In 2015, Senator Jim Inhofe brought a snowball to Congress to “prove” that climate change wasn’t real. Only God, he claimed, could change the climate. He was wrong on two fronts: one, climate change is real. And two, faith and climate science are *not* incompatible. This week, Dekila Chungyalpa joins Jonathan to discuss her work collaborating with faith leaders on climate efforts, how she confronts climate change disinterest and skepticism, and why she’s bringing the sacred back into science.  Dekila Chungyalpa is the founder and director of the <a href="http://www.centerhealthyminds.org/loka-initiative" target="_blank">Loka Initiative</a>, a capacity building and outreach platform at the University of Wisconsin – Madison for faith leaders and culture keepers of Indigenous traditions who work on environmental and climate issues. She received the prestigious <a href="https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/dekila-chungyalp-mccluskey-fellow-merges-religion-and-conservation/" target="_blank">Yale McCluskey Award</a> in 2014 for her work and moved to the Yale School of Environmental Studies as an associate research scientist, where she researched, lectured and designed the prototype for what is now the Loka Initiative. Dekila is originally from the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India and is of Bhutia origin.You can keep up with Dekila by visiting her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dchungyalpa" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and by following her on <a href="http://twitter.com/dchungyalpa" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/dchungyalpa" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @dchungyalpa. For more information about the Loka Initiative, visit their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Loka-Initiative-103218048726493" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page or follow them on <a href="http://twitter.com/LokaInitiative" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @LokaInitiative and on <a href="http://instagram.com/loka.initiative" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @loka.initiative. Struggling with eco-anxiety? Read Dekila’s five tips on <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healthy-minds/202204/5-things-can-alleviate-your-eco-anxiety" target="_blank">how to alleviate eco-anxiety</a> or visit <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-984650879/tonglen-for-eco-anxiety" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/eco-anxiety-meditation/" target="_blank">Tricycle Magazine</a>, or the <a href="https://hminnovations.org/meditation-app?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4ImEBhDFARIsAGOTMj8VNv4Wy9dQJFA0Xs1SI0cyHqCMFio6DAAuHMC7G0KI4UUr01u4tmAaApYXEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Healthy Minds app</a> for contemplative practices to address eco-anxiety and climate distress.   Follow us on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/curiouswithjvn/?hl=en" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/curiouswithjvn?lang=en" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jvn/" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/jvn" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.vanness" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>. Transcripts for each episode are available at<a href="https://www.jonathanvanness.com/gettingcurious" target="_blank"> JonathanVanNess.com</a>. Love listening to Getting Curious? Now, you can also watch Getting Curious—on Netflix! Head to <a href="http://www.netflix.com/gettingcurious" target="_blank">netflix.com/gettingcurious</a> to dive in. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our associate producer is Zahra Crim. Our editor is Andrew Carson. Our socials are run and curated by<a href="https://middleseat.co" target="_blank"> Middle Seat Digital</a>. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to<a href="http://www.thequincat.com/" target="_blank"> TheQuinCat.com</a>. Getting Curious merch is available on<a href="https://www.podswag.com/collections/getting-curious-with-jonathan-van-ness" target="_blank"> PodSwag.com</a>.

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