We invite you to join Domegaia's founder, creative director, and author/inventor Hajjar Gibran, our Lead Workshop instructor and Aircrete Building Expert Gabriel De La Cruz, and our business manager David Rose for our all new Zoom live-streamed Aircrete Beginners Course!
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We're thrilled to offer another workshop with our dear friends at Brave Earth.
Costa Rica is leading the way as the first country to officially permit an aircrete dome. Each workshop we evolve farther. With the skilled craftsmen at Brave Earth we've innovated doors and window, furniture and more. Join us and new friends from around the globe in Costa Rica!

OVERVIEW: Learn All about Aircrete, Domegaia-style!

CURRICULUM & STUDENT MATERIALS

Learn how to: build a dome home with Aircrete: an amazing material that is easy to make yourself. Learn to build a low-cost home that is waterproof, fireproof, termite-proof, rot-proof, insulated, eco-friendly, non-toxic, and durable against forces of earthquakes, floods, winds and fire. 
  • Make AirCrete with DomeGaia's unique equipment​
  • Create forms for blocks, archways and round windows
  • Make and use a compass arm
  • Build an archway
  • Build a multi-faceted cupola skylight 
  • Build a fabric formed single-pour round window
  • Build a center pivot, oval-shaped wooden door
  • Practice techniques to build custom furniture & countertops out of cement & concrete​
  • Work as a team to co-create a sacred space, join hands and hearts in a joyous team effort
  • ​And much more!

Student Bonuses

BONUS 1: Each workshop participant will receive Architectural Drawings of Steve Areen's Famous Dome Home for FREE! (a 19-page download valued at $195)
Bonus 2: All Domies will receive a PDF and printed copy of our Aircrete Dome Building Student Manual with step-by-step guidance and all of DomeGaia's Favorite Recipes for making Aircrete, Mortair and more!
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GET CREATIVE! Domegaia-style is very hands-on with free-flowing. Learn at your own pace and choose how you want to be involved. There is plenty of time to explore your creativity!
During our 10 day workshop we usually build a basic Aircrete dome, with installed oval front door, window openings and skylight. The exterior is finished and ready for final coating. The interior is unfinished.  We explain how to install plumbing, electricity, windows, and flooring etc. but these details happen after the workshop. 

OUR INSTRUCTORS: Gabe & Rafa

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Gabe, Workshop Coordinator & Instructor
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Rafa & Gabe
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Rafa, DomeGaia Instructor
Read more about our enthusiastic instructors on Our Team page!

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & OUTINGS

  • Children's Eternal Rainforest - a world-treasure of biological diversity
  • Arenal Volcano National Park
  • Lake Arenal
  • World-class thermal baths heated by Arenal
  • La Catarata de la Fortuna, a 230 foot tall waterfall
  • Rio Celeste National Park
  • Horseback riding
  • Whitewater rafting
  • Hanging bridges
  • Zip-lines
  • Mountain biking
  • Paddle boarding​

Finca Luna Nueva Lodge 
On-site Tours

  • Bean-to-bar Organic Chocolate Tour 
  • Sacred Seed Garden Tour
  • Regenerative Agriculture Farm Tour ​
We have planned outings for the group to enjoy local attractions.
​Please see the Brave Earth brochure for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS

For accommodations and camping options see the Brave Earth Brochure 

Brave Earth Cuisine

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Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be shared together at Brave Earth's newly constructed leaf shaped restaurant with a special guest chef. 

The kitchen prepares delicious and healthy foods with the organic greens, vegetables, fruits, herbs, and dairy from Finca Luna’s Demeter-certified biodynamic, regenerative farm. Many different selections are offered, as the menu varies depending on the weekly harvest. Probiotic-rich and fermented indulgences, such as kefir, kombucha and kimchi will be offered daily. Turmeric and ginger, known for their anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant potency, are infused into juices, dressings, and smoothies.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULES

Arrival Day 1 | Friday, May 3
3-4pm: Check-In @ Brave Earth
6:00pm: Opening Circle
6:30pm: Welcome Dinner

Days 2-10 | Saturday, May 4 - Sunday, May 12
7:30-8:30am: Breakfast
9am-12pm: Workshop
12pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm-5pm: Workshop, Outing or Farm Tour
6pm: Dinner

Day 11 | Monday, May 13
7:30-8:30am: Breakfast
9am-12pm: Workshop
12-pm-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm: Closing Circle

REGISTRATION

Important note: Registration for workshop and accommodations are separate. Please secure your workshop space with a $500 deposit via the link below and then reserve your accommodations with Brave Earth. If you wish to come early or stay longer after the workshop dates, please make those reservations with Brave Earth as soon as possible as space is limited. Thank you! 

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • Folks cancelling more than 4 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop will receive a full tuition refund, minus any processing fees.
  • Those cancelling 2 - 4 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop will receive a half tuition refund, minus fees.
  • No refunds for cancellation requests made less than 2 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop.
  • ​​If the workshop has to be cancelled for some reason, you will receive an immediate full refund. We have never had to cancel a workshop, so this is highly unlikely.
If you have any questions about the workshop
please contact workshops@domegaia.com

For questions about meals, accommodations or transportation
please contact alykhan@braveearth.com
We look forward to building and exploring with you in Costa Rica!