Tag: resilience

Break Your Heart and Plant Some Trees

i’ve been observing the habits of modern human beings and the responses of this living world to our behaviors for years. and i’ve come to the conclusion that we’re basically S.O.L. yes, policy change is critical and must be taken immediately, vigorously and at massive scale. but planting trees...

awakening, collapse acceptance, collective change, deep adaptation, healing, nature immersion, planting trees, resilience, truth-telling

Gentle persuasion in a time of crisis

How the cultivation metaphor can help Probably most of us in DAF struggle with frustration that so many people can’t face into the climate crisis. I’d like to share an approach which could help. A friend of mine who was a long-term XR activist told me sadly, “What I’ve learned is that you...

gardening as metaphor, human cultivation, new book, nourishment, relationships, resilience

Deeply Adapting with Pleasure

We think we have to get to the bottom of that to-do list before we can slow down. We resort to shallow “self-care” that’s more about consumption than deep care for our being. We bypass so many moments of possible delight, like relishing the nuance of a morning coffee.

awareness, beauty, connectedness, embodiment, Health, oneness, pleasure, resilience, slow down

Four lessons for the world from Dominica on our 44th Independence Anniversary

Our island of Dominica is part of the most complex and connected global civilization in history. Humanity moves billions of dollars of goods and services around the world every day, while war, climate disasters, eco-systems breakdown, and pandemics are becoming increasingly disruptive to our...

Community, resilience

One-Minute Practice: What’s Not Wrong?

by Constance Clare-Newman This is a practice I use when I notice that I am spiraling into negative thinking,tension or despair from seeing and hearing about terrible changes and suffering of people, animals and the natural world. It is a practice that I think prepares me to embody loving...

embodiment, resilience

Parachute

by Mark Causey Your parachute did not open. Don’t panic, it does not help. Don’t waste what precious time is left On anger and recrimination. At this point, what does it matter who’s to blame? It won’t change the simple fact that Your parachute did not open. You are...

poetry, resilience

Be (grateful) here now: Deep Adaptation Gratitude Month

Earlier this year, I found myself taking care of my friend’s two daughters – aged 9 and 12 – for two weeks while their mum was recovering from emergency surgery. I quickly realised that, despite years of supporting people, individually and in groups, as they navigate the emotional...

gratitude, resilience

How adaptive networks and hamlets can help future resilience

by Alan Heeks There’s a widespread view that strengthening local communities will be crucial in the years ahead, to help us all to live with increasing levels of disruption, e.g. to food supplies, utilities, weather patterns, and probably social cohesion. During a recent pilgrimage walk...

Community, resilience

June 10, 2022
DAF core team

Solidarity in the Deep Adaptation Forum

Standing heart to heart with people on the front lines of collapse “What we most need to do is to hear within us the sound of the earth crying.”– Thích Nhất Hạnh On this page, we shine a spotlight on projects around the world that could benefit from the support, financial or...

diversity and decolonisation, mutual care, resilience, solidarity

Taking Deep Adaptation into Nature – a training programme for therapists and group leaders. By Alan Heeks

I have been involved with Deep Adaptation since autumn 2019, and it feels like the context for DA has become a lot more wide and welcoming over that time. As climate impacts increase, I hear the language of adaptation being used much more commonly. Although the Ukraine war may not be directly...

collapse, deep adaptation, events, resilience