“Take away your father and your mother, take away all the ancestral influences you have inherited, take away all the culture, language, and perceptions you have acquired: then what will be left of you? In this big picture, you carry within you the entire history of evolution as well as millions of years of the future to come, the entire network of relationships, the continuous dance of life; you are much much more than this small individual soul imprisoned in this flesh and blood personality. You are infinitely flowing energy, you are indivisible; and that is what makes you individual.”
~ Satish Kumar, The Buddha and the Terrorist
We at the Capra Course team hope you are keeping yourself healthy and safe as well and in the company of inspiring and supportive people.
As July is approaching to an end, we would like to share some great courses and webinars you may want to explore as well as books and projects by our alumni.
Upcoming webinars with Fritjof and friends:
- Systemic Thinking and Transformative Leadership, August 18 with Fritjof Capra and Monica Sharma from the Radical Transformation Leadership Works. Learn more and register here.
- Principles and Practices of Deep Transformation with Jeremy Lent on August 13. Learn more and register
here - Walking the talk, with activists and pacifist Satish Kumar. September 15. Find more and register here.
You may also enjoy watching the recording of a recent webinar with activist and pacifist Joanna Macy and her co-author Chris Johnstone on the release of the second edition of their book Active Hope, how to face the mess we are in with unexpected resilience & creative power. Click here to watch the recordings.
Upcoming courses
- The Fall 2022 Capra Course is open for registration! As an alumnus, you can join by paying 50% of the cost using coupon code: Alumni50Fall2022. Limited seats available (only for alumni). Starts on September 21. Learn more and register here.
- Principles and Practices of Deep Adaptation: laying the groundwork for an ecological civilization with Jeremy Lent. Starts on September 21. Learn more and register here.
Books and/or projects by Capra Course Alumni
Our Alumni Network is full of talented and inspiring individuals from all walks of life. If you have projects, books or initiatives and would like to share with others, remember to use the Alumni Network platform to share them there. You are also welcome to share these with me and I will make room each month’s newsletter to share with the Capra Course community of Systems Thinkers.
Books
Dr. Chris Beehner
System Leadership for Sustainability
This book is the first to explore the application of system leadership to promote sustainable solutions for contemporary and future environmental and social problems. The combination of synthesized research summaries and case studies of individuals and organizations contribute considerably to the field by expanding system leadership concepts from theory to practical application. System leadership has been identified as a method by which complex societal problems can be addressed, but it has as yet not been applied to sustainability. The first chapters introduce the background and fundamentals of system leadership and its relevance to sustainability. The chapters that propose methods of developing system leadership, examples of system leaders, and practical application of system leadership in industry, academic, government, nonprofit, and NGO settings. Each chapter includes a chapter case, interview, and/or reflection questions in order to stimulate critical thinking and provide instructional tools for academic use and practical application. The book is particularly relevant to researchers and students internationally in the fields of social development and sustainability. It is also relevant to public, private, and nonprofit/NGO management practitioners who are curious about the leadership styles and skills necessary to develop a sustainable future.
https://www.routledge.com/System-Leadership-for-Sustainability/Beehner/p/book/9781032083575
Beverly Oviedo
The Sustainable Dentist shares how dentists can be custodians of oral health and safety and create a business culture that aligns with the principles of sustainability. The book includes Fritjof Capra’s systems concepts on wholistic integration which provide the foundation upon which sustainable skills for professional dental practices are viable.
https://thesustainabledentist.com/
Judyth Shamosh
Awarded a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Insightful and pioneering, The Poetry and Physics of Eastern Herbal Medicine provides a systematic understanding and appreciation of Eastern medicine and clearly compares and validates it with modern physics in layperson’s terms. It identifies how both these fields use metaphorical poetry to explain their theories and our everyday experiences, and offers analytical thinkers a significant understanding of so called mystical Eastern medicine. Until now, none have so clearly bridged-the-gap between Eastern medicine principles and Western thinking and science in any depth. Unusually and uncommonly proficient in both science and Eastern medicine, this book delivers distinct insights into to the seemingly divergent worlds of Eastern medicine and modern physics.
https://cardinalpub.com/product/the-poetry-and-physics-of-eastern-herbal-medicine/
Alumni Gathering
With September approaching, we want to remind you that our next Alumni Gathering will take place on September 22nd at 7 PM PDT. We rotate the timing of the alumni gatherings, so we give everyone the chance to attend. Last June’s alumni gathering was at 9 AM PDT (good for those of you in Europe, Africa and the East of the Americas) and this time we are offering at 7 PM PDT (good for those of you in Asia and the West Coast of the Americas. Please note that it may be September 23rd for many of you.
More information and the Zoom links coming soon!