Sponsored by The Resurgence Trust, with Kaira Jewel Lingo on May 19

While much else about the subject can cast big shadows, we look at climate breakdown from three uplifting perspectives in the areas of science, action and healing. These amazing international experts give us positive insights for our heads, our hands and our hearts, offering knowledge, practical advice and inner nourishment.

21 April – discover the fascinating and incredible things happening in the animal and plant world in response to climate breakdown, from biologist, conservationist and author Thor Hanson.

5 May – TBC 

19 May – social activist and Zen teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo, a nun for 15 years with Master Thich Nhat Hanh, teaches us how to move through change, loss and disruption.

Please note that you can still sign up for the whole series even after one or two of the talks have passed, as you will then receive a link to recordings of all three once the series is over. 

This is a series of Zoom webinars with interactive Q&A sessions. If you would like to submit a question before the event, please email events@resurgence.org

Thor Hanson is a biologist and author, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the 2013 John Burroughs Medal. His book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid inspired this trilogy of talks. Other works by him include Close to Home, Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds, Feathers, The Escape Artist and The Impenetrable Forest.

Thor Hanson has studied Central American trees and songbirds, nest predation in Tanzania, and the habits of African vultures. He served as a volunteer in Uganda to help establish the mountain gorilla tourism programme in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and helped manage a brown bear tourism project for the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska. He often works at the interface between natural and human systems, and has conducted research on habitat fragmentation, endangered species, and the ecological impacts of warfare. You can find out more about his work here.

Kaira Jewel Lingo guides people to transform and heal through embodied presence, stillness and play. After spending 15 years as a nun with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, she sees her work as a continuation of the Engaged Buddhism he developed, as well as her father’s work with Martin Luther King Jr. Having lived for four years in one of Africa’s biggest slums on the outskirts of Nairobi, she is on a lifelong journey of weaving contemplative practice with social justice.

The talks will be hosted by Rowena Wilson, who is a creative teacher, composer and broadcaster living in North Cornwall. Initially trained as a mindfulness teacher with Breathworks, Rowena devises and delivers Green Meditations, Earth Treasure Meditations and others, all inspired by Nature. You can find out more about her work here.

These events are free. Any donations will raise money for The Resurgence Trust, an educational charity (no. 1120414) that seeks to connect people to Nature, to each other and to themselves. It is thanks to the generosity of supporters of The Resurgence Trust that we are able to offer free events.

For more events from The Resurgence Trust, head to www.resurgenceevents.org

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With thanks to Pierre Bamin @unsplash for the image