This site is a virtual hub for the ways of council that have grown out of The Ojai Foundation lineage. It is also a beginning place to bear witness to ancient and emergent circle ways from around the world. Circles have been called, inspired, practiced, and informed by many cultures over time. The heart of these practices – of listening, learning, living and thinking like a circle – are needed now more than ever.

How Council Helps Prisoners in Maximum Security Prisons Access Empathy, Compassion, Love, and Kindness.

Bringing compassion, humanity, creative inspiration and childhood trauma awareness to men and women living behind bars.

Rozhovor s Marlow Hotchkissem, který se více než 50 let věnuje podpoře a budování komunit.

The Ojai Foundation is a 36-acre educational nonprofit located in the Upper Ojai Valley. For over 40 years, our land and programs have been a beacon for youth and adults seeking ways to deepen relationship with self, each other, and the natural world. Council, the practice of listening and speaking from the heart, is our foundational offering and core to all we do.