Our Story
MEDEINA FOUNDATION
We are for empowerement and grow in natural and intercultural environment .
MEDEINA name appeared in our "collective mind" after our first winter mountain trek on 26th December 2014.
Inspiration came from Godness traditions. So Medeina is old slavic godness that protects forests, trees and animals.
Sometimes she is presented as surrounded by wolves, and as she-wolve, in contact with the wilderness. So we have decided that this kind of energy will be leading us in our projects in coming years bringing us good fortune and success.
Methodologies and approaches of the projects consist of below:
1) holiday, relax, chill :)
2) active intercultural learning, comprehensive insight into culture, culture-sensitive tourism
3) wilderness, 4 elements workout, empowerment and self-grow in the nature, nature contemplation, nature/eco coaching, nature awareness, mountain therapy, survival
4) community building: circles, way of council, sharing, outward bounds activities, energizers/team games, feed backs, art of celebration / e.g birthday/, rites of passage ceremonies, tools of group's empathy&care building
5) body work: physical activity, trekking, cycling, other sports, massage, touching meditations, sensual/sensory workout, life energy flow/ high vibration states, breathwork/breathfullness
6) mindfulness, "I am good enough" approach, heartfullness, rites of passage
7) Art therapy: creativity, natural art/land art, spontaneous dancing/transes, singing, community making music, sketches and drama, live performances, amateur/intuitional painting, body painting, world music&art festivals, networking with worlds famous/grassroot artists
Foundation gathers team of experienced NGO staff, trainers and educators specialised in project coordination, fundraising, physical activity, nature-based methodology, non-formal education, different methods of self-development. They attended great number of national and European trainings, seminars and meetings developing their skill and competences in training people, coaching, project coordination and management, mentoring, team management, partnership and networking, new media, ICT and finances.
Board memebers: Monika Sobańska, Agnieszka Pietrzak, Aneta Baranowska
