Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Weekend Wisdom Intensive has been postponed.
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We are bodies on the body of the Earth, living in a time of great disruption.
In this Weekend Wisdom Intensive, participants will examine the intersection of ecopsychology, somatics, and contemplative practice in order to uncover the innate bond between the human body and natural world.
Utilizing a combination of lecture, movement, meditative exercises, and community engagement, your instructors Erika Berland, and Jeanine Canty, Ph.D., will guide you in unraveling colonized paradigms of Earth and body, and demonstrate how rooting into both can lead to personal and planetary healing.
Together, you will…
During the Friday evening portion of this Weekend Wisdom Intensive, Erika and Jeanine will introduce the foundational concepts of Earth Embodiment, as well as the practices that will be further explored during the rest of the weekend.
Those who register for the full weekend should be prepared to engage in experiential movement practices, contemplative and meditative exercises, mindful dialogue, and more. Through these immersive experiences, you will gain a deeper understanding of the disconnection between body and Earth, as well as the natural resources we all hold and can call upon for healing and restoration.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Weekend Wisdom Intensive has been postponed.
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This program is offered live online via Zoom.
Friday | March 10th 2023 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm Mountain Time
Saturday | March 11th 2023 | 9:00am – 3:00pm Mountain Time
Sunday | March 12th 2023 | 9:00am – 3:00pm Mountain Time
Standard Price: $25
Senior Price: $22
Naropa Community Price: $20
Seniors/Naropa staff, faculty, students & alumnx:
Email extendedcampus@naropa.edu to request a discount code
Standard Price: $225
Senior Price: $205
Naropa Community Price: $190
Seniors/Naropa staff, faculty, students & alumnx:
Email extendedcampus@naropa.edu to request a discount code
Erika Berland, is Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (R), a nationally Registered Movement Therapist, and licensed Massage Therapist. She has an extensive background as a dance teacher and performer and has taught workshops in experiential anatomy and dance applications of Body-Mind Centering in numerous studios and schools throughout the US and Europe. A pioneer in the field of somatic education and performing arts, theater, Erika was a founding faculty and co-creator of the unique movement curriculum of the MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program at Naropa University (2004-2020).
Erika is a long-time student and teacher of meditation, and her areas of research include the integration of meditation practice and view in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition with performance techniques, as well as offering deep somatic practices for the meditator. Based on her 2017 book, “The Physical Art of Sitting”, Erika created and facilitated a workshop across the United States that shared her book’s ethos. She has also been a member of the teaching team for Naropa University’s Extended Campus Mindfulness Compassion Initiative; WELCOME, since the program’s launch in 2017.
Erika Berland, is Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (R), a nationally Registered Movement Therapist, and licensed Massage Therapist. She has an extensive background as a dance teacher and performer and has taught workshops in experiential anatomy and dance applications of Body-Mind Centering in numerous studios and schools throughout the US and Europe. A pioneer in the field of somatic education and performing arts, theater, Erika was a founding faculty and co-creator of the unique movement curriculum of the MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program at Naropa University (2004-2020).
Erika is a long-time student and teacher of meditation, and her areas of research include the integration of meditation practice and view in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition with performance techniques, as well as offering deep somatic practices for the meditator. Based on her 2017 book, “The Physical Art of Sitting”, Erika created and facilitated a workshop across the United States that shared her book’s ethos. She has also been a member of the teaching team for Naropa University’s Extended Campus Mindfulness Compassion Initiative; WELCOME, since the program’s launch in 2017.
Jeanine M. Canty , PhD, lives in the foothills above Boulder, Colorado, within the ancestral lands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. She is a professor within the transformative studies doctoral program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and she also guest teaches for Naropa University, Pacifica Graduate Institute, and Prescott College. A lover of nature, justice, and contemplative practice, her teaching intersects issues of social and ecological justice connected to the process of worldview expansion and positive change, and her research situates in ecopsychology, climate justice, transformative learning, contemplative education, and transpersonal inquiries.
Jeanine is a certified meditation instructor as well as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR). She is an editor of and a contributor to Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices and Globalism and Localization: Emergent Approaches to Ecological and Social Crises. Jeanine is a certified meditation instructor as well as a wilderness first responder (WFR). Her work has been featured in A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Time; The Wiley Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology; The Body and Oppression: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions; Shadows and Light: Principles, Practices, Pedagogy; and Multicultural Perspectives of Contemporary Transpersonal Counseling. Her most recent book, Returning the Self to Nature, focuses on our collective narcissism, the ecological crisis, and healing.
Jeanine M. Canty , PhD, lives in the foothills above Boulder, Colorado, within the ancestral lands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. She is a professor within the transformative studies doctoral program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and she also guest teaches for Naropa University, Pacifica Graduate Institute, and Prescott College. A lover of nature, justice, and contemplative practice, her teaching intersects issues of social and ecological justice connected to the process of worldview expansion and positive change, and her research situates in ecopsychology, climate justice, transformative learning, contemplative education, and transpersonal inquiries.
Jeanine is a certified meditation instructor as well as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR). She is an editor of and a contributor to Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices and Globalism and Localization: Emergent Approaches to Ecological and Social Crises. Jeanine is a certified meditation instructor as well as a wilderness first responder (WFR). Her work has been featured in A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Time; The Wiley Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology; The Body and Oppression: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions; Shadows and Light: Principles, Practices, Pedagogy; and Multicultural Perspectives of Contemporary Transpersonal Counseling. Her most recent book, Returning the Self to Nature, focuses on our collective narcissism, the ecological crisis, and healing.
