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Resurgence & Ecologist magazine has been at the forefront of the environmental and now regenerative movement for almost 60 years. Published by The Resurgence Trust, a small educational, UK charity: www.resurgence.org - championing and celebrating Nature.
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The quote I especially love in this issue (that I circle in the video) is “In order to understand the dance one must be still. And in order to truly understand stillness one must dance” - Jalaluddin Rumi, (1207-73), a Sufi poet.
“In order to understand the dance one must be still. And in order to truly understand stillness one must dance” - Jalaluddin Rumi, (1207-73), Sufi poet
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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The magazine addresses environmental, social and spiritual challenges and opportunities of our time, in a voice not driven by fear but by love of the earth and its many life forms - www.resurgence.org
Resurgence & Ecologist magazine - The gift of water Give the gift of Resurgence this Christmas
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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We wanted to share this wonderful review from our cover artist @zarialynn.bsky.social via Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DQruuGEkU4k

I think it’s safe to say this is the most beautiful magazine I’ve ever been on the cover of! Wow, I’m so honoured and also just thrilled to now know about Resurgence 🙏
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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We hope you will join us for an event this month and share in Resurgence’s vision: to nurture beauty, community and ecological awareness through #learning, #creativity and dialogue...

Read our #events newsletter > conta.cc/4hm3WHE

#Imagination #Activism #Magazine #Art #Nature #Culture
Becoming an imagination activist Friday 5 to Saturday 7 December Hawkwood College, Stroud This weekend explores imagination activism — a powerful approach to creating regenerative futures by helping people envision possibilities where all beings thrive. Learn practical tools to expand the realm of what's possible and embody new realities in your community, organisation or movement work. Led by founder of Moral Imaginations Phoebe Tickell. Buy a ticket > https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/our-programmes/programme/28543-becoming-an-imagination-activist We hope you’ll join us this November to be part of these gatherings that remind us of our shared belonging within the living world. With all good wishes, The Resurgence Team Give the gift of Resurgence this Christmas Looking for a gift that uplifts and inspires? Membership of The Resurgence Trust is the perfect present for a loved one: a gift of light and hope. Each issue offers inspiring celebrations of the Earth, captivating artwork, and ideas that connect us to ourselves, each other and the planet. Use code D68 to receive a set of two free Resurgence notebooks with the first issue. Membership benefits include: • Six magazines a year — nourishment for mind, heart and soul • Monthly meditations online, live, with Satish Kumar and guest facilitators • An annual online event — connection with fellow members • Supporting The Resurgence Trust in informing and inspiring positive change for people and planet “Every time I open an issue of Resurgence & Ecologist my mind becomes serene, my sense of beauty more acute, and my resolve to work for a just and peaceful world is renewed.” — Fritjof Capra Membership offers > https://shop.resurgence.org/subscription/bundle
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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We also look ahead to December with our #free Wild Folk talk featuring Jackie Morris & @tamsintheshed.bsky.social and an evening exploring the sacred art of #Kriya, using the breath as a path to stillness and renewal, plus our event recommendations...

