Not Another Holiday Gift Guide
Every year I curate a conscious holiday gift guide.
(View past guides here and here)
But this year I’m doing things differently and not curating another list of things, wellness experiences, or self-development online courses to consume.
After the (for lack of a better term) 💩 storm of sales that is Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday... it’s no surprise that #GivingTuesday wasn’t as heavily promoted. On @Nature.intent we featured 5 favorite organizations to contribute to and on my digital diary and sharing this list of mindfulness, and conscious organizations again in this digital diary.
So I’m going to be completely transparent now and admit that this year wasn’t as financially abundant as I hoped, but l continue to contribute to the organizations with missions that align for me to elevate the world.
I invite you to gift and contribute any amount you can to at least 1 organization with a mission that aligns with you. For an added incentive, certain charitable contributions are tax-deductible.
UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center is a leading Mindfulness research organization dedicated to offering radical accessibility of their secular Mindfulness classes & programs. With your donation, they will be able to continue to offer free weekly classes & scholarships for their programs.
Global Tea Hut is a 'dana' or donation-based organization that offers tea & meditation courses for free. I’ve had the privilege of experiencing their 10-day tea and zen course last year and it has profoundly impacted my life. Unfortunately, their courses are on hiatus until they can fundraise to build a new donation-based center called ‘Light Meets Life’ to offer courses year-round. Please consider signing up for a membership or gift a membership, purchase tea or teaware or directly contribute to their GoFund here.
Rainforest Alliance's mission is to create a better future for not only people, but nature as well. Together, we can achieve our vision of a world where people and nature thrive in harmony.
The Downtown Women’s Center is the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women. Your donation will provide housing, safety, & hope for women experiencing homelessness throughout Los Angeles.
Charity Water's mission is to provide clean water to all people in need worldwide. They support sustainable, community-owned water projects around the world and ensure that every the money they invest is accounted for providing reports to their donors.
Please consider donating to these or your preferred non-profit or social organization working towards elevating humanity and the world.
