The war and us

While we are here in Berlin, mostly safe and warm and well-fed, enjoying ourselves at Stretch Festival, there is a war happening elsewhere in Europe. Following the events in Ukraine in the past weeks has brought up a lot for many of us – shock, fear, anger, helplessness, insecurity, disorientation; the need to deal with these feelings and perhaps to get active and do something. Inspired by the Buddhist practice of Tonglen, we will explore a way to transform difficult emotions while supporting our ability to take action in the ways available to us - individually or as a community.