Instructors

Adrián Villaseñor Galarza, PhD, is passionate about human transformation in service of the living Earth. Adrián is an academic collaborator, international facilitator, ritualist, author, and contemplative practitioner whose work weaves together the psycho-spiritual study of the Earth-human relation, animist principles, and contemplative wisdom. His research has centered on the confluence of Eastern liberation teachings and Ecopsychology, resulting in an elemental framework for self-discovery, healing, and regenerative action. Adrián has been engaged in transformative education for the last 15+ years and his work is often considered a Latin American referent when it comes to Nature Reconnection, Ecopsychologies, and Earth-based spirituality. Adrián is the author of a handful of books and translator into Spanish of Joanna Macy’s seminal book, Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects. The contemplative and Earth-based lineages of beauty, wisdom, and compassion he has honored since his teens serve as the guiding force behind his work in service of personal transformation and socio-ecological viability. For more information, visit Adrián’s website.