Silent Transformations: Turning Eco-Anxiety into Eco-Responsivity [IN PERSON] with Adam Lobel
When:
Saturday, May 06, 2023 9:30a -
4:30p
Saturday, May 06, 2023 9:30a -
4:30p
Where:
Shambhala Boston
646 Brookline Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
Admission:
$150 or Pay What You Can
Hosted by:
Categories:
Classes, Lectures & Conferences, Nature, Social Good
Event website:
https://boston.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=626234
As our Earth warms and extractive economics continue to destroy habitats, species, and marginalized human communities, the heartbreak and sense of powerlessness can be overwhelming. Or we numb out and just carry on. How can contemplative practices and emotional intelligence face these emotions? But how can we do so in a way that is not just a band-aid to temporarily "feel better" as the world burns, but as an alchemy that transmutes paralysis in participation, and grief into courage.
In this workshop, Adam Lobel, PhD, professor of Ecopsychology and longtime Buddhist teacher, will explore the range of emotions now known as “eco-distress”. This program provides a unique opportunity to explore these emotions and transform them into positive action.
Through mindfulness practices, group discussions, and interactive practices, participants will develop a deeper understanding of eco-anxiety and its impact on personal and collective action. By the end of the program, participants will have a greater sense of agency and empowerment, as well as practical skills and knowledge to support their relationship with the changing global climate.
Whether you are a seasoned environmental activist or are new to the field, this program offers a powerful opportunity to deepen your connection to the earth and to harness the power of spiritual practice in service of positive change. Join us for a day of exploration, connection, and action, and discover how you can transform your eco-anxiety into positive, responsible engagement.
This program is part of Silent Transformations, an educational cooperative bringing together mindfulness, ecopsychology, environmental justice, and climate education into transformational programming.
The objective of Silent Transformations is to support and educate individuals, communities, and institutions experiencing the psychological stresses and injustices of the environmental crisis. Our process aims to turns eco-anxiety into eco-responsivity.
Adam Lobel, PhD, is a practitioner-scholar of philosophy and religion and served as a longtime teacher (acharya) in the Shambhala tradition.
A speaker on ecology and spirituality at the United Nations, he was part of the first delegation of Buddhist teachers invited to the White House under President Obama. He leads ecodharma workshops called "Silent Transformations," has taught alongside Joanna Macy and others in the Ecosattva Training, is a Greenfaith fellow, and is active in ecopsychology, ecological, and social justice movements. Adam's teachings focus on Great Perfection Tibetan Buddhism, modern phenomenology, and inoperative studies (Heidegger, Foucault, Agamben). As a founding practitioner-educator at the City of Bridges High School, he has a longstanding interest in progressive contemplative education and transformative pedagogy. A professor of Buddhist and phenomenological psychology, he is curious about a cultural therapeutics for our collapsing society. He remains attuned-to an awakened, just, terrestrial society. Adam teaches a critical style of contemplative training that seeks to avoid enclosure in neoliberal mindfulness while still disclosing effortless awareness.
