Climate of Joy

In this episode of Climate of Joy, host Christine Penner Polle delves into the emotional aftermath of the recent U.S. election. The assignment now more than ever, she underscores, is to continue to care deeply for ourselves, others, and the world. Inspiration from Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield on cultivating love and integrity amidst uncertainty is offered.

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In this episode Christine discusses the concept of quantum consciousness, or "quantum woo", and how to experience yourself as vibrating light energy. She shares her insights as Emotion and Body Code practitioner about emotions as vibrational frequencies that influence our overall energy, and how releasing emotions can raise our vibration and positively impact the world around us.

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This Earth Day on Climate of Joy, we connect looming environmental disaster and personal grief, and mix into the conversation some ranting, a bit of EFT tapping, along with a racy historical mystery recommendation.

Wherever you are on your journey, if you are feeling the anxiety of stress of living in the Climate Emergency, you are welcome in the Climate of Joy community as we navigate these complex and chaotic times together.

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Welcome to another episode of Climate of Joy, a podcast about climate change, consciousness, and the healing opportunities that the Climate Emergency is offering us.

In this episode, host Christine Penner Polle discusses climate-friendly cities, also known as "15-minute cities,".  She takes a look at the misconception propagated by conspiracy theorists that these cities are a means of government enslavement and control.

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Are personal changes relevant in the face of the global climate change crisis? This episode of Climate of Joy asks the question "does it matter if I reuse my grocery bags and reduce my carbon footprint when celebrities like Taylor Swift travel around the world in a private jet?"

Inspired by a recent conversation, Christine encourages listeners to resist the temptation to judge others' practices and focus on individual authenticity ...

Intuitive Carole Serene Borgens has been channeling Divine Wisdom Source PAX since the early 1990s. Her book Do Unto Earth: It’s Not Too Late is a collaboration between PAX, Borgens, and author and energy educator Penelope Jean Hayes. Dr Ervin Lazlo has said that Do Unto Earth is a “must-read book for everyone who cares about the future of humanity and our planet”. 

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How would it impact our life and the world around us if we decided to embrace the world of energy that quantum science points the way to? The Climate Emergency is being felt around the world this summer. Many of us may be experiencing the fear response in the face of this "global boiling". Christine explores the idea that the Climate Emergency is calling us to evolve beyond the fight/flight/fear response, and the shift that results...

Energy Healer Sandra Boatman returns to discuss her recent experience applying her energy healing knowledge to her own situation. Sandra focuses her healing practise on helping people make a difference, differently, through understanding themselves as energy. Lately, she has had to apply the principles she teaches others to her own situation when facing a daunting medical procedure. Christine and Sandra discuss how to make a differ...

Wildfires rage across Canada, closing schools and impacting millions of people beyond the country's borders as smoke blankets the US Eastern seaboard. This episode looks at how North Americans are increasingly feeling the impacts of a destabilized climate due to the Climate Emergency, Christine and her family included. Moving forward in this stressful time includes incorporating #TMIG moments, advocated by Thomas Homer Dixon in his...

Even in the midst of the existential crises of the Climate Emergency, other life challenges can arise. Christine has an honest talk with a fellow energy healer who recently found herself thrown into a tailspin by a medical diagnosis. Together they explore the link between personal and planetary healing, in a culture that fosters a deep fear of death. Death Doula Helen Grymaloski joins the conversation to share her perspective on pr...

Today's guest is Energy Healer Sandra Boatman, who helps people to make a difference, differently, through understanding themselves as powerful creators. Sandra discusses how understanding that we and the world around us are all made up of energy can help shift our feeling of helplessness around the issue of climate change. Four practical ways to shift one's energy are discussed, including EFT Tapping. As a bonus, Sandra and Christ...

Is it cruel optimism to hold the hope of joy and healing in a time of Climate Emergency and other planetary ecological, economic, and social crises? Cruel optimism is a term coined by Lauren Berlant, and used by Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus, to describe a focus on individual responsibility that trains people to adjust to a morally unjust social system. Some self-help advice out there is a perfect example of this. Is this als...