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Wild folk: tales from the stones Thursday 4 December • 7—8.30pm GMT • via Zoom Join storyteller-artists Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott for an evening of myth, art and imagination as they share from their new collaboration, Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones. This luminous book brings together seven stories inspired by the land, told through Jackie’s evocative words and Tamsin’s radiant stained-glass imagery. In this special conversation, they will read from the book, reflect on the creative journey behind it, and explore how story and art can deepen our sense of connection with the natural world. Book a FREE space: resurgenceevents.org Kriya – the sacred art of purification using the breath Thursday 11 December • 7—8.30pm GMT • via Zoom We invite you to explore subtle yet powerful sacred breathing practices called kriyas with yoga teacher Alison Howard-Jones and discover how they can benefit your overall wellbeing. In a comfortable seated position, you will be gently guided through a completely rounded series of exercises that include many aspects of yoga, which is in itself a fully embodied practice. By carefully following the instructions, you can experience subtle and profound effects on body, mind and emotions, and over time this can be a rich source of ‘opening up’. As the event unfolds, you will learn the name, purpose and meaning of each kriya and come to know a unique practice that you will be able to use again. Booking and info: resurgenceevents.org Listening to the Land Day Wednesday 7 January • 9am to 6pm GMT Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford OX1 2DH Join us for the return of the Listening to the Land Day, a collaborative exploration of how building a reciprocal relationship with Nature can support radical food system transformation. This gathering will offer anyone who has a deep, heartfelt connection to the natural world the opportunity to share knowledge, insights and ways of knowing, and to reconnect with a sense of belonging and community with the human and more-than-human world. Buy a ticket > https://www.tickettailor.com/events/landbasedspirituality/1791638 Sentience and sapience Animate Earth 2025 Confluence Saturday 15 November • 4—7pm GMT • online Hosted by Rachel Fleming with Monica Gagliano, Jay Griffiths, Vanessa Wijngaarden & guests Join Animate Earth and guests as we look at the evidence for intelligence, communication, patterns and relationships in Nature. We will be joined by leading scientists and plant and animal communicators, who will be discussing their findings and sharing with us some of the practices they use for conversation with the other-than-human world. Book a space > https://animate-earth.org/events/animate-earth-2025-confluence/
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Each month, Resurgence hosts a vibrant programme of events that honour our commitment to connecting people with #Nature, with one another, and with the deeper currents of #creativity and awareness that sustain us

Read our events newsletter > conta.cc/4hm3WHE

#Wellbeing #Writing #Talks #Lifedrawing
Ecopoetry course — Treading the Sacred Path Thursdays 6 to 27 November • 6.30—8pm GMT • via Zoom Join ecopoet Diana Sanders on a beautiful writing journey that will explore how to bring the essence of the sacred and wild that is within each of us into our writing. This course is ideal for people who want to develop their writing skills while connecting deeply with the sacred places in and around us. This connection helps us to write more freely and brings a greater understanding and compassion for all the creatures and plants that exist on this planet. Booking and info: resurgenceevents.org Resurgence Talks: Rutendo Ngara ‘Healing in relation: pathways through Nature and Indigenous wisdom’ Wednesday 26 November • 7—8pm GMT • via Zoom • FREE Booking and info: resurgenceevents.org Festival of Wellbeing Recordings Recordings from the live event held on 4 October 2025 Widely acclaimed and always hope-inspiring, this year’s Festival of Wellbeing brought together extraordinary change-makers and visionaries who explored what is needed to create wellbeing for people and planet. Watch recordings from this day of thought-provoking and progressive talks given by some of the world’s greatest thinkers and activists, including Tony Juniper, Fritjof Capra, Mary-Ann Ochota and Satish Kumar. Purchase and info: resurgenceevents.org Life drawing group Tuesday 11 November • 7—9pm GMT Online via Zoom, and at The Resurgence Centre Enhance your skills, enjoy the artful company of an experienced model, and indulge in the tranquillity of drawing. Our presenter will guide you through nuanced stances ranging from two-minute warm-ups to an hour-long pose. Draw from the comfort of your own home in real time via our high-quality technology, or join us at The Resurgence Centre, Hartland. Booking and info: resurgenceevents.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Satish Kumar was recently asked to speak at A National Conference on #Children and #Nature: #Education for #SustainableLiving held by Prakriya Green Wisdom School & the Bhoomi Network

We're pleased to share this audio recording: vimeo.com/1132561140 🙏

Find out more: www.childrenneednature.org 🦋
A National Conference on Children and Nature: Education for Sustainable Living Prakriya Green Wisdom School Bhoomi Network Plenary Speaker: Satish Kumar Co-Founder of Schumacher College and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist Initiatives to connect with Nature - Around the world 10 OCT, 2025 10:00 am - 10:30 am
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Highlights from the November/December 2025 issue of Resurgence & Ecologist

In this issue of our #magazine, we focus on one of life's greatest gifts: fresh #water.

