Our work is done in an institute that exists to study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence using the five elements of creation as a metaphorical lens. 

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Our work is reflective, embodied, generative, healing and collective. We study, play, create, gather and celebrate using events, learning experiences and media.  We make things collectively with an intention to make a difference in the world.  

Our work is fueled by our ongoing commitment to help transform the ways we work together for greater well being, agency,  innovation, connection, equity and balance.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF BLOOMING

The Philosophy of BLOOMING shapes the theories and attitudes that are the guiding principles for our actions..

THE FIVE IDEAS

Central to this philosophy are the following five theoretical ideas:

• Fundamentally we are aware that we are having the human experience.  
• Though our individual experiences are each unique, we are each growing in awareness that we are one with the Source of Life. 
• We each have unique gifts for the world that expands our awareness of our shared journey and possibilities.
• We contribute our gifts to each other as memories, experiences, creativity, relationships, and communities. It is through the exchange of our gifts that we fuel the currency of our human connection
• We have a shared elemental language that makes it possible for us to grow in self-awareness and work together across borders and differences.

 THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF CREATION

At BLOOM we are evolving a language based on the five elements that grow all creation. We use these elements as metaphors to help us better understand who we are, our abilities and the abundance we now have. 

The five elements that fuel the growth of creation are: MINERAL (sometimes called "ether" or "space"), NATURE (sometimes called "air"), FIRE, WATER and EARTH. When these elements are understood as metaphors, they provide powerful frameworks to help us find purpose, respond to change, innovate, heal emotionally, and work generously and equitably together.

We offer our elemental technology to help individuals:

• Lead more purposeful and meaningful lives
• Navigate life’s uncertainty and instability with greater agency
• Better understand and present the value they offer
• Connect more deeply with themselves and with others
• Build successful working collectives

OUR LEARNING EXPERIENCES ARE CALLED JOURNEYS

Our learning experiences are called “Journeys.”  Our journeys are based on the elemental frameworks explored in two ground-breaking books BLOOM The Essential Journey, A New Guide To Balance Growth & Well Being, and FINDING YOUR B.I.G. ~ Finding New Purpose in Changing Times.  

They are a part of a growing body of knowledge which we call the Philosophy of BLOOMING.

Each journey is deigned and guided by the frameworks derived from these five elements.

Through our BLOOM JOURNEYS we help our members and their enterprises connect and create value together by providing the platform and tools to:

•  share our deep stories
•  playfully challenge ourselves as we grow
•  appreciate and exchange value
•  heal emotionally, and
•  build collectively.

We produce learning experiences, media, art-events, parties and festivals that inform, inspire and celebrate our human journey.

THE BODY AS A CHANNEL

At BLOOM we understand the human body – its memories, perceptions, thoughts, emotions and behaviors as a field of play in the Five Elements of Creation.  

We are mindful of the following statement by Martha Graham, the renowned Choreographer 

 “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.”  

Our work imagines that knowing the body and our experiences and expressions of the play of the elements, allows us to play creatively with our experiences by allowing ourselves to listen, be curious, imaginative, open and intuitive. 

We imagine the body and our experiences as a channel made up of five distinct element gateways and sensations where the activity of each element can be recognized. And it is this engagement and awareness that allows us to BLOOM – to expand massively our experiences, abilities and accompaniments for great well being individually and collectively.