MBST – Mindfulness Based
Sustainable Transformation

MBST – Mindfulness Based
Sustainable Transformation

In partnership with the Mindful Society Global Institute

Learn how to turn climate anxiety and
helplessness into mindful and impactful
pro-environmental action and experience the
transformative energy of connectedness and
collaboration.

Learn how to turn climate anxiety and helplessness into mindful and impactful pro-environmental action and experience the transformative energy of connectedness and collaboration.

Make an Inner Difference.

Make an Inner Difference.

This highly interactive 8-week course will support you to:

  • Strengthen the inner skills necessary for impactful, sustainable action.
  • Understand the current state of our planet and the role you want to play in making a difference.
  • See the world through new eyes and feel connected to yourself, others, and the planet.
  • Embrace your climate anxiety.
  • Collaborate with like-minded people.
  • Take systemic action together.
  • Learn mindfulness-based practices and other holistic methods that lead to a shift in consciousness and agency.

Shift to a Greener Mindset.

Shift to a Greener Mindset.

The intention of this course is to offer a transformational process for a mindset shift leading to long-term and systemic thinking and acting, fostering a transition towards more green and fair societies.

This course is open to anyone who is drawn to meeting like-minded people, suffers from eco-anxiety and wants to overcome their helplessness.

This course is also a prerequisite for mindfulness teachers (such as MBSR or MBCT teachers or mindfulness teachers with an equivalent background) to begin teacher training for MBST.

We have a 4 year long partnership with the Sustainability Center at Lund University working closely together with Christine Wamsler setting the framework for MBST.

Course Dates:

Course Dates:

Intro Module Start: April 25, 2023 7.00 to 9.00 pm CEST

In this first introductory module you will get to know your fellow participants, explore some of the key topics and start to uncover the terrain that we will be working with.

Any transformation and behavior change needs time to learn, reflect and act consciously. That is why we will start with a practice that creates space in our body and mind.

In this module we will explore how inner development links to outer transformation and what role a conscious mind plays in changing habits at an individual and collective level.

We will become aware of how we relate to the current state of our planet and learn what is needed to address the climate crisis with more clarity, confidence and determination.

Dealing with the state of our planet and scientific projections can be overwhelming and cause anxiety or other strong emotions, often leading to automatic fight-flight-or freeze reactions. Fear might get us moving, but may not lead to effective sustainable action.

In this module we will explore how emotions work and how practices like gratefulness or bodyscan help us regulate emotions to act with a clear, conscious mind.

What is calling you? What do you want to let go and what wants to be born? What is it that you are taking responsibility for and what do you want to bring into the world? The traditional Wheel of Realization shows us how much everything and everyone is interconnected and sets you on the path to finding your role.

A supportive practice of compassion will help us not only understand but also feel the interdependence and move into mindful action.

Faced with the magnitude of the crisis to be overcome, we as individuals often feel powerless and don’t see how our individual actions can contribute to a larger sustainable transformation.

In this module, we will be inspired by the great systemic effect that even small changes can have and often had. We will explore how you can think and act in a systemic way. We will explore how we move beyond individual habit change towards collective action.

In this module we look at: How do we work well together in diverse groups and in times of high uncertainty and volatility? How do effective teams function?

We will practice qualities for mindful collaboration and experience the transformative effect of mindful listening. Why? We cannot solve such complex problems as the climate crisis on our own.

In this module, you will work with your peers to develop a concrete prototype or initiative that embodies awareness, compassion, courage, integrity, and resilience in the spirit of a sustainable future, fostering mindful collaboration with others.

In this last module we will reflect on our joint journey and integrate our learnings. We will learn about effective communication, dealing with other opinions and about movement building to support bringing your Calling and project to life.

Meet your facilitators.

Meet your facilitators.

Katharina Buchgeister

Katharina focuses on the ”inner human dimension” and genuine collaboration as important levers for sustainable transformation. She combines 20 years international business background with expertise in mindfulness, holistic inner development and systemic transformation. Katharina is part of the Inner Green Deal initiative and co-founder of the Facilitators for Future. Katharina’s intention is to build a thriving community of change makers who are committed to our planet and its inhabitants and who are brave enough to lead, regardless of the odds.

Grattan Donnelly

Grattan is an experienced coach, coach trainer, mindfulness teacher and facilitator passionately interested in how we can create a better world for all life. He integrates systems perspectives, neuroscience, mindfulness, somatic and nature practices into all his work, facilitating people to do deep transformational work, and contribute to a healthier planet and more peaceful world. He co-facilitates the ”Courageous Coaching – having conversations that matter course” and as part of the Inner Green Deal initiative is excited to bring this work to a wider audience.

How will the Mindfulness Based Sustainable Transformation course help you learn the latest methods for climate change?

Watch now to learn about the course from your facilitators, Katharina and Grattan.

This program includes:

This program includes:

18 hours online live sessions spread over 9 weeks with one week pause.
Recordings available if you miss a session.

Template to create your climate action plan.

Access to a social learning platform to communicate with other participants across this world and deepen your expertise on climate change and sustainable transformation.

Prep-material for each module.

Guided audio practices like meditations, compassion practice but also specific nature walks on the accompanying Inner Green Deal app.

Resources: PDF downloads, articles and guides.

Key Indicators.

Key Indicators.

Here are the key results from our first programs research:

19%

Reduction in eco-anxiety and 9% increase in compassion (towards self and others).

16%

Increase in meta-awareness (the ability to stay and observe mental experiences instead of automatically reacting to them).

27%

Reduction of the feeling of helplessness – instead gaining clarity on your role and feeling self-effective.

8%

Uplift in pro-environmental action and even 31% reduction in material consumption and 23% in waste.

Connecting Mindfulness.

Connecting Mindfulness.

This upcoming course is organized by the Mindful Society Global Institute

This is a highly professional Institute hosting a worldwide mindfulness community offering hundreds of different courses to its members around the world.

Our partnership has evolved over years and we are very happy to have this bond and work together – even more for a topic that is so close to both of our hearts.

The MBST course attendance is also a prerequisite for the upcoming teacher training at the end of 2023 in order to become a certified MBST teacher.

Testimonials…

Testimonials…

“Super well balanced between content, reflection, exercises and sharing in full and small groups”

“Before I would often feel overwhelmed and stressed about the enormity of the crisis. Now I feel more connected, more balanced and inspired to be part of a generation who can still make a difference”

“Really liked the format and the space for self-reflection and connection with others”
“Even if I now know much more about the scale of the crisis, I feel less anxious because it is now clearer to me how I can contribute in a meaningful way”
“Super well balanced between content, reflection, exercises and sharing in full and small groups”
“Before I would often feel overwhelmed and stressed about the enormity of the crisis. Now I feel more connected, more balanced and inspired to be part of a generation who can still make a difference”
“Really liked the format and the space for self-reflection and connection with others”
“Even if I now know much more about the scale of the crisis, I feel less anxious because it is now clearer to me how I can contribute in a meaningful way”

Listen to the
Inner Green Deal
podcast.

Listen to the
Inner Green Deal
podcast.

The Inner Green Deal podcast interviews people on the frontline of climate action, telling stories of human transformation and collaboration.