Mt. Shasta Farmers Market by Renee Casterline
The spiral begins with gratitude, because that quiets the frantic mind and brings us back to source, opening our hearts and reconnecting us with empathy and personal power. It helps us to be more fully present to one another and to our world.
September 2023
Tonglen
poem by Susan Solinsky
Radical Gratitude in the Redwoods
by k. c. klein
k.c.'s reflections on grief and gratitude during a Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy retreat
What Beans Tell Us
by Katharine Burke
The author/gardener shares bean wisdom: At the end of the season come the seeds- carry your loss as desire.
The Progeny of Love
prose poem by April Tierney
September 2023
Tonglen
poem by Susan Solinsky
Radical Gratitude in the Redwoods
by k. c. klein
k.c.'s reflections on grief and gratitude during a Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy retreat
k.c.'s reflections on grief and gratitude during a Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy retreat
What Beans Tell Us
by Katharine Burke
The author/gardener shares bean wisdom: At the end of the season come the seeds- carry your loss as desire.
The author/gardener shares bean wisdom: At the end of the season come the seeds- carry your loss as desire.
The Progeny of Love
prose poem by April Tierney
March 2023
Tree of Knowledge
Poem by Kent Wittenburg
The Deep Times Editorial Board’s Emergent Strategy
by Rebecca Selove
Drawing on the work of adrienne maree brown and other authors, Rebecca describes how the editorial team of Deep Times uses "emergent strategy" in creating each issue of the journal.
Un jardín para una montaña mágica
Poem by Patricia Samper
March 2023
Tree of Knowledge
Poem by Kent Wittenburg
The Deep Times Editorial Board’s Emergent Strategy
by Rebecca Selove
Drawing on the work of adrienne maree brown and other authors, Rebecca describes how the editorial team of Deep Times uses "emergent strategy" in creating each issue of the journal.
Drawing on the work of adrienne maree brown and other authors, Rebecca describes how the editorial team of Deep Times uses "emergent strategy" in creating each issue of the journal.
Un jardín para una montaña mágica
Poem by Patricia Samper
September 2022
Home
Poem by Margaret Huff
Maybe Earth Healing and Human Spiritual Healing are the Same Thing
by Talissa Monteiro
The Work That Reconnects supports both individual and social/ecological healing and transformation at Casa na Árvore yoga studio in Brazil.
Healing Nature, Healing Self
by Catharina Any Sulistyowati
A Labyrinth at Kebun KAIL in Indonesia offers transformation in many forms for all who come to it.
The Spiral
Poem by Colin Cafferty
September 2022
Home
Poem by Margaret Huff
Maybe Earth Healing and Human Spiritual Healing are the Same Thing
by Talissa Monteiro
The Work That Reconnects supports both individual and social/ecological healing and transformation at Casa na Árvore yoga studio in Brazil.
The Work That Reconnects supports both individual and social/ecological healing and transformation at Casa na Árvore yoga studio in Brazil.
Healing Nature, Healing Self
by Catharina Any Sulistyowati
A Labyrinth at Kebun KAIL in Indonesia offers transformation in many forms for all who come to it.
A Labyrinth at Kebun KAIL in Indonesia offers transformation in many forms for all who come to it.
The Spiral
Poem by Colin Cafferty
March 2022
If You Knew
poem by Ellen Bass
Eyes Wide Open to the Injustices, Challenges and the Possibilities – The Passing of Three Greats
by Silvia Di Blasio
We have experienced three recent significant losses: social activist and author bell hooks, human rights activist Desmond Tutu, and master precursor of the concept of engaged spirituality Thich Nhat Hanh.
With/in
poem by Karina Lutz
March 2022
If You Knew
poem by Ellen Bass
Eyes Wide Open to the Injustices, Challenges and the Possibilities – The Passing of Three Greats
by Silvia Di Blasio
We have experienced three recent significant losses: social activist and author bell hooks, human rights activist Desmond Tutu, and master precursor of the concept of engaged spirituality Thich Nhat Hanh.
We have experienced three recent significant losses: social activist and author bell hooks, human rights activist Desmond Tutu, and master precursor of the concept of engaged spirituality Thich Nhat Hanh.
With/in
poem by Karina Lutz
September 2021
Where There Are Trees
Poem By Chelsea Frisbee
Approaching with Reverence
by Petra Bongartz
A gentle encounter with baboons evokes reflections on approaching life with reverence.
What is Not Sacred?
Poem by Simone Hanchet
R is for Reverence
by Rev Lauren Van Ham
Reflections on how Reverence can build resilience and connection in the midst of the Great Unraveling.
Chaandraat
Poem by Khalilah Alwani
Gentlest of Ways
Song by Jen Ringbauer
Music video produced by Anastasia Freeman. Lyrics based on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy;
September 2021
Where There Are Trees
Poem By Chelsea Frisbee
Approaching with Reverence
by Petra Bongartz
A gentle encounter with baboons evokes reflections on approaching life with reverence.
A gentle encounter with baboons evokes reflections on approaching life with reverence.
What is Not Sacred?
