More than ever, in this human-ravaged world of uncertainty, our Earth and Animal kin need what the Rabbit gave Saint John: understanding and love. This is the heart of accompaniment. Understanding means learning and providing what another needs as they journey through life’s rainbow of sorrow and joy. To stand with our Earth and Animal kin, we must also understand our fears and vulnerabilities to move from contraction to a full open embrace of life with wholeness, purpose and intention. This is the core message of the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, The Five Remembrances. Drawing on the Five Remembrances, this six-part course explores the meaning and significance of life’s landmarks of experience common to all beings – aging, sickness, death, and loss – as they relate to us personally and to the Plant and Animal kin we accompany. Designed for rescue workers, healthcare professionals, activists and others engaged with the challenges of life’s arc, this course studies and reflects on the lessons of impermanence to increase our resilience and capacity to support others mindfully and compassionately. In so doing, we no longer separate ourselves from Nature, but merge into the unity and unbreakable solidarity with the natural world.