The Pilina Center for Wellbeing is a social enterprise uplifting collective and individual flourishing for all.

Mission

We collaborate to empower communities, organizations, and people to realize connection and ecological balance in a world rife with colonialist disconnection. Using tailored training, consulting, research, program development, resource provision, and advocacy, we support the ecology of wellbeing by integrating wisdom from Indigenous and contemplative practices with empirical science.

We pursue this mission by:

Focusing on people and groups whose power and privilege have been compromised by colonialism (Indigenous folx, women, LGBTQ+māhū, the Global Majority)

Dismantling hierarchical ontologies of racism, sexism, heteronormativity, ableism, & religious discrimination

Providing innovative, customized, and effective consulting, in partnership with organizations we serve

Conducting precision needs assessments and evaluations to improve wellbeing outcomes at multiple levels

Designing and implementing trauma-informed wellbeing programs that leverage protective factors to optimize outcomes in prevention and wellbeing

Offering tailored one-on-one consulting which acknowledges the ecologies of life domains, the intersection of identities, and the power of client values

Training the next generation of changemakers in wellbeing, with a focus on the underserved

Delivering public education to support collective clarity, facilitate equity, and inform enlightened policy

Providing resources to support healing, transformation, and wellbeing for all

Leading an interdisciplinary movement to radically evolve approaches to wellbeing that support collective liberation

Values

In our work together, we intend to think, speak, and act from the position of Wise Self, guided by our values:

  • Pilina: connection, relationship, union (Yog). Realizing (inter)connection, with fellow humans, ‘ohana (family), kaiāulu (community), ‘āina (land), spiritual life, and with aspects of self (embodied, thinking, feeling).

  • Pono: balance, equity, righteousness. Doing what brings balance, with integrity and a passion for justice.

  • Sati: mindfulness; viveka (discernment); clarity. Orienting with openness, taking the observer’s point of view, anchoring in presence, intentionally focusing, and allowing the rise and fall of experience to come and go with a friendly curiosity.

  • Mālama: stewardship, to care for, honor; seva (service). Providing service that recognizes the kuleana (responsibility) that comes with working with our clients.

  • Metta (lovingkindness) & karuṇā (compassion). Interacting from the heart with love, kindness, and compassion for others, ‘āina, and self.

  • Lōkahi: unity. Coming together to honor the collective; uniting aspects of self.

  • Adaptability & flexibility. Embracing the complexity of context and adjusting dynamically on a moment-to-moment basis.

  • Innovation. Exploring unknown spaces with creativity and courage.

  • Collaboration & co-creation. Facilitating with ha‘aha‘a (humility), satya (truthfulness), and ahimsa (non-violence).

  • Prosociality. Transforming spaces for equity and belonging.

  • Holism. Recognizing the wholeness of our clients and their contexts.

  • Sustainability & santosha (contentment). Taking action that supports long-term sustainability at multiple levels.