Weaving Wisdom in Dark Times
This 5-Week Series stems from the Work That Reconnects, based on the teachings of deep ecologist Joanna Macy. The practices help us tap into our common humanity and mend the cracks in our broken hearts. We are then more able to move forward with curiosity, courage, and compassion. And we can contribute to creating a life-sustaining society that draws upon the strengths of myriad cultures, faiths, languages, ethnicities, and ways of being - where ALL humans and ALL species are equally honored.
Peer Support Program in a Chaotic Climate
Are you holding the collective grief alone? Are you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and hopeless because of the state of the world? Are you yearning to reignite your passion for advocacy, activism, community-building, or change-making more generally? Are you ready to do the hard inner work that this moment requires? Do you want a supportive community to help guide you through this disruptive moment? Join us for our "10 Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate" Program.
Wisdom in the Cracks of Our Humanity
In the context of painful and unprecedented times (the inrestricted massacre of Palestinians, the previous brutality of Hamas’s attack on Israelis, the wars in Ukraine, Sudan, Congo, Somalia, Afghanistan and many other parts of the world), how do we seek wisdom in the cracks of humanity?
In this introduction to the Work That Reconnects, we will honour the deaths and the suffering of the living, replenish our energy with a reminder of all there is to be grateful for, provide a safe space to process how you feel about what is going on in the world, challenge you to see with new eyes and tap into the wisdom of our collective humanity, and reflect on your contribution, however modest, to a more life-sustaining society.
From Entanglement to Interdependence
Nature teaches us that we are bound together for better or for worse. Knowing that we are entangled in the climate crisis, we can tap into the power of our interdependence. In this free online introduction to the Work That Reconnects, we can learn how to move out of despair about our existential threat and step into collaborative action.
After COP27, time to check in?
As COP27 comes to an end, it may be a good time to check in with ourselves and ask what next. In this introduction to the Work That Reconnects, we will have a safe space to explore the feelings we may have - the despair and the frustration, the overwhelm and the anger, or even some inspiration or hope. We will be able to move through and harness the energy of these emotions. We will learn to exercise our imagination to see the bigger picture before moving forward with purpose and energy. We then come to realize that we are intimately connected not just with each other but with all living beings and this motivates us to act on behalf of all life.
At the core of the crisis, lie seeds of hope
Today, we find ourselves living through an energy crisis, cost-of-living hitting many people hard. But what about the cost-of-doing-nothing crisis? How much longer can we wait before taking decisive action on the Climate Crisis? Our external predicaments are a reflection of our internal breakdown. It’s time we took a look inside ourselves to the core of it all. Join us on this introduction to the Work That Reconnects where we come from a place of gratitude and move through our emotional landscape, before seeing the world with new eyes and going forth in decisive action on behalf of all life. By sowing seeds of hope, we can move from disillusionment and overwhelm into inspired, collaborative action.
From Despair to Active Hope
This 2-part introduction to the Work That Reconnects brings us back into relationship with each other and with the self-healing powers in the web of life. It’s a journey, that motivates and empowers us to reclaim our lives, our communities, and our planet from corporate and colonial rule. And it helps us to move through overwhelming emotions we feel around what’s going on in the world. In doing so, it awakens our resilience, our intuition, our wisdom, and our sense of interconnection with all of life.