If we can call on an ability to remain present, this increases our options. We can be more resourceful. We can act rather than react. You practice mindfulness so that this state becomes more common in your life. Mindfulness, as in “mindfulness meditation,” has been defined simply as “paying attention, on purpose, in the… Continue reading Teaching and Learning Mindfulness Meditation
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Mindfulness and Sustainability: Zen practices for a resilient self and planet With Thomas Doherty and Gregory Hill
We will explore the intersections of personal and environmental sustainability in the light of Zen Buddhist teaching and practice. Participants will work to recognize, validate, and celebrate their perceptions and emotions regarding the natural environment, nurture themselves, and engage in grounded action that manifests their unique sustainability visions. The day will also have an introduction… Continue reading Mindfulness and Sustainability: Zen practices for a resilient self and planet With Thomas Doherty and Gregory Hill
Mindfulness and Sustainability: Zen practices for a resilient self and planet With Thomas Doherty and Gregory Hill
We will explore the intersections of personal and environmental sustainability in the light of Zen Buddhist teaching and practice. Participants will work to recognize, validate, and celebrate their perceptions and emotions regarding the natural environment, nurture themselves, and engage in grounded action that manifests their unique sustainability visions. The day will also have an introduction… Continue reading Mindfulness and Sustainability: Zen practices for a resilient self and planet With Thomas Doherty and Gregory Hill
Association for Experiential Education Conference Keynote Address
The 23rd Annual NW Regional Association for Experiential Education (AEE) Conference is being held at the 4-H Conference Center in Salem, Oregon on March 25-27. The conference theme is Challenge! Risk is Learning. In addition to a great variety of individual workshops focusing on aspects of experiential education each day; there will also be related… Continue reading Association for Experiential Education Conference Keynote Address
SAVE THE DATE :: Earth Day 2011 at Esalen
Master of Two Worlds: Manifesting Personal Sustainability in Your Life and Work Weekend of April 22-24, 2011 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] In this Earth Day workshop, Thomas Joseph Doherty, a specialist in ecopsychology, will weave… Continue reading SAVE THE DATE :: Earth Day 2011 at Esalen
Ecopsychology Journal Book Review Book Review • Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] In Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything, psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman draws on Howard Gardner’s (1983) theory of multiple intelligences to… Continue reading Ecopsychology Journal Book Review Book Review • Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything