"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi
On 6 February 2023, a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck southern Türkiye and western Syria, followed by a second one of 7.5 Mw. According to Reuters, approximately 51,028 people died, 118,626 people were injured, at least 2.4M people are displaced and at least 24M people are affected, and more than 200,089 buildings destroyed.
The disaster after the earthquakes exposed the moral collapse; almost all of the buildings which collapsed, don't stand up to any reasonably expected earthquake construction code. The loss was not due to natural disasters, but a series of wrongdoing, based on greed for profits, votes, lack of execution of legal systems and millions of people, not standing up for their basic rights for many years. With this shock, we wake up to the importance of standing up for our and each others’ rights timely, to live safely and with dignity. We are witnessing the transformative power of selfless service, or Sevā. In this darkness, tens of millions of people are tapping into our innate capacity for care, empathy, and generosity everyday.
On the other end, we witness the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, gradually, then suddenly, the very opposite of exponential growth. We can hardly seize the impact of such event for startups and the financial system. The risk that is taken by few people, affects an entire system, with an obsession on speed and high returns.
For us, it is so clear now that we need to regenerate our systems through our collective action, rooted in love and compassion, and with everyday responsibility.
We don’t have to wait for challenges and tragedies to remember the interconnectedness of all life. Our global community must come together in selfless service to protect and support one another, especially those who are vulnerable and who have been marginalised and oppressed, everyday. Let’s work towards a world where everyone is seen, heard, and valued, and where no one is left behind.
We are thankful and deeply humbled by the incredible work of people and organisations, humans and beyond humans, protecting our planet and all forms of life, together.
With courage, hope and love,
Canay & Rudy
RegenerateX LinkedIn LIVE on Regenerative System Change
Thursday, Mar 23, 5:30-7PM CET
Mark your calendars! 👉🏼 For our next RegenerateX LinkedIn LIVE event we invited Daniel Christian Wahl and Daniel Pinchbeck for a conversation on Regenerative System Change, what this means and what needs to be done.
This dialogue will be moderated by RegenerateX co-founders, Canay Atalay & Rudy de Waele for this crucial conversation. Semin Yalman Yilmaz, Founder at Living In The Heart & Marv Radio, musician and voice coach will again share their gift of meditation and music with our community to start and end the event connecting with ourselves, each other and planet.
TIP 👉🏼 Both Daniel Christian Wahl & Daniel Pinchbeck will be present at the next RegenerateX Heart Masters event and conference in Ibiza, May 27-31, something we will be talking about more in detail during this event.
👉🏼 Find out more about Heart Masters Ibiza below👇🏼
Register now on LinkedIn to reserve your spot and join us in exploring the depth of Regenerative System Change
RegenerateX Heart Masters event and conference
Ibiza, May 27-31
After a successful kick-off last October, we are back with Heart Masters Ibiza, May 27-June 1st, for another transformational regenerative experience in Ibiza. Join us for a life changing journey together with regenerative thought and community leaders, entrepreneurs, designers, coaches, artists and creators alike.
Our special guests this time include Daniel Christian Wahl (Designing Regenerative Cultures), Daniel Pinchbeck (How Soon is Now), Masterine Tülin Bilen (Wisdom Teacher), Franz Allmayer & Ronnie Potel (co-founders of Hypha / Seeds), Adib Dada (Environmental Architect / Miyawaki Forest Maker) and many others.
The Journey includes:
2,5 day The Heroines and/or Unconditional Men journeys and celebrations
1 day Regenerative Leadership and Conscious Business trainings with transformational regenerative experiences.
1 day “RegenerateX Ibiza” conference including participation by thought leaders of the international Regenerative Community and Culture, as well as local game changers.
With an optional 2 day Beyond Journey, immersing in experiential learning in a ceremonial setting.
The whole program includes follow up with an additional online integration & practice journey, a year-long support system of regeneration.
Contact us to join.
The World Beyond Equality
In March International Women's Month, we highlight the importance of gender equality, as the first step to living up to our human potential; when we fail SDG5, we fail all SDG’s. From conservation of biological diversity to peace-making, from human rights to ethical and inclusive technology, women play a very important role in transitioning to a regenerative world, and systems, correlatively, are severely affected by the loss of them.
It is time to wake up to the important connections between the treatment of women, people of colour, and marginalised communities on one hand, and the earth on the other. As we have shared in our RegenerateX Linkedin Live event on March 8th, with our guest speakers Sophia Swire, Founder at Gender Equity Diversity Investments & Future Brilliance and Dr. Tatiana Kazakova, Strategy Officer & Co-Founder at Leaders on Purpose; it is time to go beyond gender equality and regenerate our futures with harmony.
The Heroines’ Invitation
The Heroines Journey is an annual journey and curated community for womxn in the C-Suite, senior executives, and VPs, as well as founders of start ups and scale ups, artists and creators to strengthen their leadership, regenerate within and out, harmonising their mind, body and heart, magnify their impact and redesign ways to enable all stakeholders to stand up for their own rights.
We co-design new narratives, business models, processes and communication approaches to regenerate life through conscious business and leadership. We are here to think long-term about education, urban regeneration, business transformation, wellbeing revolution, and use these catastrophic situations to understand what is waiting for us, and how we can emerge as the potential humanity.
Our upcoming The Heroine's Spring Lab, as a part of The Heroine’s Journey is starting on April 5th, will be a journey of inquiry and focused on meaningful work. Join this special community to co-create regenerative futures.
We honour the strength and resilience of womxn across the world, in Türkiye, Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, USA, Brazil, indigenous women of the world and heroines in metaverse. That’s why we invite heroines who are affected by disasters, conflicts and crises in these regions and around the world who have been affected, to participate in The Heroines with special scholarships. Read more about it on our founder Canay’s Linkedin article.
Rudy on the Green Planet Blue Planet Podcast
Our co-founder Rudy de Waele was recently a guest on the Green Planet Blue Planet Podcast.
Listen to this one hour interview with Rudy de Waele by Julian Guderley on the Green Planet Blue Planet Podcast, on why I choose to do what I do with RegenerateX and Unconditional Men.
An in-depth inquiry on all things regeneration, indigenous wisdom, personal growth, leadership, leadership development, and emerging technology and how to bring about systems change, building a better and healthier world as the task of a lifetime.
Tune in to learn, listen and empower yourself!
Unconditional Men Journeys & Facilitator Trainings
On March 22, we're starting a new online journey on Courage: Stepping out of Fear.
Sometimes life shakes us up and turns the routines of our well-rehearsed life upside down. It takes a lot of courage to take a risk and make life-changing decisions without knowing exactly where our path will take us. It takes courage to lead our lives and others with integrity and from a position of vulnerability.
We need to be aligned and centred to stand our ground, in this urgent matter of co-creating a new world of collaboration, regeneration and inclusivity.
Join us for an in-depth and integrated learning experience:
Duration: 3 weeks
Dates: Wednesdays between 22.03.2023 - 05.04.2023
Session time: 19:30 to 21:30 CET
All our courses include activities and rituals to experience and learn methods & tools that will help you to do your inner work, wherever you are in your life.
Note: you can now join our Unconditional Men Journeys and Facilitator Trainings at any time during the year.
The UM Facilitator Training includes all 5 Journeys (Deeper Purpose, Courage, Breaking Habits, True Power and Integrity - 30hrs), 20hrs of online self-paced course material and exercises, facilitator training sessions (5hrs) and 15hrs of guides practice sessions during our online programs and circles. After completing the course, you will receive a Unconditional Men Facilitator Certificate
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