Joaquin Carral

Joaquin Carral is a physician, member of the Order of Interbeing, and a resident member of MorningSun Mindfulness Center. He started his plant-based journey inspired to help endangered species and the environment and soon after found the health benefits of this way of living. He has volunteered with PCRM and with Dr. John McDougall and considers both Dr. Barnard and Dr. McDougall his mentors. He was trained on preventive cardiology and currently practices primary care medicine in a rural community that serves mostly underserved patients.

Joaquin Carral in Kosmos

Eating as if Life and the Planet Mattered

Marge | I believe that humans have a very vital, beautiful role by being part of this planet- this living community. I think our role is to use our awareness, our great combination of intelligence and heart to create a harmonious environment for all living beings and non-living beings.

Published in Volume 19 Issue 2

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The Village Way

Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World

For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?

Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,