"Wild Earth, Wild Mind, Wild Heart - The Experience of Deep Ecology" with John Seed


May 10-12, Spirit of the Earth Center, London Ontario, residential C$250
June 8-9,     Imago,  Cincinatti OH - $90
June 15-16, Lazy Black Bear Ranch, Paoli IN, residential $135
June 21-23, Ocean Song, Occidental, CA, residential - sliding scale $110 - $175

All facilitators fees go to rainforest conservation in Kenya.
Partial work exchange available, no-one turned away for lack of funds.

For 20 years, John Seed has been facilitating experiential deep ecology process around the world to help end the illusion of alienation from the living Earth that most of us feel, and to connect us with new sources of joy, committment and inspiration that follow from alignment of person and planet.

Many people INTELLECTUALLY realise that we are inseparable from Nature and that the sense of separation that we feel is illusory. These processes enable us to deepen the EXPERIENCE of our connection with Nature, in our hearts and our bodies.

Through personal sharing, meditation and ritual, we will explore the depths of our concern and love for our planet in this time of crisis. Rediscovering our "deep ecology" - our interconnectedness with all beings - we find empowerment as agents of healing change.

We share practices for letting go of the culturally-conditioned, competitive, isolated self and come home to our interexistence with all forms of life. One of these is the Council of All Beings where we step aside from our solely human identification and invite other life forms to speak through us. Another is the Timeline of Light where we recapitulate our 15 billion year journey from the flaring forth of the Universe to the present moment.

These gatherings provide tools for practicing our deep ecology in daily life. As many participants in this work have discovered, alignment with our larger identity clarifies, dignifies and heals our personal conflicts. We see that the pain of the Earth is our own pain and the fate of the Earth is our own fate. These experiences empower us to act on behalf of the Earth and give us clarity and direction for this work.

Workshop proceeds go to rainforest conservation projects in Kenya and Ecuador, the facilitator takes no remuneration, partial work-exchange available.