Tag: Elder

🌀Honoring Joanna Macy – Thank you

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Ryan Van Lenning

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

What to Learn From an 11,000 Year-old Elder?

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Ryan Van Lenning

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If you’ve been in the Mojave and Sonora deserts you know creosote bushes are ubiquitous. Creosote plays a pivotal role in the desert ecosystem as a keystone species. Creosote has earned the title of “nurse plant,” helping many young cacti and other plants to establish,… Continue Reading “What to Learn From an 11,000 Year-old Elder?”

Category: plants, UncategorizedTags: deep time, ecotherapy, Elder, king clone, nature, perspective

From the Life Mat

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Ryan Van Lenning

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From the Life Mat: 🌞 Feed beauty, starve the Beast 🌞 Forage imaginal possibilities beyond the hungry ghost energy of Empire 🌞 You are here to tend the Sacred 🌞 Court your radiant rage as a more-than-human wisdom 🌞 Refusing to be well-adjusted to a sick society is a… Continue Reading “From the Life Mat”

Category: UncategorizedTags: belonging, earth, ecotherapy, Elder, nature, rewild, Sunrise