Week 6 - Grounding in a higher power

In our sixth session we will discuss the importance of finding something BIG in which you can put your trust. Whether it’s the Universe, Love, God, or Liberation, naming our higher power and staying grounded in it can give us the strength we need to keep going in an uncertain future.

Climate work can take a large psychological and emotional toll on organizers. It can be hard to find time to address the emotional weight of this work, but leaving it unaddressed can quickly lead to burnout. In this drop-in series, join facilitator Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her) and a small circle of your climate organizing peers to lift some of the emotional burdens of this work. Using group sharing, personal reflection, and guided meditation practices, this series asks the question: “how can we use grounding practices as a way to cope with despair and stay connected to ourselves, each other, and our shared purpose, in order to experience and work towards transformative change?”

This will be a six week, drop-in, free online series facilitated by Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her), community organizer and chaplain. Gabrielle is a third-generation settler on amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She is a student of contemplative and somatic healing traditions and provides spiritual care to people in both hospital and social movement settings. 

This series will take place Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30pm PST/7:30-9:30pm EST starting March 21st and ending on April 25th.

Please fill out this Google form if you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions!

Week 5 - Grounding in lineage
In our fifth session we will discuss the importance of naming and leaning into our political and biological lineages. Using meditation and self-reflection we will practice connecting with ancestors and receiving the love and care they have for us.

Climate work can take a large psychological and emotional toll on organizers. It can be hard to find time to address the emotional weight of this work, but leaving it unaddressed can quickly lead to burnout. In this drop-in series, join facilitator Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her) and a small circle of your climate organizing peers to lift some of the emotional burdens of this work. Using group sharing, personal reflection, and guided meditation practices, this series asks the question: “how can we use grounding practices as a way to cope with despair and stay connected to ourselves, each other, and our shared purpose, in order to experience and work towards transformative change?”

This will be a six week, drop-in, free online series facilitated by Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her), community organizer and chaplain. Gabrielle is a third-generation settler on amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She is a student of contemplative and somatic healing traditions and provides spiritual care to people in both hospital and social movement settings. 

This series will take place Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30pm PST/7:30-9:30pm EST starting March 21st and ending on April 25th.

Please fill out this Google form if you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions!

Week 4 - Grounding with the earth 

In our fourth session we will explore different ways we can experience, in a tangible way, our own embeddedness in the watersheds and ecosystems that sustain us. The land loves us and holds us unconditionally! We will talk about what it means to receive this love, while also acknowledging the way colonial violence informs our relationship with land and our responsibility to her.

Climate work can take a large psychological and emotional toll on organizers. It can be hard to find time to address the emotional weight of this work, but leaving it unaddressed can quickly lead to burnout. In this drop-in series, join facilitator Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her) and a small circle of your climate organizing peers to lift some of the emotional burdens of this work. Using group sharing, personal reflection, and guided meditation practices, this series asks the question: “how can we use grounding practices as a way to cope with despair and stay connected to ourselves, each other, and our shared purpose, in order to experience and work towards transformative change?”

This will be a six week, drop-in, free online series facilitated by Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her), community organizer and chaplain. Gabrielle is a third-generation settler on amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She is a student of contemplative and somatic healing traditions and provides spiritual care to people in both hospital and social movement settings. 

This series will take place Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30pm PST/7:30-9:30pm EST starting March 21st and ending on April 25th.

Please fill out this Google form if you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions!

Week 3 - Grounding in friendships 

In our third session we will talk about the important role that our friendships play in the search for healing and liberation. Together, we will learn some techniques for deepening the intimacy and vulnerability in our close personal relationships and discuss how communal practices of care can ground us in uncertain times. 

Climate work can take a large psychological and emotional toll on organizers. It can be hard to find time to address the emotional weight of this work, but leaving it unaddressed can quickly lead to burnout. In this drop-in series, join facilitator Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her) and a small circle of your climate organizing peers to lift some of the emotional burdens of this work. Using group sharing, personal reflection, and guided meditation practices, this series asks the question: “how can we use grounding practices as a way to cope with despair and stay connected to ourselves, each other, and our shared purpose, in order to experience and work towards transformative change?”

