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We host a variety of online and in-person programs and events featuring Emergence staff and contributors, aimed at providing a space where our wider community can engage through the power of story. Through workshops, retreats, immersive leadership courses, nature connection practices, gallery installations, film screenings, and live pop-up events, we create interactive spaces for exploring the connections between ecology, culture, and spirituality.

February 19 – April 23, 2023 (iteration 1) & April 26 – June 28, 2023 (iteration 2)

Seeds of Radical Renewal: A Ten-Part Leadership Course (2023)

with Spiritual Ecology facilitators

What does effective leadership look like as our ecological and cultural landscapes rapidly shift? This online course offers emerging leaders the opportunity to deepen their skills in building and co-creating spaces of renewal, reciprocity, and reverence.
Leadership
Applications Open
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June 29 - July 2, 2023

Shifting Landscapes Retreat, England

with Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Join us for a four-day in-person retreat at Sharpham Trust in Devon, England, led by Sufi teacher and Emergence Founder and Executive Editor Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee.

photo by Kasia Murfet
Details Complete Expression of Interest Form

photo by Kasia Murfet

PRACTICES

Our practices offer meaningful ways of connecting to the living world, inviting you to bring an element of one of our stories into your life. You can take our practice exercises with you wherever you go on your phone or with our simple and elegant practice booklets.
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Playful Listening

by David G. Haskell
Immerse yourself in the web of connections created by sound.

Being with the Dark

by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder
Venture into nightfall and settle into the expansive wonder of the dark.

The Aromas of Trees: Five Practices

by David G. Haskell
Journey into the unique and surprising aromas of eleven different species of trees.

Listening to the Language of Birds

by David G. Haskell
Open yourself to the sensory experience of listening to bird language.

Arriving with Every Step

by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder
Embark on a pilgrimage to a sacred site, beginning where you are and arriving with every step.

Navigating a Shifting World

by Aylie Baker
Ask yourself where you are, what’s around you, and what the history is beneath your feet.

Listening for Silence

by Adam Loften & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Listen with attention and curiosity to consider what is at stake in a world where silence has gone extinct.

Befriending a Tree

by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder
Broaden your perspective of place through the simple practice of befriending a tree.
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