Gael Britt

The Winter Olympics dazzle us with spectacle — precision, speed, national pride carved into ice and mountain. We see athletes suspended midair against alpine horizons, skis cutting clean lines into powder that looks timeless. But beneath the snow lies something we do not see. An invisible tension is building. This year’s Winter Games in northern Italy unfold against a backdrop that is no longer theoretical. Mountain regions across the globe are experiencing reduced snowfall, shorter winters,...

Explore how Zen philosophy meets climate awareness in Gael Britt’s conversation with Dr. Christopher Ives, author of Zen Ecology . Watch the full Zen Fieldnotes interview on YouTube and discover how mindfulness can inspire real environmental action. Check out our first podcast on the Surrender East YouTube Channel

As we move further into an era defined by ecological uncertainty, Survival East West emerges with a direct and urgent mission: to design our way out of environmental collapse.