Resilience in the Anthropocene
This course is part of Building Deep Resilience for Climate Distress.
Resilience in the Anthropocene provides a comprehensive exploration of environmental and climate challenges, focusing on building inner and community resilience. This course serves as both an introduction and capstone to the Psychology of Deep Resilience certificate program. It covers the scientific foundations of contemplative practices while examining ecological and climate contexts through an intersectional justice lens. The course is designed for active participation rather than passive learning, encouraging learners to engage with modules, exercises, and writing prompts in a personalized way. Participants will explore the emotional and psychological impacts of environmental crises while developing practical resilience-building strategies. The course emphasizes interconnectedness and offers embodied exercises, journaling prompts, and discussion opportunities to foster community engagement. Through this holistic approach, learners gain tools to strengthen their inner resilience, understand emotional regulation, and recognize the interdependence between personal, community, and planetary well-being.
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What you'll learn
Understand current ecological and climate contexts through an intersectional and justice lens
Explore the psychological impacts of environmental crises on individual and societal well-being
Develop inner resilience through embodied exercises and contemplative practices
Learn the science behind emotional regulation and contemplative psychology
Apply the Loka Initiative's Resilience Framework to strengthen interdependence between personal and planetary resilience
Engage with fellow participants through journaling prompts and discussion boards
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
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Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
Limited Access access
Shareable certificate
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Module Description
This course provides a comprehensive overview of environmental and climate challenges and their psychological impacts, while offering practical tools for building resilience at individual and community levels. Key topics include: current ecological and climate contexts viewed through an intersectional justice lens; the emotional and psychological impacts of environmental crises; science-based approaches to emotional regulation and contemplative psychology; five contemplative practices from various wisdom traditions; embodied exercises and journaling techniques for strengthening inner resilience; and the Loka Initiative's Resilience Framework, which emphasizes the interdependence between inner, community, and planetary resilience. The course is designed to be adaptable to individual needs, allowing participants to mix and match modules and exercises as they see fit.
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Building Deep Resilience for Climate Distress
Payment options
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Instructor
4 Courses
Pioneering Leader in Faith-Based Environmental Conservation
Dekila Chungyalpa serves as the Director of the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she leads innovative programs connecting faith communities with environmental action. With over 20 years of experience in global conservation, she has established herself as a bridge builder between religious institutions and environmental protection efforts. Originally from Sikkim, India, she brings a unique multicultural perspective to her work, speaking five languages including Sikkimese, Tibetan, Hindi, and Nepali. Her career highlights include founding the acclaimed Sacred Earth program at World Wildlife Fund (2009-2014), serving as WWF-US Director for the Greater Mekong Program, and establishing Khoryug, an eco-monastic association of over 50 Buddhist monasteries implementing environmental projects across the Himalayas. As a recipient of the 2014 Yale McCluskey Award for conservation innovation, she has developed groundbreaking initiatives connecting inner, community, and planetary resilience. Her work through the Loka Initiative focuses on supporting faith-led environmental efforts globally, particularly working with Evangelical Christians, Indigenous leaders, Tibetan Buddhist monastics, and local faith communities. She serves as an environmental adviser to His Holiness the 17th Karmapa and continues to influence environmental policy and practice through her research, writing, and leadership in multiple conservation organizations.
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