The Garrison Institute

Experience a day of reflection and renewal through Christian contemplative practice. Join Ryan G. Erbe, PhD on April 19, 2025, for a one-day Christian Meditation Retreat at The Garrison Institute. Through guided meditations and spiritual reflection, participants will explore the embodiment of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in daily life. All are welcome—no prior meditation experience required. Register & learn more: https://lnkd.in/eddUKvPw

The Presencing Institute is launching an exciting new series this spring, and we’re pleased to share it with you! Beginning April 17, the Presencing Series: Sensing and Actualizing the Future That Is In Need of Us will explore how we can collectively transform self, society, and business—coinciding with the release of Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaeufer’s new book, Presencing: 7 Practices for Transforming Self, Society, and Business. The six-part series features visionary leaders including Melanie G. (a valued advisor to our Pathways to Planetary Health program), Arawana Hayashi, Eva Pomeroy, John D Liu, and many others. Together, they’ll explore key themes like regenerative leadership, planetary health, and the future of governance. We invite you to learn more and register at https://lnkd.in/esmepjPJ

Let’s gather around the table for change. ????? Join us on April 16 at The Garrison Institute for A Community Earth Day Dinner—an evening to celebrate the farmers of the Cold Spring Farmers’ Market and support the vital work of the Philipstown Food Pantry. Enjoy a locally sourced meal and engage in a meaningful community conversation on regional food insecurity with voices from: ? Philipstown Food Pantry ? Davoren Farm ? Town of Philipstown ? Cold Spring Farmers’ Market ? Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming All are welcome. Proceeds benefit the COLD SPRING FARMERS MARKET INC’ and Philipstown Food Pantry. RSVP and learn more https://lnkd.in/eKCA-Yd9 - #EarthDay2025 #Communitydinner #foodjustice #HudsonValleyEvents #supportlocalfarmers #GarrisonInstitute #foodisconnection

Transformation begins in the space between letting go and letting in. The House of Beautiful Business and The Holon Institute are hosting The PolyOpportunity Retreat at The Garrison Institute from April 11–13, 2025—an intimate gathering designed to explore how uncertainty can be a catalyst for creativity, connection, and change. Join Dr. Angel Acosta, Sará King, M.A., Ph.D., Douglas Rushkoff, Agnes Callard, and more at The Garrison Institute as we engage in deep dialogue, reimagine possibility, and co-create new ways of being in a rapidly shifting world. Limited spots remain—secure yours now: https://lnkd.in/eweu9mUX #ThePolyOpportunity #transformation #creativityinuncertainty #GarrisonInstitute #mindfulleadership #systemschange

In a time of upheaval, BIPOC communities need spaces of refuge to heal, connect, and reclaim inner power. Join Dharma Teachers Dr. Marisela B Gomez, Kaira Jewel Lingo, and Joe Reilly from June 18–22, 2025, for a mindfulness-based retreat at The Garrison Institute—where we will cultivate resilience, deepen our sense of belonging, and explore how love and courage can be acts of defiance. Through daily dharma teachings, meditation, mindful movement, storytelling, and nature practices, we will create a space for personal and collective transformation. Partial scholarships are available. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gS8ayDv7

