Last Saturday of the month: 8:30 AM
on Zoom
All are welcome
The Earth Care group was formed to apply Buddhist teachings to care for our planet in a thoughtful and meaningful way. The group provides an opportunity to apply elements of the Eightfold Path — particularly Right Intention and Right Action — and to use Right Speech in the group engagements. The group meets every month on the last Saturday at 8:30 AM Pacific time. The meetings largely focus on a set of diverse topics relating to the right actions we can take to mitigate climate change. The actions can be related to lifestyle choices, civic engagements, community services or whatever is motivating the participants to contribute and share in the discussions. The group will also serve as a container to deepen our connection to the earth through guided meditations, and discussions. Typically meetings will have a speaker who will be educating and contributing to topics on climate change and meaningful actions we can take.
If you have any questions, please contact the Earth Care group at EarthCare.Dharma@gmail.com
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If you’d like to be added to the email distribution list of the Earth Care group, please send an email to EarthCare.Dharma@Gmail.com. We typically send one or two emails per month.
EARTH CARE RESOURCES
View a brief list of Earth Care Resources assembled for the 10th Anniversary of Vipassana Earth Care Week.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Earth Care Meeting with Alex Julie
Saturday, October 26, 2024: 8:30 am — 10:00 am
Topic: Reconnecting with Nature Through Water to Create a Life-Sustaining Society for All Beings
The Ocean is the source of all life on our planet, and it can also be a fertile ground for deep embodied insight. With our Ocean on the brink of climate induced collapse, the urgency of reconnection has never been greater. Join Awake in the Wild meditation teacher Alex Julie as he shares how bringing his practice into the water has helped him find purpose and belonging in this era of separation, and how insights into emptiness and interbeing can fuel resilience and action on behalf of all beings.
Alex Julie (he/they) is an Awake in the Wild meditation teacher specializing in contemplative nature practice. He is a director of the Mind Body Ecology Institute and the founder of Underwater Meditative Immersion (UMI). He received EcoDharma training at the Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center, as well as EcoSattva training through One Earth Sangha. He is currently training in Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy through the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies. He is a RYT-200 yoga instructor and has a background in regenerative economics and investing.
Alex draws his inspiration from wild spaces and believes our stories of separation from the Earth lie at the heart of the twin mental health and climate crises. As a cis, white man, he is committed to lifelong learning in social justice and equity.
In his free time, Alex enjoys backpacking with his son and dog, writing poetry and playing music. Alex lives in the South Platte watershed, Denver, Colorado, the unceded territory of the Cheyenne, Ute, and Arapaho peoples.
If you have any questions about the Earth Care group at IMC, please contact us at EarthCare.Dharma@gmail.com
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