Nature Needs You Well | A Guided Meditation for Climate Changemakers, Resilience and Action. TreeSisters 2026-09-21 | Nature Needs You Well | A Guided Meditation for Climate Changemakers, Resilience and Action.
Full Moon Meditation - Dancing with Fire, December 2023 TreeSisters 2024-01-08 | This month, connect with the powerful fire element. Representing our passions, compulsion, zeal, creativity, and motivation, let's come together to close 2023 with fire in our bellies and the power of transformation in our hearts.
Cordespa - Feliz Navidad Festive Wishes 2023. TreeSisters 2023-12-19 | Our planting partners in Columbia send festive wishes!
Full Moon Meditation - November 2023, Romancing the Sky TreeSisters 2023-11-30 | Join us under the vast expanse of sky and feel the possibilities of taking flight, dancing with the air, broadening your perspective, and breathing deeper and wider with the element of air. By continually returning to the breath, this powerful element calms, regulates and reconnects us with our inner world.
Gender Equity Counts. Hear directly from our projects. Kasese, Uganda. TreeSisters 2023-11-14 | Masika Elda, a volunteer at Alpha Women's Empowerment Initiative (AWEI), sheds light on the issues of wealth inequality, land distribution, and the prevalence of domestic violence in the area. Our planting project, in collaboration with AWEI and ITF, is centred around promoting inclusive and equitable relationships between women and men and aims to enhance climate resilience and encourage gender equality and women's leadership in Western Uganda.Learn more and support this work at treesisters.org
Grounding Earth - October Full Moon Meditation TreeSisters 2023-11-09 | We are earth. This month, come together under the full moon and connect with the element of earth. Providing stability and structure while also being richly intricate and complex. Embracing this element brings nourishment and belonging into your body.Learn more and sign up at treesisters.org/full-moon-meditations
Alpha Women Lucys story 1 TreeSisters 2023-10-19 | We continue our dive into some of the broader impacts of your support that go beyond tree numbers. Here, we speak to Lucy Kananu, a project participant in Kenya, who explains what being part of the project has meant for her and other women in her community.
8 Steps Application Process (Spanish Version) TreeSisters 2023-10-16 | Want to partner with us? Watch our application video to find out more!Learn more: treesisters.org/restoration-partners/partnership-application(Spanish Version)
8 Steps Application Process (French Version) TreeSisters 2023-10-16 | Want to partner with us? Watch our 8 Steps and apply now.Learn more: treesisters.org/restoration-partners/partnership-application(French Version)
Full Moon Meditation September 2023 - Body of Water TreeSisters 2023-09-29 | Welcome to the first of this new series of Full Moon Meditations and discover the Elemental Body within. In this first session, we dive in with the adaptable and flowing water element. Making up over 60% of our bodies, we will explore how the water within us connects to the water on Earth. We will also consider how to cultivate some of water's qualities, including flow, power, and depth, as we take care of ourselves and the natural world.
Restoration Call for Partners TreeSisters 2023-09-26 | Call for New Partnerships!We have funding available to create new partnerships for the ethical restoration of forests and trees.Our goal is to have forests restored in a way that supports connections and relationships with nature, rebalances power dynamics and respects the knowledge and wisdom of the communities living in these places.We understand the importance of fostering strong relationships built on trust and collaboration. We aim to work alongside you to support your vision for the restoration of your lands. Learn more: treesisters.org/restoration-partners/partnership-applicationEnglish Language version.00:00 Introduction to TreeSisters01:30 Restoration Priorities03:24 Thank You
Apply to partner with us. TreeSisters 2023-09-26 | Want to partner with us? Watch our 8 Steps and apply now.Learn more: treesisters.org/restoration-partners/partnership-application00:00 - Introduction00:24 - Step 1 - Eligibility Test00:41 - Step 2 - Read our Strategy00:54 - Step 3 - Prepare Proposal01:36 - Step 4 - Submit Proposal01:52 - Step 5 - Initial Conversation02:28 - Step 6 - Prepare Detailed Proposal02:54 - Step 7 - Submit Detailed Proposal03:00 -Step 8 - Follow Up MeetingEnglish Language.
