Philosophy

These are the principles behind my life & work.

We are dreaming into being a world that is socially just, ecologically regenerative, and spiritually connected. I believe that the inner state we cultivate is the ground for the world that we create.

  • We feel that we are all part of a living and self-organizing system that we call Gaia, and that the intelligence of this system moves through the consciousness of each individual.t goes here

  • We see that we are all connected processes in motion. There are no solitary cells. We are all part of one dance of interbeing and every action impacts the whole system.

  • Harmony in the system relies on balanced exchange, or ayni.  Rather than engage in consumerism,  we seek to turn an attuned ear to listening to feedback in all directions and to open channels of giving and receiving. 

  • The health of the system relies on being true to its own form.  We seek to build integrity into the structures of our inner and outer worlds.  It starts with truth in our actions, speech, and how we show up.

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  • Life itself is the great teacher.  In every moment, we invite humility of personal attachments and stories to let this teacher show us what is our true nature. 

  • At the core of our web of relations is friendship, the balance of intimacy and interdepedency in which we learn through others about who we are. 

  • We create containers for connecting with spiritual guidance and we feel that Life is a ceremony. 

  • We grow in the context of community, we fuel eat other and learn from each other. We don’t do this in isolation. 

  • Earth-based indigenous traditions see body-mind-spirit-community-environment as one interconnected system. Health and vibrancy require harmony among our whole being on ever level.

  • By removing blockages and rigidities within a safe container, the system will stabilize at higher levels of organization.

  • Connection to source and discovery of soul exist in creative flow.

  • The zone of creative genius is always moving, between will and allowance, spontaneity and control, structure and flow. Its balance is always in movement. We must learn to feel the center zone within us.

  • Results reveal commitments, conscious and unconscious. Want to see what you’re committed to? Look at your life. Want to expand your life? Let’s expand your commitments, and let some go altogether to enter the space of full presence.

  • All situations are navigable in life, sometimes we must think outside the box.

  • When you succeed, I succeed. When someone across the world awakens, I awaken.

  • Play leads to openness which leads to new discoveries, new learning, new choices, and transformation

  • When we work together, we are on a team making an extraordinary journey of asking real questions, facing hard truths, and embracing the richness of being alive.

  • No Rx’s, No Rules. Our journey is not following a prescribed set of steps but taps on your own inner wisdom and intelligence to set a course unique to you.

  • The psyche, like nature, is a self-organizing system. We are naturally driven to learn, evolve, discover, and grow to higher levels when we remove fear and limiting beliefs and connect with our own vital energy.

Other Simple Axioms I work by:

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.”


 -  J O A N N A R . M A C Y –