Climate change is no longer in the distant future, but is increasingly in the here and now. Scientists tell us there is little time left, at most 6 years to avoid the worst of catastrophic climate change, and the United States has an incoming president who believes climate change to be a hoax. What a painful and difficult time to be alive. The enormity of the climate crisis can be challenging to let in and still be able to function in day-to-day life, so many of us understandably compartmentalize or numb out… just at a time when the world needs our aliveness and responsiveness.
This Climate Change Support Circle will offer a kind and compassionate space to bring our overwhelm into the caring presence of others. Together we will read and process news stories covering climate disasters, national and international politics, or scientific news of environmental unraveling, in order to nurture our collective capacity to turn towards a world in crisis and find sustainable ways we can contribute to the healing needed in these times.
The circle will use the tools of the Work That Reconnects: connecting to that which supports us; speaking our truth and offering generous listening; calling on ancestors, future beings, and more-than-human beings for perspective; and building support for how we want to contribute to the Great Turning. We will also use somatic awareness tools, music, poetry, and heartening stories to support our time together.
This circle will meet weekly for four weeks. Please plan to attend at least 3 of the 4 sessions. This Support Circle is being offered on a sliding scale of $0-$80. Please contribute as generously as you are able to.
Dates: Tuesdays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25
Time: 7-8:15 pm ET
Location: Zoom
Facilitated by Anne Goodwin and Aravinda Ananda