Learning to Manage Eco-Anxiety

CHARLOTTE DUFOUR is a veteran in the fields of international cooperation and sustainable food systems. In part 3 of her interview with KALPANA SAI of the Heartfulness Institute, she focuses on our relationship with the outside world and the environment.

- KALPANA SAI

Q: When we open our hearts, being sensitive to what's really working for us and what's not, we build a connection with our inner world. At the same time, we need to connect spiritually to the world outside. How can we do that?

It's a very good and difficult-to-answer question, because it's quite personal. I am finishing my training to be an instructor of meditation, so I have a little bit of experience. As trainers, we position ourselves as channels for the wisdom. It's not me, Charlotte, teaching, it's the Source. So, our own alignment, which is our own practice, is very important for us to be connected.

I try to listen very attentively when I'm guiding a Yoga class. I try to be very attentive to what's happening inside me, in terms of the sensations of energy and how it flows. I invite those with me to be open to their sensations, knowing they will have their own experience.

It really helps to be guided by someone. All the great masters had their own gurus, right? They needed gurus even if they were realized masters; they needed guidance and we need it too. If you have a guide, you can constantly reinvite them. Their guidance will help with the outer connection. They hold the key to the inner world.