Saturday, January 18, 10am-11am PST
Work that Reconnects Facilitation
Free Webinar
with lydia violet harutoonian & adrian villasenor-galarza
interested in learning how the
“work that reconnects”
has tended to thousands of active community members through these times?
we got you!
Seasoned facilitators Lydia Violet Harutoonian and Adrián Villaseñor Galarza will lead an introduction to facilitating the “Work that Reconnects (WTR),” Joanna Macy’s experiential group work that has helped thousands find clarity of vision and emotional sanctuary while living through this precious and precarious moment on our planet.
How do empower ourselves and others become a part of the Great Turning with lasting power?
Root Teacher Joanna Macy
Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism. The author of more than twelve books, her wide-ranging work addresses psychological and spiritual issues of the nuclear age, the cultivation of ecological awareness, and the fruitful resonance between Buddhist thought and contemporary science.
In this webinar we will cover:
An introductory history of the Work That Reconnects.
Some of the foundational pillars that intersect in the practice of teachings of the WTR, including systems theory, deep ecology, grief work, and lessons from community organizing.
Some of the primary facilitation skills that help to lead groups with compassion and confidence.
The shaping of cultural legacy and integrity we get to practice as facilitators.
Who is this for?
For therapists, educators, organizers, leaders, and people in therapeutic work of all kinds… this work will help you support people, one-on-one and in groups, to metabolize their pain for the world. More and more people are being affected deeply by things like election anxiety, fear about climate change, and hopelessness or isolation. The Work that Reconnects has been reliably addressing these needs for over 50 years. It has been applied in diverse settings worldwide, and it’s relevancy only grows with time.
Your Facilitators
Lydia Violet Harutoonian
Lydia Violet is always joyously committed to sharing this work with others, conjuring integrity and deep emotional resources for our time. Lydia serves as a dedicated keeper and steward of the lineage of deep ecology elder and wisdom keeper Joanna Macy.
After fourteen years of sustained study and mentorship with Macy, as well as immersion in anti-oppression education and adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy, Lydia is excited to empower the next generation of WTR facilitators.
Adrián Villaseñor Galarza
Adrián is an integral ecopsychologist, international facilitator, contemplative teacher, author, and ritualist whose work interweaves the psychospiritual study of the human-Earth relation, animistic principles, and contemplative wisdom.
He is an associate professor in the Department of East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, an adjunct professor at Naropa University and Antioch University, and founder of the Bioalchemy Institute and The Work That Reconnects Latin America. For close to 20 years, Adrián has been sharing the reconnective knowledge of the planetary grandmother, Joanna Macy, by integrating it with his own experience and that of his collaborators.
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