Distinguished Visiting Teaching Scholars Speaker Series - Greening Higher Education
Plenary Talk by Dr. Michael Yellow Bird - The Power of Ceremony: Indigenous Contemplative Practices and the Earth
Event Details
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:15 AM
City: Peterborough
Trent University
Building: Student Centre
Room: TSC 1.07
Cost: Free
We are pleased to announce that Trent’s Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Department of Social Work will be hosting a Distinguished Visiting Teaching Scholar Speaker Series this upcoming academic year (2024- 2025).Dr. Yellow Bird is the first speaker in the 2024-2025 Greening Higher Education series, presented by Centre for Teaching and Learning and Trent Social Work department.
The Power of Ceremony: Indigenous Contemplative Practices and the Earth
Indigenous contemplative practices and teachings have enabled Indigenous Peoples to develop a deep, intimate relationship with the natural world and an appreciation and respect for its beauty, diversity, and complexity. The understanding that the Earth is a living being with dynamic ecosystems such as rainforests, savannahs, grasslands, deserts, and aquatic systems that support human life, has provided a pathway for humans to experience a sense of unity, harmony, and interconnectedness with all living things. In this presentation, Dr. Michael Yellow Bird, shares how Earth-based Indigenous contemplative practices can promote a stronger connection to all life on the planet and support the idea of the greening of higher education. He combines Indigenous wisdom along with western science to show how learning Earth contemplations can create important changes in the brain and body that can transform our relationship with the Earth. Participants will come to understand the connections between western neurosciences and Indigenous knowledge and ways of being and how this content is relevant to the greening of social work education and can be added to their teaching and curriculum.
October 30, 2024
9:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Location: Student Centre Event Space (TSC 1.07) and online via Zoom
Registration information here: The Power of Ceremony: Indigenous Contemplative Practices and the Earth - Teaching & Learning - Trent University
Due to high interest, the location has changed. More in-person tickets have been made available.
Contact Info
Please contact socialwork@trentu.ca for more information.