For the Leaders Who Know They’re Standing at the Threshold
Some invitations aren’t loud. They don’t arrive with urgency or pressure. They arrive as a quiet knowing you can no longer ignore.
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Crossing the Threshold Together
Last week, I found myself fielding a series of questions—questions I suspect many of you may be carrying as well. I want to share them with you here: Given these […]
Winter’s Quiet Invitations
Winter has arrived. There’s a quiet about it. But February encourages connection and prepares us for a reemergence with the flowers in Spring.
Join me for Poets & Prophets – A Formational Journey
Within each of us lives a quiet yearning to make a difference. To offer our one life in service of something larger than ourselves. The Formational Journey simply asks: Will you risk becoming who you truly are?
Poets and Prophets at The Meetinghouse: An Invitation to a Journey
Many of us feel it—a quiet ache, a sense that something essential is fraying beneath the surface. This March, The Meetinghouse begins Poets & Prophets: a formational journey rooted in listening, courage, and care.
A More Comfortable Home, Season by Season
As the seasons change, so does the way our homes feel. A few thoughtful adjustments — closing a door, turning a fan, letting the sun in — can make a surprising difference in comfort and energy use!
Threshold Crossings
I’ve been thinking a lot about thresholds—in light of the time in which we find ourselves. There is so much that can divide us, if we allow it to. There is also profound opportunity to transform divides into thresholds.
Private Reiki Sessions Available at The Meetinghouse!
Private Sessions are available in our Wellness Studio on Tuesdays at 11 am with Kristy Leisegang (RYT-500 and Reiki Master) or Wednesdays and Fridays at 12 pm with Megan Couri (Reiki Master).
An Invitation to the New Year
As we complete this year and ready ourselves to begin anew, Deborah Rundlett offers these words of invitation and gentle challenge from poet Jan Richardson.
Music Soothes Us All
Those who share this earth with us can and do hear us and the music we make. And we can feel the positive effects of our sounds.
Centering Community in 2026
From our year-long Book Club to youth leadership workshops and community gatherings, The Meetinghouse is centering co-leadership, courage, and connection in the year ahead.
A Solstice Gathering: Reflection, Light, and Community
Join us December 21 for forest bathing, lantern making, and an open mic as we honor the season together.
You helped us create a gathering place. Now let’s build the kitchen.
To all our Friends of The Meetinghouse, Imagine my joy when I arrive back on campus—whether from a trip or a simple run into town—and find the parking lot filled. […]
Join Us in Building the Kitchen
The Market is growing—and now we’re building the kitchen that will help nourish our whole community. We’re close to our goal and need your help to finish strong. Join us in raising the final $15,000
The Multiple Costs of AI
AI is everywhere, but not always for the better. From misinformation to mental health risks to environmental damage, the costs are adding up.
What We Carry Home After Thanksgiving
Holidays stir up more than shopping lists. This time of year brings up old stories, old roles, and emotions we thought we’d outgrown. If things feel tender this week, you’re in good company.
With Gratitude for this Community
As you enter this long weekend, may gratitude settle gently in your heart.
Learning, Giving, and Coming Together
Thanksgiving reminds us that success is inspired when we listen, adapt, and build together across differences to create new business models, ways of working, and platforms for engagement. This week, Dr. Fanta Waterman reflects on Thanksgiving as a time for learning, giving, and coming together.
The Quiet Call Beneath the Holiday Rush
Winter seems to come earlier every year. We crave the glow of the holidays, the warmth of gathering, the light in the darkness. Yet beneath that longing is a quieter call: slow down, breathe, and ask yourself what you truly need.
The Meetinghouse and Belonging
With all the disruptions going on, I’ve been pondering what it means to be community—what it means to belong. But what does it really mean to belong?
The Cost of Convenience
We use it once and throw it away.
But Styrofoam doesn’t go away. It lingers in landfills, waterways, and even our bodies — a quiet reminder of the cost of convenience.
When Technology Imitates Trust
AI scams can look and sound like someone you love. Here’s what to do.
What If Support Makes You Stronger?
What if the help you resist is actually the key to alignment — on and off the mat?
Hungering for Wholeness
Are you hungering for wholeness? Not just of body, mind, and soul, but for humanity and our planet?
Empowerment Begins with Gathering
From 1760 husking bees to today’s Youth Leadership Initiative, our strength has always been community.
Strengthening the Core
You’ve spent years strengthening everything: your calendar, your commitments, your courage. You’ve carried so much for so long. But your core — your spiritual, emotional, communal grounding — is aching for relationship and renewal.
Vultures: The Unsung Heroes of Halloween and Our Ecosystem
Think vultures are spooky? They might not win any beauty contests, but these incredible birds are nature’s cleanup crew — preventing disease, protecting ecosystems, and even helping fight climate change.
Taking Back Our Focus
A simple weekend experiment showed me how powerful it can be to step away from our screens.
The Summons: Awakening the Poet-Prophet Within
Do you feel it—an inescapable pull to respond, a sense that silence is no longer an option? This quiet urgency often grows from a deeper disquiet: a hunger for wholeness […]
Youth Leadership and Everyday Resilience
The Youth Leadership Initiative is open for applications! 7th–8th graders in Danbury & Ridgefield can embark on a 9-month journey of growth, action, and community. Learn more about this great program in this week’s message by Dr. Fanta Waterman.
Finding True Community in a Fractured World
In a world swirling with unrest, simple acts of connection can change everything. In this week’s broadcast, Wellness Resident Kate Loewengart invites us to discover how The Meetinghouse nurtures true community—beyond mere proximity.
