In the interview, Jacqui talks about the importance of building a relationship with your land and why young people are so interested in indigenous knowledge today. Jacqui Wilkins is a naturopath who combines earth wisdom and indigenous plant medicine with traditional alternative medicine practices. 

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Jacqui Wilkins: Earth Wisdom and Indigenous Plant Medicine

In the interview, Oliver talks about the role fungi can play healing the human mind and body and the critical role in regenerative ecology and healing toxic pollution. Oliver Merivee is the co-founder of the Fungi Academy, which is mushroom ecology retreat centre and educational coliving space on the shores of beautiful Lake Atitlan in the highlands of Guatemala.

Oliver Merivee: Mushroom Cultivation and How Fungi Can Help Save The Planet

In the interview, Marc talks about his journey the last 7 years building an eco community, his philosophy of purpose-driven business and why storytelling and accountability for the next generation of creative entrepreneurs. Marc Angelo Coppola is the co-founder of the Valhalla Movement, a permaculture farm and sustainability learning centre near Montreal, Canada. He also runs the Superhero Academy, where he empowers social entrepreneurs and sustainable business leaders to become better storytellers.

Marc Angelo Coppola: Storytelling, Sustainability Learning and Building An Eco Community

In the interview, Mark talks about the revival of a culture of mentorship and the rise of regenerative leadership to tackle today's problems and create a world for future generations. Mark Morey was involved in the founding of the 8 Shields Institute and creating their coaching methodology. He teaches the Art of Mentoring, a program around rebuilding communities and fostering regenerative cultures around the world.  He runs the Institute For Natural Learning restoring human being's relationships with the nature world and A Connected Leader where we works with businesses to bring nature mentoring into their team building and corporate social responsibility efforts. 

Mark Morey: The Art of Mentoring and Regenerative Leadership For Future Generations

Laura Gilmour is founder of Wild Muskoka Botanicals, where she is the producer of artisan wild foods and people how to locally forage in a sustainable manner. Her mission is to reconnect people with the natural world and to promote health and wellness through incorporating wild plants and traditional herbal medicines back into people’s modern lives.

Laura Gilmour: Building Relationships With Plants and Mushrooms Through Ethical Wild Foraging

In the interview, Nikki talks about her experience getting an environmental science degree and teaching nature connection to children and adults through in Toronto, Canada. Nikki Satira is a nature connection educator at the P.i.n.e Project where she teaches urban people about their place in nature and helps weave a “culture of nature connection”. The P.i.n.e. Project’s mission is to foster confidence, competence, resilience and connection to nature through transformative outdoor experiences for people of all ages in Toronto, Ontario and beyond. Their mantra is "be more, need less."

Nikki Satira: Teaching Confidence, Problem Solving and Resilience Through Nature Connection

In our interview, Chris talks about how most modern people have forgotten the ancient way of observing, reading, and interpreting the language of nature. Chris Gilmour is the founder of Changing Worlds Project and is a specialist in wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, teaching nature connection and the forgotten language of nature to people of all ages.  

Chris Gilmour: Learning The Forgotten Language of Nature

In our interview, John talks about awakening from the crisis of meaning, mental health, Buddhism, mindfulness, meditation practices, flow psychology and the fusion of eastern and western philosophy that is happening today. John Vervaeke is director of the Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Lab and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Psychology department and Cognitive Science program. He also teaches for the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program.  

John Vervaeke: Mindfulness, Cognitive Science and Awakening From The Meaning Crisis

In our interview, Steven talks about his new book Last Tango In Cyberspace, the future of artificial intelligence (and humanity), massive biodiversity loss, eco-psychology research and the perceptual crisis we face today.

Steven Kotler: Empathy, Eco-Psychology, The Perceptual Crisis, Flow States and Ecological Innovation

There's a crisis of consciousness and perception at the root of the global ecological crisis we face today. Modern societies have lost their rootedness in the past and their connection to nature... and the result is an approaching storm that will force us to radically change the way we live and coexist. To shine a light on restoring our connection to nature, we are interviewing authors and teachers who have dedicated themselves to exploring humanity's place in nature. Listen to Eco-Changemakers, leading voices in the movement toward regenerative culture and an ecological worldview.

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