News from YIP October 2024

Dear friends of YIP, We hope this Newsletter finds you well,The second month of YIP has gone by, and the colourful leaves have now nearly all fallen down, as the autumn here in Sweden is in full swing. The Yippies had a well deserved autumn break in the middle of October, and are now back in the busy life that …

The Start of the YIP17 Journey

News from YIP: September 2024 Dear friends of YIP, We hope this Newsletter finds you well,The first month of YIP 17 has gone by already… After the initial landing, YIP has begun its rhythm; having contributors and lectures in the morning and in the afternoons gardening, creative and project sessions as well as community meetings and check ins.In this newsletter …

News from YIP: June 2024

Closing of YIP16 Dear friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well. At the beginning of this month, we were spoiled with good and warm weather. The gardens were filled with flowers, the trees with blossoms, and the fjord with swimming Yippies. The YIP garden behind Tallevana struggled with the dry, hard and dusty ground full of cracks. As …

News from YIP: April 2024

Landing back on Campus and in the Community Dear friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well, During the first weeks after the Yippies returned from their internships, the leaves on the trees became bigger and bigger. Also, the reeds next to the ponds started to shoot, and they are growing quickly upwards towards the sun. In the beginning of …

News from YIP: March 2024

Dear friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well, While the Yippies were away on their internships, we had a little more winter here in Sweden. Throughout the month, the ice on the fjord started melting little by little whilst nature hesitated whether it was the right moment to shift to Spring: relatively warm days were alternated with …

News from YIP: December 2023

Wrapping up the Inner Awareness Block Dear friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well. Over the last few weeks, the daylight decreased to a minimum, but luckily, the snow brought brightness, joy and amazement amongst us and gave us the energy to continue our learning and work. As we closed the first term with the Storytelling Feast …

Inner Awareness

News from YIP – November 2023 Dear Friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well.  After some rainy gray weeks, the winter and coldness have fully found us here on campus, and the earth is covered in a thick layer of snow. Sunset comes already around 3pm bringing a cold and bright night full of stars. When we’re …

Beginning of the YIP16 Journey

News from YIP – September 2023 Dear friends of YIP… Opening Ceremony Walking here on this path full of yellow birch leaved brings me back to the beginningThe opening of this new YIP year where seeds of inspiration came together as puzzle piecesTo grow together into sunflowersSomewhere over the rainbowA rainbow is what we will createA piece of art full …

Reconnecting the YIP Network

It is time for celebration and initiation! For fjord dips and theatre skits! For inspiration and co-creation! For reminiscing, laughing, kissing, story-telling, dancing, singing. For old memories and new. What world do we want to move towards to? by May Wyss Welcome to the Harvest Newsletter of the 15 years of YIP Gathering! The YIP 15 Years Gathering was a …

From Participants to Organisors

Greetings from Ytterjärna in full bloom! The moment is here! The leaves have bursted out of the trees, dandelions are spreading their seeds in the wind and we are harvesting our first heads of lettuce. Swedish spring arrives late, but when she does, the transformation is absolutely stunning. During the last month the Yippies moved from being participants to organizers, …