How do we find balance and peace in the midst of the environmental crisis? How do we make ourselves into powerful agents of change? Mindful movement, conscious breathing, and pure awareness loosen the bonds of the heart and restore our sense of oneness. Through regular practice, you can replenish your life energies and open the […]
How do you care for the Earth and keep your inner balance? Rick Hanson, PhD, says we can hard-wire ourselves for happiness, and that simple acts of awareness and self-care every day can sustain us through challenging times. Join Green Sangha for our 8th Awakened Action Tea: an evening of insight and inspiration as we cultivate […]
PEACE IN ACTION: Berkeley retreat Green Sangha began with monthly retreats in members' homes. These gatherings were the incubators of peace, clarity, and new ideas -- ideas such as the Magazine Project, Rethinking Plastics, and the Garden Wheel -- each a high-impact campaign. This month, Jared Michaels, licensed family therapist and ordained Zen priest, will […]
Have a ball while supporting Green Sangha's programs of awakened action! Contra dance combines live music, exercise, and social interaction in ways that are fun and creative. If you can walk, if you can turn around, you can do contra dancing and have a great time. Music: John Caulfield, Irish fiddle & mandolin; Kyle Thayer, guitar […]
"It is neither spring nor summer," says Gary Snyder, "it is always." This is how we feel every time we go to Green Gulch. Activities can include: removal of invasive weeds, trail improvement, planting of native shrubs, wood gathering, and sheet mulching. After a couple of hours' work, we enjoy tea and muffins. A short […]
“I hope we can again rely on humility, on our need to cooperate, on our dependence on each other to learn how to trust each other again, and, by so doing, better serve the people who elected us." - Senator John McCain, July 25, 2017 What does it take to build trust so that we […]
A WORKSHOP FOR EARTH STEWARDS & ACTIVISTS Balance within and balance without are essential for healthy living and success in action. With age, unfortunately, our sense of balance can deteriorate. Much of that effect is not aging per se, but rather the result of years of stress, dis-use, and fatigue. As Walter Bortz, MD, says, […]
A perfect way to start the weekend -- cleaning up a beautiful beach park and enjoying fresh air and service with fellow earth stewards from all walks of life. In teams of three, we scour the rocks, sand, and trails for litter. McNear’s Beach in Marin County (near China Camp in San Rafael) is very popular, and space […]
Join us for our 13th year of partnership with Green Gulch -- celebrating all things green and beautiful, from the human heart to the buckeyes, oaks, and redwood trees. Arbor Day was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, a newspaper editor who became the secretary of the Nebraska Territory. Since then, many millions of […]
A gathering of visionaries and community activists to share ideas, projects, and synergies! Enjoy an evening of inspiration grounded in action, and action grounded in awareness. Community leaders will give 3-minute talks on their projects to restore the ecology and our relations with one another -- describing their chosen issue, their goals, and how we […]