by Carolyn Ashworth | Jan 10, 2020 | Seeds: Our Blog
Upon arrival, I was exhausted. Not the kind of ‘tired after a night out’ or ‘a bad night of sleep’ exhausted, but a deep inner fatigue that had gone on for so long it felt normal. After eight years of leading, hustling, and giving my all to the organization I founded,...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Aug 14, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
Growing up in a working class town in the outskirts of London, I felt a deep sense of hopelessness. Surrounded by economic hardship, racial injustice, and broken systems I, like many around me, felt powerless. I resigned my pursuit for meaning. All this changed when I...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Jul 17, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
“I want to know what everyone’s favorite movie is,” James West, our Director of Programs, said during lunch on the first day of our recent three-day retreat to Banyan Grove, a Service Space-managed center dedicated to cultivating inner transformation and compassion in...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Jul 3, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
A Story from the Animal Activist Meditation Retreat On May 22, 2019, Banyan Grove retreat center outside of San Francisco, CA, welcomed animal activists from around the U.S. for a six-day Animal Activist Meditation Retreat sponsored by The Pollination Project. Here,...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Jun 28, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
A Story from the Animal Activist Meditation Retreat On May 22, 2019, Banyan Grove retreat center outside of San Francisco, CA, welcomed animal activists from around the U.S. for a six-day Animal Activist Meditation Retreat sponsored by The Pollination Project. Here,...