Ridgefield FBLA Honored with State Education Award
Big news from Ridgefield High School’s FBLA! Their project with The Meetinghouse just earned the Outstanding Service Project Award from the Connecticut State Board of Education. Read the full story and celebrate these inspiring young leaders.
Environmentalism Starts at Home
Think you’re not an environmentalist? Think again! Balconies and patios help nature thrive just as much as huge backyards. See how in this week’s message from Heather Cochrane, Environmentalist in Residence at The Meetinghouse.
Living the Active Life Contemplatively
Fall is upon us, and with it one of the busiest months of the year. Gone are the summertime rhythms. Yet even with the activities of all upon us, we […]
August as a Time of Excitement… and Transition
Summer fades, and new routines begin. Dr. Fanta Waterman reminds us: transitions are easier when we move through them with community.
Introducing Our New Wellness Resident
Welcome to our new Wellness Resident! Meet Kate Loewengart, and get the inside scoop on the exciting way ahead for our Wellness Programs.
Identifying Invasive Animals
The Hidden Threat in Our Backyards, part 2
Take a Breath!
Our earliest experiences of time shape how we understand and live within it. Think back to your childhood—your family of origin or the environment in which you were raised. How […]
A Poetry Prompt for Now
When the world feels too loud, too heavy, I turn to poetry. Not to escape it, but to name it: To remember I still have a voice.
Exploring the Niyamas
Dive into the Niyamas, healthy habits to practice to cleanse and purify our body and mind.
The Hidden Threat in Our Backyards
Invasive plants are easily found throughout Connecticut and the nation. Here’s what you can do about them.
Living in the In-Between
It’s been a news-filled season. Every morning, we seem to wake up to more disruption. As one friend (who loves fancy words, but then so do I) put it: we live in liminal times.
Liminal. It’s a word we’ve heard a lot in recent years—but what does it really mean?
Take Back Your Evenings, One Step at a Time
The three scariest words I hear everyday:”What’s for dinner?” Now, I use project management tools to calm dinnertime chaos.
Brahmacharya and Aparigraha
Rounding our exploration of the Yamas – part of the ethical guidelines that supports the fuller practice of yoga, we will look at Brahmacharya and Aparigraha.
“Water, Water Everywhere…”
Tips on protecting the quality of your water.
Gratitude is the heart’s memory.
There is so much to be grateful for this month—and updates to share!
No More “In Two Weeks”
How often do we say, “In two weeks, when things calm down…”? What if we stopped waiting and started living—right now? This week’s reflection is a gentle reminder to pause, re-center, and choose joy today.
Satya and Asteya
As we talked about last month, yoga is much more than the asanas or the physical poses. Let’s talk about Satya and Asteya.
Nature’s Neighbors: Welcoming Native Plants Into Your Landscape
Grow wild! Why native plants belong in your garden.
Young Leaders, Big Impact: Ridgefield FBLA Headed to State
We’re overjoyed to share some incredible news from our friends at Ridgefield High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter. Students Rashi, Zavia, and Ryan recently presented The Meetinghouse […]
What is Wisdom?
At this hinge time in history, we here at The Meetinghouse believe that wise leadership is essential to moving across the ecological, social and spiritual divides. So, we asked 75 […]
Progress Over Perfection
If you’re like me, the end of spring turning into summer can leave you feeling like you’re really far behind. There’s so much you want to do, and schedules are […]
Exploring the Yamas and Niyamas: The Foundations of Yoga Beyond the Mat
Yoga Beyond the Physical: Understanding the 8 Limbs of Yoga When people think of yoga they typically think of the physical poses but there is a whole philosophy behind it […]
Water Wisdom: Why Every Drop Counts
We can’t make more water—but we can make better choices about how we use it.
Our Historic Campus and Neighborhood
The Meetinghouse sits on land rich with history, providing a unique context for coming together as community. For example, did you know that: These roots echo forward in history, continuing […]
Talking Trash
Recycling is important! Do it properly to make the biggest impact.
The Power of turning “I can’t” into “I can’t yet, but I’m working on it”
The Power of turning “I can’t” into “I can’t yet, but I’m working on it” – Lessons on creativity by Holli Levy of The Meetinghouse
Beyond The Frame – About the Photographers
For the Summer we have a great show featuring the work of 3 Photographers – Bill Gore, Barbara Soares, and Jim Stasiak.
Dedication For The Martinsen Barn & Ribbon Cutting For The Sunrise Cafe
We Did It! We had the Dedication for the Martinsen Barn and the Ribbon Cutting For Sunrise Cafe at The Meetinghouse in Ridgefield, CT. The Hamlet Hub wrote a great article about it.
Abandon the Barn – Concert Fundraiser
Abandon the Barn will be in concert on Sunday, February 26, 4 pm. We are excited to announce that Abandon the Barn will be giving a concert in the barn to […]
Creating community pathways
This fall our dedicated volunteers worked to clear pathways through the invasive vines on the land behind The Meetinghouse. The new paths lead to the pond. I bet you didn’t […]
Marcia Simha – Through the Eyes of Children
Paintings by Marcia SimhaDecember 4, 2022 through January 2023 Join us for the reception Sunday, Dec 4th from 2-4 pm at The Meetinghouse Marcia is a Renaissance woman. With a […]
Different Points of View – Ed Arribas
Edward Arribas has a longstanding passion: creating beautiful art.
