Where Indigenous Wisdom meets Business & Community Leadership, for a Regenerative Future
Walking Softer Young Leaders Retreat
Partnership
Exploring Indigenous and systemic approaches to care for Mother Earth and restore Nature can be very impactful, especially for young environmental professionals.
In mid-2024, after years of online collaboration, Shruthi Vijyakumar was finally able to meet and co-facilitate with two Indigenous Elders from the Fire Circle - Aunty Anita Sanchez and Grandmother LánéSaán Moonwalker.
World Economic Forum
Article
We’re keeping Nature trapped in a silo — separate from our governments, businesses, education, and communities. Adopting an ecological leadership mindset—putting Nature at the heart of decision-making—can spark real systemic change.
In April 2024, Shruthi Vijayakumar and Matt Sykes teamed up on this article with the World Economic Forum, distilling four key principles shared by Fire Circle Elders - Stewardship, Interdependence, Collaboration, Adaptation.
COP15 Biodiversity Convention: Message from Grandmother Lánésaán Moonwalker
Video
"We humans must return back to a respectful, reciprocal relationship with our Mother, the one that we share - Earth Mother."
In December 2022, we asked our Fire Circle Elders if they had a message for the decision-makers and participants at the UN COP15 Biodiversity Convention in Montreal. Grandmother LánéSaán Moonwalker (a Yoeme/Apache First People’s from New Mexico, US) kindly shared her knowledge with us. 🌿
Team
Our Story
We are a small purpose-driven intergenerational team, really committed to co-creating a Regenerative future. Our strengths lie in our diverse backgrounds (Eastern & Western), lived experiences collaborating and working worldwide in different industries, from Tourism to Consumer Products, Business and Landscape Architecture, Sustainability and Regenerative Development, and entrepreneurship to social activism. In addition to this, we are outdoor adventurers, animal lovers and globe trotters.
Read more about Team here.