Community Agreements

Agreement One 

Be aware of your social identity and your proximity to power and how this impacts your behavior, your environment, and the people within it.

Inquiry & Action

• Locate yourself within your truth and context. Everyone is moving through this space with a different lived experience.
• Feel into your physical/mental/emotional body and know that other people are having experiences that you may not know about.
• Practice mindfulness in your interactions with others and the environment and move carefully with your words and actions both to yourself and others. 
   

Agreement Two 

Practice mutual care and responsibility.

Inquiry & Action

• Treat yourself and others with compassion and respect.
• Extend patience and understanding to fellow guests and staff.
• Respect people's physical and emotional boundaries. Do not touch another person or their belongings without asking and receiving permission. 
   

Agreement Three

Be willing to do things differently and experience discomfort.

Inquiry & Action

• Prioritize being curious over being right.
• Be open and welcome new experiences and perspectives.
• Listen without judgement to others’ viewpoints. Challenge your assumptions. 
   

Agreement Four 

Seek heart connection, centering relationships while achieving outcomes.

Inquiry & Action  

• Seek to understand others' journey with compassion and curiosity.
• Appreciate the diversity of experiences within our community.
• Reflect on how others’ insights might enrich your own path.
   

Agreement Five 

Expect and accept non-closure.

Inquiry & Action  

• Be patient and trust the process of retreating and growing in community.
• Allow insights and growth to unfold naturally, without forcing outcomes.
• Be gentle with yourself and others if challenges arise during your stay.