What are you doing to commemorate Earth Overshoot Day?
This August 22nd is the day when we start consuming beyond Earth’s biocapacity for the year. How will you spend this day?
Introducing “Digesting,” a new Gaian variation of Tonglen
What do a Children’s Scifi Novel and a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Have in Common?
Answer: They both suggest a similar way to draw in suffering and send out relief.
Celebrating and Finding Stillness in the Summer Solstice
What are you doing for the summer solstice? Perhaps a day of silence to balance the energy of the day?
Aloha. Shalom! Go with Gaia?
A short reflection on the power of words and how we use them to part.
Forest Meditation, Sunday Forest School, and Sassafras Tea Time
Imagining the Gaian Sunday Service
Is COVID-19 a Collective Rite of Passage?
Humanity is currently living through a liminal period. Will we emerge as adults or fail in our transition?
Reciting the Earth Pledge—on Earth Day and Every School Day
What if children started their school day with a pledge of allegiance to the Earth?
Introducing a Spring Germination Fast
Are you searching for a fast that connects you with the cycle of life, and improves your and the Earth’s well-being? Try this Spring Germination Fast.
Setting a Gaian Meditative Practice
What should a daily Gaian meditative practice look like? How about an outdoor meditation three times a day to help us connect with Gaia and our purpose, and to improve our health and well-being at the same time.
Resolving to…
What are your New Year Resolutions this year? Can you think of one that makes both you and Gaia better off?
Celebrating Yuletide in a Christmas Culture
Today (December 21st) is Solstice—the shortest day of the year (or longest if you’re in the southern hemisphere). Tomorrow, in the north, days will start to lengthen and the sun will start its rebirth, bringing with it warmth, spring, and new life. Yule—meaning wheel—celebrates this annual solar cycle and passing the darkest point of the year.
Wedding Rings and Wedding Strings
Exploring a new wedding tradition that recognizes both Gaia’s central role in all of our relationships and the continuing care that’s necessary to nurture marriage.