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January 2019: Let it Rain! Abundance Manifested

The rains earlier this month have turned formerly sooty patches of earth, left by the 2017 Thomas Fire, to...

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Fire Update #10: Meet Mariah

The crisp mornings, clear blue skies and neon pink hues on the mountains signal the arrival of autumn...

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Fire Update #9: A Gathering, a Gift, and a Gratitude.

Amidst summer and the blazing Ojai heat, fire recovery and land renewal continues...

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Fire Update #8: A Milestone Moment

As we write this, it has been exactly six months since the start of the Thomas Fire...

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Fire Update #7 – A message from the Board of Directors

Today we invite you to thank Co-Directors Sharon Shay Sloan and Brendan Clarke...

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Fire Update #6: Springtime Renewal

The video above celebrates all the work that has happened up at The Ojai Foundation since the Thomas Fire...

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Fire Update #5: Recover & Reimagine

Today marks the official launch of The Ojai Foundation's new website...

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Fire Update #4: Service. Community. Practice.

In the weeks since our last update, the last of the flames have been put out...

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Fire Update #3: December 31, 2017

Who imagined such a dramatic finale to 2017?

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Fire Update #2 December 11, 2017

So much has occurred in the five long days since the Thomas Fire began...

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“To listen another’s soul into a condition of “To listen another’s soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service that any human being ever performs for another.” ― Douglas Van Steere One of the four principles of the Council is "Listen from the Heart", when you listen to others not to respond but to hold space, to feel, to be present. Photo of a council practice under the Teaching Tree.
🌿This week’s visiting hours: Wednesday: 9am- 🌿This week’s visiting hours: Wednesday: 9am-2pm Thursday: 9am-2pm Friday: 9am-2pm Saturday: Closed* Sunday: 9am-2pm Monday: closed Tuesday: closed
Will you join us? Over the course of our time we Will you join us? Over the course of our time we will explore how we, as white and white-passing folx: ⭐️Build healthy anti-racist identity, in connection with our ancestors ⭐️Co-create vibrant, ancestrally-rooted cultures of solidarity ⭐️Participate in meaningful cross-cultural and cross-racial exchange ⭐️Call each other in to deeper transformative movement building in ways that are fun, creative, generative, and healing Details: Program: January 31-March 2 Schedule: weekly meetings on Thursdays - Feb 3, 10, 17 & 24 Time: 9:30am - 11:30am PST ❗️Application period open until January 10, 2022. Link in bio.
Acceptance of change. ✨ "Nearly four years ago, Acceptance of change. ✨ "Nearly four years ago, The Ojai Foundation (TOF) entered a new and challenging time in its history. The Thomas Fire, followed shortly thereafter by the Covid-19 pandemic, drastically altered the context within which TOF operates, revealing large and difficult decisions. For years now, we have been grappling with these issues, and though the particulars are unique, we know we are not alone in facing challenging times. This autumn, the TOF Board of Directors aligned on a decision that the form of TOF must change. Central to this change is a timely departure by summer 2022 from the beloved ridge that gave birth to TOF and has been our primary teacher for more than four decades. [...] Our ongoing exploration of how to best move forward, guided by vision and grounded in financial and other realities, has led us, time and again, away from trying to resurrect the form of TOF, and toward acceptance of change. Thus, this decision stems not from a sense of defeat or lack of love for what was, but from a recognition that the most generative and powerful act we can make in support of TOF is to evolve. In so doing, we believe the gifts held in the current form will be made available, and further seeded in the collective, to help carry the work forward." - Excerpt from the departure letter written by our Co-Directors and our Board of Directors. ✨ We invite you to read the full letter on our website where we also offer a FAQs page specifically regarding our departure. ✨ We wish you all who celebrate the New Year on January 1st a peaceful and joyful transition. ✨
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“To listen another’s soul into a condition of “To listen another’s soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service that any human being ever performs for another.” ― Douglas Van Steere One of the four principles of the Council is "Listen from the Heart", when you listen to others not to respond but to hold space, to feel, to be present. Photo of a council practice under the Teaching Tree.
🌿This week’s visiting hours: Wednesday: 9am- 🌿This week’s visiting hours: Wednesday: 9am-2pm Thursday: 9am-2pm Friday: 9am-2pm Saturday: Closed* Sunday: 9am-2pm Monday: closed Tuesday: closed
Will you join us? Over the course of our time we Will you join us? Over the course of our time we will explore how we, as white and white-passing folx: ⭐️Build healthy anti-racist identity, in connection with our ancestors ⭐️Co-create vibrant, ancestrally-rooted cultures of solidarity ⭐️Participate in meaningful cross-cultural and cross-racial exchange ⭐️Call each other in to deeper transformative movement building in ways that are fun, creative, generative, and healing Details: Program: January 31-March 2 Schedule: weekly meetings on Thursdays - Feb 3, 10, 17 & 24 Time: 9:30am - 11:30am PST ❗️Application period open until January 10, 2022. Link in bio.
Acceptance of change. ✨ "Nearly four years ago, Acceptance of change. ✨ "Nearly four years ago, The Ojai Foundation (TOF) entered a new and challenging time in its history. The Thomas Fire, followed shortly thereafter by the Covid-19 pandemic, drastically altered the context within which TOF operates, revealing large and difficult decisions. For years now, we have been grappling with these issues, and though the particulars are unique, we know we are not alone in facing challenging times. This autumn, the TOF Board of Directors aligned on a decision that the form of TOF must change. Central to this change is a timely departure by summer 2022 from the beloved ridge that gave birth to TOF and has been our primary teacher for more than four decades. [...] Our ongoing exploration of how to best move forward, guided by vision and grounded in financial and other realities, has led us, time and again, away from trying to resurrect the form of TOF, and toward acceptance of change. Thus, this decision stems not from a sense of defeat or lack of love for what was, but from a recognition that the most generative and powerful act we can make in support of TOF is to evolve. In so doing, we believe the gifts held in the current form will be made available, and further seeded in the collective, to help carry the work forward." - Excerpt from the departure letter written by our Co-Directors and our Board of Directors. ✨ We invite you to read the full letter on our website where we also offer a FAQs page specifically regarding our departure. ✨ We wish you all who celebrate the New Year on January 1st a peaceful and joyful transition. ✨
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