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In the flow of rupture | September – Council on the Uncertain Human Future
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In the flow of rupture | September

September 22, 2025

On Monday September 15, Lama Willa Blythe Baker—a member of the original Council on the Uncertain Human Future—offered a reflection on the Hopi Prophecy to open the fifth session of our 2025 Council series, In the flow of rupture.

Initially launched over two sessions in February/March 2025 as On the rim of rupture, In the flow of rupture offers ongoing opportunities for reflection among CUHF community members in the wake of upheaval created by the current U.S. administration. In sessions meeting every 4-6 weeks, we ask:

What is happening, and how do we stay present, compassionate, grounded and in community amidst the convulsions? Can we together expand our insight and perspective, while being realistic, agile, skillful and of service?

This recording is among the resources CUHF has shared to support the In the flow of rupture Councils in 2025. See the homepage of our site for more.

About the speaker

Willa Blythe Baker

Ph.D. is the Founder and Spiritual Co-Director of Natural Dharma Fellowship and its retreat center Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH. She is authorized as a dharma teacher and lineage holder in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and also trained in the Nyingma and Shangpa lineages. She holds a doctorate in religion from Harvard University where she was Visiting Lecturer in Buddhist Ministry from 2013 to 2017.

Willa is author of four books: The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom (2021); The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work (2012); Everyday Dharma: Seven Weeks to Finding the Buddha in You (2009); and the Essence of Ambrosia (2005). She is a contemplative faculty member with Mind and Life Institute, Sangha Live, One Earth Sangha, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, the Omega Institute, and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is a member of Clark University’s Council on the Uncertain Human Future and sits on the advisory board for One Earth Sangha.

Willa writes, teaches, guides meditation retreats, and develops curriculum for people interested in cultivating a deep meditation practice in daily life. Her teaching interests include the wisdom of the body, eco-dharma, non-dual awareness and compassion.