As we step into a new year, I want to begin by saying thank you for being here — for reading, reflecting, and walking alongside this work in whatever way feels right for you. Rather than making resolutions, I’m choosing to begin this year more gently. With reflection, observation, and attention to the small shifts that often shape our lives far more deeply than big declarations ever do. To support that way of beginning, I’ve created the Small Shifts Year Wheel and shared it as a New Year gift. It’s a simple, printable companion — not a plan to follow or a checklist to complete — but something you can return to as the months unfold. We’ll be using this wheel as a reference point throughout the year, revisiting it seasonally and allowing it to guide our reflections rather than dictate them. Living Lightly Worldwide continues to evolve too. What began as the sharing of hands-on, land-based practice is gradually becoming a broader learning space — one that brings together self-paced courses, mentoring, and community reflection, all rooted in permaculture as a way of seeing, living, and relating. Over the coming months, I’ll be introducing additional courses and mentoring programmes, each designed to support slow, thoughtful learning rather than quick fixes. Some will be suitable for quiet, independent study; others will offer opportunities to reflect and learn together, over time. As always, these will be offered with flexibility and care — you’ll be able to engage at a depth and pace that fits your life. Throughout all of this, the heart of the work remains the same. We’ll continue to use land and living systems as teachers — because they make patterns visible — while keeping our attention on Zone 0: ourselves. Our energy, wellbeing, relationships, and capacity are not side notes to this work; they are central to it. This is not a year to keep up with, optimise, or complete. It’s a year to notice, to tend, and to respond gently. If you’ve downloaded the Small Shifts Wheel, you might pin it somewhere visible, or simply let it sit in the background of your life. One small shift is enough. Some months may pass quietly. Others may ask more of you. All of it counts.

Lovely to have you here Sally. Feel free to write a few words of introduction and to say hello. Along the top menu bar you should see "classroom". Click on that to find the first course.

Let's start the year with a meaningful practice; one that will last the course of the year and not just fade away or be abandoned, like most new year's resolutions. I'm talking about Reflections. In order to reflect, we need to have first observed. Observation is a key principle in permaculture design. I've created a wheel that we can use throughout the year to remind us of each month's focus. January: Noticing energy Energy in the natural landscape Energy in your home Energy in your body, mind, spirit There is plenty to reflect on through the month. I'll be posting regular thoughts, comments and questions. Feel free to join in and discuss, or just quietly meditate on your own. There is no pressure here to comment or participate; do so only if it serves you. Protect your own energy and have a very blessed 2026.

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Hello, my name is Chloe. I live in southern Spain, working with Mediterranean dryland permaculture and documenting what actually works in a harsh, water-scarce climate. That land-based practice shapes a lot of what I create. I’m also building a series of permaculture-focused guided visualisations to help people stay grounded, reconnect with themselves and the land, and move toward the life they want to build. You can explore the current visualisations here: Little Green Visualisation Library I look forward to sharing experiences and learning alongside you all.