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Creativity - Meditation - Engagement with Nature

The Shantigar Foundation

When I first came to attend a workshop as a guest in 2010, I had no idea how influential Shantigar would prove to be in my life. In the years that followed, I joined the advisory board (since 2016), co-led workshops with Shantigar's late founder, playwright, and friend Jean-Claude van Itallie, and stayed in residence for long stretches of time, including during the pandemic.

Part of conserving the land with the Franklin Land Trust, teaching workshops online and off, and ___.

In the last two years, I've helped to facilitate events for groups including Regen Network, The BioFi Project, and Indigenous Commons.

“It’s as if my whole life I've needed Shantigar...”

The Young Artists Program

The Young Artist Program invites professor-nominated student artists from Laguardia Community College in Queens, NYC, to the natural beauty of the Berkshire Mountains.

While there are light experiential workshops on meditation and creativity, the focus is on providing students time and space in nature to create and explore. (Though they are convinced it will happen, none have yet been eaten by bears.)

Since 2019, we've hosted 6 events ranging from 3-10 nights for a total of over 50 students. It has been made possible through combinations of grants and grassroots fundraising, as well as generous in-kind support from the Shantigar Foundation.

Due to the dependence on volunteer hours from our team (myself as Program Director and professors), we are currently running the program on a biannual basis. The next event is tentatively planned for June 2027.