Meg Toben is an Earth Activist Mama based in Chapel Hill, NC. She is a co-creator of The Eco-Institute at Pickards Mountain, a sanctuary space for nature connection, renewal, and healing the human-earth relationship. Megan has twenty years of experience as an environmental educator, and ten years as an executive director. Her love for art, ritual, Earth, and humanity inspired her to offer a nature-inspired space to all who are working to heal our world. In this episode, we dig into: How The Eco-Institute was born Becoming an activist against climate disruption Megan’s experience in Standing Rock A celebration for the Huaorani people of Ecuador Challenges in cultivating community How you can’t buy purpose and authenticity How complicit we can be at the expense of planetary demise What The Eco-Institute has to offer A prayer and fasting ceremony in the wilderness Asking questions and being guided to reconsider everything Conducting a listening tour and a reimagining council A definition of permaculture Details of the permaculture immersion program Cultivating connection through soul work and dismantling ego Links: Learn more about Megan and The Eco-Institute at https://eco-institute.org/ Connect with The Eco-Institute on Instagram @the.eco.institute Connect with Rising Earth Immersion on Instagram @rising.earth.immersion Connect with Megan on Instagram @megantoben Connect with The Eco-Institute on Facebook @the.eco.institute Join The Eco-Institute for  Rising Earth: A Semester of Transformative Permaculture Immersion To learn more about upcoming programs and workshops, view The Eco-Institute Program Calendar Learn about a kindred program, youthpassageways.org