In Greek, one of the words for beauty is omorpho which actually means 'to bring form.' Beauty, then, is to bring form to potential - which is a bit like the work we do all over the world, and also within our own lives.
The Living Wholeness Institute is busy with many things. We find ourselves working in places in which systems are in fundamental shift, and in collaborations with brave souls who are calling in new ways of living that sustain people and planet. Together, we are asking "What does it mean to truly transform our systems - ourselves included - so that they are deeply sustainable, at all levels?"
We have been co-creating practice grounds where we can inquire into this collectively. In Athens, we have co-founded the Systemic Innovation Zone (the SIZ) with emergent social innovators and pioneers to learn, connect, prototype and practice the new systems into being. We are bringing our practice to co-create or partner with systemic transformation projects in Israel, Egypt, the European Commission and in the UK with the Finance Innovation Lab and Tasting the Future.
The LWI also offers many depth-learning opportunities. These range from trainings such as The Art of Hosting Transformational Conversations, the Art of Participatory Leadership within the European Commission, The Art of Hosting Social Transformation, The Art of Collaborative Leadership, The Art of Collaborative Placemaking - to our signature programme, the Immersion, as well as apprenticeships, action-learning partnerships and mentoring.
This year, our signature Living Wholeness Immersion will be taking place from June 1-9, 2013 at Axladitsa, as part of our new summer-long 'Living Wholeness Summer 2013'. Join us anytime this summer for an incredible experience of living wholeness with many different practices and hosts from Greece and our network of friends from all over the world.
'Release the Winged Ones' is Sarah Whiteley's new Book of Poems. Now available!