We call ourselves Meaning Makers Collective to evoke the perspective of critical and constructivist educators who have come before us, that the world is not given, it is made, and we need all of us.
Wellness is a process and practice, not a product. We believe that wellness looks and feels different for different bodies, within different identities, and throughout different environments. A collective commitment to wellness asks us to be curious about what our bodies need and willing to create, ask for and receive the resources necessary to sustain and enrich our lives. We guide and invite people to engage in wellness practices that serve the needs of their bodies and communities.
We define ritual as any intentional experience of marking transition, celebration, loss, or any significant moment. Rituals – which can be as simple as pausing to breathe mindfully – have the power to slow down reactive and unconscious patterns and open space for clarity, mindfulness, and meaning-making. Through rituals, we invite people to connect to a sense of meaning, access resilience, and move forward together.
We believe that creating a world where many worlds fit is a visionary act. It requires that we look beyond what is to what can be – that we allow ourselves to imagine possibilities beyond what we currently know. Adopting a visionary stance creates opportunities for people to know themselves beyond labels and identities that may be constricting and obsolete. Engaging in collective visioning motivates communities to move through current challenges toward a more fulfilling future that considers everyone.
All training experiences and workshops will involve both learning experiences that develop content knowledge and activities that develop the trauma-informed and healing-centered facilitation skills of participants.
Trainings and workshops are opportunities for participants to understand and identify the potential impact of their work and be empowered to make healing-centered choices within their roles
Trainings and workshops will emphasize the critical role of self-awareness, regulation, and collective care in the culture of organizations.
As a cross-racial team of facilitators from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, we use trainings to model how we foster relational trust while naming and disrupting the ways systemic and structural oppression surface in our interactions. We invite participants to engage in inquiry and examination of their own privilege and biases.
Thank you for reaching out, please let us know what you are curious about and how we may help.
While we offer an array of services for schools and organizations, we can also tailor our work to meet your specific needs.
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