Ecopsychology and Life Energy Studies

08/03/2019

I'm at the Climate Reality Professional Training program with Al Gore and others. Awesome.

07/07/2019

Greetings all. I would like to briefly review books or films that are pertinent to ecology and psychology. I would like to start with Naomi Klein's book This Changes Everything: Capitalism versus the Climate.
She argues that we are misguided and ultimately ineffective if we simply believe that in our battle to save the planet's climate we are not required to change any of our patterns of consumption, inequality and the destructive model of Corporate Capitalism that emphasizes continued growth. We cannot simply continue in the same course and just add renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. Rather, we must change EVERYTHING. No more domination of nature or the reinforcement of our superiority a d separation from earth, other species and each other. The climate crisis is tailor made for significant shifts in how we exist and subsist in the world. Ironically, right wing Conservatives and even the fossil fuel economy understand this better than the leftwing mindset which is one reason they feel threatened and spend enormous amounts on funding climate change denial. They believe climate change is a Socialist conspiracy and their viewpoint does see how much change is required to address this crisis. A must read book- the second book one should read after An Inconvenient Truth.

06/25/2019

I will be attending Al Gore's Climate Professional Training in early August in Minneapolis. There is still openings if people want to apply. The training is free.

06/15/2019

06/07/2019

I just calculated my carbon footprint and the results are sobering. At the same time it is crucial that we begin with a reliable estimate of our contribution to the problem and take steps to immediately reduce this footprint.

One can calculate their carbon footprint at www.carbonfootprint.com

06/05/2019

Diet is one of the most important and controllable factors in our efforts to heal the earth. A vegan diet is considered an important choice that would quickly correlate with improved climate indicators if enough people adhered to it. Concomitantly eating locally grown, organic food reduces carbon footprint significantly.
It's important for us to feel our actions correlate with improved health outcomes both individually as well as collectively.
It is important for us to be realistic, but not succumb to nihilistic hopelessness.

06/04/2019

I'm very happy to report that I've been accepted to participate in the next Climate Professional Training program weekend in Minneapolis on August 2-4 where I'll get to meet and learn from Al Gore who I very much admire. These trainings certify people to go back to their communities and present programs on climate change and its sequelae. I feel privileged to be accepted and excited about the potentials.

06/04/2019

Welcome to my new group. It represents an integration of my interest in Orgonomy, Logotherapy, Transactional Analysis/Redecision as well as Daoist Internal Energy Practices (Tai Chi Chuan: Wu/Sun/Yang, Pa Kua, Qi Gong) and other fields of study with my intense concern with issues of the environment , ecology, leftist politics, egalitarianism and social justice.

I have more and more come to realize that one cannot do effective psychotherapy without a concomitant focus on the environment/ecology, climate change crisis and the overwhelming sense of trauma, depression and hopelessness of our present predicament.

While maintaining a sense of realism and eschewing pollyanish, quick solutions, it is my hope to engender cautious hope, action and social engagement.

I will keep my audience updated on my work, upcoming seminars, events and pertinent information.