August Full Moon Meditation - Landscape of the Senses - Interoception. TreeSisters 2023-09-07 | Join us in celebrating the rare blue moon, the second full moon of the month, by exploring the sense of interoception. This lesser-known sense helps you understand and feel what's happening inside your body. By tuning into these signals, you can become more in sync with yourself and the environment around you.This meditation was live on Wednesday, 30th of August 2023, 7pm BST, 2pm EDT & 11am PDT.
Be part of the solution. TreeSisters 2023-09-05 | Nature needs your support, learn about how to play your part and take direct climate action.We work ethically to reforest and restore our planet. We also push for change, advocating for nature and inspiring everyone to reconnect and protect our natural world before it is too late. Join our revolution for nature today.www.treesisters.org
Landscape of the Senses - Taste August 2023 TreeSisters 2023-08-02 | Join us for the first of two full moons this August as we embark on an exploration of taste. Discover nature's delectable flavours and indulge in its soul-nourishing, abundant delights.Savour this hour of stillness and connection with the natural world as we consider how nature tastes and invite you to share your favourite flavours. Sign up below to receive the invite to these free monthly events to reconnect and relish in the magnificence of nature's bounty.Recorded Tuesday, 1st of August.
TreeSisters new Restoration Strategy explained. TreeSisters 2023-07-26 | Our reforestation team talks through TreeSisters updated position on tree planting and after care on our projects.
Landscape of the Senses - Smell July 2023 TreeSisters 2023-07-11 | As the July full moon rises and we continue this sensory journey, we arrive at our sense of smell. Whether the lingering aroma after heavy rainfall, evenings spent around a campfire, or spongy moss underfoot in dense, green woodland - fragrance can ignite powerful memories and transport us to another place and time. Join us this month and take the time to be led by scent. Appreciate the variety and complexity of our natural world’s perfumes and get curious about the stories, emotions and time travel awoken in us through the power of smell.Recorded July 3rd 2023.
TreeSisters New Collaborative, Women-led Restoration Project in Uganda. TreeSisters 2023-06-06 | In this video, Alpha Women Empowerment Initiative (AWEI) volunteer Masika Elda explains more about what this new TreeSisters, International Tree Foundation (ITF) and AWEI collaborative project hopes to achieve.
Landscape of the Senses - Touch (June 2023) TreeSisters 2023-06-06 | As the June full moon ascends, we gather to celebrate the power of touch. Take some time to slow down, notice and appreciate nature's intricate textures, and recognise how we interact with the world around us through touch and feel.Join us for this Full Moon Meditation as we tune into touch as our primary sense. Let us approach the landscape with curiosity, allowing ourselves to be guided by what feels good in this sensual dance with nature. Sign up to our Full Moon mailing list below to receive the invite and link to join these free events.Recorded: Monday, 5th of June 2023.
Landscape of the Senses; Sound- May 2023 Full Moon Meditation TreeSisters 2023-05-03 | As we gather for May’s full moon and continue this tour of our senses, let us slow down, quieten our minds and sink deeply into the multiple layers of sound all around us. What does it mean to refine and clarify our ability to listen completely?Join us this month as we give the sonic experience our full attention and create community poetry from our shared environment of sound.
Landscape of the Senses; Sight - April 2023 Full Moon Meditation TreeSisters 2023-04-11 | As we gather for April's Full Moon and embark on this tour of our senses, we invite you to slow down, widen your eyes (or mind's eye for the visually impaired) and be open to the possibility of more expansive sight. To see in a way that makes the mundane sacred and opens your receptivity to the wonder of nature all around you in every moment. Join us as we share our visual experiences co-creating poetry, connecting to the natural world and giving voice to our community forest. Sign up now: treesisters.org/full-moon-gatherings
Welcome to TreeSisters TreeSisters 2023-01-09 | To find out more about what we do, please visit www.treesisters.org
Martiza Centeno and Eva TreeSisters 2022-12-13 | This month we spoke with Maritza Centeno from the Matagalpa community in Nicaragua. She is a Nicaraguan indigenous leader who has been invited to speak at the UN. She is also a spiritual leader and the founder of a coffee co-operative that includes 23 indigenous women owner-workers. Their homeland is currently being deforested by miners in search of gold. We invite you to come and hear what she has to share. From her inspirational work for indigenous rights, to growing a co-op that empowers women to their efforts to the save the land. With a special blessing at the end, we hope you will join us in celebrating this beautiful soul.With guest host Eva Iglesias who translates for us and helps to spread the word of the work they do.
