“When we dare to face the cruel social and ecological realities we have been accustomed to, courage is born and powers within us are liberated to reimagine and even, perhaps one day, rebuild a world.” –Joanna Macy, “Entering the Bardo”
The role of leadership in younger generations has never carried more weight than it does now. As the pace of planetary collapse accelerates—and as we increasingly recognize that the root cause of ecological destruction is a deep spiritual crisis—so, too, do we sense the possibility for radical renewal. Many young people are feeling called to take responsibility for our world, to relinquish old and destructive stories of unceasing progress and limitless growth, and to participate in the work of seeding new beginnings from deep within the understory.
As we witness the deep fracturing of our civilization, how can we seed the stories and foundations for a society to come? How can our leadership skills serve the work of reuniting people, the land, and the sacred?
This twelve-part leadership course offers emerging leaders working in social and environmental fields the opportunity to deepen their skills in building and co-creating spaces of renewal, reciprocity, and reverence. It offers an in-depth exploration of the emerging field of spiritual ecology: an evolving philosophy that is rooted in the understanding that ecological, cultural, and spiritual renewal are interdependent.
To learn more and apply, click the link below. The cost for this course is $650.00. The application deadline is February 1st, 2021.
Guest teachers:
brontë velez, David Abram, David G. Haskell, Dekila Chungyalpa, Jim Enote, Joanna Macy, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, and others.
Part 1: Origins: The Seeds of Our Beginnings
Sunday, March 7th & 14th, 10-12pm (PST)
Part 2: Transitions: Witnessing the End of an Era
Sunday, March 21st & 28th, 10-12pm (PDT)
Part 3: Principles: The Inner and Outer Work of Restoration
Sunday, April 4th & 11th, 10-12pm (PDT)
Part 4: Practices: Invitations to Belonging
Sunday, April 18th & 25th, 10-12pm (PDT)
Part 5: Leadership: Creating Spaces for Renewal
Sunday, May 2nd & 9th, 10-12pm (PDT)
Part 6: Project Application: Reuniting People, Land, and the Sacred
Sunday, May 16th & 23rd, 10-12pm (PDT)