5-Week Work That Reconnects Eco Dharma Series

Mountain Stream invites you to attend ~
5-Week Eco Dharma Series – The Work That Reconnects (WTR)

Teachers: Constance Washburn, and guest teacher Frieda Nixdorf
Location: In Person, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Dates: Five consecutive Wednesdays: October 8, 15, 22, 29 and November 5
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Cost: Sliding Scale $75 – $125. Partial scholarships available. No one turned away for lack of funds..
Pre-registration is required: To register, please visit https://www.mtstream.org/nc-daily-schedule/2025/10/22-wtr-series
Your emailed payment receipt is your registration confirmation.

“The Work That Reconnects arises in direct response to the ecological, social, and economic crises of our time. It helps people understand and meet these challenges with clear eyes and open hearts…”    — Joanna Macy  

Course description: This 5-week series will follow The Spiral of the Work That Reconnects.
We will start October 8th with an introduction and overview of The Work then proceed around The Spiral of the Work which moves through Gratitude, Honoring Our Pain for the World, Seeing with New & Ancient Eyes, and Going Forth. This progression allows us to open our hearts by touching into gratitude. Then in feeling our grief for the world we discover our love. Stepping into fear we find our courage. Owning our rage awakens our passion for justice. And our despair or not knowing can allow us to open to seeing with New/Ancient Eyes the greater wisdom all around us. We find new ways of working for the healing of the earth. We then go forth with plans for co-creating with other humans and the living Earth a sustainable living culture.

We request that participants attend all 4 sessions after the orientation and overview to create a safe container for this deeply transformational work.

This series qualifies for 10 hours of WTR experience towards application to the Spiral Journey Facilitator Development Program.

The course is open to everyone, with no previous experience needed.
Here are some suggested readings to learn more about WTR:
COMING BACK TO LIFE – Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects, by Joanna Macy and Molly Brown
ACTIVE HOPE – How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power, by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone

Dana: During the course, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to the teachers part of the Buddhist practice of dana, the virtue of giving and receiving. All offerings are gratefully received. Teacher Dana

Constance Washburn is an activist, educator, director and a facilitator of the Work That Reconnects (WTR). Since 1994 she has attended many intensives with Joanna Macy and has been leading WTR retreats and workshops in Northern California for many years. In 2017 she co-founded the International Spiral Journey: a Facilitator Development Program. Constance has been a Buddhist practitioner since 1968, a yoga teacher and a Community Dharma Leader. Constance has an MA in Theatre and Education with studies in psychodrama and sociodrama, and spent years teaching and directing theater. She trained in permaculture and For 20 years she engaged in land-based work, working in farmland preservation and education on behalf of organic local sustainable food systems. Learn more about Constance