First Came Unsustainability, Then Came the Coronavirus
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First Came Unsustainability, Then Came the Coronavirus
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The Sustainable Development Goals Begin with Mindset
We protect and develop what we cherish, what we feel part of and connected with. Therefore, how can we nurture three essential connections: with our inner being, our communities and Mother Nature?
Turning Our Crises Around from the Inside Out
By Kavita Byrd
Classically, in a rite of passage, there is a deep descent into the darkness, the heart of the unknown, and a return home, bearing its light and its gifts, healing and transformation. Today we are being called to make this passage, each in our own way, personally and collectively.
Living Radical Impermanence
By Gary Horvitz
The pace of change at the emerging edge of climate response, culture, politics and technology is so fast now it’s like we’re trying to build a raft as we hurtle down the rapids.
Decolonization Matters
Black Lives Matter protests in the United States and around the world are illuminating systemic racism and inequality precisely because they are so much more than symbolic.
Five Centuries of Self-Quarantine
By Michael Gray
I recently attended a talk by a Mamo of the Arhuaco—a teacher-priest charged with "maintaining the natural order of the world." His people have lived on the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountain in Colombia, isolated from the industrial world for centuries.
Oppression, Interconnection, and Healing
By Charles Eisenstein and Alnoor Ladha
Charles Eisenstein: The Amazon is where Gaia's memory of health still exists. And if that can be preserved, there will always be hope. If there is one healthy region that still has integrity, then it can teach the rest of the world to be healthy again.
What Would Hagia Sophia Say?
The Hagia Sophia symbolizes wisdom and mystery. Its reconversion into a mosque triggered many contrary reactions. An essay to grasp the essence of this great monument.
Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice
I posit that returning or reintegrating into the life of our bodies allows us to return to a greater connection with each other, life, and land. It is a practice to help us de-objectify life. It lets us sense and feel life more readily.
What is Solidarity?
By Alnoor Ladha
As we start to see how all oppression is connected, we can also start to see glimpses of how all healing is connected. And that our own liberation is not only bound up with that of others but that our collective future is dependent on it.