The Whidbey Institute at Chinook

Among 70 secluded historic acres of forest on Whidbey Island, The Whidbey Institute at Chinook facilitates programs and events that inspire practical and lasting changes in the areas of:

  • Leadership Transformation
  • Community Vitality
  • Sustainable Action

The Whidbey Institute is a place where people connect deeply to the natural world and to each other, renew their life energy, and engage in deep conversation and learning to imagine and create an abundant, sustainable and life-affirming future.

Our Mission

Inspiring and renewing people to serve a future that sustains us all.

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First Annual Thriving Communities Conference

February 2-4

Join us for the inaugural Thriving Communities Conference, the first in a series of annual conferences which bring together members of communities who are discovering how we meet growing critical needs while nurturing capacity for resilience and ability to thrive with one another. In sharing our experiences, all who participate can move forward intentionally into a hopeful and life-affirming common future.

Powers of Leadership II

February 9-11

Explore the challenges of navigating "holding steady" in uncertain times, with this special 2012 reconvening for Powers of Leadership alumni. Leaders Craig Fleck, Christie Lynk, Larry Daloz and Sharon Parks will be joined by Mitch Saunders who has been a pioneer in organizational learning practices, fostering resilience in individuals and teams.

Women's Wisdom Journey

March 9-11

Join Judith Waldman for a weekend of reconnection with ourselves and with one another in a journey of deepening our intuitive wisdom as women. Utilizing the sacred spaces of the Sanctuary and Labyrinth, and incorporating mindfulness meditation, movement, art, and play, here is a special opportunity to connect with the compassionate wisdom of the feminine soul.

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