We As Nature

Artist, designer, storyteller and independent researcher Alyen Foning resides in her ancestral home, the Lepcha community at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas, with its sacred mountains and rivers.. Creating with fabrics, colours, music and design, Alyen’s work serves as a bridge between both the fields of art and research, and ancestral pasts and future generations. In this We As Nature epis...

Bodyworker, cultural worker and author of “Liberated to the Bone”, Susan Raffo, shares her personal story of discovering the intrinsic connection between individual healing and our collective power to shape the systems we live in. In this episode, Susan highlights the impact of the histories held in our bodies, and with passionate and hopeful energy, offers the possibility of leaning into our aliv...

Movement artist, director & theatre-maker Gabrielle Moleta invites listeners into a creative process that dissolves the perceived boundaries between humans and the natural world.  In this episode, Gabrielle shares her journey into Transformation and Imaginative Improvisation, and how this unique creative process helped her recognise the depths of her interconnectivity with the living world. No...

Elsie Harp, Founder of Divina Botanica, is a florist, folk herbalist, and mental health practitioner based in the South-West of England, where she grows seasonal, regenerative flowers in deep relationship with the earth and its rhythms. In this episode, Elsie shares her journey with anxiety and intergenerational trauma, and how the nurturance of the living world has become her greatest source of s...

Lakshmi Venugopal is the founder of Inner Climate Academy and an experienced facilitator of Deep Ecology and the Work That Reconnects. Through chronic illness and the discovery of her ancestral past, Lakshmi’s story illuminates how individual health and ancestral healing are deeply intertwined with the health and healing of the Earth. Taking us on a profound journey from India to Australia and bac...

Hip-hop artist and urban-food growing pioneer Ian Solomon-Kawall (aka KMT Freedom Teacher), shares his story of hope, grit and passion. During this episode, he describes the journey that led him to transform his late mother’s London garden into a dynamic community hub where permaculture, music and creativity ignite social change and empowerment. As the co-founder and CEO of award-winning CIC May P...

Beekeeper and author of ‘Bee Wisdom - Teachings from the Hive' Sandira Belia shares her enchanting journey of learning and healing from the wisdom of bees. Born in France to a beekeeping mother, Sandira has bathed in the bee world from an early age and is now dedicated to shifting the focus away from honey production and bridging a reciprocal relationship between humans and bees. With the bee...

Mercury Music Prize nominated folksinger, Sam Lee, has journeyed throughout the British Isles collecting the Indigenous songs of the lands and absorbing the ancient wisdom and knowledge embedded within them. In this episode, Sam shares his personal story of nature connection, and how he became a leader of pilgrimages to the Sussex countryside, where people gather in communion with the Nightingales...

In this episode, regenerative economist Della Duncan weaves together a story reconnecting nature and economics. From looking ‘upstream’ at root causes of inequality to reclaiming our role as natural economists, Della’s story covers so much ground, including the discoveries she’s made on her personal journey to ‘Right Livelihood’ and practical invitations towards exploring this for ourselves. In De...

In this episode, we’re joined by UK-based painter, sculptor, and muralist, Louis Masai. Nature is Louis’ muse, with his global art projects highlighting the sixth mass extinction, climate change, and species equality, as a means to ignite environmental reflection. Louis’ story reflects the circular nature of life and encapsulates the interconnected nature of all living things, as he inspires us to...

In this episode, we are joined by National Geographic Explorer and political scientist KM Reyes, whose passion for conservation by respecting Indigenous land rights contributed to the protection of a vast area of critical habitat on the stunningly biodiverse Palawan Island in the Philippines. KM’s story is one of self-discovery through global exploration, where the experience of being lost and uns...

Painter, poet and Honorary President of the Black Environment Network (BEN), Judy Ling Wong, takes us on a captivating journey, illuminating the unforgettable imprint of her childhood experiences and surroundings. From 1950s Hong Kong to 1970’s London, Judy’s story invites us into a world where oneness with nature is a palpable experience.  In Judy’s We As Nature story, she shares: A window into h...

In this episode of We As Nature, Method Gundidza, Director of EarthLore Foundation-Southern Africa , shares his unique story of discovering a profound sense of belonging to the world. Method, a Zimbabwean national living in South Africa, discovered his calling in his early 40s when he was introduced to the philosophy and practice of Earth Jurisprudence by the Gaia Foundation . Method shares his jo...

Filmmaker and explorer Bruce Parry , best known for his BAFTA award-winning BBC documentaries with Indigenous Peoples, shares the experiences that changed him and his worldviews forever. Coming from an institutionalised, military background, Bruce journeyed from seeing the world through the lens of hierarchy to having his eyes opened through unique experiences with Indigenous People that taught hi...

Holistic activist and multi-passionate entrepreneur, Samantha Colli, shares her personal story of remembering that she is part of nature. From reaching burnout as a human rights lawyer to founding an initiative seeking to heal and regenerate eco-social ruptures, Sam’s story weaves childhood tales with global travels. She takes us on a journey of mind, body and spirit, revealing what led her to rec...