This month we feature Molly Young Brown, whose contributions to the Work That Reconnects – including co-authoring Coming Back to Life – span decades. We join Molly in celebrating her 80th birthday, and with grateful hearts we honor her as she retires from her role as a Weaver of Work That Reconnects Network. Volunteer Kelsey Eaton interviewed Molly; this is what she learned. Read more
Practice Garden: Child’s Mind
Thank you to Jo delAmor for sharing her new Seeing with New/Ancient Eyes practice Child’s Mind. This practice was designed primarily for parents, but may be valuable to explore with… Read more
Connecting with Your Ancestors
Our Ancestors are waiting for us to pay attention to them, to acknowledge them, and our lives begin within them. We carry them in our minds, bodies and spirits. They made great sacrifices and made great choices for us to be able to be alive. As we honor them, we honor the miracle of having a body, mind and a spirit. We become connected to a whole lineage and legacy that is manifesting in us. Read more
Eyes Wide Open to the Injustices, Challenges and the Possibilities – The Passing of Three Greats
We start 2022 with gratitude for all that is: as root teacher Joanna Macy has said, just being alive on this Earth is enough to celebrate.
We have, however, experienced important losses in just two months: social activist and author bell hooks, human rights activist Desmond Tutu, and master precursor of the concept of engaged spirituality Thich Nhat Hanh.
Each of them left us with eyes wide open to the injustices and challenges as well as the possibilities. And their passing opens the doors for new leaders and actions based on the inspiration they sowed. Read more
Featured Facilitator: Jacqueline Buckingham
Please join us in welcoming our Facilitator of the month: Jacqueline BuckinghamLocation: UKInvolved with the WTR since: 2007Groups Jacqueline works with: community groups, environmental stewards, charitiesLanguage: English WTR Network: Jacqueline,… Read more
Practice Garden: The Bodhisattva Check-in
Revisiting an old favorite: The Bodhisattva Check-in Anti-Oppression Resource Group members, aware that a European-colonizer mindset has informed much of the development of the WTR over the years, has been… Read more
Practice Garden: Emerging and Re-envisioned Practices
In many Work That Reconnects communities, facilitators offer a ritual Welcome at the opening of a workshop. This practice is intended to help all participants feel included; it can also alert members of dominant or privileged groups that a broad spectrum of the human family may be present. Read more
Embracing Collapsology: Reflections on the International Film Release of “Once You Know”
Dear WTR Network Family and Friends, Over the past couple of months I’ve had the great honor and joy of supporting the WTR Network-sponsored international release of the film Once… Read more
Giving Tuesday is now LIVE!
Thank you for being part of this growing community! Your ongoing support helps the WTR Network create opportunities for WTR lovers to connect with each other across distance and difference,… Read more
Deepening into Gratitude
As the Work That Reconnects Network continues to apply anti-oppression and decolonization frameworks to the Work That Reconnects, the Weaver’s team reflects on this season of gratitude and the opportunity to deepen our awareness and connection to the local Indigenous communities of the land we live with and Indigenous communities world wide. Read more… Read more
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