This will be a six week, drop-in, free online series facilitated by Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her), community organizer and chaplain. Gabrielle is a third-generation settler on amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She is a student of contemplative and somatic healing traditions and provides spiritual care to people in both hospital and social movement settings. 

This series will take place Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30pm PST/7:30-9:30pm EST starting March 21st and ending on April 25th.

Please fill out this Google form if you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions!

Week 2 - Grounding in our bodies 

In our second session we will discuss embodiment: why it’s so critical in our work for liberation and why it can feel so challenging to anchor ourselves in our physical being. Then, using some gentle guided body practices, we will learn how to embrace our bodies as a resource and refuge instead of something to control, ignore or avoid.

Climate work can take a large psychological and emotional toll on organizers. It can be hard to find time to address the emotional weight of this work, but leaving it unaddressed can quickly lead to burnout. In this drop-in series, join facilitator Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her) and a small circle of your climate organizing peers to lift some of the emotional burdens of this work. Using group sharing, personal reflection, and guided meditation practices, this series asks the question: “how can we use grounding practices as a way to cope with despair and stay connected to ourselves, each other, and our shared purpose, in order to experience and work towards transformative change?”

This will be a six week, drop-in, free online series facilitated by Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her), community organizer and chaplain. Gabrielle is a third-generation settler on amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She is a student of contemplative and somatic healing traditions and provides spiritual care to people in both hospital and social movement settings. 

This series will take place Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30pm PST/7:30-9:30pm EST starting March 21st and ending on April 25th.

Please fill out this Google form if you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions!

Week 1 - Grounding in our purpose 

Join us for the first session in our 6-week series on grounding practices and liberation. In this session we will practice connecting with our deeper purpose for doing climate justice work and discuss the ways we can stay grounded in our purpose as a way to prevent (and deal with) burnout and overwhelm.

Climate work can take a large psychological and emotional toll on organizers. It can be hard to find time to address the emotional weight of this work, but leaving it unaddressed can quickly lead to burnout. In this drop-in series, join facilitator Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her) and a small circle of your climate organizing peers to lift some of the emotional burdens of this work. Using group sharing, personal reflection, and guided meditation practices, this series asks the question: “how can we use grounding practices as a way to cope with despair and stay connected to ourselves, each other, and our shared purpose, in order to experience and work towards transformative change?”

This will be a six week, drop-in, free online series facilitated by Gabrielle Gelderman (she/her), community organizer and chaplain. Gabrielle is a third-generation settler on amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). She is a student of contemplative and somatic healing traditions and provides spiritual care to people in both hospital and social movement settings. 

This series will take place Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30pm PST/7:30-9:30pm EST starting March 21st and ending on April 25th.

Please fill out this Google form if you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions!

Join a small group of other organizers one Tuesday a month to talk about climate anxiety and political grief. Includes time for group sharing and quiet personal reflection. Specifically intended for people involved (now or in the past) in climate activism and/or community organizing. Register here.

Not sure if this applies to you? Feel free to send me a note here and I’ll give more details!

Join with a small group to talk about climate anxiety and political grief. Includes time for group sharing and quiet personal reflection. All are welcome. Register here.

Join a small group of other organizers one Tuesday a month to talk about climate anxiety and political grief. Includes time for group sharing and quiet personal reflection. Specifically intended for people involved (now or in the past) in climate activism and/or community organizing. Register here.

Not sure if this applies to you? Feel free to send me a note here and I’ll give more details!

Join with a small group to talk about climate anxiety and political grief. Includes time for group sharing and quiet personal reflection. All are welcome. Register here.

Join a small group of other organizers one day a month to talk about climate anxiety and political grief. Includes time for group sharing and quiet personal reflection. Specifically intended for people involved (now or in the past) in climate activism and/or community organizing. Register here.

Not sure if this applies to you? Feel free to send me a note here and I’ll give more details!

Join with a small group to talk about climate anxiety and political grief. Includes time for group sharing and quiet personal reflection. All are welcome. Register here.