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Resurgence & Ecologist - The Gift of Water
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Issue 353 • November/December 2025
The gift of #water > www.resurgence.org/magazine/iss...

In this issue we focus on one of life’s greatest gifts: #FreshWater

Cover #Artwork: Lindblad Cove, Antarctica, November 22, 2018. Courtesy of the artist, @zarialynn.bsky.social
Resurgence & Ecologist - The gift of Water
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Animals and healing

Friday 14 November, 7—8.30pm GMT

The Resurgence Centre, Hartland

An evening with poet @pascalepetit.bsky.social and author @jay-griffiths.bsky.social exploring how animals can help us heal

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#Animals #Healing #Poetry #Writing
Animals and healing Friday 14 November • 7—8.30pm GMT The Resurgence Centre, Hartland An evening with poet Pascale Petit and author Jay Griffiths. Shamans have always said that it is the animals who heal us. Pascale Petit’s work demonstrates poetry as a kind of shamanism, allowing author and reader to shapeshift in the imagination, and the animals are the constant medicine in her work. Jay Griffiths’ new book encompasses how animals heal the society as well as the psyche, electrifying our minds and vitalising our cultures. Together Jay and Pascale will create an event that shows, through both personal experience and their writing, that animals are our healers. They will be discussing their experiences, reading from their work, and opening up the conversation to the audience. Buy a ticket > https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theresurgencecentre/1835026/r/bluesky #Animals #Healing #Poetry #Writing
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Your membership will support the work of The Resurgence Trust, an #educational #charity working to promote ecological #sustainability, #SocialJustice + #spiritual values through the publication of Resurgence & Ecologist #magazine, @theecologist.org news website, and an inspiring programme of events.
"Every time I open an issue of Resurgence & Ecologist my mind becomes serene, my sense of beauty more acute, and my resolve to work for a just, and peaceful world is renewed." ~ Fritjof Capra
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Receive 6 print or digital issues a year' plus you will gain online and/or app access to 50+ years of timeless, thought-leading Resurgence & Ecologist articles in our digital archive with @exacteditions.bsky.social

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October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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#Hope is an emotional temper that emboldens the heart to be active, it is a condition, a mood, an aura of being. It is a feat of the imagination, both courageous and ingenious, a vitality that inspires us to take innovative action to defend the world...

Nick Cave, excerpt from The Red Hand Files
"Hope is an emotional temper that emboldens the heart to be active, it is a condition, a mood, an aura of being. It is a feat of the imagination, both courageous and ingenious, a vitality that inspires us to take innovative action to defend the world. #Hope is essential to our survival and our flourishing.' Nick Cave, excerpt from The Red Hand Files ISSUE #308 / JANUARY 2025 © Nick Cave 2025. Reprinted with permission from Nick Cave. All rights reserved. theredhandfiles.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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From tales of wild folk to guides toward self-sufficiency, our latest collection from the Resurgence bookshop invites you to explore resilience, creativity and reverence for the natural world > conta.cc/4pKTbCq

