How to connect with the healing benefits of nature
“The more direct our connection to sunlight, the more energy, growth, and satisfaction we enjoy in our daily lives.” I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve started contributing a monthly column to Yoffie Life as an environmental expert, and my first article is live! I’ll be writing about going green, simplifying, and the relationship between wellness and the environment. I’d love it if you joined the site and shared with your friends! In this article, I...
Read MoreLessons on personal sustainability, from nature
9 principles of biomimicry, with corresponding tips on how to create the conditions conducive to life, according to nature.
Read MoreNetworking with authenticity
Systems in nature network all the time. They are constantly exchanging information and energy, in mutually-beneficial ways.
Read MoreThe daily life of Nonviolent Communication
The juice of nonviolent communication (NVC) for me has been in noticing when violent communication wants to arise within me, pausing, and then following the golden rule. This pause becomes a form of self-care, because ultimately I want to be treated with kindness, and so it is my responsibility to treat others that way. Sometimes that means waiting until my walls have softened and the energy has settled from my ego back into my heart and gut, and then speaking from that natural space of what...
Read MoreNever need for Apology
I’ll admit a little secret: I’m not always perfect. In fact, I’m rarely ever perfect. Nor would I wish to be. However, I do find a sense of integrity in vulnerability, in the flow state of learning in the present moment and being open to life. As a recent practice, I have been working with the notion of remorse. Inspired by Marshall Rosenberg, who teaches remorse as an alternative path to apology, I have been practicing being with the feelings associated with grief, instead of jumping past...
Read MoreHow to be who you are
If I were to describe to you what I’ve learned in my Environmental Leadership Master’s degree, I’d most likely tailor it specifically in a way you’re likely to understand, connect, and converse about it. You see, I want to have meaningful conversations with you about the health of the emotional self, the body of culture, and our home planet. Environmental Leadership is about taking a whole-systems view of the world, the interrelationships between people, and...
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