Center for Babaylan Studies
"Nature is our first teacher." - Ka Lily Mendoza, Executive Director
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.
Early bird registration is now open for our Pagsuyo offering in 2027. We will continue our exploration into the "Ethnoautobiography" framework. The study circle will focus on re-membering and embodying Kapwa consciousness and connections with others, including more-than-human kin.
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."
