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Spirit Rock’s EcoDharma & Transformational Culture Program

Rooted in the principles of Joy and Transcendence, Spirit Rock’s EcoDharma & Transformational Culture Program (ETCP) launched in January 2025 to unite the wisdom of diverse communities and Buddhist teachers at the forefront of environmental activism. Over the next three years, we will offer online lectures, class series, in person retreats, and training programs, designed to engage and support communities at the intersection of spirituality and climate action. Through these offerings, we aim to nurture resilience, deepen climate awareness, and inspire meaningful action across diverse communities.

Mission:

Our mission is to support existing interfaith spiritual leaders and activists working to address climate trauma, fostering resilience and joy, while also empowering a new generation of activists, leaders, and global citizens. Together, we will advance climate justice and curate sustainable change that resonates deeply with our communities.

Goals:

  • Establish a sustainable program infrastructure that places joy, mindfulness, and a deep love for the Earth at the core of climate awareness and activism.
  • Engage diverse cultural and spiritual partners to bring a radically compassionate and connective approach to our work, fostering a restorative and liberatory culture.
  • Transform the culture of climate and social justice activism by normalizing joy-based, connective social action, and transform Dharma culture by weaving interconnection, humility, and generosity into every aspect of the path.

Upcoming Events

Coming Soon

  • Mindfulness-based Resilience Intensive for Climate Activists
    Coming 2026 (Online)
  • Mindfulness-based Training for Climate Leaders
    Coming 2027 (Hybrid)

Other Spirit Rock Nature-based Offerings

Past Events

June 22, 2025 — Finding Our Way Through the Polycrisis

After working as a leading climate scientist with a powerful environmental organization in the U.S. for over a decade, Kritee stepped away from the mainstream climate movement to focus on Ecodharma and what she calls “Reindigenizing”—a personal and collective journey back to Earth-honoring, shamanic and animist ways of living. In this Ecodharma exploration, she’ll share why stepping away felt crucial to her. Together, we will explore questions like:

  • What is the global polycrisis? (Hint: It’s complicated.) What are its root causes?
  • How are childhood traumas, climate emergency, and racial injustices connected?
  • What are planetary boundaries, and how do they call us to respect the Earth more deeply?
  • Why do leading scientists say Indigenous knowledge systems are key to protecting all life?
  • How did your ancestors live as part of their ancestral lands or ecosystems? If that changed, when and why?
  • How can we more deeply honor the Earth and our life, community, and work—right where we are?

May 25, 2025 — Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse

The world is in a state of panic and injustice is escalating. We need actions to alleviate suffering. Yet if we respond from a place of urgency, we are only adding more panic to the world. How do we move in ways that honor that “slow is smooth and smooth is fast?”

As we face the poly-crisis, how do we escalate our actions without escalating a worldview that keeps us from interdependence? How can we view injustice less as a political issue and more as a manifestation of collective trauma? And how can Buddhist teachings and practices support us in responding skillfully to these times?

Fierce Vulnerability invites us into building a movement with the power to stop injustice while cultivating the love necessary to heal it. One that has the vulnerability to accept the depth of the crises we are in and the fierceness to not get frozen by it.

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April 19-20, 2025 — Earth Day Weekend Gathering and Celebration

The EcoDharma & Transformational Culture Program kicks off with Spirit Rock’s Earth Day Weekend Gathering and Celebration (April 19-20).

Join us as we celebrate Earth Day with a weekend of joyful connection in honor of our magnificent home—this living Earth. Together, we will cultivate Earth awareness and celebrate our interconnection with all life through Dharma talks, meditation, music, and community. Join the Spirit Rock community as we celebrate the power of collective action and step forward as compassionate stewards of the Earth.

Day 1 (Saturday, April 19 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Protect What You Love: Interconnection and Engagement

Teacher: James Baraz and Ayya Santacitta
Guest Teachers: Christiana Figueres (Online), Leila Salazar-López, and Jessica Serrante
Musicians: Jennifer Berezan and Chris Webster (performing together), and Wildchoir

Rooted in love, humility, and generosity, our gathering invites a spiritual, joy-based approach to caring for our planet—one that nurtures real connection, deepens our reverence for the natural world, and fuels positive activism. While sadness and despair need to be honored as natural responses to our climate crisis, we know that meaningful cultural transformation arises not from fear, but from wonder, gratitude, and a shared commitment to protect what we love.

Day 2 (Sunday, April 20 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

Nurturing Interconnectedness and Strengthening our Relationship with our Beloved Earth

Teachers: Bonnie Duran and Carol Cano
Guest Teachers: Dean Hoaglin

This program is designed to create a meaningful space to celebrate Earth Day and foster a sense of unity and collective care towards our Beloved Earth and each other. Join us as we honor the wisdom of indigenous traditions and Buddhist teachings, weaving together practices that deepen our connection to the natural world. Through guided meditations, reflective dialogues, and wisdom teachings, we will explore pathways to live in harmony with the Earth and all beings.

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