Center for Babaylan Studies
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Click below to view a short documentary commemorating CfBS' 10-year anniversary (produced in 2019)
Pagsuyo: Courting the Indigenous
The "Pagsuyo: Courting the Indigenous" study circle brings together our Kapwa from across the diaspora for a virtual monthly gathering featuring teachings anchored in the wisdom and life's work of our lead teachers Leny Strobel and Lily Mendoza.
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The upcoming Pagsuyo cohort focuses on re-membering and embodying Kapwa consciousness and connections with others -- including more-than-human kin -- through "Ethnoautobiography." According to Ka Leny, ethnoautobiography is a framework for getting to know our long body; this is a Haudenosaunee concept which is akin to the Filipino concept of kapwa.
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ReVision Journal features essays
authored by CfBS elders
Essays from CfBS elders Leny Mendoza Strobel, S. Lily Mendoza, and Jim Perkinson are featured in the Spring 2023 edition of ReVision journal. The edition focuses on the theme "Ethnoautobiography: Creating Decolonial Islands."
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Maraming salamat!
Daghang salamat!
Agyamanak po!
In August, 2024, our kapwa community gathered in-person for the first time since the global pandemic. CfBS is grateful for about 100 beloveds who opened their hearts to immerse in teachings from CfBS elders about "Kapwa Nilalang: Becoming Good Kin, Recovering Our Earth-Honoring Traditions of Spirituality."