Sponsored by Garrison Institute. Please join us for ChangeMakers2026 Resilience & Community for Social Impact Leaders. A virtual six week online program with Kaira Jewel Lingo (session 4 on December 2) and Sharon Salzberg, Oneika Mays, Atman Smith, Ali Smith, Andres Gonzalez and Reggie Hubbard.

“The work is worthy. And often, the pace is not sustainable.

The people who hold the front lines of social change – caseworkers, advocates, organizers, legal aid attorneys, youth workers, crisis responders – are navigating enormous external pressure while being asked to show up fully for the people they serve. The cost is familiar to anyone in this work: chronic stress, secondary trauma, and burnout that drives experienced, deeply committed people out of the field – and leaves communities without their most experienced and committed champions.

Resilience is not a personality trait, and it is not one more thing to feel behind on. It is a set of learnable skills. For more than two decades, the Garrison Institute’s Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) Project has taught cutting-edge evidence-based skills to humanitarian aid workers, service providers, and caregivers around the world, on a simple premise: be well to serve well.

Session one opens Wednesday, November 4, the evening after the midterms. After this tumultuous period, Changemakers will spend the following six weeks holding their clients, communities, and colleagues through exhaustion or uncertainty. This course is where you come to resource yourself to sustain and expand your capacity to serve, lead, and build the future those communities need.”

More info and to register here.

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