The Garrison Institute

Gather in community for Healing Our Way Home: A Retreat for Women of Color, Nov 21–23, 2025 at the Garrison Institute. Guided by Dharma teachers Marisela Gomez, Kaira Jewel Lingo, and Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC, we will honor ancestors, cultivate joy, and explore the possibilities of liberation through dharma teachings, guided meditation, mindful walking and eating, singing and chanting, dharma writing, and small-group sharing. This retreat is a dedicated space for the full diversity of women of color, including trans and gender-expansive participants and anyone who self-identifies as a woman of color, regardless of gender role, expression, or physiology. Reading Healing Our Way Home beforehand is encouraged, not required. Learn more & register https://lnkd.in/eB_DSUNj Limited partial scholarships available. #womenofcolor #bipoc #mindfulness #liberation #garrisoninstitute

Steady the mind by training the heart. Registration extended to November 2! In Session 3 of Inner Transformation for Social Changemakers (Cohort IV), Motoko Kimura leads The Power of the Heart and the Breath—a practical exploration of heart-focused breathing and meditation. Drawing on HeartMath research, you’ll learn simple techniques to restore balance under stress, activate positive emotion, and cultivate heart coherence that supports clarity, compassion, and emotional resilience. Inner Transformation is a 5-week live online program (Oct 20–Nov 21, 2025) for social impact leaders and changemakers, with research-backed tools, a supportive global community, and session recordings included. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/ex8h9nub #InnerTransformation #HeartCoherence #Breathwork #EmotionalResilience #SocialChange #GarrisonInstitute

What if plants can learn, remember, and respond with discernment? Pioneering biologist Dr. Monica Gagliano shares research on plant acoustics and memory, invites us to meet the living world as intelligent and relational, and reflects on how science can become a dialogue with nature rather than a tool to control it. We explore animism, relational science, and how ecosystems self-organize for resilience in a changing climate. Produced by The Garrison Institute and The Podglomerate. Hosted by Jonathan F.P. Rose New episodes are released bi-weekly on Mondays. Follow The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://lnkd.in/e37w4wEa

“We can’t change systems out there without doing the inner work in here.” – Radha Ruparell, Director, Global Leadership Accelerator, Teach For All That truth lies at the heart of the Garrison Institute’s new Conscious Change Collective, a living map of hundreds of organizations weaving contemplative practice with social transformation. In our latest blog, we explore how this growing ecosystem is connecting leaders and organizations — from grassroots groups to global networks like Teach For All — who are cultivating awareness, compassion, and collective leadership as the foundation for lasting change. Read the full post: https://lnkd.in/eSBf753a Radha Ruparell Gretchen Ki Steidle Steve Varley

How can Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey guide real life, not just great films? Join a live conversation on Nov. 18 with filmmaker Angus Wall, Zen teacher Matthias Birk, and law firm leader Greg Starner (facilitated by The Garrison Institute's Managing Director Steve Varley) to explore the Journey as a practical framework for authentic, purpose-driven living. We will look at how to recognize the call to adventure, navigate obstacles and ego, align with who we truly are, and return with insights that serve our communities and the wider world. Open to all. Registration is free; donations are encouraged. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/e5BiBHMF

Gather in community for Healing Our Way Home: A Retreat for Women of Color, Nov 21–23, 2025 at The Garrison Institute with Dharma teachers Dr. Marisela B Gomez, Kaira Jewel Lingo, and Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC. Rooted in the themes of their book, Healing Our Way Home, we’ll honor ancestors, cultivate joy, and explore the possibilities of liberation through dharma teachings, guided meditation (sitting and gentle movement), mindful walking and eating, singing and chanting, dharma writing, and small-group sharing. This retreat welcomes the full diversity of women of color—including trans women, gender-expansive people, and anyone who self-identifies as a woman of color, regardless of gender role, expression, or physiology. Reading the book is encouraged, not required. Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/eB_DSUNj Limited partial scholarships available. #womenofcolor #bipoc #mindfulness #liberation #garrisoninstitute #newyorkretreat Parallax Press

Mindful movement can shift us from reactivity to responsiveness. In Session 4 of Inner Transformation for Social Changemakers (Cohort IV), Arawana Hayashi leads an exploration of the Wisdom of the Body through Tai Chi/Qi Gong–inspired somatic practices to build presence, clarity, and resilient leadership. Inner Transformation is a 5-week live online program (Oct 20–Nov 21, 2025) for social impact leaders and changemakers. It helps cultivate clarity, resilience, and purpose using research-backed contemplative tools, a supportive global community, and includes session recordings. Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/ex8h9nub #InnerTransformation #EmbodiedLeadership #MindfulMovement #SocialChange #GarrisonInstitute

What does it mean to live for the common good? Discover the threads that bind us in The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good, exploring mind, community, and action to build a future rooted in the common good. Hosted by co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose, Season One features voices like Paul Hawken, Bill McKibben, Suzanne Simard, Monica Gagliano, and Sharon Salzberg, connecting interdependence, the science of mind, and compassion in action. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gbJ-H38S New episodes are released bi-weekly on Mondays; the next episode airs on October 27. Follow The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good on Castro Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.

For the first time, we're making visible the powerful field of organizations that integrate contemplative practice with social and environmental change. Our new Spirituality & Social Change Map reveals: - Organizations using mindfulness as a design tool for innovation - Communities weaving spiritual wisdom into justice work - Leaders applying inner transformation to systems change. Take a deeper look at what we're learning from this groundbreaking body of work — and discover opportunities for connection and collaboration within this emerging field. Ready to see where contemplative changemaking is happening? Learn More → https://lnkd.in/eRTZZNFr #InnerWork #OuterChange #Spirituality #CollectiveWisdom #SocialImpact #SocialChange #ConsciousSocialChange #ConsciousChangeCollective #ContemplativePractice #Mindfulness Gretchen Ki Steidle

Join us online on November 5, 2025, for Intergenerational Learning: Youth, Elders, and the Continuity of Wisdom, part of our Pathways Global Speaker Forum Series co-sponsored with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. We will explore mentorship and dialogue across life stages to nurture ecological identity and moral literacy, sustain cultural regeneration, and view the past and future as guides for present action. Together, we will ask how intergenerational learning deepens commitment to planetary health, how younger generations can be supported in ecological awareness and ethical responsibility, and how education might integrate relational worldviews, contemplative practices, and compassionate learning systems into practical change. Open to all. Registration is free, donations encouraged. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/eW2DcqUb Stephen Posner Zongxu Xie