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Reflections on Earth Day – HIGHLIGHT
By Gregory Webster Please join Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective for an Earth Day Celebration Sunday Gathering on April 27, 2025. Learn More & Register. The arrival of another Earth Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on what has happened on/to our planet since the inaugural event ... continuePosted April 22, 2025 by Jillian_Johnson
Eco-Dharma Talk Series: Exploring Where a Mindful Life and Ecology Meet – HIGHLIGHT
A Shambhala Online Interview with Touching the Earth Collective Shambhala Online spoke with Gregory Webster and Irene Woodard from Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective and asked them several questions about the upcoming Eco-Dharma Series being held July 16-20, 2024. The Eco-Dharma Talk Series: Exploring Where a Mindful ... continuePosted June 11, 2024 by Jillian_Johnson
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World – A Touching the Earth Book Review by Christine Heming – HIGHLIGHT
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World by Barry Lopez A Touching the Earth Review by Christine Heming It is a daunting task to attempt a review of anything written by Barry Lopez, unquestionably one of the most brilliant writers of our time. When I read this collection of essays, it ... continuePosted September 27, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Join Touching the Earth Collective for a Global Lhasang! – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective Global Lhasang Practice The Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective is inviting you, your Center, or your Group to a global lhasang practice between 7:00-9:00 p.m., your local time, on September 22, 2022 – the upcoming equinox. One of the most significant practices passed ... continuePosted September 19, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Touching the Earth Collective: May Newsletter – HIGHLIGHT
Mind Blindness By John Rockwell A while back, I read an article about “plant blindness.” When shown a picture that shows a pair of elephants in a clearing and asked what they see, virtually everyone says, “Two elephants.” Even when the question is repeated, “What do you see?” ... continuePosted May 7, 2021 by archives-staff
Dechen Chöling Garden Team – HIGHLIGHT
The four elements come together to generate energy and create beauty together in the garden by Cash Clay This summer sees the coming together of a great team of gardeners in the Ziji Garden. During the autumn and winter months of 2017 the foundations were laid and the ... continuePosted May 25, 2018 by CGH
Embodying Earth Energy – HIGHLIGHT
The beauties and benefits of mindfulness practice in the natural world by Donna Williams “The human potential for intelligence and dignity is attuned to experiencing the brilliance of the bright blue sky, the freshness of green fields, and the beauty of trees and mountains,” Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Sacred ... continuePosted May 23, 2018 by CGH
Touching the Sea, for a change
New York City Shambhalian Angela Alston, Outreach Coordinator for A Sea Change, a new documentary on ocean acidification, the hitherto-unseen underbelly of climate change. She writes, “The film is gloomy, cheerful, whimsical, and inspiring” and invites readers to a free premiere in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, ... continuePosted February 24, 2009 by