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Earth Day Decolonized: 22 April Free Program

April 21, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

KRIPALU AND HOLLYHOCK’S LIBERATION SERIES

Join renowned speakers Karen Mahon Carrington, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, and Nick Demeris in the next program of our Liberation Series, a collaboration between Kripalu and Hollyhock. Spend time online in this live program unpacking our current climate crisis and how we can collectively move forward in liberation. 

The pandemic has been a long haul. We are slowly starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we know we are not quite there yet. We know you’ve had to demonstrate a lot of resilience this year, and that this pandemic has affected some people more than others. The pricing options on the program below have been updated to offer you the option of joining this virtual program free of charge.

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Webinar: A Covid Fundraising Case Study – The Findhorn Foundation

April 20, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Earlier this year we planned a fundraising webinar with the Findhorn Foundation (FF) as a case study and scheduled it in late April to share as much data as possible. In conversation recently with fundraising consultant Brett Cobb, he mentioned that it’s harder to fundraise in the second year of a crisis and the organisation needs to demonstrate how it’s been using the funds received to inspire ongoing donations.

Many of you are aware that on Monday the FF and Community lost two precious buildings to fire, the Community Center and Main Park Sanctuary. Who would have imagined such a crisis in the year following on from the enormity of the pandemic. Thank you to all for the outpouring of love and support that is so appreciated by the whole community. Simon and Brett are still ready to offer the webinar as planned. We invite you all to join what I’m sure will be a conversation of great depth combined with practical insights.

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Webinar: The Emerging Ecosystem for Innovation and Impact

April 13, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Join fellow members from three networks–Retreat Center Collaboration, the Holistic Centers Network, and Advaya–in an introductory webinar designed to help us understand each other’s communities and collaborative efforts. If you’re interested in an inter-generational approach and curious about non-center based transformational initiatives, we invite you to join us.

Retreat centers are a beacon of light and inspiration in the world, however, centers sometimes struggle to keep the lights on and the pandemic has highlighted new changes. Collaboration opens new possibilities — for retreat centers to address challenges and opportunities as a sector, beyond place, and yet rooted in the deep wisdom of our work.

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Love and Prayers, Crisis and Opportunity

April 12, 2021 by Christine Lines 1 Comment

In the early hours of Monday 12 April, residents in the Findhorn Foundation and Community in Scotland woke to the news of fire. Thankfully nobody was hurt and the natural environment is largely intact. The fire brigade was called and arrived on the scene at around 2am. About a dozen Foundation co-workers and community residents in the houses in the vicinity of the fires were safely evacuated and rehoused as the firemen tackled the blaze. Fire wardens assisted the brigade during the early hours of the morning to keep people safe and to communicate with residents. The community responded with care and support throughout the day and is in transition once more. From preparing to finally welcome back guests, they now face the loss of two significant buildings. Please send your love and prayers as they navigate from crisis to opportunity.

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Opportunity for Chief Operating Officer, Kripalu

April 9, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

ABOUT US

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to serving people and communities in realizing their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of Yoga. 

Kripalu is committed to becoming an employer and community where all belong. We have much work to do and we are committed to doing it. Our team and Board of Trustees have been working with partners from Race and Resilience to shift our understanding, behaviors, policies, and culture to embrace the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Due to Covid-19 we had to make the difficult decision to close our doors in order to ensure the safety of our staff and guests. As we look towards reopening we’re looking for people that want to be part of an exciting and growing organization. If you’re looking for work that will challenge and inspire you, a job that will offer tremendous personal and professional growth, then Kripalu is the right place for you!

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Living Solutions for a Regenerative World

April 8, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

As we are starting out on the second year in a world impacted by covid restrictions, our friends and partners the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) are passionate to showcase the powerful work of ecovillages around the planet who have been pioneering a large variety of regenerative ways of living together and with nature.

Because the work all of us do is best done together, and because so many people are aching for better ways of living we invite you to join the upcoming GEN Ecovillage Summit – Living Solutions for a Regenerative World. Join 35 ecovillages and speakers for seven days of connection and hope.

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Webinar: Common Foundations of Impact Measurement

April 6, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Members of the network have expressed interest in social impact strategies, evaluation, and reporting and this is an area HCN is passionate about. This weeks webinar flows into two sessions offered during the annual Virtual Gathering of Holistic Centers. Each session has been designed to provide an accessible introduction as well as sharing leading practices in impact measurement and performance monitoring for social purpose organizations. 

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Opportunity for Guest Experience Director, Oregon

April 5, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat & Conference Center is an off-grid, holistic center located in the Cascades, along the Breitenbush River. Breitenbush operates as a worker-owned cooperative. Workers live in a quaint village of cottages across a footbridge from the guest facilities. In an average year, Breitenbush attracts over 35,000 guests to the natural, mineral springs and workshop offerings. 

Last year, the COVID pandemic posed new challenges, requiring the co-op to rethink communal aspects of the facilities and redesign them to fit with COVID safety protocols. Just over a month after successfully opening to guests with these new protocols in place, the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires converged on Highway 46 and burned through the Breitenbush property, destroying more than half of our buildings. Our staff and guests all safely evacuated before the fires hit, but with the level of devastation wrought, we had to lay off more than three-quarters of the staff and now are in the process of regrouping and planning to rebuild. Breitenbush is working to rebuild and reopen the front gates to guests by the end of May 2021.

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Recognising the Pain of the Asian Community

March 31, 2021 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Dear friends,

During our webinar this past Wednesday we acknowledged the pain and hurt of the Asian community and read the names of the eight lives lost, six of which were women of Asian descent, in Atlanta, Georgia; Yong Ae Yue, Hyun Jung Grant, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Suncha Kim, Soon C. Park, Delania Yuan and Paul Andre Michels.

We recognise the pain of the Asian community within our retreat centers (be they staff or guests) at this pivotal time in the work against racial injustice and hate crimes, exacerbated by the pandemic over these last 12 months.

HCN has and always will be in the spirit of collaboration, seeking to co-create a more just and loving world. We exist to bring people together and to share the benefits of inner reflection for outer action, leading towards the transformation of society. Despite the suffering that exists in the world we believe in the importance of this collective work and that it matters now more than ever. We’re grateful to be in this with you and seek to create ever greater diversity, inclusion and compassion.

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Virtual Gathering 2021: Announcing our Keynote Speakers

March 29, 2021 by Christine Lines 1 Comment

This year the annual Centers’ Gathering 3-6 May, 2021 takes place once more under unique circumstances. Not only are we online rather than in person, we are also re-emerging from over a year of a grave pandemic which has deeply affected the whole world. And of course, it has had a profound effect on the activities of our centers. Some have closed temporarily, some have shifted online, others are uncertain how to proceed. In all cases, we face unique opportunities in considering how we can emerge in a way that speaks to the profound challenges of our times and build resilience personally and collectively.

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The 2021 Gathering…

Join the Virtual Gathering of Holistic Centers 3-6 May 2021. Invite your entire staff to participate in the various sessions of our annual event as we host online for the second year during this time of pandemic.

We hold the vision of a Hybrid Gathering next year, being able to meet again in person and continue with the virtual aspect for wider reach and access to the wisdom in the network.

We believe Centers are in ‘the long game’ of transformation. Our theme this year is Emerging Resilience. Come together as we move through four days of heartfelt, practical and innovative conversations designed to deepen our collective impact.

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