Mentor of transformative projects, people, events and businesses dedicated to planetary regeneration. Board member on Deep Ecology, author, and speaker about fostering sustainable change and ecological consciousness
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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27 years of experience in journalism and communications, with a special focus on environmental matters.
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Started organizing TEDx events in 2011, followed by other events over the years.
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Coaching changemaker speakers since 2011.
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Sponsored by TED to attend TED Global in Scotland, 2011, to receive multiple trainings.
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Sponsored by TED to attend TEDx Summit in Qatar, 2013, to receive multiple trainings.
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Hosted and co-hosted the first TEDx events in Pará, in the Amazon region.
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Lived and worked for 5 years in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.
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Worked for the O Eco website and various NGOs, including Greenpeace, Amazon Watch, and Avaaz.
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Invited by Satish Kumar to study for an MSc in Holistic Science at Schumacher College.
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Specialist in Deep Ecology, with studies at Schumacher College, Gaia Education, Sharing Nature, and personal mentorship from John Seed, Satish Kumar, and Stephan Harding.
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Studied The Work That Reconnects personally with Joanna Macy.
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Led multiple Deep Ecology workshops and classes since 2012.
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Led a recent project in partnership with La Trobe University, using Deep Ecology methodology to promote conversations and solutions regarding climate change in the small alpine community of Falls Creek, Australia.
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Recently published her first book in Brazil: CHANGEMAKERS: The Courage to Transform the World.
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Has been a speaker in various countries, including the United States, Germany, Brazil, England, Chile, and Australia.
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Serves as a mentor for changemakers.
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Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
MY STORY
Hello!
I am a woman who, in her deep commitment to doing her part for a better world, unintentionally became a reference. I organised two TEDx events in Pará, was invited and sponsored twice by TED to attend their international conferences, led a team of 24 reporters to cover nine countries in the Pan-Amazon, worked for international NGOs such as Greenpeace and Amazon Watch, and for my work, I was cited in academic publications, reports, and books both in and outside of Brazil. This intense dedication led to a severe, trauma-laden burnout in 2012. This condition forced me to pause and radically slow down what, until then, had been my main motivation in life: taking care of the Amazon rainforest and protecting it through the environmental journalism I practised.
Throughout 11 years of transition and recovery, I remained active: I sought new paths in communication that were more inspiring and loving, specialised in Deep Ecology, became a mentor trained by Brazilian expert Paula Abreu, was invited by Satish Kumar to pursue a master's in Holistic Science at Schumacher College, England, where Stephan Harding was my supervisor, completed training in The Work That Reconnects in California with Joanna Macy, founded the Reconexão Amazônia movement, and gave talks and lessons on my experiences and learnings from the forest in five countries.
I made Australia my home for five years, where I studied with the deep ecologist John Seed, supported changemakers, worked in environmental communication, wrote articles, led a national activism campaign for the Amazon, learned deeply from Australian Indigenous peoples to the point of being considered family by a Jaithmathang elder, helped raise funds to protect the Daintree, the world’s oldest rainforest, through the Rainforest 4 Foundation, and became a collaborator of the Australia Earth Laws Alliance, which promotes the rights of nature. Finally, I led a pioneering project at La Trobe University in Melbourne, where I developed a methodology based on Deep Ecology with the aim of uniting the small community of Falls Creek, in the Australian Alps, around climate adaptation and economic sustainability.
Recently, I published my first book, called CHANGEMAKERS: The Courage to Transform the World, with Bambual Editora. Currently, I use all my experience as a Deep Ecology specialist and communicator to support initiatives, projects, companies, and organisations that have planetary regeneration as a value, intention, and principle. Through my Wings and Roots mentorship program, my support also extends to visionary changemakers—people who know that the future can be much better because they have the vision, passion, strategy, and determination to materialise a new and absolutely necessary reality.
I believe that the great transition to the better world we hope for lies in
uniting information with inspiration, feeling with thinking. It is also a fundamental part of the journey to be creative in introducing emotional connection with the Earth into all aspects of sustainability, in order to awaken deep respect and reverence for her on a critical mass level.
Now more than ever, we must help one another, invest in changemakers, and plant many, many trees.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
SOME TEACHERS AND SUPPORTERS OF MY WORK
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SERVICES
Individual and group mentoring
Wings and Roots Mentoring
Embark on a transformative journey tailored just for you. Discover your unique path to making a positive impact in both your professional and personal spheres. With our guidance, you'll find the courage to answer your calling and take the leap towards meaningful change. Through the lens of Deep Ecology and a profound connection to nature, we'll help you tap into your inner wisdom and hear the Earth's whispers guiding you forward. Experience a profound sense of well-being, empowerment, and clarity as you embrace your role as a changemaker. Perfect for those who yearn to make a difference and feel the weight of the world's challenges. If you're ready to step into your power and create meaningful impact, this journey is for you.
