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An emerging field of contemplative-based change

The Garrison Institute is part of an emerging field of changemaking organizations working to apply contemplative practices and contemplative wisdom to new action strategies for transformative social and environmental change.

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Changemakers 2026

Virtual Course • November 4 – December 16 

6-week course for social changemakers, caregivers, and helping professionals to gain the resources to sustain and expand your capacity to serve, lead, and build the future your communities need.

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The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good

Follow our new podcast series, The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good, with new episodes every other Monday. Explore what it means to live for the common good with renowned experts across the field of social change.

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Spirituality & Social Change

Our Conscious Change Forum helped catalyze a generative field at the intersection of contemplative practice, spirituality, and social change.

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Contemplative-Based Resilience

Developing and delivering evidence-based tools for helping professionals to strengthen resilience and foster connection, so they can "be well to serve well."

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Pathways to Planetary Health

Advancing our understanding of planetary health and how nature-centered community life builds bioregional resilience through scientific inquiry and contemplative wisdom.

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Spirituality & Social Change

Building a generative field where inner work, spirituality, and contemplative practice guide social transformation.

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Retreats

We offer a rich array of programs from in-person multidays to online communities with leaders from diverse wisdom traditions, contemporary disciplines, and social change fields.

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An emerging field of contemplative-based change

The Garrison Institute is part of an emerging field of changemaking organizations working to apply contemplative practices and contemplative wisdom to new action strategies for transformative social and environmental change.

Learn More About Us

Changemakers 2026

Virtual Course • November 4 – December 16

6-week course for social changemakers, caregivers, and helping professionals to gain the resources to sustain and expand your capacity to serve, lead, and build the future your communities need.

Learn More & Register

The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good

Follow our new podcast series, The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good, with new episodes every other Monday. Explore what it means to live for the common good with renowned experts across the field of social change.

Follow New Podcast

Spirituality & Social Change

Our Conscious Change Forum helped catalyze a generative field at the intersection of contemplative practice, spirituality, and social change.

Learn More

Get Inspired

Explore Garrison Institute content and upcoming programs that inspire personal growth and societal change.

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Follow our new podcast with new episodes every other Monday.

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What Inspires Us

Discover short posts by members of the Garrison Institute community sharing what inspires them, and tell us what inspires you.

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