It is my great pleasure to share with you the first issue of Touching the Earth Newsletter of Earth Holding Actions in the Plum Village Tradition.

The idea for this electronic newsletter came to life last spring in the conversations that followed the Earth Holding and Protecting Retreat at Deer Park Monastery (Escondido, CA). Participants wanted to continue learning from one another, sharing spiritual earth practices, offering personal stories of caring for the planet, and providing examples of local Sanghas organizing earth-healing actions.

Many people made the newsletter manifest. I am honored to serve with Brother Phap Ho and Nomi Green as a member of the editorial committee. Joy Lamb lays out the newsletter and gets it into your inbox. Others submit articles that reveal their spiritual experiences in caring for earth.

Follow this link to read the first issue of Touching the Earth Newsletter. When you do, you will find inspiration and be given an opportunity to subscribe to upcoming issues. You will  learn how to submit your story for a future publication. Also, because this is a new initiative, you can help us by telling your friends about the newsletter and sharing the link through social media.

Enjoy!