What began 25 years ago as a deep impulse to understand the mind and the processes involved in growing self-awareness, became a journey devoted to transformation and practice-in-action in service to collective wellbeing. Integral to this journey has been extensive time in meditation retreat, and an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, metaphysics, ancient wisdom traditions, and Esoteric Psychology.  This led to becoming a practitioner of Esoteric Buddhism, which focuses on the transformative journey of evolving consciousness.

Pivotal observations fueled my commitment to fostering awareness-based social change. Specifically, the widespread suffering arising from: endemic division from overt power dynamics and oppression, to subtle separations reinforced by titles and status; the deepening crisis fueled by the pervasive ethos of self-centeredness; the fractured state of our systems that neglect collective well-being; and the focus on intellectual understanding over actionable, embodied practice, even within the mindfulness community. Deep questions emerged: How can we address our global crises if we continue to approach them from a self-focused perspective? What forms of practice and training are needed to co-create a flourishing future? How can we shift our focus from me to we?

The WeShift Institute is the result of years of living into these questions within our nonprofit, committed to collective practice-in-action. It is our hope this program meets people wherever they are on their journey, supports the capacity-building needed to foster the inner movement from me to We, and serves as a catalyst in the world. May WeShift together and ignite the possible.    MORE
With love and active hope, Lisa Napora