deep ecology
practices for awakening and resilience in a changing world
The Council of All Beings allows us to step aside from our human identity and speak on behalf of the other species and ecosystems with whom we share this Earth.
When we think like a mountain, we begin to understand the patience of geological time and the wisdom of ecosystems.
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 June 2026, 4pm AEST to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Tema Milstein, Erika Aligno and Jim Lavranos at Narara Ecovillage, following the full spiral of the …
Friday 13 – Sunday 15 February 2026, 4pm AEDT to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Jim Lavranos and friends, presented by the Rainforest Information Centre — the Council of All …
Friday 1 – Sunday 3 August 2025, 4pm AEST to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Kiran Kashyap, Erika Aligno and Sol Blackwood at Narara Ecovillage, held as a tribute gathering …
Saturday 28 June, 9am – Sunday 29 June, 4pm 2025. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Tema Milstein and Erika Aligno, held alongside that year’s COCE (Communication and Our …
Friday 11 – Sunday 13 April 2025, 4pm to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Erika Aligno, Sally Novak and Nirmala Rose at Narara Ecovillage, home of John Seed’s Deep Ecology …
Friday 15 – Sunday 17 November 2024, 4pm to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Tema Milstein, Jane Lynch and Olivia Kirk at Narara Ecovillage — the Council of All Beings and …
Friday 7 – Sunday 9 June 2024, 4pm to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed at Arcoora Arts and Ecology Training Ground near Kyogle, NSW — the Council of All Beings, guided reflection …
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 March 2024, 4pm to 4pm. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, Tema Milstein, Erika Aligno and Seth Hinkley at Narara Ecovillage, home of John Seed’s Deep …
Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 January 2024. A four-day gathering hosted (not solo-facilitated) by John Seed, deliberately structured as a festival rather than a workshop: each process had a different …
Pat Fleming is a deep ecology facilitator who co-authored Thinking Like a Mountain (1988) with John Seed, Joanna Macy, and Arne Naess. She has conducted experiential deep ecology workshops for over …
Friday 31 March – Sunday 2 April 2023, 4pm both days. An in-person Deep Ecology workshop co-facilitated by John Seed, Genna Ward, and Patrick Anderson — featuring the Council of All Beings and …
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 November 2022, 4pm to 4pm. An in-person, immersive Deep Ecology workshop with John Seed, exploring the philosophy and practices he and Joanna Macy developed together — including …
Our Philosophy page describes Arne Naess’s call for “therapies which heal our relations with the widest community, that of all living beings”, and notes that the processes answering …
The full text of the Council of All Beings Workshop Manual, prepared by Eshana (Elizabeth Bragg, PhD) in January 1998 with updates through February 2001 by Ruth Rosenhek, published on John …
By Joanna Macy, Ph.D. Written for The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Full source page: rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/Joanna Macy.htm. The Council of All Beings is a communal ritual in which …
Below is a script and set of instructions in brief for the Council of All Beings process, excerpted from the facilitator’s manual and John Seed’s full workshop-introduction transcript. See …
A facilitation script by John Seed, shared with permission as part of the Council of All Beings process he developed with Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming and others. Usually run as an opening/bonding …
Transcribed by Chris Lehman from the Council of All Beings workshop at Northern Pines Lodge, Maine, USA, 24–25 October 1992, and reproduced here as the numbered sequence in which John gives them over …
A facilitation note by John Seed, drawing directly on Joanna Macy’s Despair and Empowerment work. These days the Truth Mandala, is usually used, but the Carin of Mourning can be a useful …
In this video, filmed in the spring of 2005, John Seed performs some songs and poems. He also offers detailed introductions to some of the group processes he has developed and taken around the world. …
![/images/council-of-all-beings.jpg) ‘Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one release one’s sadness’ — The Council of All Beings is a series of re-Earthing rituals created by …