Christos lives and works in the rural community of Garipa in Crete. He is the founder of Community Lab and manager of Syntrofia Permaculture Project. Christos is a permaculture trainer & facilitator using Rosemary Morrow’s methodology and affiliated with the Italian Academy of Permaculture. He has extensive experience living and working in ecovillages and permaculture communities from Sunseed Desert Technology, Lakabe, Auroville, Los Portales, and Comune di Bagnaia to projects in Latina America, and Asia. Through these experiences, Christos formed his core belief that the regeneration of the land is directly connected with the regeneration of the social system around it. He has taught more than 30 non-formal education courses related to social permaculture, regenerative farming, art & facilitation. He has been trained in Non-violent Communication (as a youth worker), in Sociocracy (as a facilitator), in Facilitation of groups (IIFACE) (basic training), in the Theater of the oppressed (as a facilitator), in syntropic agriculture and permaculture (as a teacher), in non-formal education (Bridgedale 360 methodology, with Drama methods, nature work) and Erasmus+ project writing according to the methodology of Yes to Sustainability Network.​ As a co-founder and core educator of Evolving Cycles (Non-Profit Organization), Christos coordinates land-based learning and youth education across the ecotopias network. He actively mentors young people and ESC volunteers, guiding them through regenerative lifestyle experiences, hands-on permaculture practice, community-building exercises, non-formal learning activities and actively promoting facilitation of groups in Greece. He has facilitated and taught over 300 hours of Permaculture Design Courses and organized the first-ever annual facilitation training cycle in Greece. Christos holds a degree in Electrical Engineering (NTUA) with a specialization in off-grid renewable microgrids.