164 - Gathering for the Spirit of Music, Frontierism, Savants, and the right size for your village

https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780307767615The House at Otowi Bridge by Peggy Pond Church https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780826302816The Telepathy Tapes - season 2 episode 4 Savants: When Brilliance Drops In https://thetelepathytapes.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-s2-e4Yellowstone - several seasons exploring American West in the 1800s and beyond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(TV_series)google search on “ideal size of a village”:The ideal size of a village generally ranges from 500 to 2,500 residents. At this size, settlements are small enough to maintain a tight-knit, walkable community while supporting essential local facilities like a primary school, post office, village hall, and a local pub. [1, 2, 3]Sociological and geographic studies highlight the following demographic benchmarks for village structures:Basic Functionality (150 – 500 residents): Based on Dunbar's Number, ~150 people is considered the cognitive limit for individuals to maintain stable social relationships, often seen as the baseline for small hamlet-style living. [1, 2]Optimal Balance (600 – 1,500 residents): Planning research (such as studies from the Cambridge County Council) suggests this is the "sweet spot" for self-sufficiency. Villages of this size can support a church, playing field, shop, and a garage without becoming socially unmanageable or requiring dense urbanization. [1, 2]Maximum Threshold (up to 2,500 residents): Geographers often cap the definition of a village here; above 2,500, a settlement generally scales up to a town, often losing its closely integrated social dynamic and requiring formal, administrative municipal services. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado.For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.comFind Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at [email protected] or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going.Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM