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Author Archives: Erik Assadourian

Meditation at its simplest: Count your breaths
9 Jan 2021

Meditation at its simplest: Count your breaths

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 2

Introducing the Babylonian Breath Meditation: a new meditation and a new way to count.

breath, meditation
2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?
3 Jan 2021

2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 1

Or will it be the year of bold and beautiful climate action?

collapse, consumerism, COVID, Gaia, Gaian Way, sustainability, The Quickening
Gaia is Responding to our Actions. Will We Act Differently in Time?
20 Dec 2020

Gaia is Responding to our Actions. Will We Act Differently in Time?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 2

Perhaps a little ‘good trouble’ now will ward off the greater trouble ahead.

Activism, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, degrowth, intersectionalist, The Quickening, transition
Is Meditation an Escape or Fundamental to Change?
14 Dec 2020

Is Meditation an Escape or Fundamental to Change?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

Is meditation a distraction from action or is it essential in rehabilitating our brains and our relationship with Gaia?

consumerism, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, meditation, nature awareness, wisdom
The Very Hungry Humans
5 Dec 2020

The Very Hungry Humans

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Exploring outbreak population dynamics, epidemics, and behavior changes.

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, degrowth, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, population, postgrowth, The Quickening
Be a Tree
29 Nov 2020

Be a Tree

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 0

Walking you through a diverse ecosystem of Tree Meditations.

Climate Change, forest, Gaia, Gaian Way, meditation, nature awareness, tree
Two Bite-sized Reflections for Thanksgiving and the Holidays
22 Nov 2020

Two Bite-sized Reflections for Thanksgiving and the Holidays

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 1

How can we spend time with and show our love to our dear family and friends this COVIDy Holiday Season?

Climate Change, Community, consumerism, holidays, Ritual, traditions
The Parable of the Three Burglars
15 Nov 2020

The Parable of the Three Burglars

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Understanding Gaia | 2

A story of a monk who understands limits.

Gaia, Gaian Way, gratitude, Parables, wisdom
America’s Democracy in an Era of Collapse
9 Nov 2020

America’s Democracy in an Era of Collapse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening, Uncategorized | 1

An election reflection from a Gaian perspective.

Activism, America, Climate Change, collapse, Community, degrowth, education, health, politics, Prepare, Purpose, Resilience, sustainability, transition
Recognizing Gaia for Who Gi Is
2 Nov 2020

Recognizing Gaia for Who Gi Is

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 17

An exploration of Who Gaia is and How we should refer to Gi.

collapse, Gaia, Gaia Theory, Gaian Way, God, Indigeneity, Language, Science, transition
Fox Walking: A Natural Walking Meditation
18 Oct 2020

Fox Walking: A Natural Walking Meditation

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Understanding Gaia | 0

Marrying ancestral skills with meditation.

Ancestral Skills, consumerism, embodiment, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, meditation
Living with Collapse
11 Oct 2020

Living with Collapse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Coming to terms with the reality that collapse is a condition of the present, not just the future.

anxiety, Climate Change, collapse, Community, Gaia, Gaian Way, Guilds, Indigeneity, nature awareness, population, sustainability, The Quickening

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