Speaker Coaching
Methodology that prepares you to become an excellent spokesperson for your ideas. Based on four pillars: TED's personal training I received, storytelling, self-knowledge, and my experience as a speaker in over five countries. A unique process with me – after it, you'll be able to prepare your own speeches confidently for the rest of your life.
Deep Ecology trips to the Amazon by demand
In the heart of the mother forest, the Amazon, you will hear the voice of your soul through Gaia's voice. You will awaken to the call of your heart through experiences in self-knowledge and Deep Ecology that lead to internal reconnection, receptivity, presence, surrender, and trust in nature's potent wisdom. You will feel belonging, affection, freedom, clarity, peace, and may find answers to your deepest questions.
All trips are to the state of Amazonas, with accommodation in jungle hotels or traditional communities. In addition to personalized experiences, they include forest activities in a differentiated way: trails, animal watching, birdwatching, sunrise and sunset, boat outings during the day and night take on new dimensions with Amazon Reconnection – in Portuguese, “Reconexão Amazônia”.
Know yourself, strengthen yourself, empower yourself, become flexible. Be enchanted.
After knowing the Amazon, your worldview will never be the same.
Consulting and training for universities, companies, and NGOs
Focus on leadership and climate change through experiences inspired by Deep Ecology and the Active Hope methodology
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Empathy
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Emotional resilience
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Support network
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Team spirit
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Trust
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Connection with the Earth
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Union of mind and heart to enhance meaningful responses
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Deepening sense of purpose
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Enthusiasm
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Creativity
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Empowerment
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Unity
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Activism
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Impact strategies
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Action
TESTIMONIALS
The Coaching Clareia, with Karina, made me reflect on various situations so that I could pursue my goals with clarity and, thus, achieve my dreams!
– Vanessa Simões
The Self-Transformation Journeys was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life
– Juliane Teixeira
The experience with the Amazon Reconnection was sensational. You really need to go to understand. The forest is kind, calming, it brings peace and wisdom
– André Carvalhal
I learned that the elements of nature can teach me valuable things, such as leadership and empathy
– Beatriz Zschaber
Karina connects with her audience in a way that few can. She provoked thoughts and emotions in our participants in a deep and genuine way
– Steven Carlson
I would need days to explain all the benefits that coaching with Karina brought me, but if I have to use one word, it will be "clarity"
– Ane Mendes
Her wide-ranging experience across continents and cultures provides her with unique insights and experience. She’s also a lovely person to know and to work with –
Kelvin Davies, Australia
This Deep Ecology experience with Karina profoundly impacted my life. What was in the unconscious came to the conscious
– Edmara Barbosa
Her enthusiasm and charisma are contagious. She took away our fear s- mine and the children's - and gave us the desire to experience the Amazon for ourselves
– Alison Letten, England
Karina is no longer a warrior going to war. She did such a good job for the Amazon that today she is a warrior trainer
— Silmara Veiga
After her talk, our law students felt highly engaged. Her work impacted them
– Elena Aydos, Australia
After being trained by Karina, my presentation was simply sensational! It was a life-changing experience that made me think about the future of my career
— Thiago Queiroz
How important it is to touch people's hearts! I learned that I need to first discover where the heart of my work is
– Elena Martinis
Being close to Karina is a guarantee of transformation and expansion of consciousness. She gives voice to concepts that would previously only exist in the realm of ideas and is capable of planting significant seeds of the change necessary for this time in the world.
– Priscila Freitas
I really liked the part where we told a story we are very proud of because most of the time we only think about our failures. Recognizing that you are proud of something you did is magical. It was special to have to perceive myself more for the good things I move in the world
— Lidia Brasil
I was able to experience this reconnection with myself, my life purpose, my path, my challenges, and virtues. The Amazon Reconnection is one of the most incredible things I have ever experienced
— Fê Cortez
I learned that I need to take care of myself, have time for myself, and commit to the rhythm in my life
– Violeta Lapa, Portugal
After she explained to me her experience in the Amazon and her vision of taking people to the rainforest, I made my decision. After this experience, I understood I could become a voice of the rainforest
– Luis Calainho
She orchestrated our coaching group with mastery, made us connect internally, with our inner child, and with each other. We became an egregore, and that comes through her way of communicating on an equal level with each of us
— Paula Lopes
The trees guided me through Karina's voice. During meditation, I kept my mind present, accepted my processes without repressing or controlling them
– Stefano Viola
She makes us dive into aspects that, within the context of the rush we live in, are no longer contemplated. The immersion takes us back to the being we are but have forgotten
– Maite Proença
Karina has a gift – the gift of calming, focusing, organizing, and providing support in this beautiful moment where we have the opportunity to talk about something that impassions us. Our sessions were pleasant, productive, and decisively contributed to the TEDGlobal talk I gave
— Alessandra Orofino
Freedom, passion that warms but does not burn, courage, spirituality, evolution, connection, positive impact, and expression are values that guide my life and work through my learnings from nature, silence, and my pilgrimages around the world
Hopi Prophecy
We are the ones we've been waiting for