Melina Bondy (formerly Sister Ocean) is a queer, white settler honored to live on the colonized land originally named Tkaronto. After studying with True North Insight in Ontario, Canada, they ordained as a monastic under Thich Nhat Hanh in 2012 and spent nine years in robes before returning to lay life in 2021. Now “back in the world” Melina blends Insight and Plum Village practices with a focus on social justice, creative process and radical gratitude to grow compassion, peace and joy in daily life. They’re now looking to share the gift of the monastery with a broader community with a Master’s in Buddhist Spiritual Care from the University of Toronto as well as training in Somatic Experiencing. To learn more go to www.melinabondy.com
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The Village Way
Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World
For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?
Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,
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