Commitment #5: Self-Care Even when I am stressed, overwhelmed, or in disconnection, I want to maintain my commitments to my well-being and take actions that nourish my life. If I find myself letting go of strategies that I know contribute to my life (such as exercise, eating as I want, receiving support and empathy as… read more
Posts by Stephanie Van Hook
PPR March 22, 2013: Nonviolence, a lifelong commitment
Listen to the show by clicking the link below. PPR March 22, 2013 Nonviolence in the news 3-22-2013 Michael Nagler discusses the nonviolence movement in and outside of Syria. For the listener’s reference: A Special Report on the Syrian Uprising to date just released by Friends for a Nonviolent World. Our guest for this show is Lorin… read more
PPR March 8, 2013: “Where there is fear, there is power”
Listen to the show by clicking the link below. March 8, 2013 Nonviolence in the news 3-8-2013 Michael Nagler discusses International Women’s Day and its historical roots and then analyzes the Shabag protests in Bangladesh. Our guest for this show is Linda Sartor: Linda Sartor has always been a peace/justice activist and an educator and has… read more
New Commitments (Roadmap Course Follow-Up)
This blog is meant to bring us more deeply together as a community after spending four-weeks together in the Roadmap tele-course. As in the previous post, you are warmly invited to reflect and comment on the following questions in the boxes below: IN WHAT SPECIFIC WAYS AM I READY TO DEEPEN MY COMMITMENT TO MY… read more
The New Story (Roadmap Course Follow-up)
This blog is meant to bring us more deeply together as a community after spending four-weeks together in the Roadmap tele-course. As with the previous question, please reflect in the comment boxes below on the following questions: Here is Metta’s primary, working document on the New Story. HOW DO I ARTICULATE THE NEW STORY IN… read more
Nonviolence in Seattle: Workshop, Talk and Potluck: Saturday April 6.
Please register below. NB: There is a google form embedded here. What you do is click inside of this blog post and you will see that scrolling is possible. Then, you can scroll within this page itself to hit the submit button of the form. Any questions please contact stephanie@mettacenter.org… read more
Download the four sessions of the Roadmap Course
We recently hosted a four-week telecourse on nonviolence, activism and the Roadmap. You can download the four sessions by topic below: the first session on Nonviolence with Michael Nagler, please click this link and the download will begin the second session on Roadmap, please click this link and the download will begin. the third session on the New Story, please… read more
The How of Happiness: A “Rap” video…
This interesting video on explores strategies for cultivating lasting happiness. We’d add a few more points: 1. Unplug from the mass media and engage in practices for unlearning oppression 2. Learn everything you can about nonviolence 3. Get personal and “practice personhood” 4. Get involved in the issue you are passionate about. Thanks to Jeff… read more
“From Principles to Practice” – Gandhian Economics
Professor Michael Nagler explains the theory of Gandhian Economics in the fifth video of the “From Principles to Practice” video series.… read more
“From Principles to Practice” – Satyagraha Discussion
Our second video of the “From Principles to Practice” video series. In this video, Professor Michael Nagler discusses the concept of Satyagraha with a Metta research fellow, Nicole. Please feel free to comment and discuss!… read more
