments that are filled with fun and play. We will explore how to do a home energy audit, assess what you really throw away, have an amazing raw food lunch and discover the environmental benefits of rethinking your transportation habits.

    Weekly Topics:

    Everyone will be subscribed to a team email list. Each week your coach will send out an email announcement pertaining to the weekly environmental topic. Your online discussion team will provide a forum for you to engage with the material presented. You will be able to share how you are personally implementing what you are learning and discuss any obstacles you encounter while changing your lifestyle practices. The discussion team will also allow team members to provide encouragement to each other and create a shared vision of community. Each team will have a coach to monitor the email list as well as provide support and encourage discussion.


    Each week the email teams will review a segment of the curriculum presented at the orientation.

    Week 1: Personal Sustainability
    Week 2: Agriculture and Food Choices
    Week 3: Transportation
    Week 4: Energy Choices
    Week 5: Waste Reduction
    Week 6: Sustainable Community

    You will be encouraged to create and maintain your personal profile at SmartSoul.com; You may include:
    Your intention for participating
    Your Ecological Footprint ratings
    Your personal habit-tracking questionnaire results
    A picture and personal Biography

    Assessment and tracking progress:
    All participants should take The Ecological Footprint test at the beginning and end of the program to assess their resource consumption.
    http://www.earthday.net/footprint/info.asp

    The SmartSoul Path is developing a questionnaire to track lifestyle habits and identify personal areas of strength and weakness in sustainable living. Participants will fill out this questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the program. By completing the questionnaire twice participants are able to assess and see what changes they have made and the impact those choices will have in the world. This information will also aid SmartSoul in tracking the progress of each team and the enrollment as a whole.