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January 01, 2025

"Caring for the Earth" with Cynthia Jurs

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35 years ago, Cynthia Jurs met a 106-year-old lama high in the mountains of Tibet and asked him a question that changed the course of her life. 

In her new memoir, applauded by elders including Joanna Macy, David Abrams, Jack Kornfield and her beloved long-time teacher Thich Nhat Hahn, Cynthia recounts her decades-long quest of burying Earth Treasure Vases to bring care to areas of the Earth most in need of protection and healing.

Join us for an inspiring conversation about:

  • trusting intuition and magic
  • letting curiosity lead the way
  • looking to the stars for guidance

and collaborating with the help that is always available.

Cynthia’s journey invites us to open to guidance from the natural world and trust the wisdom of the Earth at this pivotal time of collective awakening.

Cynthia Jurs website: www.GaiaMandala.net

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Cynthia Jurs

Author of Summoned by the Earth

Cynthia Jurs became a dharma teacher (Dharmacharya) in the Order of Interbeing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and in 2018, was made an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in recognition of her dedication in carrying out the Earth Treasure Vase practice.

Inspired by thirty years of pilgrimage into diverse communities and ecosystems, today Cynthia is forging a new path of dharma in service to Gaia—a path deeply rooted in the feminine, honoring indigenous cultures, and devoted to collective awakening. Cynthia leads meditations, retreats, courses, and pilgrimages to support the emergence of a global community of engaged and embodied sacred activists. She lives at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico where she is often found walking in the wilderness with her dog or gardening with her husband.

She is the author of Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World: https://www.amazon.com/Summoned-Earth-Becoming-Vessel-Healing/dp/1632261324

You can find her offerings and join the global healing community at: www.GaiaMandala.net