Description
This work is based on Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects and the resources that helped me in grief and as a parent and partner. We will touch upon
- ways to resource ourselves enough to be able to connect to our bodies and feel,
- ways to reach to others to mourn as a collective,
- ways to use art, ritual and symbols that make it easier for the reptilian brain to process,
- ways to create trauma-informed safe spaces that gradually allows ourselves to touch discomfort and pain.
As we can sense in our bodies that we are of the Earth, held by her, we can rekindle our love for the Earth and life. When we feel deep belonging and safety with the natural world, knowing birds and trees and natural cycles, we are not acting alone but from a collective purpose and empowerment.
We will start with connecting to our own eco-grief and later experiment how we can support others we care for, in their grief for the earth.
“To feel the pain of lost species and ecosystem is to fiercely love.”
Malin has facilitated many eco-grief workshops.
