[gep-ed] summer environmental/contemplative workshop
Looking to enhance your teaching, research, and engagement with environmental issues?SUMMER WORKSHOP 2016Contemplative Environmental PracticeRetreat for Professors and Activists Wednesday, July 27 – Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Lama FoundationSan Cristobal, New MexicoThis workshop brings together professors and activists to develop more skillful ways of confronting environmental challenges. Specifically, it explores the role of contemplative practice in our pedagogical and activist efforts. Through daily meditation, journal writing, nature walks, and other reflective exercises as well as scholarly discussion, we will probe the depths of the environmental crisis and develop resources to work and teach on behalf of global sustainability. Environmental issues are not simply political, technological, or economic dilemmas but also existential challenges that require us to reflect upon the meaning of our individual and collective lives. Furthermore, the scale and pace of environmental degradation call on us to enhance our skills as educators, activists, and ordinary citizens like never before. This workshop offers the opportunity to deepen such efforts by facilitating meaningful dialogue between activists and professors, probing the interface between our personal and professional lives, and introducing contemplative practices tailored specifically for use in the classroom and in political organizing. Part seminar and part retreat, the workshop provides the chance to step back from our frenetic lives and, in the midst of stunning beauty and a supportive community, integrate our deepest spiritual yearnings with our professional and personal commitments to protect the earth. Faculty: *Paul Wapner, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, American University *Kritee (Kanko), Scientist, Activist, Zen Teacher, Environmental Defense Fund*Jeff Warren, Author and Meditation Instructor For more information: http://www.american.edu/sis/gep/Contemplative-Environmental-Practice-Workshop.cfmQuestions: pwapner@american.eduCost: $980 (includes accommodations, all meals, and workshop fee; $810 for graduate students)Sponsored by: Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, & Global Environmental Politics Program, American UniversityProfessor Paul WapnerGlobal Environmental Politics ProgramSchool of International ServiceAmerican University4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington DC 20016(202) 885-1647http://www.american.edu/sis/faculty/pwapner.cfm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[gep-ed] Summer Environmental/Contemplative Workshop
Looking for a chance to enhance your teaching, research, and engagement with environmental issues? SUMMER WORKSHOP 2016Contemplative Environmental PracticeRetreat for Professors and Activists Wednesday, July 27 – Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Lama FoundationSan Cristobal, New MexicoThis workshop brings together professors and activists to develop more skillful ways of confronting environmental challenges. Specifically, it explores the role of contemplative practice in our pedagogical and activist efforts. Through daily meditation, journal writing, nature walks, and other reflective exercises as well as scholarly discussion, we will probe the depths of the environmental crisis and develop resources to work and teach on behalf of global sustainability. Environmental issues are not simply political, technological, or economic dilemmas but also existential challenges that require us to reflect upon the meaning of our individual and collective lives. Furthermore, the scale and pace of environmental degradation call on us to enhance our skills as educators, activists, and ordinary citizens like never before. This workshop offers the opportunity to deepen such efforts by facilitating meaningful dialogue between activists and professors, probing the interface between our personal and professional lives, and introducing contemplative practices tailored specifically for use in the classroom and in political organizing. Part seminar and part retreat, the workshop provides the chance to step back from our frenetic lives and, in the midst of stunning beauty and a supportive community, integrate our deepest spiritual yearnings with our professional and personal commitments to protect the earth. Faculty: *Paul Wapner, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, American University *Kritee (Kanko), Scientist, Activist, Zen Teacher, Environmental Defense Fund*Jeff Warren, Author and Meditation Instructor For more information: http://www.american.edu/sis/gep/Contemplative-Environmental-Practice-Workshop.cfmQuestions: pwap...@american.eduCost: $980 (includes accommodations, all meals, and workshop fee; $810 for graduate students)Sponsored by: Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, & Global Environmental Politics Program, American UniversityProfessor Paul WapnerGlobal Environmental Politics ProgramSchool of International ServiceAmerican University4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington DC 20016(202) 885-1647 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
