ROOTS AND BRANCHES
We exist to restore dignity, tenderness, and coherence through presence-centered care.
LUMINARA NEXUS
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ETHOS
We are living in a sacred moment, a time when the call to awaken to our deepest essence and reconnect with the divine within is more powerful than ever. It is a time to dive into the infinite well of strength, wisdom, and vision that resides in the depths of
DISCIPLINES
Harnessing the synergy of ancient wisdom and leading-edge quantum theory, Tea and Zen illuminates trauma at its core and opens powerful pathways for liberation. It is a sacred space where science and spirituality meet, creating avenues of healing that touch the very essence of the soul. Through ongoing exploration and
TENETS
At the heart of Tea and Zen are simple but profound tenets — touchstones of presence that guide every offering, every encounter, every act of care. Presence before action — to meet life as it is, with stillness and attention. Dignity and tenderness — to honor each person, no matter their story, with
ON LOVE
People have very different views and ideas of the word Love, of what it means to them...to numerous to count, this is what I have come to understand it means to me.
THE WORLD IS NOT LOST
The world is not lost, though it feels shattered.
RESISTANCE
I have discovered that resistance is not my enemy. It has never truly been against me. What I call resistance is a signal, an old trembling that appears when I am standing at the edge of new ground.
SANCTUARY OF PRESENCE
Everywhere we look, life is unfolding in countless forms. From the smallest seed breaking open beneath the soil, to the vast turning of the stars above, creation is a living whole.
LOVE BEYOND WORDS
We are responsible to and for each other in our movement away from the wounds that bind, out of the profound illusion of our seeming separateness and sense of abandonment that drives all manner of travail. Make every moment in every day an opportunity to come out of the darkness
THE HEART OF POWER
I’ve spoken this before in recent months, but it bears repeating—because for many, it remains the hardest thing of all: To stand tall within your own truth. To speak—not with anger, or if you are to speak in anger, do it with love, with clarity—to the
THE ORIGINAL WOUND
There is a moment in the mystery of becoming human—subtle, primordial, untraceable—when we forget. We forget what we are. In that forgetting, a fracture appears. Not in truth, but in perception. Not in soul, but in awareness. We begin to believe we are separate. Alone. Small. Unworthy At