Listening | October 21
Christabel Reed: on the crises of mental health, collective health & environmental health
Are mental health and planetary health different sides of the same coin? How do we bridge between individual action and systemic change? And what is at the root of anxiety? Big questions that we are deep diving into with Christabel Reed, Co-Founder of the systems change platform Advaya, and of the education-for-action platform EcoResolution with Cara Delevingne. In this episode, we discuss the crises of mental health, collective health and environmental health, regeneration in all aspects of the word, collective listening and imagination. It’s time to live wide awake.
Website: https://christabelreed.com/ | https://advaya.co/ | https://ecoresolution.earth/
Chelsea Leyland is a British DJ, medicinal cannabis advocate and epilepsy activist.
In the episode, Chelsea tells us about one the most frightening seizures she's ever experienced, Chelsea explains how medical cannabis has allowed her to take back control of her life, and we explore the beautiful side of suffering.
In 2016, Chelsea made the brave and life-changing decision to wean herself off her strong pharmaceutical anti-seizure medications and treat her epilepsy solely with medical cannabis. Chelsea now uses her platform to raise awareness and destigmatise both epilepsy and medicinal cannabis. A subject she further explores in her moving and deeply personal upcoming documentary Separating The Strains.
Websites: https://www.separatingthestrains.com | https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/
Keynote addresss at the IONS 18th International Conference
The effects of spiritual practices are now being investigated scientifically as never before, and many studies have shown that religious and spiritual practices generally make people happier and healthier. Rupert illustrates how science helps validate seven particular practices which underpin all major world religions.
Meditation, Gratitude, Connecting with nature, Relating to plants, Rituals, Singing and chanting, Pilgrimage and holy places.
Rupert summarizes the latest scientific research on what happens when we take part in these practices, and suggests ways that readers can explore these fields for themselves. For those who are religious, Science and Spiritual Practices will illuminate the evolutionary origins of their own traditions and give a new appreciation of their power. For the non-religious, this book will show how the core practices of spirituality are accessible to all, without the need to subscribe to a religious belief system.
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/science-and-spiritual-practices