Cultivating Spirit - Community and Belonging Reimagined

In these challenging times of disruption and emergence, people are seeking new forms of community, reviving ancient practices and reconnecting with each other and the earth. Through gatherings, interviews and participatory observation, I am exploring how communities like the Festival Beach Food Forest and Sisters in Harmony Austin are engaged in embodied and reflective practices to deepen belonging and nourish the healthy soil needed for a more just and joyful world to take root. This project is a capstone for my graduate degree in socially engaged chaplaincy through the Upaya Zen Center.