On September 21, 2025, in honor of the Equinox, communities across the globe joined in the first-ever Global Day of Listening. On this threshold of seasonal change that brings balance between light and dark, people around the world paused together to honor the Earth, attune to its wisdom, and remember our place within the web of life.

What began as a seed of an idea blossomed into a worldwide event: Over 1,013 people in 50 countries took the pledge to listen. The call to listen rippled outward in countless languages, landscapes, and traditions. Each participant, in their own way, paused and entered into connection and attunement with the living Earth.

To honor the global web of listeners, we celebrate the voices and hearts and circles that joined in from across the planet—spanning forests, mountains, deserts, cities, parks, villages, and coastlines in:

Uruguay, U.S., U.K., Venezuela, Turkey, Taiwan, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, Rwanda, Romania, Republic of North Macedonia, Puerto Rico,  Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Peru, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Mexico, Jordan, Japan, Italy, Ireland, India, Greece, Ghana, Germany, Guatemala, France, Finland, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Denmark, Croatia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Canada, Bulgaria, Brazil, Bolivia, Belgium, Australia, Argentina, Angola and Afghanistan

Growing a Network of Listeners

This global moment was not only about individual practice—it was about strengthening community and building a movement. The Day of Listening gave birth to new partnerships with organizations across the world: faith groups, environmental coalitions, healing networks, intentional communities, and cultural centers joined in, inviting their communities into resonance and reverence with the simple yet profound act of listening. These connections will continue to grow, creating an ongoing web of collaboration and reciprocity.

At the heart of the Day of Listening were the rich diversity of stories and experiences that emerged.

• In Australia, someone sat beside a creek with a crystal at their heart and a singing bowl in their hands, listening to cascades and a blue dragonfly, receiving the words: Flow. Precision. Trust.
• In Ghana, a walk through a forest park inspired reflections for a book they are writing called “The Listening Revolution.” In the silence arose a prayer that listening to Earth would deepen commitment to protect local rivers devastated by mining.
• In South Africa, one person entered the Atlantic surf, attuning to the swell of waves and the cold water on their skin, finding it calming and rejuvenating. 
• High in the Swiss Alps, a participant made offerings to their special sit spot with fruit, a fern leaf, a pinecone, rowan berries, and a flower, listening to the quiet voices of plants and animals there, feeling gratitude and a deep connection with all beings.
• In Finland, someone practiced listening through their skin at a sauna by a lake, hearing and feeling the rain patter on the roof, the sizzling of water on hot stones, and the scent of juniper, becoming more sensate. 
• In Norway, people gathered in a ceremonial launch of a 100 Years of Listening project, with the intention to listen to one species each year to restore relationship with their contaminated watershed, the Oslofjord.
• In Canada, a chorus of tree frogs after a long dry summer carried the sound of “Rain, Rain, Rain,” reminding the listener of the urgency to heal human supremacy and tend to the waters and forests.
• In Guatemala, elders from México, El Salvador, Bolivia, Perú, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala gathered in a powerful circle to honor the Equinox through Earth listening and a traditional Mayan ceremony.
• In Mexico City, more than 100 people—held by the trees, the Earth, and the wind—gathered in a circle to share their grief and gratitude for being alive in these times. Together, they celebrated and listened deeply, resonating with the vibration of the atecocolli (conch shell). The gathering marked the third anniversary of the Querido Picnic (Beloved Picnic), a group organized to protect the Chapultepec Botanical Garden and its community of life.
• In San Francisco, the Pachamama Alliance staff and community gathered at Baker Beach for a listening ceremony with the sea. We carried flower offerings to the waves, letting the ocean receive our gratitude and prayers. Sitting in a circle at the edge of the Pacific, we listened to the water and each other’s reflections—remembering that we can trust the power of Earth to guide us through these turbulent times.

Each story was unique, yet all carried a shared thread: listening awakens a felt sense of belonging and responsibility to participate in the changes we are experiencing as both stewards and as kin, in service to life. It interrupts the myth of separation, bringing us back into relationship and opening us to what is most trustworthy: the intelligence of the living Earth.

This was only the beginning. With new organizational partners, with the inspiration of stories shared across 50 countries, and with the continued practice of listening, we are building a movement of cultural repair and reconnection, coming back into kinship with the living Earth and living in sacred reciprocity with the community of all life.

As one participant reflected… "It brought me back to a place of peace and connection with what matters most."

Share Your Story!

Your listening matters. If you haven’t already, we’d love for you to share what you experienced on the Global Day of Listening. You can add your story here. By weaving our voices together, we strengthen this movement of listening, reciprocity, and connection!