We are all too familiar with the knowledge of what are the symptoms of the global pandemic knowns as Covid-19, or the Corona, and we are all too familiar with the measures that were implemented by national governments and advised by international bodies in order to mitigate the spread of the contagion; lockdowns, quarantines, masks,Continue reading “Pandemic of Mental Distress”
Category Archives: From Ego to Eco
We are born resilient. Part 2
Ecopsychology Is there a connection between the natural world and our sense of resilience? This was a study subject by Dr. Ingulli and Lindbloom, authors of the book Ecopsychology (2013.52-55). And the answer is, yes there is, and this was especially noticed among the people who live in large urban centres interestingly enough and prettyContinue reading “We are born resilient. Part 2”
We are Born Resilient. Part I
In this article we are going to talk about resilience and about being resilient, rather than learning about resilience, because we believe that this is something we are all born with, and something we should be aware of, rather than treat it as a brand new competence. Resilience probably is one of the “hot” wordsContinue reading “We are Born Resilient. Part I”
Ecopsychology’s outlook on Spirituality
The purpose of Ecopsychology is to integrate the Ego (that is our conscious mind) with the Eco (the human and non-human environment that surrounds us) as an integral part of the Self, our complete mind both conscious and unconscious, an integration that will be reflected in positive behaviours, values and communication with others and withContinue reading “Ecopsychology’s outlook on Spirituality”
Parinirvana
The endless Nirvana Today Buddhists across the world celebrate the “death” of Buddha, or rather the end of cycle of life and death and ascent to the Nirvana, and being free from physical existence and its pains. In fact the Buddha ascended upon understanding the Four Noble Truths, which are: 1) Life involves suffering. 2)Continue reading “Parinirvana”
Judaism and Ecology
“Only human beings, who are created “in the image of G-d” (Gen. 1:28), are able to perfect the world by acting in accordance with divine command. At Sinai God revealed His Will to the Chosen People, Israel, by giving them the Torah (…) which specifies how Israel is to conduct itself in all aspects ofContinue reading “Judaism and Ecology”
Collective Psychosis
The Holocaust seems something that is gradually being handed over to history books, as the living memory of those horrors and gradually passing away with their testimonial and story of how could humans do this onto fellow humans. Recalling many years ago, when used to bring students to the remains of the concentration camps ofContinue reading “Collective Psychosis”
Want Nirvana? Care for Samsara
“When this exists, that comes to be; with the arising of this, that arises. When this does not exist that does not come to be; with the cessation of this, that ceases.” Buddha There is indeed a very strong relation between Buddhism and ecology, as the Buddhist belief is among the fiercest in humanity toContinue reading “Want Nirvana? Care for Samsara”
Islam, naturally!
“It is He who made the sun a shining radiance and the moon a light . . . God did not create all these without a true purpose; (…) His signs to those who understand. In the succession of night and day, and in what God created in the heavens and earth, there truly areContinue reading “Islam, naturally!”
Is Hinduism Eco-friendly?
“Having realized Me as the enjoyer of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all the worlds and the selfless Friend of all living beings, My devotee attains peace.” Bhagavad Gita 5:29 Let us start with a preface “The climate and environmental crisis we are living now is a new experience in humanity aContinue reading “Is Hinduism Eco-friendly?”
Ecotheology
“The Earth is the Lord’s, and Everything in it, The World and all who live in it” Psalm 24:1 Ecotheology combines the study of life and environment, ecology, with the study of God and belief, theology. It is a very recent movement exploring the relation between God-Nature-Humans and the impact faith can have on theContinue reading “Ecotheology”
Ecopsychology – Outerspection Healing
It was in 1990s when Professor Roszak first came up with the term ecopsychology, stating that environmentalist movement were mistaken in using in their communication emotions such as shame and guilt to motivate humans to active and do something about the environment; rather suggesting that deeply humanity is in a state of deep grief uponContinue reading “Ecopsychology – Outerspection Healing”
Ecology: Balance and Harmony
Rescogita’s vision and mission aims at applying the ‘eco’ principle to each and everyone of our support services, which we have renamed as eco-capacity building, eco-coaching, eco-consulting and eco-training. Meaning a combination of the holistic, experiential and people centred methodologies we apply in each of our fields of expertise, inspired by Ecopsychology, by integrating theContinue reading “Ecology: Balance and Harmony”
Wisdom of the Lizard
I remember in spring 2016 I was going through a rough patch, a time of uncertainty regarding the future steps to take, and making sense of the past ones, having to face the fact that I was probably going through a mild depression and having to acknowledge that and be conscious of the life events,Continue reading “Wisdom of the Lizard”
Moving is Hope
Today is the International Migrants Day, and we at Rescogita feel that we should take a pause to understand this phenomena, which actually was our first nature at the very start of our civilisation when we lived in nomadic tribes. Rescogita is a company grounded on the principles of ecopsychology, with a vision and missionContinue reading “Moving is Hope”
What is Ecocoaching?
Is there any difference between standard coaching and eco-coaching? Until now we at Rescogita identified just one and if you stick with us to find out which it is. Coaching is generally considered a profession that aims at supporting individuals and group to accomplish their best desired future, formulate and reach the goals and assistContinue reading “What is Ecocoaching?”
That Rewarding Challenge
Rescogita is a company grounded on Ecopsychology, that means that our focus is ecology, in other words is the enhancement and restoration of human-human relations interconnectedness and that of human – nature as one process. Given our mission and vision, we are of course celebrating the International Mountains Day, a day dedicated to the beauty,Continue reading “That Rewarding Challenge”
Jeans Disgrace
Quite some years ago I was conducting a training in North Germany for social and youth workers. We were immersed in a quite lovely venue amidst the thick Northern forests, and although I did not tell anybody somehow they discovered it was my birthday and ended up being warmly rewarded with a keg of beerContinue reading “Jeans Disgrace”
Human Duties or Responsibilities?
In our human mentality everything is cause-effect related, therefore does having human rights imply also having human duties? Rescogita is grounded on the principles of ecopsychology, and that means our mission is the promotion and restoration of human-human and human-biosphere interconnectedness and healthy relations. Our answer to the question is above is, no, rights areContinue reading “Human Duties or Responsibilities?”
Is it love?
This is one of the final frontiers of research, cultural, social, psychological, exploring that feeling called love. Even though Lao Tzu, thousands of years ago said “Love is not a feeling is a choice” and he might be closer to the answer than generations of neurologists, what brings us to make that choice. What areContinue reading “Is it love?”
A Unique Ability
Disability, a word which implies lacking an ability, not having something, physically, mentally or both. How and who determines that? In a modern, hyperconnected and rather scientifically advanced world with cures and cares available, does it still make sense for these attributions to still exist, have them determined by social and medical parameters in orderContinue reading “A Unique Ability”
Island’s Pathways
Back in my youth days I used to study in England, Portsmouth to be precise, and in mid autumn I found myself with very low motivation to study and even lower concentration to follow classes; you know that feeling when you are dragging your feet when on the way to uni and sitting down inContinue reading “Island’s Pathways”