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The Winter Darkness: An Opportune Time for Opening Oneself
26 Dec 2021

The Winter Darkness: An Opportune Time for Opening Oneself

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 1

Welcoming the solstice and a back spasm as a moment for spiritual growth.

anxiety, COVID, Gaia, Gaian Way, gratitude, health, nature awareness, Resilience, Ritual, sustainability, wisdom
Should we all just ‘lie flat?’
10 Jul 2021

Should we all just ‘lie flat?’

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening | 1

Perhaps the best way to respond to our frenetic consumer dance toward ecocide is to simply opt out?

#DoNothingForTheClimate, Activism, anxiety, Climate Change, consumerism, degrowth, simple living, sustainability
Bathing in the Wisdom of Forests
14 Mar 2021

Bathing in the Wisdom of Forests

by Robert Engelman | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor | 0

Robert Engelman reviews two guides to forest bathing and their lessons on the art and science of being in the forest.

anxiety, breath, forest, forest bathing, Gaian Way, nature awareness
Can we separate breath from spirit?
27 Feb 2021

Can we separate breath from spirit?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 2

Perhaps the benefit of meditation derives simply from doing breath exercises….

anxiety, breath, health, meditation
In Which Direction Do You Find Forgiveness?
14 Feb 2021

In Which Direction Do You Find Forgiveness?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 0

Introducing Hachiho Yurushi: a forgiveness meditation “kata” in eight directions.

Anger, anxiety, Gaian Way, health, meditation
Living with Collapse
11 Oct 2020

Living with Collapse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Coming to terms with the reality that collapse is a condition of the present, not just the future.

anxiety, Climate Change, collapse, Community, Gaia, Gaian Way, Guilds, Indigeneity, nature awareness, sustainability, The Quickening
The Ten Twig Meditation
14 Sep 2020

The Ten Twig Meditation

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Gaian Prayers, Learning from Other Traditions | 1

Adding a Gaian twist to the Five Attitudes meditation of Jin Shin Jyutsu.

Anger, anxiety, Gaia, Gaian Way, Grief, meditation
Grappling with the Spectre of Death
7 Jun 2020

Grappling with the Spectre of Death

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 0

Could COVID-19’s shiniest silver lining be a heightened salience of mortality?

anxiety, death, gratitude, Resilience, wisdom
It Could Be Worse: Lessons from Transatlantic Voyages and Medieval Quarantines
30 Mar 2020

It Could Be Worse: Lessons from Transatlantic Voyages and Medieval Quarantines

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

Social distancing is frustrating. But with a bit of perspective, I hope we can agree it’s not all that bad.

anxiety, collapse, COVID, death, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, wisdom
May be, or The Luck of the Virus
21 Mar 2020

May be, or The Luck of the Virus

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening | 2

What if we applied Taoist and Zen wisdom to the coronavirus pandemic?

anxiety, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, degrowth, meaning, Parables, Resilience, wisdom
The Four Dimensions of Change
23 Feb 2020

The Four Dimensions of Change

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals | 5

In exploring the four dimensions of change, it becomes clear that we, ourselves, are at the center of that change—and that this process is a lifelong journey, not a sprint.

anxiety, Belief, Gaia, Gaian Way, Mission, Purpose, The Quickening
Setting a Gaian Meditative Practice
17 Feb 2020

Setting a Gaian Meditative Practice

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 5

What should a daily Gaian meditative practice look like? How about an outdoor meditation three times a day to help us connect with Gaia and our purpose, and to improve our health and well-being at the same time.

anxiety, Gaia, Gaian Way, gratitude, health, meditation, nature awareness, Ritual

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