I had the honor of presenting a paper titled “Processing Decolonizaiton” at a recent East-West Psychology Student Symposium at the California Institute of Integral Studies where I teach and am also working on my PhD in East-West Psychology.
Read MoreJamaica! Land of my birth…
Read MoreA short little video meditation journey through some of my favorite places …
Read MoreIt was a crisp sunny autumn day, a bit breezy for sitting outside perhaps but the storied Lawn of the Grounds was the perfect place for the event. It started with a procession of dignitaries from all the top universities, Harvard, Oxford, and 100 others marching two by two in their full regalia of gowns of black red, blue and crimson.. hoods with silk and velvet sashes indicating their achievements, all PhD’s in every imaginable academic discipline.
Read MoreThe exotic tropical birds are what you see first. A large red macaw taking flight from the top of her head, blue tipped wings curled upwards towards the light. A resplendent quetzal with long tail, a green toucan with red tipped large beak, a green brilliant hummingbird, a kingfisher all poised to fly into the green dappled forest behind her.
Read MoreA webinar presentation on ecopsychology.
Read MoreShe first inspired me 25 years ago when I walked into Banyan Books in Vancouver and walked out with her slim volume Thinking Like a Mountain. For so many years, that gem of deep ecology writings inspired my personal journey with the earth…
Read MoreThe last thing I remember was being grief-stricken that I had to leave. After nine days in the bush, the lowveld in South Africa, vast wildlife reserves, on my first safari seeing lion, cheetah…
Read MoreThis essay explores the ways that the identity of an individual is rooted, or can be rooted in the place of their birth and childhood, and that even after they have moved from this place, it still informs their being in myriad ways.
Read MorePerhaps it’s the similarity with the landscape of the land of my birth, Jamaica, that caused me to fall in love with another tropical island. Kauai…
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