TOLIS Wisdom Circle
Sat, Jun 07
|TOLIS Zoom Room
We'll gather to connect, learn from each other, share our thoughts, and plan for the future.
Time & Location
Jun 07, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
TOLIS Zoom Room
Guests
About the Event
Dear Beloved Community,
You are warmly invited to our upcoming Quarterly Wisdom Circle and Board Meeting for Tree of Life Interfaith Sanctuary (TOLIS). This gathering will mark a shift in our format: we will begin in sacred circle, grounding ourselves in shared wisdom from 10-12 PT, and if you want to stick around we will end with the business of our board from 12:30-1:30.
In our Wisdom Circle, we will reflect on our Ethics Statement as a living document, and dive into a deeply important communal inquiry:
How do we uphold safety, integrity, and belonging in our sanctuary—especially when someone’s presence causes harm, fear, or disruption?
As a spiritual and interfaith community, we sometimes face the difficult reality of needing to set clear boundaries with individuals whose behavior is dangerous, inappropriate, or destructive. Whether the concern is substance abuse, predatory behavior, or unresolved harm, we must discern:
• How do we disaffiliate or…
Schedule
20 minutesOpening Round- Connecting to our Network & Earth
40 minutesRound 2- Our Ethics as a Living Document
Guests
Meet our Leaders
iRev. Sarah Heartsong attends the Council meetings from Erosia in Shelton, Washington, one of our TOLIS Land Sanctuaries. Sarah is an ordained priestess (over 25 years of Sacred Service), the founder of the Tree of Life Interfaith Sanctuary (TOLIS), currently holding the title of Main Sanctuary Servant, and is the Lady of the Land of Erosia. She holds a BA in Religion/Global Studies, and a MA in Communication Studies. She is also a professional artisan with Heartsong Healing Arts’ Rare Earth Designs, which you can find at Heartsong Healing Arts and Rare Earth Designs and on Etsy.
Best contacts are though email at TOLISanctuary@gmail.com or heartsongwoman@gmail.com and available for text/phone at 575-640-8506. Sarah spends most of her days running Rare Earth Designs, making sacred art and tools, writing her books, which some are now out, and developing her Land Sanctuary, 13 acres in Shelton, WA with a Goddess Blessing Tree. (Among other projects)
Purna/Joshua Rex, M.A., M.A.T., is a Mindfulness Coach and Teacher Trainer, working with individuals and organizations to design mindful approaches, routines, and techniques to support people in achieving their academic and professional goals, weaving in Social Emotional Learning through the Arts, Music, and Movement.
Joshua has worked in and around the classroom, working in after-school programs, childcare centers, and behavioral health organizations, providing scaffolded supports for children and adult learners.
Currently Joshua offers guidance and training in creating safe and predictable learning environments that are trauma-informed, and are grounded in restorative justice work.
Joshua Serves as the President of the Board for the TOLIS.