July 17

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST / 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. CEST

About the Session

Come learn how local food can save the world! By shortening the distance between consumers and producers, we structurally encourage diversity on the farm – which in turn means greater productivity, more local livelihoods, more nutritious food and healthier ecosystems.Participants will dive into the spiritual, ecological, and health benefits of participating in local food economies. Take a journey into understanding the benefits of local food. Find out more here:https://www.localfutures.org/films/local-food-can-save-the-world/

About Helena

Linguist, author, and filmmaker, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, a pioneer of the new economy , and the convenor of World Localization Day. She is the author of several books, including ‘Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh’, an eye-opening tale of tradition and change in Ladakh, or “Little Tibet”. Together with a film of the same title, Ancient Futures has been translated into more than 40 languages, and sold half a million copies.

About the Eco-Dharma Talk Series

July 16-20

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. CEST

15 USD / EUR per session

This event is part of the Eco-Dharma Talk Series: Exploring Where A Mindful Life and Ecology Meet with Dougald Hine, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Adam Lobel, Catherine McGee, Liane Stephan, and Christian Daniel Wahl.

Topics in this five-day Eco-Dharma Talk series range from circular economies, the importance of local food, finding our way in the midst of climate and other crises, ”inner dimensions of sustainability,” and our connection to the sacred earth. This talk series is being offered by Shambhala Online, in collaboration with Dechen Chöling Retreat Centre in France, and hosted by the Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective.

Session Topics and Presenters:

July 16 – Designing Regenerative Cultures with Christian Daniel Wahl 

July 17 – Local Food Can Save the World with Helena Norberg-Hodge 

July 18 – At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Way In A Chaotic World with Dougald Hine

July 19 – Inner Green Deal with Liane Stephan

July 20 – This Sacred Earth with Catherine McGee and Adam Lobel

Each live session will include:

• A brief guided meditation
• A one-hour presentation
• Time for exchange and questions
• Connection with other meditation practitioners interested in the intersection between a mindful life, Buddhism, ecology, and care for our planet

Join one session or join them all. We can’t wait to see you there!

This online talk series is part of an in-person retreat being hosted at Dechen Chöling Retreat Centre in Limoges, France. To find out more and join in-person at Dechen Chöling, visit the Dechen Chöling retreat registration page.