#Books #Reading #Nature #Earth #Words #Wisdom
Wild Folk Special edition with dust cover, signed by Jackie Morris & Tamsin Abbott Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones is a beautifully illustrated sequence of seven tales, marking the first book- length collaboration between storyteller artists Tamsin Abbott and Jackie Morris. Each of the tales is a fable of transformation and power, summoned from the ancient stones beneath our feet and transformed by word and image into a portal between past and future. The tales are full of ‘wild folk’, shape-shifting spirits that carry the energy that connects all things. £25 Order now > https://shop.resurgence.org/product/view/REBK142/Wild%20Folk:%20Tales%20from%20the%20Stones Join our free event on Thursday 4 December, where Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott will read from Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones and answer questions about their collaboration, illustrating with glass and more. Book a #FREE space > https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theresurgencecentre/1890171/r/bluesky Sacred Business by Nikki Trott Whether you want to create a thriving business with purpose, attract aligned opportunities, flourish financially and ethically or create lasting impact while staying true to yourself, Sacred Business will show you exactly how to get there, transforming yourself and your business in the process. Drawing on real stories and insights from Nikki’s own business clients and personal journey as well as eminent founders, CEOs, investors, academics and wisdom teachers, Sacred Business is packed with practical tools, exercises and strategies to inspire leaders to drive meaningful change. £25 Order now > https://shop.resurgence.org/product/view/REBK141/Sacred-Business The Self-Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency. Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialling their self-sufficiency garden in a 10mx13m plot, and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow six portions of nutritious veg a day per person following the authors' month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space and time in mind. £16.99 Order now > https://shop.resurgence.org/product/view/REBK140/The-Self-Sufficiency-Garden Earth Pathways Diary 2026 Celebrating the work of artists and writers who share a deep love for the land and a desire to live with appreciation and responsibility for this beautiful planet. With the lunar and calendar dates of the eight Earth festivals. Includes the phases of the Moon, the signs of the Moon, and Moonrise and Moonset times. Astrological signs of the Sun, UK Sunrise and Sunset. Some astrological information, UK bank holidays, and a 2027 year planner. £19.15 Order now > https://shop.resurgence.org/product/view/RECP031/earth-pathways-diary-2026 Earth Pathways Calendar 2026 The Earth Pathways 2026 Wall Calendar, Inspiring our connection to the land. Featuring beautiful art work and inspirational writings for each new month. (with a contribution from Satish Kumar for August) Celebrate the gorgeous art of artists and writers who share a deep love for the land and a desire to live with appreciation and responsibility for this beautiful planet. £14.25 Order now > https://shop.resurgence.org/product/view/RECP032/earth-pathways-calendar-2026
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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In this episode of the 'Root Cause' by Neil & Momo, Satish Kumar shares insights from a lifetime of service...

#RootCausePodcast #NeilAndMomo #SatishKumar #ClimateAction #ClimateActivism #Spirituality #Nature #Sustainability #Ecology #Conservation #RootCause #Podcast #Biodiversity #Permaculture
October 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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As autumn deepens and #Samhain calls us into the liminal space between light and dark, we are invited to pause, to honour what has passed, and to open ourselves to what is yet to unfold...

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#Autumn #Events #Art #Nature #IndigenousWisdom
Resurgence Talk: Rutendo Ngara ‘Healing in relation: pathways through Nature and Indigenous wisdom’ Wednesday 26 November • 7—8pm GMT • via Zoom Healing in a time of crisis is more than medicine — it is found in the flow of rivers, rooted in the trees, and carried through ancestral memory. This talk with Q&A weaves science, Indigenous cosmology and the voices of Nature to imagine expanded pathways of resilience and relationality for a shared future. Rutendo Lerato Ngara is a transdisciplinary scholar and Indigenous Knowledge Systems practitioner from Southern Africa whose work bridges science, healing, Indigenous cosmology and ancestral wisdom. Moving fluidly between western and Indigenous ways of knowing, her pedagogies are relational — rooted in the intelligence of land, river, ritual and rhythm. Book a #FREE space > https://resurgenceevents.org/events Water and its many doorways to consciousness Saturday 1 November • 7—8.30pm GMT • via Zoom We are excited to share an extraordinary webinar hosted by our friends at The Scientific and Medical Network. Join Veda Austin as she takes us on a deep dive into the conscious realms of water. Veda's ground breaking research has proved that water can store and share coherent information within its crystallographic medium, and she has gone much further in exploring the profound connections between water and consciousness. Through her work with the autistic non-speaking community via telepathy and letterboard communication, Veda brings remarkable insights into water’s hidden wisdom. In this webinar, Veda will explore topics including: Water’s multiple phases (between 7 and 10) Water as a reflection of the Divine Water’s role in healing The possibility of water seeding life on Mars Water’s connection to the Akashic records And so much more! Buy a ticket > https://scientificandmedical.net/events/veda-austin-water-and-its-many-doorways-to-consciousness/?utm_source=partnersemail&utm_medium=partners&utm_campaign=water&utm_content=resurgence The art of invitation Monday 10 November to Thursday 13 November Hawkwood College, Gloucestershire This course explores creative ways of activating ourselves and our communities in response to climate, ecological and social challenges. A hands-on immersive workshop led by professional artists Ruth Ben-Tovim, Lucy Neal and Anne-Marie Culhane, it offers new creative tools for change that can resource you and your projects, groups, communities and organisations. Anybody who is seeking to engage or involve others will benefit. Buy a ticket > https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/our-programmes/programme/28256-the-art-of-invitation
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Today we look back to Jane Goodall's article 'Moral Evaluation', published in Resurgence in 1998. Jane explained how our future depends not just on biological survival but on the growth of empathy, responsibility, and moral awareness.

