Welcome to the
SAND Community
Where we come together to explore beyond ultimate truths, binary thinking, and individual awakening while in deep reverence of the beauty, complexity, pain, and great mystery that weave the infinite cycles of existence.
Events
‘Where Olive Trees Weep’: New York Screening and Q&A
Not in Our Name
Turning Toward the Heart
Reclaiming Our Humanity
Poetry and Grief in Times of Genocide
Land for Two Peoples & What is Love Asking from Us?
From Palestine to the World
Jewish Identity after Oct 7
Cultural Stories & Mysticism of Gaza
Grieving in Community
From Wounds to Wholeness
Restoring Wholeness
Land, Lineage & Resisting Genocide
The Crisis in Gaza
Let’s Learn Together
SAND Webinars & Courses
From quantum physics to meditation, inter-generational trauma, or indigenous wisdom, SAND courses are designed to deepen our understanding of the nature of reality, consciousness, and the interconnection of all things. Whether you are new to these subjects or have been exploring them for years, this is an opportunity to learn from leading experts and engage in a communal learning experience with a global community of fellow explorers.
Explore
Hole in the World
Beauty and the Divine
Processing the Trauma of Occupation
The Case for Indigenous Knowledge as Science
#103 Justice & Joy
Vocation
‘I want people to wake up’: Nemonte Nenquimo
On Doors and \cracks\
Elemental Purification Breath Meditation
#102 Poetry and Grief in Times of Genocide
Palestine Wail
The Backfire Effect
Tomb, Womb, Cocoon
Listen to our Sonified Universe
#101 Apian Wisdom
Artist Ana Mendieta
The Evolved Nest
A False Privilege
Opening Oneself
#100 Sacred Solidarity with Palestine: Sounds of SAND Second Year
Films
Where Olive Trees Weep
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Offering a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation
Mauri (Coming soon)
Visually stunning testament to a land and a people who have survived removal, exploitation and colonization.
If An Owl Calls Your Name (Coming Soon)
Indigenous elders, healers and activists from Esk’etemc, Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en territories reflect upon their lives as forcefully assimilated Canadians.
The Wisdom of Trauma
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The interconnected epidemics of anxiety, chronic illness and substance abuse are, according to Dr Gabor Maté, normal. But not in the way you might think. Can our deepest pain be a doorway to healing?
The Art of Life
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An award-winning documentary: As a rising star in the field of abstract mathematics, Michael discovered that he could see beauty and patterns where others could not. But his path was not to be inside academia, or even inside society.
Science Meets Spirituality
“This is the place where big questions ‘Who am I?’, ‘What is life?’ can be explored utilizing all lenses.”
Being Human
“It starts with Being Human—and moves on from there, to the most significant thing, via answers to questions I never knew I had—growth—the space—the magnificence (I am so hungry for that)—trauma—optimism—awakening—service—and LEMONS!”
Life as it is…
Tribute to Rick Linchitz. A short documentary capturing the intimacy, openness and deep wisdom of Rick Linchitz and his wife Rita as they go through the final weeks of a 14 year journey with lung cancer.
Rays of the Absolute
An homage to Nisargadatta and his unintended legacy by people that have been inspired by him more than words can express.
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