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Explore advaya's faculty of teachers, scientists, practitioners, philosophers and storytellers, 
who share multidimensional, local and diverse 
narratives from across the world.

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Bayo Akomolafe

5 courses
Sophie Strand picture

Sophie Strand

3 courses
Satish Kumar picture

Satish Kumar

1 courses
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Vandana Shiva

6 courses
Veronica Strang picture

Veronica Strang

1 courses
Manda Scott picture

Manda Scott

2 courses
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Beloved Sara Zaltash

1 courses
David Abram picture

David Abram

2 courses
Dr Andreas Weber picture

Dr Andreas Weber

5 courses
David Whyte picture

David Whyte

1 courses
Helena Norberg-Hodge picture

Helena Norberg-Hodge

2 courses
Dr. Predrag Slijepcevic picture

Dr. Predrag Slijepcevic

1 courses
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Charles Eisenstein

3 courses
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Aisha Paris Smith

2 courses
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Brontë Velez

3 courses

Priya Subberwal

Priya (they/she): graphic artist and host of monthly study club

Priya is completing an M.S. in Environmental Studies at the University of Montana focused in environmental writing. They are an interdisciplinary artist focused on the intersections between ecological relationships, collective liberation, and creative expression. They are influenced by critical and queer ecologies, anarchism, agroecology, and the ecosystems of the high alpine Rocky Mountains.

Priya is also a beginning farmer, dog companion, and full-time mammal.

Spiritual Ecology Study Club Picture

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Spiritual Ecology Study Club

The Spiritual Ecology study club is a space for shared inquiry blending together ideas of deep ecology, collective liberation, critical theory, and integrated practice to explore what it means to participate intentionally in our ecosystems and our ways of relating to the human and nonhuman world.

Abolition is the full realisation of ahimsa Picture

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Abolition is the full realisation of ahimsa

Priya Subberwal, facilitator of advaya’s Spiritual Ecology Study Club, writes about the principle of ahimsa, the Sanskrit principle to “do no harm”. They ask, what does it mean when we work to fully embody principles of nonviolence, and uphold values of redemption, not retribution, within our own movements?

The Science Underground: In conversation with Dr. Patricia Kaishian & So Sinopoulos-Lloyd Picture

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The Science Underground: In conversation with Dr. Patricia Kaishian & So Sinopoulos-Lloyd

Dr Patricia Kaishian and So Sinopoulos-Lloyd discuss their backgrounds in environmental education, wildlife tracking and theology with a focus on meaning and the more than human, blending social and natural sciences.

Spring Equinox Special: Plant Medicine Picture

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Spring Equinox Special: Plant Medicine

How have plants and humans co-evolved for millennia? How might our plant relationships teach us about our landscapes and ecological communities, support our bodies in their ecosystems, and provide new perspectives and pathways towards growth and healing?

The Science Underground: Webinar with Dr. Patricia Kaishian & So Sinopoulos-Lloyd Picture

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The Science Underground: Webinar with Dr. Patricia Kaishian & So Sinopoulos-Lloyd

Dive into the fascinating world of Queer Ecology with mycologist Dr. Patricia Kaishian and wildlife tracker So Sinopoulos-Lloyd in this thought-provoking discussion hosted by Priya Subberwal. Uncover what Queer Ecology truly means and discover how it challenges heteronormativity in science and ecological thinking. How can queer ecology challenge traditional scientific narratives and inspire new ways of relating to and understanding the more-than-human world?