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Illustration of the regenerative action cycle, which includes three phases (pre-action, action, and post-action) spread around the four seasons (winter, spring, summer, and autumn) and times of the day (midnight, first light, sunrise, mid-morning, mid-day, afternoon, sunset, and dusk). © Recipes for Wellbeing

The regenerative action cycle

Though a tree grows so high, the falling leaves return to the root. ―Malay proverb

👥 Serves: 1 person

🎚 Difficulty: Medium

⏳ Total time: Ongoing

🥣 Ingredients: Patience

🤓 Wholebeing Domains: Bioempathy, Liberatory Learning, Rest, Ritualising

💪 Wholebeing Skills: Aligning with the cycles, Challenging, Commitment, Intentionality, Liberation, Non-performing, Sense-making

Illustration of the regenerative action cycle, which includes three phases (pre-action, action, and post-action) spread around the four seasons (winter, spring, summer, and autumn) and times of the day (midnight, first light, sunrise, mid-morning, mid-day, afternoon, sunset, and dusk). © Recipes for Wellbeing
Illustration of the regenerative action cycle, which includes three phases (pre-action, action, and post-action) spread around the four seasons (winter, spring, summer, and autumn) and times of the day (midnight, first light, sunrise, mid-morning, mid-day, afternoon, sunset, and dusk). © Recipes for Wellbeing

The regenerative action cycle

📝 Description

Observing natural cycles for human activities.

The “regenerative action” cycle has been kindly presented by Extinction Rebellion and “the model is based on the observation of natural cycles as well as teachings from many regenerative cultures and indigenous cultures around the world.” Whilst some of actions are specifically relevant to the work of activists within the movement, you can adapt the model to follow natural cycles in your human activities “to foster connection and regeneration within [y]ourselves, within [y]our communities and in [y]our relationship with the other-than-human communities [you] are part of.”

👣 Steps

Step 1 – Afternoon / Late summer

Take care of yourself and connect with your anchors as you return home.

Step 2 – Sunset / Autumn

Celebrate and share stories in small gatherings.

Step 3 – Dusk / End of autumn

Accept, debrief, feedback and honour the emotions raised by your actions.  

Step 4 – Midnight / Mid-winter

Rest, reflect, and dream new visions.

Step 5 – First light / Beginning of spring

With gratitude, come together again to develop new ideas and set new intentions.

Step 6 – Sunrise / Mid-spring

Create teams, train for actions.

Step 7 – Mid-morning / Beginning of summer

Prepare practically.

Step 8 – Midday / Height of summer

Take action!

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