Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing, is the japanese concept of ecotherapy by way of taking in the forest atmosphere with a focus on whole body wellness.

let’s walk alongside each other and take in the context of your schools, classrooms, and communities so that we can connect with students and stakeholders to co-create an accountable culture of authentic inclusion and belonging that centers intersectional student, staff, and community wellness.

UPCOMING EVENTs

Winter’s Group Racial Justice At work Summit

April 23-25, 2024

Poetry performance

Testimonials

  • Through different opportunities I have had to engage with Reena I have found her to be thoughtful and intentional in her DEI work (and accordingly a strong thought partner), a strong facilitator, active listener and community convenor, and a creative problem solver and program planner. Reena’s passion for this work, her compassion for others, and her commitment to DEI as linked to her own lived experiences make Reena an asset to any school or institution meaningfully engaged in DEI and in fostering a deeper sense of belonging in their community.

    Liora Norwich, Ph.D., MBA

    Executive Director at The Network for Social Justice

    Professor at Brandeis University

  • I give Reena Patel my highest recommendation. She will be an exceptional DEI leader and an asset to your professional community. She is a tireless worker, an advocate for the needs of all students and families, a supporter of the work and learning of staff members, and a 'can do' person

    Allan Cameron, Ph.D.

    Superintendent of Wrentham Public Schools

    Professor at Boston College

poetry & Art

My Daughter by Reena Patel

“Educating ourselves and others is an essential step in the process of change. few of us have been taught to think critically about issues of social injustice. we have been taught not to notice or to accept our present situation as a given, ‘the way it is.’ but we can learn the history we were not taught, we can watch the documentaries we never saw in school, and we can read about the lives of change agents, past and present. we can discover another way. we are surrounded by a ‘cloud of witnesses’ who will give us courage if we let them.”

Beverly Daniel Tatum