Our Insect Friends Full Moon December 2022 TreeSisters 2022-12-07 | This month, we use the full moon's light to creep, crawl, scuttle and fly into the world of insects. You are invited to enter these often overlooked or misunderstood communities with whom we share a planet.Appreciating their intelligence and complexity, discover how we can live more harmoniously and relate to this vast array of tiny lives with reverence and respect.
TreeSisters Community Branch Intro TreeSisters 2022-11-09 | Join our new, private TreeSisters Community Branch on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/treesisterscommunitybranch. This is an inclusive space for us to share the latest TreeSisters news and where you can take part, learn and support one another in our journey toward restoration.
November Full Moon Dance with the Clouds TreeSisters 2022-11-08 | This month, we gaze upward toward the sky at the clouds: the shape-shifting and ever-changing forms above us who boldly share their moods with all.Join us as we converse and dance with the clouds in their different forms. Be welcomed into the circle, and make contact with your aliveness and capacity to care for this world and all its inhabitants.
Mama Irene Update Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-11-03 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthAs a special extra this month, we are delighted to welcome back a previous guest, Mama Irene documentary director, Elisabeth Mohlmann. We caught up with Elisabeth to discuss the online limited showing of Mama Irene from 1st to the 20th of November, alongside a special one-off event on November 19th to listen live to Mama Irene herself. The event sign up is at: MAMA IRENE, HEALER OF THE ANDES - Worldwide Online Premiere and Live EventHalf of the ticket sales go directly to supporting Mama Irene and her shamanic healing work in Peru, so you really don’t want to miss this. Also, if you’ve not already, we highly recommend listening back to our incredible interview with Elisabeth and Mama Irene’s granddaughter, Magaly, as well as Nelly who has trained with Mama Irene back in July.Watch it here: treesisters.org/blog/mama-irene
Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth ~ Helene Lindmark TreeSisters 2022-10-30 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthFor this month’s Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth series we are travelling to the Sápmi region or “Cap of the North”, the northern parts of Sweden, Russia and Finland. Here, we join Helene Lindmark, also known as Great-Grandmother "Máttaráhkka", a Wisdomkeeper, Noid and Healer, who walks the Shamanic tradition of her ancestors.Helene was born on sacred indigenous land and knew as a young child that her connection to the land and nature was very deep. In our conversation, she shares about being in relationship with the land. How it is a part of us and we of it. The land where we come from and the land where we reside. She speaks to the preciousness of this as she struggles with the loss of the sacred North Sápmi lands she once called home.Helene’s conversation is a touching one that will make you think about the ways the land has shaped you, and deepening your own connection to it. As she heads off to COP27 in Egypt, she hopes to gather with those who know and want to protect and respect the land the way she does her own.
The Stones and Rocks Full Moon Meditation October 2022 TreeSisters 2022-10-11 | treesisters.org/full-moon-gatheringsRelating with the Living World seriesOCTOBER - The Stones and Rocks Join us for the first gathering of this new series, where we turn our curiosity toward the stones and rocks of this world. Wise, ancient embodiments of deep time and memory holding the Earth's stability yet constantly evolving and changing. What does it mean to relate to and appreciate these beings we share the planet with?
