climate change communications by day, animal sanctuary volunteer on weekends, full of beans ALL the time. Engaged Buddhist in the Plum Village tradition 🪷 Vegan since 2023 🙏https://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3mzes3nbfvc27Shoutout to all the snakes making good choices and carwheeling away from danger today. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/science/these-snakes-cartwheel-out-of-dangerous-situations.html?campaign_id=57&emc=edit_ne_20261102&instance_id=184547&nl=the-evening&regi_id=79471888&segment_id=229102&user_id=8ba6b6e1e275e0dca2f2f7a6455d2dba03 Nov 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzes3nbfvc27https://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3migr6wumwk2lI normally dislike webinars but this one was SO good! Even if you haven’t read the book, @caroljadams.bsky.social is such an icon who will make you feel so galvanized. Change your plate, change your world!! #Vegan [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3migr6wumwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3mfpqj24xdc2wI'm starting to think we're not getting those "medbeds" afterall.25 Feb 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpqj24xdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3ma4eiv77ak2gI just want to make space for us to take time and collectively mourn the loss of #vegan staples being removed from grocery stores and menus. I'm going to start with Trader Joe's Meatless Meatballs. Rest easy, my frozen comrades.16 Dec 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4eiv77ak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3m3fhwjplmk23Fellow #PlumVillage practitioners, I'm taking the #Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet course for a second time! The course starts Oct 19! If you're interested, there are scholarships and discounts. Please feel free to DM me if you have questions or would like a discount code. plumvillage.org/zasp17 Oct 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fhwjplmk23https://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lzluyjct6s2uI took the Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet course during Spring of 2024 and LOVED it. It really helped me transform some panic into peace in the midst of our shared #climate crisis. If you’re curious, check out the free event on October 1st! Sign up here: bit.ly/3Ikz1yr #ZASP #PlumVillage https://plumvillage.org/zasp24 Sep 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzluyjct6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lqb54lnubk2sI can't believe I'm writing this, but @nytimes.com actually published my tiny love story about my mice. Here it is (second story down): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-he-left-me-for-a-much-younger-woman.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Kk8.CNod.nOSCU0flXnyd&smid=url-share28 May 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqb54lnubk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3ljqedufrgc24Never been a better time to review this list of 198 methods of #non-violent action. "Malicious compliance" is my new favorite phrase. https://www.brandeis.edu/peace-conflict/pdfs/198-methods-non-violent-action.pdf06 Mar 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqedufrgc24https://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3ljb7dmx2fk2jI'm glad to be part of the #economicboycott. It's nice to be in #solidarity with each other and a good practice in consuming less*. My teacher, Zen Master #ThichNhatHanh taught that consumption is not true happiness. I'll add neither is fascism, bigotry or racism. *Given your privilege to do so [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb7dmx2fk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lhzp4ak6qs2aThis might have to be my next read. Community is the way out of this individualistic, capitalistic, materialistic mess. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzp4ak6qs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lhebmconjk2tIt’s a great day to call your electeds! I just called mine and spoke to a real person. Here’s what I learned: -they keep a tally of calls per issue -you can/should call everyday -you can/should call both their DC and local office numbers Be polite. Ask questions. https://5calls.org/issue/elon-musk-opm-gsa-takeover/04 Feb 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhebmconjk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lhc6zm7c5k2yI was delighted to see this timely article. So many of us are anxious and scared. Thay's teachings keep me afloat—especially now. Learning to be with the present moment is a gift we give ourselves and to each other. 🙏🪷 #plumvillage #thichnhathanh https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/well/mind/thich-nhat-hanh-mindfulness-book.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE4.doxD.oemaaTPOLsIR&smid=url-share03 Feb 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhc6zm7c5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lh5jfves5s2fAnd in the midst of it all, scenes of #joy because we all need some. Frankie, the most people-lovin’ goat I’ve ever met. #Vegan and #plantbased cookbooks. My sweet husband fluffing up some hay for a horse at the sanctuary and a glorious rainbow roast. #veganfood01 Feb 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5jfves5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lgyiz6czrs2xGoing to share this helpful website. It's still not too late to make some calls. If you haven't called your reps before, it's not as hard as you think. - Read the script - Add a personal story if you have one - Be polite but firm Remember, they represent YOU. 5calls.org https://5calls.org30 Jan 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgyiz6czrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lgnkwuumck2oTime to gooooo 🏃‍♀️💨!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnkwuumck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lgdx7ai4dc2yWhen I question if I can stay mindful and compassionate while being engaged in this troubled world, I remember that much of Thich Nhat Hanh’s writings, and the practice we know today was born from a time of deep division & suffering. In the words of Kaira Jewel Lingo: “we were made for these times”🪷22 Jan 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdx7ai4dc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lfztsda7gs27"Zoos cannot teach us anything true about the lives of animals" Derrick Jensen [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfztsda7gs27https://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lfoefvcr5223I cannot express the immense joy of reading Fragrant Palm Leaves while living in Princeton during the winter. I walk with Thay to his dorm at Brown Hall. No birth. No death. Our teacher continues in the present moment. 🪷 #plumvillage #thichnhathanh14 Jan 2025 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfoefvcr5223https://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lexmxttdnk2dScrumptious #vegan #orgsnic dinner date tonight. Cashew sweet potato macaroni with smoked shiitakes for me and gyro oyster mushrooms for my husband. Shared a peanut butter torte after. 🤤 It’s so fun going to 100% #plant-based restaurants. Nice to see how the pros do it. We always leave inspired.05 Jan 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lexmxttdnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanaberk.bsky.social/post/3lewpdp24u225Scenes from our shift at the animal sanctuary. The more time we spend with these animals, the more we get to see their unique personalities. It’s a joy to get to know them as individuals. You just can’t help but learn to love them. This is a privilege I am grateful to have. 🙏 🪷 #vegan #veganism04 Jan 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:2afseducp6b6bnk5a4fbc2k2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewpdp24u225