we co-create thriving communities
starter cultures
we are a village of practice — a nurturing space to learn, grow, and heal together
we are a mycelial network — a web of interdependent relationships that flow care and nourishment to where it’s needed
we are a sandbox — a collaborative playspace to turn our ideas and gifts into meaningful and sustainable work projects
our principles
interdependence
this is a space to learn, heal and creatively express ourselves through relationship. We work to heal our codependent patterns to ensure agency, choice and liberation. we hold awareness of power and awareness as power. we celebrate healthy conflict, relish in harmony and create within the tension of the inbetween.
living ecosystems
as stewards of regeneration we turn to the natural world for inspiration and guidance. like all complex, living ecosystems we are ever-adapting and evolving to our inner and outer environments, and all the relationships between. We embrace all stages of the adaptive cycle: growth, stability, decomposition, and renewal. we work in fractals -- from self, to team, institution, and society. We practice non-linearity & surf the polarities of complexity.
deliberately developmental
we steward a container that allows for deep transformation & continuous personal development. we see the self, ourselves, and the communities we work within as laboratories of learning. we prioritize practice. we support one another to spend more of our time in our self-authoring and self-transformative parts. opportunities create themselves through exploring our learning edges and tensions.
embodied alignment
we seek alignment (and balance) in our inner work, life’s work and task work. this is the infinite game we play as we value all ways of knowing — intellectual, physical, emotional and intuitive/spiritual. we believe the deepest transformations take root and manifest in our bodies and work to connect our thinking mind, our feeling heart, and our sensing bodies into an integrated, whole and alive being.
radical presence
the present moment is our greatest teacher. we create with what is there. we work with what emerges. We accept what is and what is not. we value deep listening, authenticity, and full attention in every moment as we put relationships first and bring forth our “being” energy long before any “doing” takes place.
interested in collaborating or bringing an idea of yours to life with starter cultures?
email us at community@startercultures.us