Dear Work That Reconnects Network Family and Friends, We have much to share about what’s happening behind the scenes at the Work That Reconnects Network. We value transparency, and the trust and sense of belonging that transparency can create, so letting you know what we’re working on behind the scenes is always meaningful for us. […]
Honoring Our Pain for the World
Deep Times Journal – September 2022
Welcome to the September 2022 issue of Deep Times: A Journal of the Work That Reconnects. For this issue, we called for submissions: …from all over the world, particularly outside the US, to show how the Work That Reconnects or other related or more ancient deep ecology ritual and practices are helping people grapple with […]
Call for Submissions: Deep Times, September 2022
For our next issue, in September 2022, we are seeking contributors from all over the world, particularly outside the US, to show how the Work That Reconnects or other related or more ancient deep ecology ritual and practices are helping people grapple with the many crises before us all, how to stay connected or reconnect with earth and each other, and how to prepare or refresh ourselves for our role in the healing of the world.
Deep Times: Unraveling Patriarchy and Shifting the Paradigm
The theme for our current issue of Deep Times, Unraveling Patriarchy and Shifting the Paradigm, is now available.
The response has been heart-warming. We are grateful for all the submissions, both the ones we used and the ones we had to turn away or set aside for a future issue. We’ve put together a rich array of articles, essays, poems and artwork that address the challenge of unraveling patriarchy and shifting the dominant paradigm to one of reverence and respect for all life, based on our radical interconnectedness with our fellow humans of all cultures, ancestry, and identities and with all beings of Earth.
Revisiting the Elm Dance in a Time of Pandemic
As our yearly Earth journey around the sun continues, daylight hours in the southern hemisphere grow shorter as they lengthen in the north. We are half-way between solstice and equinox. Most of us who began calendar year 2020 are still here, but by no means all. A word in newly common usage is pandemic. “Pan” […]
Featured Facilitator: Jolie Elan
How many workshops and/or events WTR focused do you run a year? I typically hold about 8 – 10 workshops a year. Are other facilitators in your area? Who are they? Yes, Molly Brown. Do you have any upcoming events you’d like to share? Yes, a WTR Network Webinar: How to See with Gaian Eyes […]
Featured Facilitator: Kathleen Rude
Kathleen Rude, MS, is located in Glenview, IL, (near Chicago) on the land of the Potawatomi, Miami and Sioux. She has been involved with the WTR since 2007, when she first began her studies with Joanna. She has been facilitating since 2008 throughout the Midwest and the Rocky Mountain Region, and more recently online. How […]
Southeast US Regional Gathering Report
Written by Beth Remmes The seeds of the Southeast Bioregional Gathering were planted in the summer of 2017 when an email went out to people listed in the Southeast on The Work That Reconnects (WTR) website to see if there was any interest in forming a regional hub. We had some group calls and had […]
Calgary, Canada, Regional Gathering Report
Written by Amy Spark Recognizing this year has been a difficult and extremely changeable year for Alberta (including both provincial and federal elections, climate emergencies, and massive budget cuts from our provincial government), we wanted to connect as a community and recharge. We had two main objectives: a) To foster and deepen connections to each […]
Madison Wisconsin, US Gathering Report
Written by Sunshine Jones and Penny Andrews We planned our day long gathering in hopes of building community, offering nourishment to and seeking feedback from Work that Reconnects facilitators, emerging facilitators and those familiar with WTR but new to it. In doing so, we decided that the three and half-hour morning session would offer […]
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