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Nine Breaths with Gaia
11 Apr 2021

Nine Breaths with Gaia

by Bart Everson | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor | 2

Bart Everson narrates a short nine breath meditation that helps connect us to other people, other life, and to the Earth.

breath, Gaia, meditation, nature awareness
Rock Water Tree. The Latest Iteration of an Ancient Game
20 Mar 2021

Rock Water Tree. The Latest Iteration of an Ancient Game

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

Sometimes it’s the subtler ways we evolve language and play that can have the greatest effect.

children, ecology, education, Gaia, Games, Language, nature awareness
Bathing in the Wisdom of Forests
14 Mar 2021

Bathing in the Wisdom of Forests

by Robert Engelman | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor | 0

Robert Engelman reviews two guides to forest bathing and their lessons on the art and science of being in the forest.

anxiety, breath, forest, forest bathing, Gaian Way, nature awareness
#DoNothingForTheClimateDay
30 Jan 2021

#DoNothingForTheClimateDay

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 2

We need a day where we do nothing for the climate and for ourselves.

#DoNothingForTheClimate, Activism, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, Gaian Way, holidays, nature awareness, wisdom
How to Meditate Like a Corpse
23 Jan 2021

How to Meditate Like a Corpse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 1

How a die-in at the state capitol reinforced the value of meditating like a corpse.

death, Gaia, Gaian Way, meditation, nature awareness, suffering
Stargazing and Riddlemaking
17 Jan 2021

Stargazing and Riddlemaking

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

Two new Gaian Kōans help us explore the universe and the nature of Gaia.

cosmology, Gaia, Kōan, meaning, nature awareness, Parables, Space, wisdom
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
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
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
Raising Gaian Children
4 Oct 2020

Raising Gaian Children

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

What activities, rituals, books, and media can help to bring up kids who are connected to the Earth?

Ancestral Skills, children, nature awareness, Ritual, wonder
When Shalt Thou Kill?
6 Sep 2020

When Shalt Thou Kill?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals | 6

Could the sixth commandment be more nuanced?

consumerism, death, Diet, ecology, ethics, limits, nature awareness
Burying Fairies in the Forest
30 Aug 2020

Burying Fairies in the Forest

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Gaian Practices and Rituals | 3

What’s the right way to respond if you find someone burying fairies in the forest?

Anger, Gaia, Gaian Way, Guilt, nature awareness, Parables

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