Personal Transformation

Global Grassroots does not believe in the concept of "empowerment" - as something we do to another - because we see people as already innately powerful. Instead we focus on facilitating a process of reconnecting with, reclaiming and manifesting power from within. By supporting change agents in mapping out their gifts, assets and capabilities that can be leveraged for social change, we support the deepening of agency and autonomy, and the identification of ways to make one's unique contribution to the common good.

We also employ practices in mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, movement, ethical leadership, self-expression and personal growth work. Our objective in this phase of training is to help these future change leaders expand their sense of self-awareness, develop tools for transforming oppression and suffering, cultivate compassion and develop the capacity to initiate social change responsibly. We invite women to contemplate the roots of the oppression they have experienced so they understand their role in transforming suffering among their immediate neighbors and larger society. This mindfulness practice helps women develop the capacity to find clarity grounded in their unique sense of purpose.

We believe it is essential for future social change leaders to invest as much in inner transformation as they do in outer solutions, so that they may avoid the pitfalls of burn-out, abuse of power, reactivity, or pursuits that detract from the potential for positive social change.

See tools for the Consciousness Practitioner for sample workshops and personal transformation practices.

Read about our Social Transformation program