Tag: earth

8 Books Flying and Chirping

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Ryan Van Lenning

8 books flying and chirping like pacific wren singing up the sun. Three fledglings (at bottom, Moon one not shown) needing a couple more worms before flight. A few more still in the nest, including the composting empire Becoming Beautiful Barbarians and Riverever. Feels… Continue Reading “8 Books Flying and Chirping”

Category: books, UncategorizedTags: belonging, earth, ecotherapy, nature, nature connection, poetry, poetry books, rite-of-passage, the great turning

From Inside These Wild Ones and Other Foraged Goodies

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Ryan Van Lenning

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This summer I released 4 collections of earthy poetry. The first two are books 2 and 3 of the Re-Membering Poetry series. The third, Trust the Ceremony, is one I’ve been excited about for a while, and released 8 years to the day I… Continue Reading “From Inside These Wild Ones and Other Foraged Goodies”

Category: UncategorizedTags: animals, books, desert, earth, ecosensuality, ecospirituality, ecotherapy, grief, more-than-human, mystery, nature poetry, poetry, rite of passage, silow down, wilderess ceremony, wilderness

🌀Honoring Joanna Macy – Thank you

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Ryan Van Lenning

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earth elder Joanna Macy is in her final days. She is in hospice space surrounded by family and friends. You can find updates at CaringBridge, and leave a message.

I feel moved to honor her and name a few of the many things I have learned from Joanna and her body of work and play, from her teaching, courage, transparency, and passion.

Category: UncategorizedTags: belonging, earth, ecopsychology, ecotherapy, Elder, joanna macy, the great turning, the work that reconnects

10 EARTH DAY-IS-EVERY-MOMENT ACTIONS

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Ryan Van Lenning

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🌏Anchor in an unshakable ecospirituality (rooted in deep time, reciprocity, humility, gratitude, love, enchantment, animist relationality) 🌏Slow down. Allow something new to emerge. Practice skills for building sky (spaciousness) & earth (grit) within (i.e. regulating our nervous system). Practice Erecting your No, stretching your… Continue Reading “10 EARTH DAY-IS-EVERY-MOMENT ACTIONS”

Category: UncategorizedTags: compost empire, decolonization, earth, earth day, ecosensuality, enchantment, nature, postcapitalism, Slow, the great turning, wild purpose

POLYPOETIC PRODUCTION IN PROCESS

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Ryan Van Lenning

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“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘤𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘴.” – 𝘙𝘶𝘮𝘪 It’s been a polypoetic productive wow of the den time. I’m happy to have both tended the delicious darkness & liminal rest and… Continue Reading “POLYPOETIC PRODUCTION IN PROCESS”

Category: UncategorizedTags: belonging, earth, ecotherapy, mystery, nature, poetry, poetry for the great turning, rewild, the great turning, wholeness, wilderness