Poem by Simone Hanchet
R is for Reverence
by Rev Lauren Van Ham
Reflections on how Reverence can build resilience and connection in the midst of the Great Unraveling.
Reflections on how Reverence can build resilience and connection in the midst of the Great Unraveling.
Chaandraat
Poem by Khalilah Alwani
Gentlest of Ways
Song by Jen Ringbauer
Music video produced by Anastasia Freeman. Lyrics based on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy;
Music video produced by Anastasia Freeman. Lyrics based on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy;
March 2021
In Praise Of
Poem by Susan Solinsky
Tales of an Immigrant
Poem by Philip Kienholz
March 2021
In Praise Of
Poem by Susan Solinsky
Tales of an Immigrant
Poem by Philip Kienholz
September 2020
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September 2020
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March 2020
The Luminous Dark
Poem by Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
Mandalas of the Spiral
by Diane Szymaszek
After attending a Work That Reconnects event, Diane created a series of images, one for each stage of the spiral, as a gift of thanksgiving to Joanna Macy.
Writing Coming Back to Life with Joanna Macy
by Molly Brown
A reflective memoir on working together with Joanna on Coming Back to Life
March 2020
The Luminous Dark
Poem by Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
Mandalas of the Spiral
by Diane Szymaszek
After attending a Work That Reconnects event, Diane created a series of images, one for each stage of the spiral, as a gift of thanksgiving to Joanna Macy.
Writing Coming Back to Life with Joanna Macy
by Molly Brown
A reflective memoir on working together with Joanna on Coming Back to Life
A reflective memoir on working together with Joanna on Coming Back to Life
August 2019
The Gift of Belonging: A Tribute to Joanna Macy
by Rebecca Hart
A passionate tribute to root teacher Joanna Macy and her teachings.
A passionate tribute to root teacher Joanna Macy and her teachings.
Reconnecting
Poem by Looby Macnamara
February 2019
Deep Ecology: with our kids on our backs
by Felipe Medina
Where are we heading from here? I now ask. For those who are fathers or mothers, the depth of the question echoes in the lives and caring of our children, as they run, play and laugh.
Where are we heading from here? I now ask. For those who are fathers or mothers, the depth of the question echoes in the lives and caring of our children, as they run, play and laugh.
Gratitude..isn’t always easy
by Rebecca Selove
A psychotherapist’s perspective on gratitude and its value for psychological and social resilience.
A psychotherapist’s perspective on gratitude and its value for psychological and social resilience.
I am the water (for Gaia)
poem by John Salskov-Iversen
July 2018
Speak to the Child in Me
Poem by Dana Dajani
Timeless Engistiak
by Jill Pangman
A lyrical essay about an ancient, remote, and magical place in Yukon, Canada.
A lyrical essay about an ancient, remote, and magical place in Yukon, Canada.
Earth Dream Body
Poem by Valerie Hope Cherrin
February 2018
Songs of Gratitude
by Jen Myzel
Songs of gratitude for your auditory enjoyment.
Songs of gratitude for your auditory enjoyment.
Letter from Joanna Macy
by Joanna Macy
Joanna shares good news and appreciation for WTR initiatives around the world.
Joanna shares good news and appreciation for WTR initiatives around the world.
Land of Uncertainty
Poem by Karine Gibouleau
May 2017
Bird of Paradise
Poem by Sally Bliumis-Dunn
Coming Back to Reciprocity
by Aravinda Ananda
While reading Braiding Sweetgrass, I found myself newly in relationship with five backyard chickens. The chickens have been a powerful doorway into reciprocal relationship for me, a pathway back to starting the day with gratitude, a daily call to presence.
While reading Braiding Sweetgrass, I found myself newly in relationship with five backyard chickens. The chickens have been a powerful doorway into reciprocal relationship for me, a pathway back to starting the day with gratitude, a daily call to presence.
A World Full of Gifts
by Molly Brown
After checking out Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer from our local library, I bought my own copy to read for the second time. This time through, I found this passage on wild strawberries and wanted to riff on what Kimmerer says about them.
After checking out Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer from our local library, I bought my own copy to read for the second time. This time through, I found this passage on wild strawberries and wanted to riff on what Kimmerer says about them.
November 2016
Poem: And That’s How It Goes in the Great Turning!
by Emily Johns
Letter From Joanna
by Joanna Macy
My gratitude for the Work That Reconnects keeps growing. A feature that I especially love is how it lets people hear the voice they most need to hear: the voice within themselves.
My gratitude for the Work That Reconnects keeps growing. A feature that I especially love is how it lets people hear the voice they most need to hear: the voice within themselves.
Radical Gratitude
by Barbara Ford
Gratitude is one of the most venerated practices in virtually all spiritual traditions. In these times…gratitude is a form of resistance to dysfunctional culture and messages of disempowerment.
Gratitude is one of the most venerated practices in virtually all spiritual traditions. In these times…gratitude is a form of resistance to dysfunctional culture and messages of disempowerment.
Five Fold Path
by Dennis Rivers
A morning mandala/meditation/affirmation/exploration/prayer/practice of gratitude.
A morning mandala/meditation/affirmation/exploration/prayer/practice of gratitude.