A name without a place for feelings without words.
Written Kane Jackson | Australia We celebrate art we can’t quantify, authenticity we cannot measure and connections that have no words. From Degas to Devinci, Dahl to Dickinson, and Yayoi Kusama on, we lift up those who appear to speak best, the wordless language of...
Of Flocks, Oracles, Insakas in Rootedness, and Connection with my Whole Self
Written by Gerry Sikazwe | Zambia My experience in the Byron Fellowship at the Uplands Center was nothing short of life changing. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will fuel me throughout my life. There, I saw the bountifulness of life when lived in tandem...
Transformational Experience?
The Byron Fellowship claims to be a transformative experience. I struggle with that description. Transformation cannot be encapsulated in a single experience. Yet, somehow, Byron was impactful and transformative for me at the same time. As time has passed since Byron,...
Announcing the 2023 Byron Fellows
We are delighted to announce our 2023 Byron Fellows! This year, 18 emerging changemakers were selected from a competitive pool of global applicants based on their demonstrated leadership, commitment to their vision for change, and willingness to embark on a journey of personal transformation over five days of deep connection, clarity, and practice.
Stay in the Emotion
“I stayed in the emotion, I felt into the tears, and I read my vision aloud to the world.”
My Vision for the End of Loneliness
“We went from being a group of strangers to a tightly-knit crew of friends who cried together, danced together, and laughed until we lost our voices.”
2019 Byron SOCAP Scholars
We are excited to announce the members of our second SOCAP cohort! In 2018, Byron Fellowship Educational Foundation announced a special partnership with Social Capital Markets (SOCAP), sponsoring members of the Byron Alumni community to participate in a curated...
Returning to the Beautifully Hard Places
By abby mohaupt (2014 Fellow, 2018 Returning Fellow Mentor)When I came back to Byron in August 2018 as a returning fellow mentor, I came back because of Andy.In May 2014, I was part of the last cohort of Byron Fellows that gathered at Turkey Run State Park...
2019 Re:Generate Fellowship – Now Accepting Applications
The Re:Generate Fellows Program is a holistic leadership development program that gathers young, socially-engaged faith leaders working at the intersection of food, health, and ecological well-being.
Field Notes: November 2018
In April of this year I looked out from my office in my rural village church to see the garden boxes readying for their fifth growing season. It didn’t seem that long ago…