Joe is right on.

Darcia’s presentation was well done under more than trying circumstances.

Thank you, again, Darcie.

Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD

(Perseveret et Percipiunt)

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On Aug 11, 2020, at 5:41 AM, Joseph Michalski <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



Greetings everyone. Just a quick shout out of appreciation to Darcia for her outstanding presentation yesterday and her willingness to continue even after hearing the sirens of a local tornado warning and retreating to the basement. No, list members, that's not one of my silly jokes. Talk about commitment to knowledge-building! Thanks again Darcia, as well as everyone who participated in yesterday's fascinating discussion. Best, -Joe

Dr. Joseph H. Michalski

Professor

King’s University College at Western University

266 Epworth Avenue, DL-201

London, Ontario, Canada  N6A 2M3

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Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 2:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Nature connection experiment published (temp access); daily practices you can do too

 

Hi, TOK,

If you are interested in nature connection (needed to help humanity stop destroying the ecologies of the planet), here are two opportunities.

1. My students and I have just published an experiment in Ecopsychology that might interest the list (abstract below):

Indigenous Nature Connection: A 3-Week Intervention Increased Ecological Attachment

There is another week of free access to the article: https://bit.ly/2T5elhd

I can also send a copy to anyone interested.

2. Here is a chance to practice nature connection (alone or with others) for 28 days of brief daily practice inspired by the successful experiment. See: https://ecoattachment.dance

Why should we renew our nature connection?  We live in a time when human actions are devastating earth systems in multiple ways, from acidification of oceans decreasing its wildlife, to poisoned drinking water from industrial interests, to fossil fuel warming of the atmosphere. We are moving quickly toward a “hothouse” earth in which weather patterns will be extreme and unpredictable, with droughts, floods and pandemics routine events. We’ve known for decades that this time would come if we did not change our habits. Knowing about our destruction has not been enough. Do we care?

 

It’s our hearts that must be changed. To care for Nature in the right way, we must care about it. To change our behavior, we must learn to feel connected to the wellbeing of the natural world around us, like our ancestors before us. We must feel our connection to the earth to change our actions towards respectful caring.

 

You can join the Eco Attachment Dance on Instagram and Facebook. Visit: https://ecoattachment.dance and https://evolvednest.org

Published study abstract:

Humanity as a species has spent most of its existence moving with instead of against nature as found among Indigenous or First Nation communities traditionally. Yet most members of modern societies feel disconnected from nature, which is attributed to a lack of connection and respect toward the more than human. We developed assessment tools for ecological attachment from an Indigenous perspective, validating measures (n = 695) of ecological empathy (feeling concern for more-than-human entities), ecological mindfulness (mindful attitudes and behaviors toward living things), and green action (conservation behaviors). Then we conducted a 3-week behavioral intervention with university students (n = 47) with two conditions expected to increase ecological mindfulness: (1) Indigenous ecological attachment (e.g., acknowledge the trees you pass today) by which ecological empathy was expected to increase; (2) conservation behaviors (e.g., turning off lights) by which green action was expected to increase. In session one, participants completed key measures, read texts related to their condition (facts, a poem, and an essay), and selected condition-relevant actions to draw from and perform in the following 3 weeks (one selected per day). In session two, measures were retaken. In comparison with a control group, MANOVA revealed that hypotheses were supported: Only the ecological attachment group increased on ecological empathy, only the conservation group significantly increased on green actions, and both intervention groups increased on ecological mindfulness.

Thanks,

Darcia

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Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department, 
362 Corbett, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556 USA
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My University Website The Evolved Nest (Evolved Developmental Niche) (academic papers)
EvolvedNest.Org (podcasts, info, and monthly newsletter)
Also see DarciaNarvaez.com
Blog at Psychology Today: Moral Landscapes
Twitter: @MoralLandscapes, @EvolvedNest
Facebook: Moral Landscapes, EvolvedNest
Youtube: Evolved Nest Initiative, DarciaNarvaez
SoundCloud (podcasts): Evolved Nest
For Life to Continue on Earth, Every Day Must Be Indigenous Peoples' DayBOOKS: 
Indigenous Sustainable Wisdom: First Nation Know-How for Global Flourishing (Peter Lang)
Basic Needs, Wellbeing and Morality: Fulfilling Human Potential (Palgrave-Macmillan)
Embodied Morality: Protectionism, Engagement and Imagination (Palgrave-Macmillan)
Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom (winner of the 2017 Expanded Reason Award and the 2015 APA William James Book Award)
Evolution, Early Experience and Human Development (OUP)
Ancestral Landscapes in Human Evolution (OUP)
Young Child Flourishing: Evolution, Family & Society (OUP)

amazon.com/author/darcianarvaez

Kindred World  

I acknowledge my presence at the University of Notre Dame on the traditional homeland of the Pokégnek Bodéwadmik / Pokagon Potawatomi, who have been using this land for education for thousands of years, and continue to do so.

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