In a world swamped by antithetical division, we desperately need those people and communities actively cultivating synthesis. Finding intersection, integration and common ground amongst so much seeming separation is a sacred calling and Will Meecham embodies that calling perfectly.

Raised a rational atheist he initially pursued meaning and purpose through academic knowledge and became a successful ophthalmologist while all the while feeling the call to self and world tugging at him in a very different direction.

Serious mental and physical ill-health led him to finally heed that calling and seek to heal himself while simultaneously exploring the possibility of healing the rift between science and spirituality.

What arose out of that exploration is his creation, Mindful Biology, a profound and elegant body of ideas and perhaps more importantly, practices, that open a doorway back into the living world and back to our true nature by experiencing our sensate body intimately, and through our bodies to feel ourselves as part of the beautiful whole of Life.

To sign up to Will’s beautiful classes and to read and watch more about Mindful Biology please visit mindfulbiology.org

Will's Bio:

Because of a traumatic childhood, Will struggled to make peace with life and found solace in Nature. He entered college to study field biology but found little support for that path. Lacking confidence and seeking approval, he gravitated toward more technical fields, such as biophysics, neuroscience, and medicine. He trained as an oculofacial surgeon but spinal problems forced him to leave the profession at age 41. The setback triggered an existential crisis that culminated in visionary experiences. Afterward, he explored a number of Eastern and Western spiritual traditions and meditative disciplines. After about ten years, he was hired to teach anatomy and physiology at a yoga institute, where a style of teaching he calls Mindful Biology evolved. It uses a compassionate framing of basic biology to help us experience the grandeur and sweetness of Nature within our bodies. More information and upcoming class schedules are available at MindfulBiology.org.

I first became aware of Mark Allen’s work and his model for Holistic Activism about a year and a half ago. I was immediately drawn in because of the many intersections I found between his work and our Earthbound coaching approach. 

How do we recalibrate the way we are in relationship with ourselves, each other and with the world? How do we affect regenerative change in the world? And how to do that through mutuality, healing and respect while also avoiding the exhaustion and burnout so many of us experience? Mark has spent many years as an activist and has seen first-hand the toll it can take on mental and physical health, relationships and the movements activists care about. He believes there is a better way and Holistic Activism is his vision for it. 

To dive deeper into Marks’ incredible work please visit holisticactivism.net. There you can download the Holistic Activism Booklet, a guided meditation and find out about his ongoing events and trainings.

For 1-1 transpersonal coaching and group embodied meditation courses please visit www.earthbound.fi

Bruce Parry is an explorer and documentary maker well known to the UK for the BBC documentary series he has made whilst living amongst many indigenous communities around the world.

His latest major film is Tawai: A Voice From The Forest which he made independently. It’s a fascinating film that listens deeply to some of the last remaining indigenous egalitarian communities on Earth so that our industrial culture might learn other ways of being that still persist to this day in which it’s possible to live fully in harmony with each other and with the whole of life. Ways which used to be much more common and could one day become so again.

Bruce has spent many years travelling around the planet but a few years ago decided to settle back in the UK and to a small Welsh homestead in need of regeneration. He hopes to share this project with others looking to learn from wiser cultures and yearning for a life fully reintegrated with nature. He also hopes the seeds of heart wisdom he has brought back from tribes such as the Penan and Mbendjele can germinate and thrive in Western Industrial culture at a time when it’s so needed.

Bruce is such a generous spirit and his message is so crucial in the times we are living in. I strongly recommend you watch Tawai: A voice from the forest which you can stream via the website www.tawai.earth. And for more information about Bruce and his work please visit bruceparry.com

This is a guided embodied meditation. Enjoy the inner sensations of being alive and being part of Life!