Deep Ecology is the foundation
A concept, philosophy and movement that affirms the intrinsic value of all life and invites a lived experience of belonging — supporting each person in strengthening their unique gifts as part of collective healing.
Approach to Group Facilitation
I design and facilitate workshops and courses that create the conditions for groups to meet complexity with presence, care, and creativity — deepening listening and strengthening shared understanding. Nurturing relationships between people sustains organizations and movements for a long haul.
METHODOLOGIES
Each offering is shaped around the group’s specific needs, context, and intentions, ensuring relevance, depth, and meaningful impact.
THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS
This interactive group process is for anyone seeking grounded, effective ways to respond to the challenges of our time. Developed in the late 1970s by Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is informed by Deep Ecology, systems thinking, Gaia theory, spiritual traditions (especially Buddhist and Indigenous teachings), and Undoing Oppression.
THE ART OF HOSTING
The Art of Hosting is a set of participatory methods for facilitating meaningful conversations that activate collective intelligence and collaborative action. Emerging in the early 2000s, it blends dialogue and systems thinking to address complex social, ecological, and organizational challenges, especially in contexts of transformation, innovation, and shared leadership.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Creative Movement uses embodied practices — such as ecstatic dance and somatic DEEP ECOLOGY — to support presence, expression, and experiential learning, allowing insight and connection to emerge through the body.
CONTEPLATIVE PRACTICES
Lineages
What follows names some of the streams that nourish and inform this work.
Buddhist Lineages
My early worldview was shaped by Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism, cultivated alongside my parents, my brother Lama Michel Rinpoche, and our root teacher Lama Gangchen Rinpoche, founder of the Ngalso lineage. Ngal refers to suffering and its causes, while So points to our potential to transform suffering and develop our innate qualities. This understanding was further grounded through my mother Bel Cesar’s work in Buddhist psychology, bringing these teachings into emotional awareness and everyday relational life.
My path has also been influenced by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Shambhala Warrior teachings and by the engaged Buddhism and peace activism of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, shaping how I meet suffering with courage, compassion, and social responsibility.
Ecological Lineages
At the heart of my work are Deep Ecology and Systems Thinking, shaped by the philosophy of Norwegian ecologist Arne Næss, and The Work That Reconnects, developed by environmental activist and scholar Joanna Macy. Together, these frameworks offer a living bridge between my spiritual roots and my commitment to ecological and social transformation.
My understanding is further informed by the teachings and activism of bell hooks, Ailton Krenak, John Seed, Mutima Imani, and Fritjof Capra, as well as through hands-on work with the land alongside Peter Webb, whose permaculture practice embodies the interdependence of nature’s elements and human presence.
Indigenous & Animistic Worldviews
My work is further informed by a deep respect for and curiosity toward Indigenous and animistic worldviews, understood as essential pathways for reconnecting with life-centered practices. I have been learning from Andean and Toltec–Mayan traditions, as well as Native American worldviews, ways of moving beyond extractive frameworks and toward teachings rooted in Earth’s wisdom, reciprocity, presence, and deep listening.