Connection and Healing in Nature, by Tagan Engel (Cohort 12) & Enroue Halfkenny (Cohort 10)
"...At this spot it turns and the water rushes over the rocks reminding us of the lessons to be learned about letting things move and flow like the river..."
Niyonu Spann – Director, Organizational Development Consultant, Musician, Vision-Keeper (Cohort 15)
"...I see the path to liberation, freedom and joy being through recognizing and telling the truth about how we’ve gotten into the state that we are in and hopefully choosing to rectify, to begin to choose right action. And by 'right action' I mean action that is aligned with interconnection, wholeness..."
Radical Acceptance & the Sacred Art of Pausing, from Fahd Vahidy (Cohort 7)
Directions: Go to the stop sign. (Then click on the title for more.)
Easing Pain Through Connection
"Rarely, if ever, does an empathic response begin with ‘at least…’” –Brene Brown
Time to Clear the Air and Work Together, by Rep. Robyn Porter (Cohort 14)
"...today, I say we recognize and make room for black women and their issues in this movement... I want to know, are you with us? I want to know, can we start over and clear the air?"
Steve Driffin – Writer (Cohort 12)
"..they just believed and wanted better for the people and the community at large."
Healing Through Visual Art & Design, by Genese Clark (Cohort 13)
Visual and multi-media artist Genese Clark (Cohort 13) uses art and design to promote self-discovery and family strength.
Nature as Art
"Trees, stone, people - these are the ingredients of the place and the work." -Andy Goldsworthy
Saying You’re Praying Doesn’t Get It Done, by Colleen Shaddox (Cohort 1)
"Extending 'thoughts and prayers' in the wake of mass shootings has become such clear code for inaction... It is also a dismissal of prayer, the practice that shapes my life and my activism..."
Babz Rawls Ivy – Certified Spiritual Director (Cohort 1)
"You cannot give what you do not have. I have learned to VALUE my well being."