Contemplative ecology is an approach to the world that seeks to bring together the spiritual and the ecological. Join us for what promises to be a rich and beautiful retreat with Dr. Jason Browne.
The day will begin with introductions and laying to groundwork of contemplative ecology and placefulness. Weather permitting, we will then spend time outside practicing a technique of placefulness that Jason calls “Lectio Terra” as a way of developing deeper bonds to land and sitting with the troubled times we live in.
Suggested donation: $50 (lunch and snacks are included); we don't want cost to be a barrier, so please pay what you are able =)
Registration coming soon!
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Jason's bio:
Jason Brown was born and raised in Southern California and studied anthropology and
international development as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University. He has lived in
Vancouver, BC since 2013 and became a Canadian citizen in 2024. He earned joint master’s
degrees in forestry and theology from Yale. He completed his PhD in 2017 from the Institute for
Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia. His
dissertation research explored the sense of place and attachment to land of contemporary
Catholic monks in the American West. The dissertation was published as Dwelling in the
Wilderness: Modern Monks in the American West (2024). As a Lecturer at Simon Fraser
University Jason teaches courses in religious studies and ecological humanities for the
department of Global Humanities. Since 2023, he has piloted an ecological chaplaincy program
at Simon Fraser University which seeks to bring contemplative practice to build resilience to
climate anxiety and ecological grief. He writes at www.holyscapes.org