Connection is a panacea. Meditation allows us to connect mind and body. Communities that are connected are more resilient. We need an economy that connects with our natural environment, respecting its cycles and limitations. We learn about connection from Nature itself: mycelium connects trees into forests of mutually supporting systems.

But today these invaluable connections are being destroyed. People are struggling with mental health – such as the painful consequences of dissociation – while mental health services are axed. Platform capitalism (the use of digital platforms like Google ...

 

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