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Moral Evolution by Jane Goodall
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, a visionary whose life’s work transformed our understanding of animals, nature, and ourselves.
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At this year's Festival of Wellbeing we shared this short clip of Jane talking at a previous FoW event following the Covid 19 pandemic.
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A beautiful piece in tribute to a beautiful soul. Rest in peace @manchanmagan.bsky.social 🙏❤️🕊 @irishtimes.com

White Light in a Hollow Country
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White Light in a Hollow Country By Martina Teeny Collender I heard the news like a bruise on the membrane of morning, how you slipped from dusk’s fingers while the rain was still speaking its 99 names. You, who wandered in Irish syllables, planting lost words into soil, calling names back into the throat of place, now you are the echo, the absence between two pulses. I imagine you walking beyond the forest where the language of birds becomes older than our grief. You bear a white light on your ribs, a luminous body no illness could hold, no sorrow finally contain. There is a hollow in my tongue where your voice once dwelt, in that hollow I gather lost leaves, tiny seeds of your telling, trying to plant them back in song. You spoke of death as the truer land, one foot already in the other world. I see you there now, drinking a language of wind, turning your face to hidden stars. But we are left with your books, your footsteps in bog and forest, your whisper in the Irish throat, your challenge: to speak the unsaid. To walk the land as you did, listening to its bones and letting your tongue travel with it. I will grieve under wildflowers only, offer my syllables to the wind, let tears fall as rain does: naming you, Manchán, with each word I tend for you. Rest in that other country, you luminous wanderer, you spirit of words, we carry your silence with us until we speak you again. Manchán Magan. 1970 - 2025
October 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing
Saturday 4 October 2025, 10am - 5pm BST
Online, via Zoom

"Feeling part of this ecological family gives me hope and fills me with optimism."

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Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing Saturday 4 October 2025, 10am - 5pm BST Online, via Zoom "It's been a wonderful day of talks and sharing. Feeling part of this ecological family gives me hope and fills me with optimism. Thank you to all in the Resurgence team. I will take all that is shared here today and share it myself." *** Ticket holders who cannot attend for the whole day or would like to listen to a talk again will be able to access the event online afterwards. *** https://resurgenceevents.org/wellbeing25 #FestivalOfWellbeing
October 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Our online gatherings invite you to connect with a wider community. Join seasonal meditations and a poetry course that will bring Nature into focus wherever you are.

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#Nature #Inspiration #Workshops
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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At The Resurgence Centre in Hartland, we’ll be welcoming artists, poets and writers for workshops and evenings of inspiration. Andy from PLANT NEESH returns with the pop-up plant-based supper club.

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#Art #Writing #Meditation #Food #Film
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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As the season turns colder and days grow shorter, we’re delighted to share a programme of comforting events to carry us through autumn.

