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EcoDharma Explorations

EcoDharma Explorations are a monthly offering featuring live sessions on Sundays. This series is developed and produced through a collaboration with Braided Wisdom, Spirit Rock’s ecoDharma & Transformational Culture Program and One Earth Sangha. We’re honored and excited to work with these partners.

EcoDharma Exploration occur on the fourth Sunday of every month. We send an announcement via our email list as soon as registration is open. All sessions are recorded and offered with the invitation to support the featured guest as well as these organizations. 

Featured Guests

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Storm surge
Picture of Adam Lobel  and  Kristin Barker

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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Ant Bridge Crossing
Picture of John Bell  and  Coryna Ogunseitan

Transforming Powerlessness

Let’s Bring Healing and Justice to a Suffering World

How are feelings of powerlessness hindering our climate and racial justice work? John Bell and Coryna Ogunseitan lead this gathering on September 22 to explore how we might step into our power to bring healing and justice to a suffering world.
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Bonfire against white clouds - Hawaiian’s most active volcano in Big Island.
Picture of Zac Ispa-Landa

Harnessing the Inner Fire

Fear and Anger as Holy Messengers

In the face of disruption and uncertainty, fear and anger often arise as habitual and instinctive reactions. Zac Ispa-Landa led this gathering on August 25 to explore how we might honor and harness these powerful emotions as we show up as agents of change.
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Picture of Damchö Diana Finnegan  and  Kristin Barker

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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Man looks over oil drills
Picture of Kevin Gallagher

The “Bad Guys”

On Right Relations with Deniers, Delayers, and Destroyers

How might we relate to the "bad guys" as advocates and activists attempting to reduce suffering in the world at large? Kevin Gallagher led this gathering on June 23rd, in exploration of how we might relate, on behalf of both people and planet, to those who cause harm.
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Picture of Br. Tenzin (Dr. Alex Anderson)  and  John Seed

The Ecological Self

How might we nourish the ecological self and support its maturation? John Seed and Br. Tenzin (Dr. Alex Anderson) led this EcoDharma Exploration on May 26 exploring the interwoven teachings and practices of Deep Ecology and Buddhadharma.
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Luminous Darkness

The Dynamic Balance of Yin and Yang, Emptiness and Action, Rest and Engagement, on the Path of Change-Making

What strength might we discover when we connect to often-overlooked virtues such as stillness, rest, and receptivity? On April 28, Deborah Eden Tull led this investigation into the sacred balance of light and dark within Nature and our own minds.
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Picture of Lama Rod Owens

Embracing EcoDharma as A New Saint

In this EcoDharma Exploration on March 24, 2024, Buddhist Minister, Author, and Activist Lama Rod Owens led us in exploring and developing renewed visions for activism based on the recognition that all systems of violence intersect with climate change.
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Picture of Rhonda Magee

Use Your Words

Cultivating Interracial Community within Movements for Change

Cross-cultural communication can bring us together… or tear us apart. In this EcoDharma Exploration on February 25, 2024, Rhonda Magee joined Kristin Barker in conversation to explore challenges and opportunities for building true Sangha as we work together for environmental justice.
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Picture of Jessica Morey

Re-establishing Healthy Attachment
with Mother Earth

In this EcoDharma Exploration held on January 28, 2024, Jessica Morey invited us to examine our bond with Earth, our ultimate caretaker.
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