Welcome to B.E.C.A.
The Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Association (BECA) is a peer-led community of trained and certified Buddhist eco-chaplains. BECA was founded in Spring 2025 by teachers, students, and alumni of the Sati Center’s Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training. BECA is an official project of the Sati Center.
Our Vision
We envision the liberation of all sentient beings.
While our practice springs from a Buddhist root, we welcome connection with eco-chaplains of all backgrounds and traditions.
We aspire towards a world where all beings are beheld worthy of reverence and respect, offered dignified, compassionate care, and honored as inherently and unconditionally belonging to the web of all life.
We organize collective offerings, programs, and events in service of humans and our communities, the more-than-human, and the Earth. We also connect individuals and groups seeking care to eco-chaplains and their services.
We’re building a community for Buddhist eco-chaplain collaboration, mutual support, and continued professional development and education as spiritual caretakers.
We work to uplift, build awareness, and tell the story of eco-chaplaincy as a practice of spiritual care.
Eco-Chaplains Multi-Faith Conference
Saturday, October 3, 2026
9am - 5pm
NOTE: This event has passed.
Eco-chaplains from diverse faith traditions will come together at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA — in-person and online — to build community and share a day of reflection and dialogue in service of the Earth and all living beings.
This event is for:
Eco-chaplains and spiritual caregivers
Clergy and contemplative teachers
Therapists and grief practitioners
Climate resilience and community care workers
Notes from the Field of Interbeing: The Latest in Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy
