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Adam Lobel

Adam Lobel, Ph.D, practices at the threshold of ecologies, Buddhist meditation and philosophy, contemplative education, and psycho-social political change. His work in the world weaves these practices together into the Four Fields. Adam is a scholar-practitioner of philosophy and religion, focusing on Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhism and contemporary theory. He is active in contemplative design and research. A teacher of Ecopsychology and a Focusing professional, he is curious about cultural therapeutics for social upheavals. He leads ecodharma workshops, teaches in the Ecosattva Training, is a Guiding Teacher for One Earth Sangha, a GreenFaith fellow, and is active in environmental justice movements. He helped found 4F Regeneration, an ecological consulting organization to support individuals and nonprofits on the front lines of protecting the earth. He lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his partner and two kids where he protects lands from the petrochemical industry. For more on Adam’s practices: www.releasement.org

Fostering Courage, Forging Community and Loving this World

The EcoSattva Training is a journey designed to support you in reckoning with and responding to ecological crises. It unfolds over a series of eight sessions, each of which provides teachings from a diverse group of leaders along with practices, contemplations, and follow up resources. Join us in this journey to cultivate steadiness, wisdom, and connection. Together we can nourish the seeds of unshakable agency.
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EcoDharma

The Power of Sangha

We consider Joanna Macy to be a root teacher for One Earth Sangha. Going forward, we will honor her birthday in that light. On the first observance since her passing, we share Joanna's delightful conversation with Adam Lobel from 2015.
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Practice

A Guided Meditation with Adam Lobel

In the courage beyond hope and fear, the EcoSattva is born. Adam Lobel invites us into attuning to the boundless uncertainty.
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EcoDharma

Sometimes Just Be

Our friend the tree may teach us much more than rootedness: what steadies also sways, and what bursts ripe with fruit and flowers moves not an inch. Adam Lobel offers a dynamic teaching well-timed for our political moment.

Cultivating a Steady and Loving Presence as We Approach the US Election

One Earth Sangha's Guiding Teachers, Adam Lobel, along with our director, Kristin Barker, led a gathering to cultivate the powerful qualities that can see us through even the most challenging times.
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EcoDharma
What would it mean to enter into an unconditional relationship with Earth, lovingly embracing every facet of its beauty, suffering, wonder, and mutation?
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Practice

Guided Contemplative Practice on Heat

Living on a warming planet, how can we find stability in our relationship with heat? As the Northern Hemisphere observes the Summer Solstice, we share this guided practice from Adam Lobel.

Sadness, Wonder, and Trust

What would it mean to love our planet exactly as it is? Adam Lobel led this EcoDharma Exploration on March 19.

June EcoDharma Exploration

What can sweltering summers and deep winters teach us about our response-abilities within a warming climate? In June 2021, Adam Lobel, Michelle King, and Fitzhugh Shaw led this set of embodied practices centered on heat.
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Practice
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in April 2020, our guiding teacher Adam Lobel composed this supplication for clear seeing, compassion, and the flourishing of all life.