Episode #33: Collective Healing of Nature and Spirit (Part 3 of 3)
Join the Rose Woman, Christine as she discusses the third part of a special series on Healing Collective Trauma. She shares her training, experiences, and insights on healing ourselves. We will learn why we are detached from the world and how we renew our connection with nature and spirituality. Remember you are not alone, you belong in this world.
In this episode, we cover:
- Learnings from different spiritual teachers, scholars, and studies
- Why our disconnection from nature, is a fundamental and developmental trauma that needs healing
- The truth of our reality in this world
- Human impact on ecological systems
- Questions to ask yourself about nature that is living inside us
- Practices and experiencing the idea of spirituality
- Evidence that spiritual practices are working
- Insights in belongingness with the world
Helpful Links:
- Thomas Huebl - Spiritual teacher, author, and founder of The Academy of Inner Science
- Mark Whitwell - A Yoga teacher around the world for the last 45 years, and is the author of four books on Yoga.
- Santa Fe Institute - Read more about the Study of human impact on food webs and ecosystems
- Dr. Rupert Read - Ecological philosopher and green activist
- Sundari Farm and Gardens - Come on the Big Island- with the flowers and trees, the undimmed night sky and vast Pacific. A farm, residence and guest house, practicing leadership for a New Earth.
- Joshua Hathaway - Real and raw communication skills for individuals, couples, and purpose driven organizations.
- Joanna Macy - A scholar of buddhism, systems thinking and deep ecology
- Sacred Economics book by Charles Eisensten - traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth.
- The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible book by Charles Eisenstein - In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place?
- Love this episode? Listen also to the two parts of this special series in Healing Collective Trauma here - Part 1 | Part 2
- Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman
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“Remember you are not alone, you belong in this world.”
Frequently asked
Why does this episode frame disconnection from nature as a kind of trauma?
Christine describes our disconnection from nature as a fundamental, developmental trauma that needs healing, not just an environmental abstraction.
Who are some of the teachers referenced in this episode?
The episode draws on Thomas Huebl, ecological philosopher Dr. Rupert Read, and scholar Joanna Macy, who studies Buddhism, systems thinking and deep ecology.
What does Charles Eisenstein's Sacred Economics argue?
The book traces money's history from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, arguing the money system has driven alienation, competition, scarcity and endless growth.
References
- Listen: Collective Healing of Nature and Spirit— The Rose Woman Podcast
- Sacred Economics— Charles Eisenstein
- Joanna Macy— Joanna Macy
- Study of Human Impact on Food Webs and Ecosystems— Santa Fe Institute
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Christine Mason
Founder & Author, Rosebud Woman
Christine Marie Mason is the founder and CEO of Rosebud Woman, a leading brand in women’s intimate wellness and self-care. She is the author of six books on embodiment, intimacy, and awakening, and the host of The Rose Woman podcast—ranked in the top 5% worldwide. A longtime yoga and consciousness teacher, Christine writes and speaks on women’s health, sexuality, and midlife vitality, helping people cultivate love, reverence, and radiant wellbeing in every stage of life.