Natasha hosts Climate Forum – Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Natasha hosts Climate Forum – Wednesday, March 24, 2021

General Plan Education SeriesForum #2, “Climate change context” Wednesday, March 24, 20217:00 – 7:45pm via Zoom(Feel free to stay for Q&A from 7:45-8:30) Climate change is no longer a future problem. As we have all witnessed, the “change” has already begun and more is yet to come. Updating our General Plan through this lens is key […]

LECTURE: Fractals on the Mind: Biophilia in Art, Design, and Psychology – Fri Dec 11, 2020 – Recording Available

LECTURE: Fractals on the Mind: Biophilia in Art, Design, and Psychology – Fri Dec 11, 2020 – Recording Available

Fractal geometry evokes a certain visual affinity to nature in humans. “Biophilia” refers to a psychic resonance to natural stimuli that is rooted in our deep evolution. New scientific theories, mathematical modeling, and design practices are pointing the way for a more sustainable world that embraces our biophilia. It can inform architectural design, and more […]

CRASH COURSE: So you want to teach online? Here is what you need to know… – FRI November 13th 2020 – RECORDING AVAILABLE

CRASH COURSE: So you want to teach online? Here is what you need to know… – FRI November 13th 2020 – RECORDING AVAILABLE

Online education is an avenue not only for sharing what you are best at with an engaged audience, but also cultivating community, raising awareness, increasing status, building a client base, and making money! In this crash course we will go over the basics of what you need to know to launch a successful online program, […]

Virtual House Party – Lizzie Wallack for Petaluma City Council – THURS, October 8th 2020

Virtual House Party – Lizzie Wallack for Petaluma City Council – THURS, October 8th 2020

Hello Petalumans! I am excited to be supporting Lizzie Wallack for City Council. Over the years, she has used our meeting rooms at WORK to meet with clients in her architecture practice. Now she’s tackling a bigger design challenge! Strengthening Our Local Economy – join us for a discussion, Thursday October 8th from 5:00 – […]

Virtual House Party – Dr. Dennis Pocekay for Petaluma City Council – WED October 7th 2020

Virtual House Party – Dr. Dennis Pocekay for Petaluma City Council – WED October 7th 2020

Hello Petalumans! We’re lucky to have several exciting new candidates running for City Council this year, offering new ideas and fresh enthusiasm. I am happy to be supporting Dr. Dennis Pocekay who is working for a healthy, inclusive, and sustainable Petaluma. Dennis came to Coffee Social at WORK few years back and we had a […]

MAD, SCARED, AND LOSING HOPE?

MAD, SCARED, AND LOSING HOPE?

August 21, 2020 – Written by Natasha Juliana and Edited by Linda Jay What the HELL is going on!? I’ve lived 48 years with the world being a certain way: Presidents acted presidential, or at least tried to be good leaders, especially in times of crisis. There was at least some sense of patriotism that bound all Americans together, especially in […]

CLIMATE CHAT: Lowering Carbon Footprints While Lifting Wellbeing – Fri Aug 28th 2020 – RECORDING AVAILABLE

CLIMATE CHAT: Lowering Carbon Footprints While Lifting Wellbeing – Fri Aug 28th 2020 – RECORDING AVAILABLE

Biologist E.O. Wilson stated “The great challenge of the 21st century is to raise people everywhere to a decent standard of living while preserving as much of the rest of life as possible.” Can we share and sustain the planet while lifting even more people into a better life? The answer is revealed by the […]

Thoughts from Julia: Coronavirus

Thoughts from Julia: Coronavirus

Written by Julia Carlisle I find what’s hardest is waking up to a beautiful spring day – bright sun, birds, the sound of a confused pair of ducks quacking on a still factory roof (strangely) and the immense silence of no traffic on the Boulevard…Spring – life blooming – while we cannot revel fully – […]

CRASH COURSE: Flourishing in These Unprecedented Times – Fri June 5th 2020 -RECORDING AVAILABLE

CRASH COURSE: Flourishing in These Unprecedented Times – Fri June 5th 2020 -RECORDING AVAILABLE

Steven (The Brain Whisperer) Campbell is back, and just in time to help us get our heads straight. Natasha loved his first talk at WORK so much, she listened to his audio book – twice! The world has been thrown into a tailspin from the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re all trying to adjust to a “new […]

Front Page Argus-Courier: Petalumans Adapting to Telework

Front Page Argus-Courier: Petalumans Adapting to Telework

BY KATHRYN PALMER/ARGUS-COURIER STAFF | April 9, 2020, 8:47AM As the coronavirus outbreak shelter-in-place order inches toward its fourth week, some Petalumans are settling into a new kind of daily work grind in hastily constructed home office corners, at kitchen tables and among couch cushions. In Petaluma, Natasha Juliana’s two coworking spaces became a magnet for […]