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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez of Earth Guardians, speaking to the U.N. in Paris

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer finds it deeply disturbing to hear this 15 year old boy speak with passion about what affects us all, while the adults behind him disregard both him and his message…The comments on the video published on the internet tell … Continue reading →

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The Longing for Belonging – Charles Eisenstein

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-eisenstein/indigeneity-and-belonging_b_8011302.html Originally written for our local Schumacher College, in the context of a course Charles was leading. Charles features regularly on this blog – the writer believes him to be one of the important thinkers and writers of our time. … Continue reading →

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Bonnie Bright – Trauma and Homecoming: Finding a Sense of Place in the Space of Trauma

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.depthinsights.com/Depth-Insights-scholarly-ezine/trauma-and-homecoming-finding-a-sense-of-place-in-the-space-of-trauma-by-bonnie-bright/ Click on the link to visit this fascinating and profound article by Bonnie. It’s a long read, well worth the investment of time and energy. She begins with the choice of the U’wa people in Colombia, faced with the … Continue reading →

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Gabor Maté: On Storytelling, Health, and the Ruling Class, with Ryan Meili

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/gabor-mate-storytelling Click on the link for Part 2 of this fascinating, wide-ranging interview with Gabor Mate (Part 1 was yesterday’s post). The writer is often struck with the strong links between what Gabor is saying, and person-centred. For example, Rogers … Continue reading →

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Gabor Maté: How Capitalism Makes Us Sick, with Ryan Meili

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/gabor-mate-how-capitalism-makes-us-sick Click on the link for Part 1 of an interview with Gabor Mate by Ryan Meili in Briarpatch Magazine – we will be posting Part 2 as well (or there is a link at the end of Part 1, … Continue reading →

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Jo Confino – Grieving could offer a pathway out of a destructive economic system

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/02/grieving-pathway-destructive-economic-system Click on the link for this article in the Guardian by Jo Confino, about the road into more economically, ecologically and emotionally sustainable ways of living, through encountering grief – our pain and the world’s. The writer agrees with Jo’s comment:- … Continue reading →

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The Way that You Walk – Toko-Pa

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://toko-pa.com/2014/09/17/the-way-that-you-walk/ Click on the link for this beautiful, resonant post from Toko-Pa, about how it may serve us in our current circumstances to walk slowly…. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter

Posted in beauty, consciousness, Disconnection, ecological, ecological issues, grief, human condition, immanence, interconnection & belonging, internal locus of evaluation, natural world, paradigm shift, perception, physical being, political, reality, spirituality, sustainability, Toko-pa | Tagged aboriginal culture, aboriginal dream, aboriginal dreaming, affordable counselling exeter, ambiguity, beauty, belonging, conscious living, consciousness, counselling exeter, creativity, disconnection, dream time, dreaming, dreaming time, ecological, ecology, elder wisdom, elders, embodiment, grief, human condition, indigenous people, interconnection, low cost counselling exeter, natural world, Palace Gate Counselling Service, Palace Gate Counselling Service Exeter, paradigm shift, paradox, social inequality, social injustice, social justice, spirituality, sustainability, Toko-pa, Victo Ngai | Leave a comment

Paul Hawken’s Speech at the 2006 Bioneers Conference

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

When I first saw this, it sent chills down my neck and I thought ‘We are part of this’. I watch it fairly regularly. I think what Paul is saying is vitally important. The purpose of this counselling service stated … Continue reading →

Posted in actualizing tendency, empowerment, ethics, interconnection & belonging, internal locus of evaluation, paradigm shift, Paul Hawken, therapeutic growth, transformation | Tagged Bioneers, Bioneers 2006, Blessed Unrest, cultural change, ecological, grass roots, indigenous people, Palace Gate Counselling Service, paradigm shift, Paul Hawken, social change, social justice | 7 Comments

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