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Inner Development Goals
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Abstract

This chapter explores the intersection of personal embodied self-exploration and collective ecological awareness through a phenomenological study in environmental education on the west coast of Canada. The research integrates the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework, providing practical demonstrations of its reconceptualized dimensions – collaborating, being, relating, thinking, and acting – through an outdoor eco-embodiment program influenced by yogic and deep ecology principles. The research involved focus groups, interviews, and journals from participants to assess the program’s impact on their relationship with themselves and their environment.

Findings reveal transformative insights into inner development, highlighting participants’ ability to integrate the program’s material into therapeutic tools for navigating mental and emotional challenges, particularly related to the climate crisis. The chapter demonstrates the potential of eco-embodiment practices in fostering inner growth and ecological identity. This work emphasizes the need for place-responsive education to enhance our connection to the natural world and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Abstract

This chapter explores the intersection of personal embodied self-exploration and collective ecological awareness through a phenomenological study in environmental education on the west coast of Canada. The research integrates the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework, providing practical demonstrations of its reconceptualized dimensions – collaborating, being, relating, thinking, and acting – through an outdoor eco-embodiment program influenced by yogic and deep ecology principles. The research involved focus groups, interviews, and journals from participants to assess the program’s impact on their relationship with themselves and their environment.

Findings reveal transformative insights into inner development, highlighting participants’ ability to integrate the program’s material into therapeutic tools for navigating mental and emotional challenges, particularly related to the climate crisis. The chapter demonstrates the potential of eco-embodiment practices in fostering inner growth and ecological identity. This work emphasizes the need for place-responsive education to enhance our connection to the natural world and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Frontmatter VI
  3. Foreword IX
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor biographies XVII
  6. Contents XIII
  7. Introduction to Volume I 1
  8. Section 1: Being nature
  9. Chapter 1 Prelude 7
  10. Chapter 2 “Being” as the core IDG methodology: Why being holds successful IDGs together 13
  11. Chapter 3 Unlocking collective potential: The IDG experience through bread baking– manifesting narrative playfulness, wonder, and imagination 33
  12. Chapter 4 Outdoor eco-embodiment: A place-responsive integration of the IDG framework 49
  13. Chapter 5 Relating: Connecting as nature – an IDG practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism 65
  14. Chapter 6 The transformative power of colors: Cultivating connection, collaboration, and sensemaking through art 87
  15. Section 2: Ancient wisdom
  16. Chapter 7 Prelude 103
  17. Chapter 8 Inner sustainability for global transformation: Living and leading from the essence of our being 109
  18. Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting 131
  19. Chapter 10 Zen wisdom: When the Ten Bulls encountered the Inner Development Goals 149
  20. Chapter 11 Seasonal Circles of Change: A roadmap to embody the IDGs so we can co-create change 175
  21. Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest 193
  22. Section 3: Interbeing
  23. Chapter 13 Prelude 207
  24. Chapter 14 Beyond individualism: A multilevel approach to the Inner Development Goals 213
  25. Chapter 15 Connectedness: Unpacking an essential factor of the Inner Development Goals 235
  26. Chapter 16 Listening beyond words: Building trust, nurturing relationships, and crafting impactful change 253
  27. Chapter 17 The Experience Cube: A model to increase being, relating, and collaborating for collective leadership 269
  28. Chapter 18 Contemplating or confronting? How the Inner Development Goals can activate reflexivity through Q methodology 291
  29. Chapter 19 Forgiveness and the missing IDG skill: From surviving genocide to leading the Rwanda Peace Education Programme 313
  30. Chapter 20 Nonviolent Communication is an Inner Development Booster 323
  31. Index
  32. Contributor Biographies
  33. Endorsements
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111337913-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Frontmatter VI
  3. Foreword IX
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor biographies XVII
  6. Contents XIII
  7. Introduction to Volume I 1
  8. Section 1: Being nature
  9. Chapter 1 Prelude 7
  10. Chapter 2 “Being” as the core IDG methodology: Why being holds successful IDGs together 13
  11. Chapter 3 Unlocking collective potential: The IDG experience through bread baking– manifesting narrative playfulness, wonder, and imagination 33
  12. Chapter 4 Outdoor eco-embodiment: A place-responsive integration of the IDG framework 49
  13. Chapter 5 Relating: Connecting as nature – an IDG practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism 65
  14. Chapter 6 The transformative power of colors: Cultivating connection, collaboration, and sensemaking through art 87
  15. Section 2: Ancient wisdom
  16. Chapter 7 Prelude 103
  17. Chapter 8 Inner sustainability for global transformation: Living and leading from the essence of our being 109
  18. Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting 131
  19. Chapter 10 Zen wisdom: When the Ten Bulls encountered the Inner Development Goals 149
  20. Chapter 11 Seasonal Circles of Change: A roadmap to embody the IDGs so we can co-create change 175
  21. Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest 193
  22. Section 3: Interbeing
  23. Chapter 13 Prelude 207
  24. Chapter 14 Beyond individualism: A multilevel approach to the Inner Development Goals 213
  25. Chapter 15 Connectedness: Unpacking an essential factor of the Inner Development Goals 235
  26. Chapter 16 Listening beyond words: Building trust, nurturing relationships, and crafting impactful change 253
  27. Chapter 17 The Experience Cube: A model to increase being, relating, and collaborating for collective leadership 269
  28. Chapter 18 Contemplating or confronting? How the Inner Development Goals can activate reflexivity through Q methodology 291
  29. Chapter 19 Forgiveness and the missing IDG skill: From surviving genocide to leading the Rwanda Peace Education Programme 313
  30. Chapter 20 Nonviolent Communication is an Inner Development Booster 323
  31. Index
  32. Contributor Biographies
  33. Endorsements
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