relativelyLocal - Maintaining Engagement in the World while Living a Spiritual Life.
relativelyLocal endeavors span the intersections between:
Sadhana & Wellness, Retreat Center Hospitality, Holistic Education, Community & Planet Sustainability and Mindful Multimedia
What I bring to the table…
- 160+ Months living & learning at intentional communities in India
- 1000+ Hours of Yoga and Ayurveda Trainings
- 2+ Decades of Holistic Teaching Experience
- 15+ Years of Ashram & Retreat Center Hospitality Experience
- 3+ Decades of Multimedia Production Experience
relativelyLocal is not any sort of official consulting company, but more of a concept..
Nicole Jaquis began using this umbrella term “relativelyLocal” in 2004, initially to describe their engagement within cross cultural collaborations (particularly between India and The West). Bridging Local and Global, East and West, Spiritual and Worldly, Simple Living and Modern Tech. Within any relativelyLocal endeavor, Nicole brings a collaborative work ethic, collective care sentiments, and compassionate service in action mindset.
Start Small... Think big...
After 14+ years in rural Himalayas, I've returned to the country of my birth..
My return to the States feels like a bigger mission to bring with me, what I have learned in collective care culture of rural India.
relativelyLocal Vision
I dream of a diverse global society that fosters collaboration over competition, celebrates our commonalities while acknowledging our differences, fosters sustainable communities of collective care, while honoring and preserving the planet we share.
relativelyLocal.... but what does that mean?
consider this...
rel·a·tive·ly adv
- in comparison with other things
lo·cal adj
-relating to, situated in, or providing a service for a particular area
-typical of, or only found in, a particular area
-performed, processed, or transmitted within the same computer or one in a readily accessible network
lo·cal n
-somebody who lives in a particular area, was born there, or has lived there for a long time
-a train or bus that stops at all the stations or stops on the route
-a local branch or office
glob·al adj
-relating to or happening throughout the whole world
-taking all the different aspects of a situation into account
-covering or affecting the whole of a computer system, program, or file
- in comparison with other things
lo·cal adj
-relating to, situated in, or providing a service for a particular area
-typical of, or only found in, a particular area
-performed, processed, or transmitted within the same computer or one in a readily accessible network
lo·cal n
-somebody who lives in a particular area, was born there, or has lived there for a long time
-a train or bus that stops at all the stations or stops on the route
-a local branch or office
glob·al adj
-relating to or happening throughout the whole world
-taking all the different aspects of a situation into account
-covering or affecting the whole of a computer system, program, or file
…local is a relative term. That to which wherever you have access, is indeed local.Considering we now live in world where things that are global are locally accessible (albeit though technology driven connectivity), for me that poses one major question:
How does this change the relativity between us?
relativelyLocal / Nicole Jaquis’ engagement in the world
Space for Nurturing Creativity | YogAnga Retreat at Sri Santosh Puri Ashram | Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
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