Sustainability Transformations

The Spirituality, Ritual, and Science (SpiRitS) Lab investigates the transformative role of rituals and ceremonies as spiritual technologies that bridge the inner and outer dimensions of sustainability.

Transformations and Sustainability

By focusing on the intersection of spirituality, ritual, ceremony, relationality, and ecological well-being, we aim to illuminate pathways for inner-outer transformations that foster resilience, harmony, and sustainable ways of living.

Research Insights & Resources

A curated shelf of books, articles, and open-access chapters around transdisciplinarity, memory, and ceremonial practices.

Book
Book cover: Space Mission Earth Prime Directive

Space Mission Earth Prime Directive: Equitable Social-Environmental Stewardship of Planet Earth

Charles M. Beck
Amazon View
Book
Book cover: JOURNEYS — An Exploration of Being

JOURNEYS: An Exploration of Being

Maestra Victoria Carella
Amazon View
Web
Cover: Cannabis Shamanism article

Cannabis Shamanism: Reconnecting to Sacred Teacher Plant Medicine

Maestra Victoria Carella
Essay Read
Article
Journal: Ecology & Society

Inclusive transdisciplinarity: embracing diverse ways of being and knowing through inner work

Ecology & Society (Vol. 30, Iss. 3)
Open Access Read
Article
Journal: Journal of Responsible Innovation

Ayahuasca ceremonies, relationality, and inner-outer transformations to sustainability: Evidence from Takiwasi Center (Peru)

Journal of Responsible Innovation, 2024
DOI Abstract
Article
Journal: Earth Stewardship

Transformative Earth Stewardship: Navigating cycles of inner and outer change

Goldstein, B. E., Manuel-Navarrete, D., & Schaepke, N. (2025). Earth Stewardship, 2(4), e70024.
Open Access Read
Chapter
Book cover: Southern Anthropocenes (Routledge)

Decolonial portals as pedagogical practice

Rodriguez-Fransen, Desimoni, & Silova (2025). In Southern Anthropocenes, Routledge.
DOI View
Chapter
Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Re-membering ceremonies: Childhood memories of our relationships with plants

Jiang, Pretti, Tsotniashvili, Anayatova, Nielsen, & Silova (2024). In (An)Archive: Childhood, Memory, and the Cold War. Open Book Publishers.
Open Access Read
Article
Journal: Journal of Childhood Studies

Memories of a Girl Between Worlds: Speculative Common Worldings

Pretti, Jiang, Nielsen, Goebel, & Silova (2022). Journal of Childhood Studies, 14–28.
Open Access Read