The Loka Initiative
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The Loka Initiative is an environmental & climate partnership platform for community & faith leaders & culture keepers of Indigenous traditions @CenterHealthyMinds at UW-Madison. Learn more about our Deep Resilience vision and work at lokainitiative.org!
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🌿 Spread the word! The Loka Initiative is hiring an Admin Assistant! In this role, you will work closely with the Loka team, providing essential operational, programmatic, and communication support our projects on capacity building with partners, online courses, and cross disciplinary research.
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🌿 Our Earth is sacred. She is alive.
In restoring a relationship of reciprocity and care with her, we heal ourselves and rewrite our future. 🌿
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A Loka Initiative Production, Directed by Alejandro Miranda, Executive Produced by @dchungyalpa.bsky.social, Produced by Brian McInnes, Associate Produced by Bravebird Productions, Cinematography by Mike Gorski, and Edited by Sofia Mendoza. For future premieres, go to: sacredwisdomsacredearth.org.
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A Loka Initiative Production, Directed by Alejandro Miranda, Executive Produced by
@dchungyalpa.bsky.social
, Produced by Brian McInnes, Associate Produced by Bravebird Productions, Cinematography by Mike Gorski, and Edited by Sofia Mendoza. For future premieres, go to: sacredwisdomsacredearth.org.
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Featuring culture keepers: Joey Awonohopay, Gary Besaw, Roxanne DeLille, Mark Denning, Zoe Fess, Tina Kuckkahn, Edith Leoso, Guy Reiter, Kathleen Smith, Elena Terry, Robert VanZile, Donavan Waupoose, Dan Wiggins Jr. Sign up for details on the Menominee premiere! explore.wisc.edu/cfhmgeneralp...
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Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth unveils the deep connection of Wisconsin’s Native American tribes to the land and waters of the Great Lakes and how that seeds their efforts to restore spiritual, cultural, and environmental resilience. We premiere this Wednesday, July 16th at the Menominee Reservation!
A documentary poster titled "Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth" followed b a tagline "Our Earth is sacred. She is alive." The image consists of a young Menominee man (Donavan Waupoose Jr.) resting on his knees respectfully facing two wild buffalo.
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In these turbulent times, we must ground ourselves & find strength in our relationship with Mother Earth. Here is a recent @tricyclemag.bsky.social talk our director @dchungyalpa.bsky.social gave on how humanity treats water & the wisdom and compassion it teaches us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyN9...
In Deep Water: Learning to Build Deep Resilience in the Anthropocene with Dekila Chungyalpa
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A great highlight by @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social on Loka's current research embedded in our online Psychology of Deep Resilience course! Check it out:
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A new CHM study seeks to understand the impacts of “Psychology of Deep Resilience” (PDR) – an online four-course program launched by the @lokainitiative.bsky.social last year about navigating climate change distress.

Read the full story now!
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As the Earth awakens this spring, so did our April newsletter, with some fresh updates from Loka! 🌸 Have you had a chance to read it? Find it here: www.lokainitiative.org/newsletters

Don't miss out on future news – subscribe to Loka's newsletter at explore.wisc.edu/loka 🌱
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We truly love this recent Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies interview of dear Loka advisors along with our director @dchungyalpa.bsky.social - give it a read! 🌍🌎🌏 nelson.wisc.edu/how-to-build...
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🌎 To face the climate crisis, we have to feel it first. 🌎 A must-read article that digs deeper into building climate courage ahead of Earth Day, with interviews from @lokainitiative.bsky.social Director Dekila Chungyalpa, CHM Founder Dr. Richard J. Davidson & more! nelson.wisc.edu/how-to-build...
How to Build Climate Courage
Fill in the blank: It takes courage to ___________.
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Join us for a day of art, action, and stories of resilience, including an inspiring lecture and panel discussion on climate courage ft. @dchungyalpa.bsky.social and distinguished Loka faculty and advisors! 🌎

🗓️ Wednesday, April 23, 2025
📍Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715
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Loka's thrilled to be part of @uwmadison.bsky.social's Earth Fest 2025! 🌎 @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability are proudly co-hosting this year's Earth Fest Forum! Details: earthfest.wisc.edu/events/earth...
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We're excited for @tricyclemag.bsky.social's Buddhism & Ecology Summit in a few weeks! Join @dchungyalpa.bsky.social on April 24th, 11 a.m. ET for a water-focused talk, "In Deep Water: Learning to Build Deep Resilience in the Anthropocene." Learn more and register: tricycle.org/events/the-b...
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Loka was deeply honored and grateful to present our Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth documentary project to the Great Lakes InterTribal Council in Madison,WI this week. We can't wait for the film's summer 2025 launch! Stay tuned for updates and don't miss the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKey... 🌎
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Spring is almost here, and so is Loka's March newsletter with some lovely news and updates! Take a look - go.wisc.edu/642bg8
Be sure to subscribe so you won’t miss any upcoming issues: explore.wisc.edu/loka 🌎
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We wholeheartedly endorse this letter from the Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social, our home at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We are deeply grateful to be part of a community so committed to advancing individual, community, and planetary wellbeing 🌏
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Our Commitment to the Science and Practice of Wellbeing - A statement from the Center for Healthy Minds: centerhealthyminds.org/news/2025-ch...
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Hey Folks! Did you know Loka has a monthly newsletter full of inspiring stories, updates & partner highlights?? Sign up at explore.wisc.edu/loka!

This month we're proud to offer a nourishing interview ft. our dear friend, Kaira Jewel Lingo - check out the Feb. 25' issue at go.wisc.edu/fgee4w 🌎
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Need a 40 second break? Take a #deepbreath: One Planet, All Beings, Deeply Resilient! We are all interdependent, we are alive now & we are capable of changing our behavior, our institutions, our societies & global systems to live in harmony with all of life on Earth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w51k...
One Planet. All Beings. Deeply Resilient.
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We love it! Our first skeet is a reskeet of @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social sharing a feature on our director, @dchungyalpa.bsky.social, talking about why we built a conceptual framework and FREE course program on Deep Resilience!
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Check out the latest feature on @dchungyalpa.bsky.social, director of the Loka Initiative at Center for Healthy Minds, who is meeting uncertainty with resilience.

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The Short Story: Three Realms of Resilience | Wisconsin Alumni Association
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