There is an old saying: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Our world is changing. Things are not what they were, even a few years ago.

There is a White Mountain Apache myth in which an old woman, the maker of worlds, sits in a cave, weaving the most beautiful creation in the form of a cloak...

As of this writing, the long shadow of winter is daily approaching. Summer has drained the plants of their moisture, and the rains have yet to arrive...

Nearly two years ago, we felled the medicine tree, which once stood near the center of The Ojai Foundation. When the tree came down, the ground thundered...

As you will see in the pages that follow, fiscal year 2016–7 was an abundant and active time at The Ojai Foundation...

This past year has been a dynamic time of transition at The Ojai Foundation – a time of remembering our roots, restoring our relationships and reimagining our future...

Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, The Ojai Foundation’s founders made a deliberate choice to practice patience and to listen deeply before adding any structures, shrines or gardens...

This annual report celebrates another major milestone for The Ojai Foundation. After decades of seeding and nurturing our council outreach programs, we successfully completed the “spin-off” of the Center for Council Practice...

The Ojai Foundation experienced significant growth in programming and reach over the past year — at our Land Sanctuary in Ojai, in Los Angeles schools, in social service agencies across Southern California, and beyond...

This is an extremely exciting time to be part of The Ojai Foundation. Thirty years of program creation, rooted in thousands of years of wisdom, is now blossoming...