On 4/21, Paul Hawken, Konda Mason, and Tara Brach joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose in conversation on Meaningful Action to Achieve Planetary Health. This expansive two-hour discussion included mindfulness practices from both Konda and Tara, as well as wisdom from all four speakers.
Eric Beinhocker is a Professor of Public Policy Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the University’s Oxford Martin School. In conversation with Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose, Eric joined us in discussion on a new economic paradigm necessary to achieve planetary health.
On February 24, we continued the Garrison Institute Forum on Pathways to Planetary Health (PPH) with a conversation between Tensie Whelan, Director of the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU and former president at the Rainforest Alliance, and Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F. P. Rose. Tensie is dedicated to working across businesses and communities on innovative solutions for environmental protection. In her conversation…
A painter and a theoretical physicist have found common ground around the issue of land conservation.
Thibault Manekin is an ardent believer in building affordable housing for citizens who support their own community. Talking with Jonathan F. P. Rose, he shared some of the lessons he’s learned along the way
On the power of social presencing, and how being attentive to the sensations of the body can keep us focused on the present.
Kerry Kennedy, the president of the RFK Human Rights Foundation, believes in an intersectional approach to activism — one informed as much by mindfulness as it is her Catholic faith.
What is the relationship between mindfulness meditation and activism? Is there a way for our meditation practice to be transformed into work that can change the world? by Aidan Kennelley Often, the act of “sitting” can feel individualistic and self-centered. But Shelly Tygielski believes this can be a powerful tool that enables us to ask the essential question “how can…