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Kristin Barker

Kristin is co-founder and director of One Earth Sangha whose mission is to cultivate a Buddhist response to ecological crises. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader program and now teaches with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (DC). As a co-founder of White Awake, Kristin has been supporting white people since 2011 with a Dharma approach to uprooting racism in ourselves and in our world. With a background in software engineering as well as environmental management, she has worked at several international environmental organizations. She is a GreenFaith Fellow and serves on the advisory board of Project Inside Out as well as the steering committee for Interfaith Power & Light DMV. Kristin was born and raised in northern New Mexico and currently lives in Washington DC, traditional lands of the Piscataway peoples.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

The Quivering Heart

Lou and Kristin explore the integration of Buddhist practice with climate action through the lens of the “quivering heart” — the capacity to hold climate grief, fear, and uncertainty with tenderness and courage.
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Module One

Abundance and Earth's Teaching

We begin by grounding ourselves in relationship—with the Earth, with lineage ancestors, and with one another. We establish a rhythm of study, reflection, and embodied practice. In a time of planetary upheaval, this module invites a renewed sense of belonging within the larger web of life, cultivating reverence and thankfulness as the basis for wise and compassionate engagement.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

The World Comes Alive and Shimmers

The Art (and Politics) of Communing with Subjects

What happens to a spiritual practice when we fully acknowledge the personhood of nonhuman beings?
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Practice
Practice

Mindful in the Middle Seat

On the Question of Flying

The middle seat has always been the one to avoid. But the squeeze of ecological harm is there for all of us, whether or not we fly, tightened by countless industries that depend on our disconnection. Can a wakeful presence, right in the discomfort, open up possibilities beyond guilt, blame, or denial?
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Let the Silence Speak

Reflecting on a Historic Moment

Given what’s unfolding, it’s quieter than we expect. What might be right about this relative silence? As the U.S. takes a sharp turn towards authoritarianism, Kristin and Nikayla inquire into the absence of mass outcry.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Into the Shadows

Buddhism, Ecology and Social Justice

Need a refresher on the untapped and transformative potential of the dharma for our times? Kristin Barker delivers the foundational understanding of One Earth Sangha in this 1:1 interview with Damchö Diana Finnegan.
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Deep Roots, Strong Branches

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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Practicing with Rising Uncertainty

Amid new levels of collective instability, how might we change our relationship to distress, anxiety and all of their relatives? Damchö Diana Finnegan and Kristin Barker led this gathering on July 28 to ground our responses in a steady posture and open heart.
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EcoDharma
EcoDharma

By Love Alone

Reflections on the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza

We invite you to join us in the practices of clear-seeing and compassion around these devastating events.
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EcoDharma
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EcoDharma

Evolving EcoDharma

Foundations of One Earth Sangha

One Earth Sangha exists in part to evolve and share EcoDharma. But how do we define EcoDharma, what does it emphasize, and why do we consider this part of our mission?
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