How many times have you said or heard the phrase “It’s been a tough day/week/month/year”? Many of us have been feeling depleted and low on resilience for many months. The traumas of the pandemic, violence in our communities and in the news, mounting environmental concerns, and many more issues seem to have compounded within us, […]
For many folks, effective communication has never felt harder or more important. Given the challenges our communities have been facing, it can be easy and almost irresistible to disengage from others, rather than talking about what’s really going on and to share a vision of where to go from here. Learning Nonviolent Communication offers one […]
The Kingian Nonviolence workshops are transformational experiences that have helped thousands of people from around the world understand the depth of the philosophy of nonviolence, and learn to begin to bring the practices into their lives and their work. Through small group activities, readings, video presentations, mini-lectures and discussions, we explore topics such as: - […]
Hello, Gandhi Institute Community Member: This year, the Gandhi Institute turns 30! Arun Gandhi established the Institute in 1991 in Tennessee, and the Institute moved to Rochester in 2007. We have been located at 929 Plymouth Ave. South since 2012. There’s a very rich history that brings us to this present moment, and we are […]
Feedback Learning Labs Most teams, organizations, and groups acknowledge the importance of giving and receiving feedback on a regular basis. However, it can be pretty rare that any of us actually exchange feedback and hear how we’re impacting others and how they’re impacting us. This creates a dearth of information that can wreak havoc on […]
Join us for this opportunity to share what’s heavy on your heart during these uncertain times.Capacity is limited to 25, please register to reserve your spot. In an effort to make our events as accessible as possible, we’ve created a donation-based model, starting at no cost.
Grab a cup of tea and fellowship with us as we share with you how we have been able to be in relationship with the Rochester community.
Join us at the Gandhi House to enjoy an evening of community and creativity through sewing. Alex will be guiding us through slow stitching practices that bring meditative focus and take the pressure to sew productively off. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own materials and/or projects. We ask that you […]
Join Kit Miller and friends for an exploration of this wise, timely book by Joanna Macy, for those of us who are overwhelmed at times about the state of our world-ecologically, socially, politically, or all of the above. We will practice a few of the experiential pieces from Macy's decades of courageous work. This group […]
Grab a cup of tea and fellowship with us as we share with you how we have been able to be in relationship with the Rochester community.
Grab a cup of tea and fellowship with us as we share with you how we have been able to be in relationship with the Rochester community.
The holidays can be a joyous time for some and a grievous time for others. Some struggle with feeling excluded, others with concerns about consumption. Whatever is your mix of experience, we welcome you to bring your truth and your complexity to this annual event. This will be an in person event at the Gandhi Institute. […]