The Territory ~ Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-08-20 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthWe spoke to Sigrid Dyekjaer, one of the producers of a new National Geographic documentary film The Territory.This film, co-produced by the Uru-eu-wau-wau community, follows the vital, inspiring fight of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people of Brazil to defend their land from non-Indigenous farmers intent on colonising their protected territory in the Amazon rainforest. What makes the film even more remarkable is that, as the pandemic hit and the region was closed off to any outside visitors, including crew, what should have stopped filming, instead inspired the filmmakers and the Ure-eu-wau-wau to pick up the cameras themselves. The result is a powerful, intimate view of this Indigenous community and the farmers who want their land- chronicling a conflict that has profound implications for the survival of a people and the planet.
Mama Irene ~ Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-07-23 | For this month’s Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth, we are delighted to bring the story of Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes. A story of a remarkable 84-year-old woman Shaman from Peru, who overcame immense trauma and continues to inspire and draw upon indigenous knowledge and traditions in danger of being lost forever. What makes Mama Irene’s story even more incredible is that this gift of healing comes primarily from her intuition, after being discovered by chance at three years old. “Spirits have told me in my dreams how to proceed.” ~ Mama IreneWe were fortunate to meet with Co-Director, Elisabeth Mohlmann, as well as Nelly Vilca Huaman and Magaly Quispe Singona, two women who have trained with Mama Irene. Magaly is also Mama Irene’s maternal granddaughter.From them, we hear about the making of the film, time spent with Mama Irene, and stories and teachings about respect, honour and guidance. They remind us we all have gifts, and that power lies within us. That we need to be open to the elements, spirits, energies and ancestors to guide us.
The ASOMI Part Three Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-06-06 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthWe hope that you have been enjoying the conversation with the ASOMI Women's Association of Ecuador as part of our Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth series. Here is the third and final installment of the presentation:In this segment we here about:Problematics and the Message from Mother Earth by Mamita Charito- Bringing knowledge and voices together in shared purpose- The problem of invasion from outside industries that are destroying the Amazon- The impact of destruction affecting women more as they are the life sustainers- The increasing affects of climate change from water loss to illness- Legal rights of the rainforest and using laws to defend the land- The importance of maintaining connection and involving everyone to work towards this- A call for future collaborationsFinal close of the session with Suzi and Mamita Charito
ASOMI Part Two ~ Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-05-31 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthA Message from Mother EarthMamita Dorita speaks about the damages done to the planet and how the children play an essential role in her restoration and future.Presentation of the ASOMI by Mamita PaulitaHow the planet is a shared home for all of usTerritorial connectivity: Importance of the territoryA look at the various territories and the people that reside in this part of PutamayoThe work of defending the land and how we all need to take partASOMI youth thought by Paola MargaritaHow the Grandmothers wisdom is essential to carry on into future generationsA call to everyone to work togetherHow what happens in the Amazon does play a role on ecosystems elsewhere
ASOMI Presentation Part One ~ Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-05-24 | Part of TreeSisters Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth series, we sit down with the women of ASOMI as they share several presentations and ceremony. It will be shared in three parts. This is part one.treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthA list of topics for part one:Welcoming those present and gratitude for the Fountain for the introduction.Performing a HarmonisationGrandmother Luz Angelica from the Board of Directors of the ASOMI asking permission from Earth and her sisters present to perform a harmonisation of all those present and those listening to the recording.Call to all communities and greetings to womenCall to all communities suffering violence and extractive industries saying women are most effected as givers, carers and providers of life.Greeting to all women who have lost loved ones defending life and being in solidarity with them. Presentation of the ASOMI (Association of Indigenous Women for Life) by Lux Angelica. All about ASOMI Who we are, mission and vision, pillars, Strengthening and importance of the Chagras (Medicinal Crops) (Recovery of native seeds) KnowledgeTransmission Program (importance, How, Why)Organizational Strengthening By: Mamita Luz Meri BecerraImpacts of Mining Activities
