River Valley Insight Meditation Community

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Holding the Climate Crisis with Heart 

Saturday, April 20th, 9:30-11:30 am 
on Zoom only

How often do you turn away from the climate crisis? The amount of anger, grief and disbelief sometimes feel too overwhelming. And yet, the avoidance leads to selfGaian suffering. So, let’s practice finding our inner wellspring to hold and work with the truth. 

We offer the opportunity to come together, nurture eco-resiliency, and hold our pain with compassion. If we can stay with the world and walk the bodhisattva path, we can offer ourselves the space to grieve and move forward together to do what needs to be done.

In a 2-hour workshop on eco-grief and interbeing, we will build eco-resiliency together. Through discussion and self-reflection we will look at the affects climate change, and how the dharma can help us open our hearts.

The workshop is co-facilitated by Molly Grover, member of the Upper Valley Insight Shanga, and Ariel K. McK. Burgess, eco-climate psychologist, educator, and Buddhist student.

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Suggested donation for retreat is $20 – $40.  Please donate according to your means. 

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