We are catalysts, joining with others who hear the call for a new paradigm of social change work, one that honors all of who we are and what we bring, one that puts our collective and individual liberation at the center.
We are stewards, tending to the land and the space so that we can offer radical hospitality to all who come.
We are teachers, creating experiential environments where people can try something new and reflect deeply on their lives and their work.
We are connectors, bringing people together to be more than the sum of their individual parts.
And we are thinkers, introducing ideas and frameworks to spark new possibilities.
we believe
Bringing spiritual practice to the heart of social change organizing can reverse some of the more problematic trends in our work. Transformational experiences create revelations of mind, body, and spirit that allow people to break patterns of suffering and dissatisfaction. They can move people:
- from burnout to balance, constant motion to stillness and taking the “one seat”
- from isolation to connection, from “us vs. them” to options
- from despair to possibility
our values
We seek to create a space where the work for individual and collective liberation come together in powerful ways. We feel that our strategies for change can be strengthened by ceremony and our struggles for freedom can be buttressed by faith. We know that humanity is one sacred part of the larger mystery. An abiding love for people, the natural world, and the unknown guides our steps.
We are a cross-cultural, multiracial community that is committed to incubating and catalyzing strategic action for social justice. We value practices of internal awareness that allow for a brave and compassionate exploration of our being and our relationships with others. We are rooted in anti-oppression analyses, visions of alternative economies, and the histories of many struggles for freedom.
We are committed to a sustainable and sacred relationship with the natural world, and more specifically with the land we are stewarding. We believe in both cultivated and wild spaces. We hold the land with the reverence in which it holds us. We know that people cannot separate their lives from the land they live on or the multitudes of other beings on the planet.
We are committed to rhythms of work, play, practice and interaction that nurture our own souls as much as they nourish the world around us. We believe in a diversity of ways of knowing and learning. We believe another world is possible – one that is guided as much by generosity and wisdom as it is by justice and peace.
We actively work to lift up equity, inclusiveness and the humanity of all beings. We are committed to full participation of people of color in our programming, being a welcoming space to people of all generations and sexual identities; and making our programs accessible to people of all income levels.