Centre for Sustainability Philippines Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-04-18 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthThe Philippines is one of 18 mega-biodiverse countries of the world, with two-thirds of the earth’s biodiversity and between 70% and 80% of the world’s plant and animal species. They were once 95% covered by rainforest which has declined to only 3% remaining. The Philippines is one of the 36 globally recognised “biodiversity hotspots” worldwide. It is home to a long list of endangered and critically endangered plants and animals, as well as to the Tagbanua, one of the oldest ethnic groups and original people in the country. Join us this month in conversation with Robert Arangorin, the Lead of Operations for the Centre for Sustainability Philippines. Robert is Palawan-born and raised in the indigenous Tagbanua community of southern Palawan. He has been an integral part of The Centre for Sustainability’s achievements from reforestation to indigenous community work to lobbying and much more! In this conversation, we talk about: - The Centre for Sustainability Philippines and their work- The success of Cleopatra’s Needle Forest Reserve (CNFR)- Almaciga Seed reforestation- The vast diversity of this unique place- The importance of permission and consent when working with indigenous peoples
Shaman Benki Piyako Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth March 2022 TreeSisters 2022-03-22 | This month, we invite you to join us in conversation with Shaman Benki Piyako, one of the spiritual leaders for the Ashaninka in the State of Acre, Brazil. This is a particularly special one for TreeSisters as we fund a food forest in Acre which invests in the Ashaninka’s economic and sustainable empowerment through reforestation efforts. We are so grateful and excited to have Benki share with us in this series and can’t wait for you to listen. This conversation is co-hosted by TreeSisters Tree Partnership Manager, Madeleine Scordellis. Join Madeleine, Benki and I as we discuss:Benki’s innovative training program for sustainable livingDestruction by non-indigenous people on the landUniting Earth protection organisationsProtecting ancestral knowledge and plant medicinesTreeSisters work with the Askanika in Acre…and much more.
Buena Semilla International Womens Day Events - Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth TreeSisters 2022-03-14 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthbuena-semilla.org/iofferyoumyheartMeet the amazing women of Guatemala who are running women's circles that are changing lives! I sit down with Anne Marie Chomat to discuss their "House of Joy" project as well as their International Women's Day events starting with a live ceremony on the 15th of March!Sign up on their link to attend the free events.You can also watch our first conversation on the TreeSisters website here treesisters.org/blog/buena-semilla-good-seed to learn how this all began.
Day 4 ~ Journey into the Forest Floor TreeSisters 2022-03-04 | treesisters.org/international-womens-day-2022TreeSisters International Women's Day 2022Day 4 ~ Journey into the Forest FloorFor Day 4 in our series we hear from Sharon Blomme, who is part of our network of TreeSisters Groves. Our Groves are circles of people who come together to nourish community connection and resilience, and turn this toward action on behalf of the trees. Sharon is the Co-Grove Tender of the Heal All Grove, a group who meet online monthly and hail from Canada, the US, and the UK. In this conversation with TreeSisters Grove and Volunteer Support, Ellie Herndlhofer, Sharon generously shares her own journey into listening to the natural world, and the ways that the plants and forest support her in her Grove Tending. This conversation also bridges us perfectly into our two day digital detox. This is where we pause from content and invite you to feel inspired by what you’ve heard, shed the distractions of the digital world, and lean into listening to nature in whatever way feels good for you.
Day 3 ~ Trees as Medicine TreeSisters 2022-03-03 | treesisters.org/international-womens-day-2022Day 3 ~ Trees as MedicineWelcome to Day 3 of this series exploring what it means to #breakthebias and connect with, and uplift, the voice of nature. Today, we are delighted to be joined by Teresa Gitonga of International Tree Foundation (ITF). Teresa joins Tree Partnership Manager, Madeleine Scordellis as she discusses the relationship between people and the ecosystems around Mount Kenya. By supporting TreeSisters you are supporting ethical, community led reforestation.
Day 7 ~ Landscape and Human Connection TreeSisters 2022-02-24 | We hope following your two day digital detox this weekend you are feeling revitalised and more attuned to the natural world. For our final offering before International Women’s Day tomorrow, we turn to one of TreeSisters' many valued volunteers to discuss the inner wisdom that can be found through connection to nature. In this video, former TreeSisters Volunteer Coordinator Clare-Marie Chapman speaks to Ellen Weeks, a member of the Tree Pod Volunteer group and a trained Forest Bathing practitioner. Below they discuss what it means to be a Forest Bather, as well as Ellen’s recently completed 33 day hike along the France/Spain Camino - an ancient pilgrimage route. Ellen shares the simple “sit-spot’ practice which anyone can use to develop the way they listen, and she explains how walking on the land, and observing its changes, brings a connection to humanity, as well as to nature.
