Solsara is a cultural movement dedicated to exploring
what it means to be human together.
Solsara offerings have been on pause since 2019.
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SOLSARA IS BASED ON A VISION...
that human consciousness and culture are evolving toward the emergence of compassion, acceptance, relationship, community, and trust as the basic values from which we live our lives. We believe that this evolution is essential for the happiness, fulfillment, and survival of ourselves and all beings with whom we share this living planet. We hold that this evolution begins with each of us being and embodying the change we want to create.
Through simple, experiential practices, we uncover our true essence, engage in authentic connection, and actively create a human culture that is based on honesty, empathy, and vision.
Located in Oregon, we offer workshops, immersions, and individual sessions that assist students in realizing their vision and facing and dissolving obstacles in the way of being fully and authentically themselves. Through the practice of honesty, in the context of supportive and loving community, we explore together how to be alive, in the moment and deeply connected with others.
Wanna know about what some of the previous facilitators are up to now? Follow these links!
Larry Kaplowitz
www.larrysbagels.com
Candace Gazipura & her husband Dr. Aziz Gazipura
www.socialconfidencecenter.com
Carrie Farrell, LPC, LMT
www.carriefarrell.net
Sara Eden Galley, MA
www.portlandtherapycenter.com/therapists/sara--gally
Jennifer Love, DC
www.mutterchiropractic.com/about-1
THE PILLARS OF SOLSARA
Awaken to Self
• Practice mindfulness
• Be present, open and available
• Know your essence; your Self beyond name, form and personality, beliefs, story
• Be fully authentic: free of artifice, affectation, attitude
• Perceive reality clearly: free from the distortions of attachments, assumptions, preconceptions, and unconscious biases
• Experience equanimity, welcome impermanence
• Develop emotional literacy and intelligence
• Be able to distinguish your thoughts from your emotions, and to perceive the connection between them
• Learn to track, welcome, and respond with care to the body’s sensations and needs, and understand the body as an indicator of emotional experience
• Practice self-care
Connection & Relationship
• Communicate and relate honestly and authentically, own your experience
• Feel loved, seen, witnessed, understood
• Experience community, collaboration, co-creation, mutuality, synergy with others
• Connect to our shared human experience
• Understand boundaries vs. barriers; yes vs. no; consent; what’s mine and what’s yours
• Give and receive reflection; say what you see
• Experience non-sexual intimacy and touch
• Be loving, attentive, and honest even when protectiveness and defensiveness arise
Evolve and Create Social Change
• Engage fully with your life
• Take action in alignment with your vision
• Live as an expression of your vision rather than in reaction to your perceived damage
• Be resilient and able to adapt and thrive in the face of changing conditions in the world
• Create social change through compassion, kindness, and bold, direct action
