A movement towards an interconnected, more sustainable future through eco-embodiment.
A movement towards an interconnected, more sustainable future through eco-embodiment.
About Us.
Ever Being was founded in 2022 on a hope and a dream.. for the Earth. Despite the many challenges facing our environment, we believe a reciprocal, reverent, and more sustainable future on this beautiful planet is possible. And the journey starts within.
Founder and Environmental Educator, Danielle Clarke, holds a Master’s in Environmental Education and Communication and is committed to developing and facilitating unique offerings that provide individuals with the tools they need to navigate the current climate crisis.
Ever Being’s offerings are meant to both, acknowledge and challenge our human perceptions, by re-enchanting individuals with themselves, each other, and the more-than-human world (our nonhuman kin). As we learn to speak the language of our body, we also learn to speak the language of the Earth.
Whether you attend a day session or an entire eco-embodiment program, the transformational journey will leave you with a deeper, more holistic learning experience.
It all starts with an idea.
Since Ever Being’s conception, it has strived to emphasize the importance of honouring both the traditional and scientific knowledge systems in which it is rooted. By integrating each as a sovereign system—rather than blended, they can co-exist while maintaining the integrity of each.
The thesis research, conducted in the fields of environmentalism, outdoor education, deep ecology, and (eco) yoga, illuminated a place-responsive eco-embodiment pedagogy and curriculum that provided participants with a holistic transformative experience with evidence-based models for future facilitation.
Due to the integration of the program’s conceptual framework and the cultivated motivation for environmental action proceeding the program, Ever Being became more than a unique form of outdoor environmental programming inclusive of the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the self and the more-than-human world—it became a pathway towards environmental advocacy.
Ever Being, a movement.
Abstract
This thesis research explored the development and efficacy of a place-responsive Eco Yoga pedagogy and curriculum. The research used focus groups, interviews, and journal entries to gather data from 4 participants over the age of 18 residing in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland as they engaged in an 8-week Outdoor Eco Yoga pilot program. The developed pedagogy and subsequent curriculum considered the historical and philosophical dimensions of yoga and deep ecology by administering a blended program that was experientially focused and phenomenologically explored. Following the pilot program or sadhana (translated from Sanskrit, the language of yoga, to mean an intentional and consistent practice), an enhanced ecological awareness of, responsiveness to, and emotional resonance with place arose from the data as participants developed a reciprocal relationship with the land. The research revealed a complex and multidimensional journey whereby participants simultaneously explored themselves (immersive depth) and the ecological environment (expansive depth). Thereon, a model of transformation emerged, a part of which was the development of an embodied language and an intuitive way of knowing referred to here as now-ledge. This research is situated within the fields of Environmental Education (EE) and (Eco) Yoga and as such provides an integrated and evidence-based framework for educators and instructors alike.