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#Nature #Inspiration #Workshops #Writing #Poetry #Art #Meditation #Food #Film
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing
Saturday 4 October 2025, 10am - 5pm BST
Online, via Zoom

"I'm certainly filled with more optimism and renewed motivation"

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Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing Saturday 4 October 2025, 10am - 5pm BST Online, via Zoom "I'm certainly filled with more optimism and renewed motivation" https://resurgenceevents.org/wellbeing25 #FestivalOfWellbeing
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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#FestivalOfWellbeing Timetable

Saturday 4 Oct 2025, 10am - 5pm

Here’s how the day will unfold: a rich programme of talks, reflections and conversations designed to inspire, challenge and connect us.

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Festival of Wellbeing 2025 - Morning Timetable: 10.00 – 10.05am Welcome Georgie Gilmore, Resurgence Trust Community Engagement Manager 10.05 – 10.45am Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet Tony Juniper: writer, sustainability adviser, environmentalist. How can people lead good lives without ultimately hastening global collapse? The answer lies in fairness. Drawing upon more than 40 years of experience in research, practical work, campaigning and advocacy, combined with interviews with globally renowned experts, Tony will reveal the system shifts needed to achieve real, lasting change. 10.55 – 11.30am A River Pilgrimage: Maps, Memory and Walking Craig Jordan-Baker, writer, lecturer, forager. In this talk, Craig will discuss his 2021 pilgrimage along Northern Ireland’s longest river, the Bann, and the acclimated book that emerged from that journey: If the River is Hidden. Focusing on how we make meaning from journeys, he will touch on the history of walking as a practice and the power of maps as imaginative tools. 11.40 – 12.15pm Rewilding the Future Solène Wolff, Entrepreneur, public speaker, environmentalist. How do we move beyond dystopian narratives and imagine a better one together? In this talk, Solène will explore how cultivating bold, Earth-centred visions can change the path humanity is on. Drawing on her work in systems change and ecological storytelling, she will present rewilding as a gateway to reduce, repair, redesign and reimagine desirable futures. 12.25 – 1.00pm The Sacred Truth of Nature Sophie Wisbrun-Overakker, Sustainable business and leadership coach, facilitator, activist. Nature is conscious, purposeful, self-balancing, resurgent and regenerative. Planetary and human wellbeing are interrelated. Sophie will take us on a journey to the sacred truth of Nature. When we start living, creating, working and building relationships from that sacred place, we and the rest of Nature can thrive. 1.00 – 1.40pm Lunch break Festival of Wellbeing 2025 - Afternoon Timetable: 1.40 – 2.05pm Love First Satish Kumar, Peace pilgrim, activist, author Love represents unity, and truth represents diversity. Everyone has their own truth and their own point of view. This truth diversity should not lead to division. We all need to respect different truths and different points of view and remain united and related. That happens on the basis of love. We should all put love first, and then truth, science or politics. 2.15 – 2.50pm The Right to Rest: the Lessons of Gardening Diyora Shadijanova, Journalist, writer, book club co-founder Drawing from her own experience of chronic illness, burnout and the challenges of starting a garden, Diyora will reflect on rest as a fundamental part of wellbeing. She will explore how it is not just personal, but also political. 3.00 – 3.35pm Poetry, the Body and the Earth: an Interactive Reading Nadia Colburn, Poet, writer, teacher Giving voice to both trauma and resilience, pain and beauty, Nadia Colburn will read from her book I Say the Sky, invite participants into meditation, and offer some writing prompts. 3.45 – 4.15pm What the Old Folk Can Teach Us: Lessons from Archaeology Mary-Ann Ochota, poet, curator, project maker and environmental advocate Mary-Ann will take us on a whirlwind tour into European prehistory to discover what cave paintings, spindle whorls, dog poo and porridge can teach us about ecosystems, resilience and human tenacity. 4.20 – 4.55pm A Systems View of Wellbeing Fritjof Capra, Scientist, author, educator In the systems view of life, which has recently been developed at the forefront of science, living systems are understood as self-organising, fluctuating and continually regenerating networks. In this talk, Fritjof will discuss a corresponding systems view of wellbeing with interdependent biological, social and ecological dimensions. 4.55 – 5.00pm Closing Thoughts: with Manon Martini, Resurgence Trust Marketing Manager
September 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM