Encounters is a free 6-week series of intimate conversations with remarkable women devoted to deep inquiry on the topic of belonging.
The award-winning book from Toko-pa Turner
on exile and the search for belonging.
A depth-oriented video course on the concepts and practices from the book “Belonging” by Toko-pa
Feel like you don’t belong? You’re not alone.The world has never been more connected, yet people are lonelier than ever. Whether we feel unworthy, alienated, or anxious about our place in the world — the absence of belonging is the great silent wound of our times.
Most people think of belonging as a mythical place, and they spend a lifetime searching for it in vain. But what if belonging isn’t a place at all? What if it’s a skill that has been lost or forgotten?
Belonging as an Ecosystem
True happiness depends upon our reciprocity with the environment in which we are embedded, and unto which we are indebted. Our negligence of that reciprocity is, more than any other factor, what fosters unbelonging. It is at the root of loneliness, because without the greater intelligence of the mission coursing through our veins, making our purpose meaningful, we are but isolated bodies going through empty motions.
Your Vibratory Signature
Artwork by Emily Howard There is an energetic stamp or vibratory signature behind every act of creation. Though difficult to perceive, it is like the wind blowing through a valley, touching everything we do. Although we create in a multitude of ways, it is what’s felt...
Bearing the Pleasure
Yellow Matisse Cut-out Nude Our capacity for embodied pleasure depends on our ability to receive, which is like a muscle that can atrophy if it’s been habitually contracted. A learned sense of unworthiness can act as a barrier against our well-being, keeping us from...