An Evening With Cynthia Jurs and Mick Brown

Join Buddhist teacher, peace activist and author Cynthia Jurs in conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Mick Brown, as they uncover the extraordinary story behind her new book "Summoned by the Earth; Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World."

Thirty-five years ago, in a Himalayan cave, Cynthia received a rare practice from a 100 year old lama to bury Earth Treasure Vases - clay vessels to be filled with prayers and intentions for peace and healing that are planted in places in need of protection. From the Amazon to the Arctic, Africa to Australia, from war zones to diverse eco systems and indigenous communities, Cynthia has worked to create a global healing community, creating what she calls a “living mandala around the Earth.”

And it was in Liberia that Cynthia met Christian and Harper, and their journey with mindfulness began - bringing nourishment and healing to them and their community peace work.

Her journey weaves together spirituality, ecology and activism, and includes powerful encounters - from women and former combatants resisting war in Liberia, to learning and teaching alongside Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Proceeds from this London event will support a regenerative “Happy Farm” project in Africa, led by peacebuilders from the Peace Hut Alliance for Conflict Transformation who Cynthia has worked with for over a decade. 

More info here, and an opportunity to donate if you are not able to join us in person  - every pounds helps and so grateful for your generosity, and if you aren't able to donate now be wonderful if you can please share with your networks 

✨ Expect an evening of story, conversation and inspiration showing how one woman’s spiritual odyssey can spark ripples of healing across the world.
✨ Please join us at The October Gallery in London on October 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
✨ Tickets: £25 / £40 with signed copy of the book

About Cynthia
Cynthia Jurs is a teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing, an honorary Lama in the Tibetan tradition. Deeply inspired by 30 years of pilgrimage into diverse communities and ecosystems to bring healing to the Earth, Cynthia founded the Gaia Mandala Global Healing Community and the Earth Treasure Vase Project. Today Cynthia is forging a new path of dharma in service to Gaia, rooted in the feminine, honouring indigenous traditions, and teaching an embodied sacred activism devoted to collective awakening. \

Cynthia lives at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico where she is often found walking in the wilderness with her dog or gardening with her husband. 

For more see: www.GaiaMandala.net and www.SummonedbytheEarth.org

About Mick Brown 
Journalist Mick Brown currently writes for the Telegraph. His work has been recognised with numerous awards, including: Features Writer of the Year in the 2023 Journalism Awards and Interviewer of the Year in the 2023 Press Awards. He is also the author of six books, including The Spiritual Tourist,  "The Dance of 17 Lives" - the story of the young Tibetan lama recognised as the 17th Karmapa, and the best selling biography of the record producer Phil Spector, Tearing Down the Wall of Sound.