We are a transdisciplinary team of educators who teach and engage in sacred living systems knowledge.

Dr Emily Samuels-Ballantyne & son Zach Samuels-Ballantyne

Emily is a Living systems philosopher and designer, passionate about engaging people in sacred living systems education through heart, art and science.

7 year old Zach inspired the concept of being kind to takanya / Tarkine after meeting Dr Keith Martin-Smith in the forest at a citizen science BioBlitz with the Bob Brown Foundation.

Dr Keith Martin-Smith

An invertebrate biologist who is a passionate teacher and photographer. An invertebrate biologist are a special type of biologist that examine and study living species that have no backbone (hence the term invertebrate).

Gemma O’ Rourke

Gemma O Rourke is an Artist, Healer and Yoga Teacher. She creates and teaches drawing on her Shamanic connection to Mother Earth and the wisdom of Celtic and palawa ancestors. This informs her understanding of the interconnectedness of all things in a no-time spiral of Everywhen, acknowledging and honouring the sentience and sacredness of all Beings.

Emily Wood

A passionate scientist who cares about living systems education and action to support it.