Still In the Eye of the Storm: Finding Calm and Stable Roots with Dan McTiernan of Being EarthBound

Accidental Gods

As the only predictable thing is that things are impossible to predict now, how do we find a sense of grounded stability, a sense of safety, a sense of embodied connection to the Web of Life? This is the single most important thing we can be doing now, and this week's guest, Dan McTiernan, is one of those who is leading courses, trainings and embodied meditations that give people a genuinely grounded set of resources to feel this at a cellular, bone-deep level so that it can become the foundation for a life of authentic practice.

Dan's main focus in all of his work is to really double down on the process and practice of finding our Ground. He's been working with people to really explore the physiological, psycho-emotional and existential layers of grounding as a holistic approach to a stabilised embodied sense of safety and connection. This is just so foundational to any possibility of responding to a world in which all the ground has been ripped up, and we are literally laying each cobblestone at a time before we dare take the next step. This feels a central Thrutopian capacity - to him, and to me.

Dan is a friend of the podcast. We talked last on Episode 263, where we explored his concepts of embodied learning. This time around, as we watch the death throes of the old system grow ever more violent, his experiences with the Calmer Farmer programme, his Being Earthbound Practice Circle and What's Here Now meditations feel like exactly what we all need.

Dan's Website https://Earthbound.fi

Dan's Embodied Permaculture Course https://earthbound.fi/embodied-permaculture-course

Dan's Substacks
Calmer Farmer https://calmerfarmer.substack.com/
Being Earthbound Practice Circle https://beingearthbound.substack.com/p/earthbound-practice-circle

What's Here Now https://beingearthbound.substack.com/p/whats-here-now

Dan on Episode #263 of Accidental Gods https://accidentalgods.life/avoiding-burn-out-fall-out-drop-out-and-freak-out-with-dan-mctiernan/

ALEF trust https://www.aleftrust.org/

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