"Selah is not a call for artists. It is not a call to make art for publication purposes. It is not a summoning of the extraordinary. It is a call hurled into the scorched ordinary, a call for others who might join us in tracing the irradiated material in the air." Bayo Akomolafe Hosted by Garrison Institute, "Selah: An Awkward Grace" with Dr. Bayo Akomolafe and Dancing with Mountains Vunja Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Krista Dragomer, unfolds within the tranquil and contemplative space of a former Capuchin monastary in Garrison, New York. Designed for those who sense that something more-than-familiar is needed in these unsettled times, Selah invites you to think with your hands, feel with your animal senses, and embrace the unknown. Explore posthuman perspectives, radical hospitality, and subtle gestures that open new pathways of engagement and meaning. If you find your selves sensing a growing exhaustion with dominant ways of responding to the travails of our times... If you want to believe sensuous solidarities are possible... If you are activist, a beleaguered citizen of modern settlements, a parent, a social worker, a healer, an academic, or a person who feels these moments of trouble demand something ‘more’ from us... If these questions find resonance with/in your selves, this series is probably your invitation to tracing the errant lines of an awkward grace in person from March 29 until April 1st. Our gathering intends to co-cultivate the conditions to encounter posthuman perspectives, radical hospitality, and subtle gestures that gesture towards new pathways of engagement and meaning. No special background required—just your curiosities and a willingness to move beyond boundaries. Learn more and register here before registration closes on Thursday March 27th, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gyGzjRPA exploration-and-in-person-retreat/ The in-person retreat will involve guidance and teaching sessions with Dr. Akomolafe, Dancing with Mountains Artist-in-Residence Krista Dragomer, shared readings, sessions for mapping together, exercises in drawing together, the making of incomplete ‘mbaris’, and side-events with Ayin Press. We look awkward to journeying alongside the human and the other than human as and when we gather. Explore Krista Dragomer's work and articulation around her Drawing on the Senses (DOTS) praxis here: https://lnkd.in/giqimYbp Learn more about Bayo Akomolafe's work here: https://lnkd.in/dRdgcCJh https://ayinpress.org/

The world is facing unprecedented ecological challenges, and the path forward calls for wisdom from both ancient traditions and modern systems thinking. On March 18 at 12:00 p.m. ET, join renowned scholars Mary Evelyn Tucker, PhD, and Peter Senge, PhD—both valued members of our Pathways Advisory Council—for a thought-provoking conversation on ecological ethics, Confucian thought, and participatory practices. Moderated by Stephen Posner, PhD, this live virtual forum will explore how these perspectives can help us reimagine our relationship with the planet and each other. This is an opportunity to engage with the ideas shaping Ecological Civilization and the future of planetary health. Registration is free, but donations are encouraged. Sign up https://lnkd.in/e7SZcSgK

This in-person retreat offers us the space to come together as an LGBTQIA+ community and care for ourselves: to remember who we really are and to recollect our true inner goodness. Under the guidance of experienced teachers—Madeline Klyne, Leslie Booker, Jacoby Ballard, and La Sarmiento—we’ll engage in mindful meditation, gentle yoga, and dharma talks, all within the supportive context of Noble Silence. This nurturing gathering invites us to unplug, reflect, and rekindle the wisdom and warmth within. To learn more and register, visit https://lnkd.in/gD-5tR_J

Join Krishna Das and friends for The Heart of Devotion Retreat, a weekend of yoga, chanting, and heart-opening practices at The Garrison Institute from March 14–17. Immerse yourself in nightly kirtan led by Krishna Das and accompanying musicians, morning chant sessions with Nina Rao, and an Afternoon Rhythmic Sound Journey with Arjun Bruggeman. Shamina Rao will guide gentle yoga sessions to help ground and deepen your retreat experience. Last chance! Today (Wednesday) is the final day to purchase commuter tickets. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative weekend of devotion and practice. Sign up now https://lnkd.in/eqSYWk4t

Within capitalism, within every dominant system, there are hidden gestures—minor, quiet, yet full of transformative potential. In this clip, Bayo Akomolafe speaks to the unseen forces of change—the small acts, the trickster energies, the quiet revolutions happening in kitchens, in music, in community. Not everything needs to be torn down; some things shift from within. This is the essence of Selah: An Awkward Grace—an invitation to pause, to notice, to create differently. If you’re drawn to exploring the subtle ways transformation unfolds—through art, movement, and radical reimagining—join us. The online course is ongoing, and the in-person retreat takes place March 29–April 1, 2025, at The Garrison Institute. For those unable to attend in person, we are pleased to offer online-only tickets, ensuring that everyone can participate in this transformative journey. ?? Learn more and register https://lnkd.in/eSqCZuZ6