🌿 Spread the word! The Loka Initiative is hiring an Admin Assistant! In this role, you will work closely with the Loka team, providing essential operational, programmatic, and communication support our projects on capacity building with partners, online courses, and cross disciplinary research.

Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth unveils the deep connection of Wisconsin’s Native American tribes to the land and waters of the Great Lakes and how that seeds their efforts to restore spiritual, cultural, and environmental resilience. We premiere this Wednesday, July 16th at the Menominee Reservation!

In these turbulent times, we must ground ourselves & find strength in our relationship with Mother Earth. Here is a recent @tricyclemag.bsky.social talk our director @dchungyalpa.bsky.social gave on how humanity treats water & the wisdom and compassion it teaches us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyN9...

A great highlight by @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social on Loka's current research embedded in our online Psychology of Deep Resilience course! Check it out:

As the Earth awakens this spring, so did our April newsletter, with some fresh updates from Loka! 🌸 Have you had a chance to read it? Find it here: www.lokainitiative.org/newsletters Don't miss out on future news – subscribe to Loka's newsletter at explore.wisc.edu/loka 🌱

We truly love this recent Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies interview of dear Loka advisors along with our director @dchungyalpa.bsky.social - give it a read! 🌍🌎🌏 nelson.wisc.edu/how-to-build...

Loka's thrilled to be part of @uwmadison.bsky.social's Earth Fest 2025! 🌎 @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability are proudly co-hosting this year's Earth Fest Forum! Details: earthfest.wisc.edu/events/earth...

We're excited for @tricyclemag.bsky.social's Buddhism & Ecology Summit in a few weeks! Join @dchungyalpa.bsky.social on April 24th, 11 a.m. ET for a water-focused talk, "In Deep Water: Learning to Build Deep Resilience in the Anthropocene." Learn more and register: tricycle.org/events/the-b...

Loka was deeply honored and grateful to present our Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth documentary project to the Great Lakes InterTribal Council in Madison,WI this week. We can't wait for the film's summer 2025 launch! Stay tuned for updates and don't miss the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKey... 🌎

Spring is almost here, and so is Loka's March newsletter with some lovely news and updates! Take a look - go.wisc.edu/642bg8 Be sure to subscribe so you won’t miss any upcoming issues: explore.wisc.edu/loka 🌎

We wholeheartedly endorse this letter from the Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social, our home at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We are deeply grateful to be part of a community so committed to advancing individual, community, and planetary wellbeing 🌏

Hot off the press! Loka's director Dekila @dchungyalpa.bsky.social recently joined our lovely friends at @1earthsangha.bsky.social for a vital discussion on global leadership, community-based Dharma & Earth-based practices, deep resilience & visions for the future: oneearthsangha.org/articles/the...

Hey Folks! Did you know Loka has a monthly newsletter full of inspiring stories, updates & partner highlights?? Sign up at explore.wisc.edu/loka! This month we're proud to offer a nourishing interview ft. our dear friend, Kaira Jewel Lingo - check out the Feb. 25' issue at go.wisc.edu/fgee4w 🌎

Climate Action Tracker: The climate is warming and sea levels rising way faster than governments are acting

Need a 40 second break? Take a #deepbreath: One Planet, All Beings, Deeply Resilient! We are all interdependent, we are alive now & we are capable of changing our behavior, our institutions, our societies & global systems to live in harmony with all of life on Earth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w51k...

We love it! Our first skeet is a reskeet of @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social sharing a feature on our director, @dchungyalpa.bsky.social, talking about why we built a conceptual framework and FREE course program on Deep Resilience!