A Quiet Revolution
Into Human Wholeness
At the heart of all the education we believe what our communities need most are True Adults.
True Adults are not defined by age, but by depth. They embody moral intelligence rooted in courage to act with clarity, even when the path is uncertain. They live with an awareness shaped by intergenerational time, guided by a deep understanding that they are not separate from the web of life, but an integral part of it.
True Adults have come into contact with their soul gifts—and they offer those gifts in service to the collective. They are essential to the emergence of life-enhancing cultures and resilient, thriving communities.
Workshops and Residential Retreats in Service to the Great Turning
We offer workshops and retreats in service to The Great Turning, as described by Joanna Macy—a global shift toward life-sustaining societies that honour the wellbeing of both the human and more-than-human worlds. This movement calls us to turn away from destructive ideologies of infinite growth on a finite planet and toward a future rooted in interconnection, compassion, and ecological sanity.
Our work is guided and inspired by the Map of the Human Psyche developed by Bill Plotkin and the Animas Valley Institute—a soul-centered vision of human development grounded in deep nature-based wisdom.
Rites of Passage into Wholeness
We facilitate rites of passage that support the full maturation of the human being. The diagram to the left illustrates eight life stages—a map of how we grow from a necessary early self-centeredness into adulthood rooted in purpose, belonging, and service.
This journey is not just personal—it is collective. As we deepen into wholeness, we discover our unique gifts and how to offer them in service to flourishing, intergenerational communities and a living Earth.
"The most important thing for true societal change is that we have educational systems, not only for children and teenagers, but for adults to help people ecologically awaken. When we have a large enough percentage everything will shift and we will start to embrace the world as all relatives.”
Bill Plotkin
The Centre for the Great Turning is a part of a global community that is committed to the shift away from an industrial growth society into a life-sustaining society. This Blessed Unrest is what P Hawken calls ‘the largest social movement in history.’
We move closer to these aspiration through self knowledge, trauma informed body movement, wilderness encounters, meditation, rites of passage and the wisdom and wonder of intergenerational communities daring to engage in brave conversations, sharing skills, feelings and knowledge about new structures and systems for species well being
We have developed over decades experiential nature education and empowerment for children, adolescents, young adults and adults moving on the path of eldership.
