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Expanding our Worldview of Nature Education: An Imperative for Our Times

Keynote Speaker, 2017 NYSOEA Annual Conference This year’s conference theme was “Watershed Moments: Connecting to Our Natural World”. What is a watershed moment? After a bit of research, I determined that it is the moment where the…

community, Culture, Nature, Social Action

Podcast! Part Two Mark Interviewed by Chris Martenson

"...There’s a lot of work to do, so I created this project called “We are Nature Rising,” where we connect and bond with nature as a part of who we are. This is what Joanna Macy says, that it’s not more information that we need. It’s…

community, Culture, Extended Family

Podcast! Mark Interviewed by Chris Martenson Part One

"Mark Morey returns to the podcast this week, for a deep dive into Cultural Capital, one of the more intangible and less understood (though no less important!) of the 8 Forms Of Capital. PeakProsperity.com readers may remember Mark from his…

community, Culture, Extended Family, Parenting, Resilience

Maise's Rite of Competence

The morning was rainy, but as the guests began to arrive, the sun came out. Maise was very excited. She was donning a skirt she had made for the occasion, along with a headdress her auntie had made. We had set up a fire circle with a threshold…

community, Culture, Extended Family, Nature, Parenting, Resilience

Lilliana's Rite of Competence

Greetings everyone, Last year my family attended Art of Mentoring and it was a very transformative experience. One of the most touching moments was the ceremony that was held to send off and receive the teens on their 3 day trip to the…

community, Culture, Nature, Parenting, Resilience

Jasper's Rite of Competence Ceremony

Hi all, I wanted to share the story of Jasper’s ceremony last weekend with those of you who couldn’t make it. It was a really fun day. Jasper greeted everyone by putting animal cards on their backs for a guessing game. We gathered…