Category: Elder

  • Bio: Pat Fleming

    Pat has been has been facilitating Deep Ecology and the Work that Reconnects workshops, and giving talks, trainings and webinars in a number of countries over some 40 years. She’s a plantswoman, musician, writer and poet, and her writing includes co-authoring ‘Thinking like A Mountain – towards a Council of All Beings’ with John Seed,…

  • Profile: Joanna Macy

    Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. The author of more than twelve books, she is the root teacher of the Work That Reconnects.

  • Profile: Pat Fleming

    Pat Fleming grew up in England within a northern Irish family, and has dual nationality with Australia after working here in the eighties. She’s recently moved with her partner to live in northern Lutruwita (Tasmania) and loves being part of this country and finding community.  Over some 40 years she has been facilitating Deep Ecology…

  • Event: 25th-27th Nov 2022- Deep Ecology Workshop – With John Seed: Yarra Junction

    Fri 25th Nov 2022, – Sun 27th Nov 2022, AEDT The Rainforest Information Centre presents an in-person, immersive DEEP ECOLOGY workshop with John Seed The Rainforest Information Centre presents DEEP ECOLOGY with John Seed Tickets are sliding scale from $150-$450 25% of the proceeds will be donated to protect Ecuador’s rainforests. Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/deep-ecology-with-john-seed-melbourne Location: Camp Eureka,…

  • Event: 21st-23rd Oct 2023- Deep Ecology Workshop – With John Seed: Nimbin

    Fri 21st Oct 2022 – Sun 23rd Oct 2022 AEDT The Rainforest Information Centre presents an in-person, immersive DEEP ECOLOGY workshop with John Seed Tickets are sliding scale from $150-$450 .  25% of the proceeds will be donated to protect Ecuador’s rainforests. Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/deep-ecology-with-john-seed-nimbin Location Black Sheep Farm Guesthouse, 449A Gungas Rd, Nimbin NSW 2480, Australia…

  • Event: 7th-9th Oct 2022: Deep Ecology Workshop – With John Seed: Lower Mangrove

    Fri 7th Oct – Sun 9th Oct 2022 The Rainforest Information Centre presents an in-person, immersive DEEP ECOLOGY workshop with John Seed Tickets are sliding scale from $150-$450 If the workshop is cancelled, a full refund will be offered 25% of the proceeds will be donated to protect Ecuador’s rainforests. Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/spring-deep-ecology-with-john-seed-at-lower-mangrove-central-coast Location Lower Mangrove, NSW…

  • The Trumpeter ISSN: 0832-6193 Volume 22, Number 2 (2006) The Ecological Self John Seed In this article John explores some of the key issues in deep Ecology, his own experience as an activist and facilitator of the work. In the 1970s, when Jerry Brown was Governor of California, the eco-poet Gary Snyder was working in…

  • Bio: Eshana Bragg

    Eshana is a pioneer in the field of ecopsychology, and has been facilitating deep ecology workshops and the Council of All Beings since the mid-1990’s. She even wrote her PhD about it! As a director of Sustainable Futures Australia, and university lecturer in ecopsychology and action for social change, Eshana is passionate about bringing deep…

  • Bio: John Seed
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    Bio: John Seed

    John Seed  is founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia.  Since 1979 he has been involved in the direct actions which have resulted in the protection of the Australian rainforests. In 1984 he helped initiate the US Rainforest Action Network which grew out of the first  of his many US roadshows. In 1987 he co-produced…

  • Practice: Breathing Through

    Joanna Macy offers the following practice as part of the preparatory work for the “Honouring our Pain for the world” component of The Work That Reconnects. https://newsociety.com/blogs/news/breathing-through Basic to most spiritual traditions is the recognition that we are not separate, isolated entities, but integral and organic parts of the vast web of life. We can…