Day 1 ~ The Earth as Conscious and Intelligent TreeSisters 2022-02-22 | treesisters.org/international-womens-day-2022TreeSisters International Women's Day 2022Day 1 ~ The Earth as Conscious and IntelligentOpening this series, we join TreeSisters Groves Programme Manager, Abi Denyer-Bewick as she speaks to Education & Alliances, Suzi Steer, about what it means to acknowledge the earth as conscious and intelligent. In this 15-minute conversation, Suzi shares her experience of listening to nature as a pleasure practice and the joy of being enticed by beauty. We touch on how much the TreeSisters network has meant to her, and how having a community championing nature has been supportive in her own listening practice and in trusting what she is receiving.To see more of our 2022 International Women's Day celebration please visit: treesisters.givecloud.co/international-womens-day-2022
Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth Checking in with our Guests February 2022 TreeSisters 2022-02-21 | Over the years we have had so many wonderful guests on our Indigenous Wisdom For the Earth series. It has been such an honour to host everyone who has shared their insights and wisdom with us and it is with genuine delight that this month we were able to catch up with a few of them to see how they are and how things have changed. We have updates from last year’s guests including Grandmother Flordemayo of The Path, Nic Salazzar of Guardians Worldwide, an update from British Columbia from the Mamas Movement, a check in from Dr. Anne Chomat in Guatemala, and news from Chantal de Wainer on the EcoPower project. We also have video updates, one from Sister Zeph’s school in Pakistan, Castor trees from Ecopower and one from Hands of the Little who tell us about an exciting new bee keeping project for the Pygmy tribe in Africa.There are always ways you can get involved in all our guests' work. We hope you will be inspired and discover which guests you most resonate with. We will list their social or contact details so you can continue to follow their efforts.
February 2022 TreeSisters Newsletter TreeSisters 2022-01-27 | Georgina Gorman, Chief Operations Officer introduces herself and her role. Georgina then shares information about February events.
January 2022 TreeSisters Newsletter Video TreeSisters 2021-12-23 | Terra Canova TreeSisters Network Relations Manager welcomes the New Year with a round of gratitude before sharing our events and blog stories for January.
Indigenous Wisdom for the Earth with Michael Pom Preston; One Word Sawalmem TreeSisters 2021-12-07 | treesisters.org/grow-yourself/indigenous-wisdom-for-the-earthPlease join us for a conversation with Michael “Pom” Preston from the Winnemem Wintu tribe of North America as he introduces us to his film “One Word Sawalmem”. We are joined by our special co-host Mark Dubois and the film’s co-director Natasha Guayaba. This conversation is a journey into what the sacred means and the experienced cultural differences between those who have lived connected to it all their lives and those who lack the knowing that it exists. It’s an invitation to remember our connection to the land and to grow our awareness of how we live.
Women’s empowerment in reforestation with Teresa Gitonga of ITF Madeleine Scordellis of TreeSisters TreeSisters 2021-11-30 | treesisters.org/grow-forests/mtkenyakenyaOn 10th November, 2021 our Tree Partnerships Manager Madeleine Scordellis had the opportunity and honour to meet with Teresa Gitonga, Kenya Programme Manager with ITF, who manages the Mt Kenya Reforestation Project in TreeSisters’ portfolio. Teresa is a huge inspiration to TreeSisters as she truly walks her talk and works with women’s groups on the ground in Kenya to uplift women and restore their confidence, supporting them to be actively involved in tree planting and all the benefits this brings. In this heart conversation, Teresa shares passionately about the role of women in restoring harmonious relationship with life on Earth and what it means to support women to become change agents and unlock their true potential.
