Joanna Macy and David Loy
Joanna Macy, PhD is a scholar of Buddhism, systems theory and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice and ecology, she gives trainings worldwide for eco-warriors and activists for global justice. As the root teacher of the
Work That Reconnects, she has created a ground-breaking theoretical framework for personal and social change. Her books include
World as Lover, World as Self, Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World and
A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Times. Her website is
joannamacy.net.
David Robert Loy is vice-president of the
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. He is a professor, writer, and teacher in the Sanbo tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism. A student of Yamada Koun and Robert Aitken, he was authorized to teach in 1988 and leads retreats and workshops nationally and internationally. He is author of
EcoDharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis and
A New Buddhist Path: Enlightenment, Evolution, and Ethics in the Modern World, and he is co-editor of
A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency. His website is
davidloy.org.
