Practices

April 22, 2022

According to its original formulation by Arne Naess Deep Ecology is not intended to remain conceptual. At its heart are practices aimed at healing the separation we commonly perceive between ourselves and the natural world. This page gathers them by type — for a guided path through them in the order they’re traditionally practiced, see Praxis.

For an introduction to the philosophy underlying these practices, please visit our page: what is deep ecology

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Group process

Cosmic Walk Introduction (John Seed, August 2023)

August 1, 2023

Transcript of John Seed’s spoken introduction to a live Cosmic Walk, August 2023. Companion …

Three Stories of Our Time

April 24, 2022

Rather than offering its own analysis of causes and solutions for the crises of our time, the Work …

Earth as Peppercorn (The Thousand-Yard Model)

April 23, 2022

Letter from Gaia

March 28, 2022

A “going forth” exercise for the very end of a workshop. Source: …

Corbett Process - Strengthening Our Intentions

March 25, 2022

From Coming Back to Life by Joanna Macy & Molly Brown (2nd ed., 2014, Chapter 10). Full …

Gratitude as a Revolutionary Act (training video)

March 21, 2022

Gratitude as a Revolutionary Act (Joanna Macy, 2006) is a training video made as a companion to …

Coming from Gratitude: Teaching Points

March 20, 2022

Paraphrased summary of Chapter 6 of Coming Back to Life (Joanna Macy & Molly Brown, 2nd ed., …

Breathing With Trees

March 18, 2022

Breathing With Trees asks a simple thing: sit or stand with a plant, and breathe deliberately, …

The Shambhala Warriors — A Prophecy

March 15, 2022

From World as Lover, World as Self (Joanna Macy, Parallax Press, 1991). For more of Joanna’s …

The Council of All Beings Workshop Manual (complete)

March 10, 2022

The full text of the Council of All Beings Workshop Manual, prepared by Eshana (Elizabeth Bragg, …

Breathing Through (training video)

March 7, 2022

This is Joanna Macy’s own version of tonglen, the Tibetan Buddhist practice of breathing in …

The Council of All Beings Instructions

March 7, 2022

Below is a script and set of instructions in brief for the Council of All Beings process, excerpted …

Guided meditations & audio practice

Meditation: “Our Life as Gaia” - Remembering Cosmogenesis - Ven. Tenzin

June 26, 2022

The recording below consists of a 45 minute guided meditation and visualisation exploring the story …

Embodied practice: Body Scan and Total Relaxation - Ven. Tenzin

June 20, 2022

The following recording consist of a guided body scan and total relaxation. This practice builds on …

Embodied practice: Finding the Full Body Breath - Ven. Tenzin

June 20, 2022

From our birth until our last moment of life, the breath is with us, a rhythmic connection between …

Embodied practice: Breathing Through - Ven. Tenzin

June 12, 2022

The recording below consists of an introduction to the practice of “Breathing Through” developed by …

Embodied practice: Basic Breath Awareness - Ven. Tenzin

June 12, 2022

The following recording follows on from a previous offering which introduced basic postural …

Embodied Practice: Introduction to Mindful Walking - Ven. Tenzin

June 7, 2022

The recording below is a brief introduction to the embodied practice of Mindful Walking, drawing on …

Embodied Practice: Introduction to Sitting - Ven. Tenzin

June 7, 2022

The following recording is an introduction to the embodied practice of sitting meditation, …

Practice: Breathing Through

May 2, 2022

Joanna Macy offers the following practice as part of the preparatory work for the “Honouring our …

More of Ven. Tenzin’s chanting, recitation and guided-meditation recordings are on his personal site: tenzin.gaiaforest.org/resources/audio.