Michelle Y. Merrill, Ph.D.
Dr. Michelle Merrill is the founder of the Novasutras Movement. What she experienced in her research in tropical rainforests was a catalyst to work for global transformation.
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Coping with Crisis
In Novasutras, we help one another deal with our emotional responses to the climate and extinction crises through practices like meditation and shinrin-yoku. Developing deeper awareness of ubuntu and agaya enhances our emotional resilience. Dr. Michelle Merrill, founder of the Novasutras Movement, discussed some of these ideas in an interview for an article about climate grief that was published last month.
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Global Synchronous Meditations
Michelle will be offering guided global synchronized meditations throughout November and early December, as part of the upcoming Global Wave of Climate Action. Novasutras guided meditations emphasize the scientific truths that unite us as Earthlings. They are open to all who share some devotion to Earth care and community.
Event Details
Full online event list, details, links and registration, plus videos of past events, and ideas for planning celebrations.
Climate Anxiety: It’s Not Just You
As evidence of climate destabilization increases, more people are experiencing climate anxiety, ecogrief, and similar distress. How common is climate anxiety? How do we deal with the emotions that arise from this escalating climate emergency? Novasutras practices and events serve to nurture and uplift one another during these challenging times.
How to Help Earth’s Three Green Hearts
We urge you to get involved with groups working on behalf of these beautiful equatorial rainforests and their indigenous peoples. Here are some organizations to connect with, and actions you can take, to protect and restore Earth’s Three Green Hearts. Helping Earth’s Three Green Hearts In July 2020, Novasutras signed on to the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative‘s Faith…
Santa Cruz Area Events
Upcoming events listing for the Santa Cruz, California chapter of Novasutras. Includes outdoor meditations, shinrin-yoku, and other in-person events in the area.
Envisioning Positive Futures
Environmental science fiction storytelling can shape our thinking and subsequent technological and social innovations. Solarpunk and other imagined futures can inspire us. Many include messages about the need for an ecospiritual movement to deal with climate and other environmental crises.