Hearing the Earth’s Cries: Tending our emotions about the climate crisis
Asked what we most need to do to save our world, the late Buddhist monk and spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh answered, “what we most need to do is to hear within ourselves the sounds of the Earth crying.” In a world that bombards us with more stressful news than our bodies can handle, letting ourselves feel our emotions about the climate and ecological crises can feel like too much. In fact, these emotions are too much to feel by ourselves, without community or practices to support us in feeling them.
In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll talk about why feeling our emotions is key to addressing the climate and ecological crises and we’ll come together in community to explore practices that can help us feel these emotions without shutting down. We’ll also talk about Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects and discuss opportunities for deepening in this work.
About the facilitator: Miriam Brodersen is a somatic therapist who has trained in mindfulness-based therapy, ecotherapy, and climate resiliency. Her own struggle with climate anxiety led her to become active in the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. Through this community, she's found ways to hold her climate feelings and help others with theirs. She lives near the Eno River on the homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, and Occaneechi people.
Note: this group is not a therapy group and is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health care.
Asked what we most need to do to save our world, the late Buddhist monk and spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh answered, “what we most need to do is to hear within ourselves the sounds of the Earth crying.” In a world that bombards us with more stressful news than our bodies can handle, letting ourselves feel our emotions about the climate and ecological crises can feel like too much. In fact, these emotions are too much to feel by ourselves, without community or practices to support us in feeling them.
In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll talk about why feeling our emotions is key to addressing the climate and ecological crises and we’ll come together in community to explore practices that can help us feel these emotions without shutting down. We’ll also talk about Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects and discuss opportunities for deepening in this work.
About the facilitator: Miriam Brodersen is a somatic therapist who has trained in mindfulness-based therapy, ecotherapy, and climate resiliency. Her own struggle with climate anxiety led her to become active in the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. Through this community, she's found ways to hold her climate feelings and help others with theirs. She lives near the Eno River on the homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, and Occaneechi people.
Note: this group is not a therapy group and is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health care.
Asked what we most need to do to save our world, the late Buddhist monk and spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh answered, “what we most need to do is to hear within ourselves the sounds of the Earth crying.” In a world that bombards us with more stressful news than our bodies can handle, letting ourselves feel our emotions about the climate and ecological crises can feel like too much. In fact, these emotions are too much to feel by ourselves, without community or practices to support us in feeling them.
In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll talk about why feeling our emotions is key to addressing the climate and ecological crises and we’ll come together in community to explore practices that can help us feel these emotions without shutting down. We’ll also talk about Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects and discuss opportunities for deepening in this work.
About the facilitator: Miriam Brodersen is a somatic therapist who has trained in mindfulness-based therapy, ecotherapy, and climate resiliency. Her own struggle with climate anxiety led her to become active in the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. Through this community, she's found ways to hold her climate feelings and help others with theirs. She lives near the Eno River on the homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, and Occaneechi people.
Note: this group is not a therapy group and is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health care.