Knapsack List

A multi-cultural offering of songs, music, and eco-tones of living in/as the mystery & miracle of The In-Between.

by Kazu Haga

Meeting harm with harm (in individual, familial or collective coflict) does not work to diminish harming. Kazu Haga suggests a response shift that speaks to the roots of harm with a focus on healing: combining nonviolent action with the sciences of trauma healing and the consciousess-shift of spiritual practice. It's quite amazing how much of what is suggested here is happening in a meditation studio near you. :)

guided by Pema Chödrön

A 12-minute transformational practice of "sending and taking," transmuting suffering into compassion and freedom from suffering for individuals and all beings.

Meet Dr. Resmaa Menakem; Healer, Author, and Founder of Somatic Abolitionism

by Brian Thomas Swimme

A fresh look at the meeting place of cosmology, spirituality, & personal identification

by Nora Bateson

Reflections, Poetry, & Artwork: Invitations to sense freedom beyond modernity's linear & one-dimensional perception

Emergence magazine offers this interactive video of a 5-minute(ish) meditation, relational engagement, & embodiment of Interbeing.

by Maria Popova

"15 Portals to wonder through science & poetry"

by Joanna Macy

guided by Rev. angel Kyodo williams

A 6-minute grounding and centering practice of resting and returning awareness to your physical, energetic, & spiritual core

by Terry LePage

A toolkit for navigating the grief, fear, and discomfort of living in global collapse and transformation

VIDEO & Audio of Multi-ethnic Multigenerational gathering of women acknowledging and singing to water.

More music available on MBMS Playlist:  “Liminalings”

by Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes

Through a BIPOC lens, Dr. Holmes addresses the emergence of contemplation during crisis, offering inspirational guidance and invitations for practice.

Courses to discover how you can take meaningful action for the climate, starting right now.

by Naomi Shihab Nye

Free pdf of Duane Elgin’s most recent book, Choosing Earth; access to the documentary Choosing Earth, Choosing Life; extensive resource lists

by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira

Facing the multiple crises of modernity–and hospicing modernity–with maturity, humility, and integrity.

by David George Haskell

An invitation to discover, explore and connect with trees (and yourself) in a whole new way, in very unexpected places.

by Sara Groves

Sara Groves's song "Why it Matters" speaks to the importance of sharing stories, creating art, and finding beauty in the midst of chaos and to understand why it matters that we recognize and celebrate beauty.

More music available on MBMS Playlist:  “Liminalings”

by Wendell Berry

Poem

JS Bach's Cello Suite #1: Yo Yo Ma accompanied by psithurism, komorebi, and burble in the Smoky Mountains, N. Carolina (15 min.).

More music available on MBMS Playlist:  “Liminalings”

edited by Ashish Kothari, et al

Essays on transformative initiatives and alternatives to the dominant processes of development

by Andrew Holecek

An essential guidebook for what is possible in the vast world of meditation and mindfulness.

by Maria Popova

Online and in-person courses, bookclubs, information; founded by john a. powell

by Maria Popova

An honoring of the essential role that fungi made and continue to make in the life forms and forming of Earth.

by Robin Wall Kimerer

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

by Isabel Wilkerson

Examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped modernity and shows how it defines society by a hierarchy of human divisions.

by Steffi Bednerak

Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety