It started with a family day at the beach. A small gathering on the sand in Indian Shores, Florida, called The Day of Being, showed a group of friends “what becomes possible when people slow down, breathe, and remember who they are when there is nothing left to perform.” From that seed grew The Way of Being Foundation, a charitable foundation whose tagline says it all: A New Way of Being for a World in Transition.
Not a belief system, a practice
The foundation is clear that it is not asking anyone to adopt a new set of ideas. In its own words, “The Way of Being is not a belief system. It is the practice of showing up differently.” That covers the way we listen, the way we raise our children, the way we build our communities and the way we steward resources. The team calls themselves “builders, healers, educators, and storytellers,” a living foundation still in formation, standing at the bridge between spiritual remembrance and real world change.
Seven pillars
The work moves through seven pillars: Awakening and Healing, Education and Leadership, Community and Regeneration, Humanitarian Projects, Innovation and Research, Media and Storytelling, and Gatherings and Events. Together, the foundation says, they form “a mandala of transformation” that can serve families and communities alike.
How The Way of Being Foundation helps the world in its own way
This foundation’s contribution is to make presence something people share. The Day of Being on May 11, 2026 was “created as a space to slow down, reconnect, and remember what it feels like to be fully present,” with community, reflection and embodiment at its center. Instead of asking people to fix the world from a place of stress, the foundation invites them to come back to themselves and to each other first, and then carry that steadiness home.
They put resources behind the vision, too. The foundation says the support it receives goes toward creating spaces for healing, training future leaders, funding land based projects and offering free resources, including a free Facebook community anyone can join. Team Light’s site notes that Zach Fisher, the creator of The Day of Being, is also developing Rainbow Ridge in Maryland.
Gatherings ahead
The foundation is planning The Neo Atlantis Retreat at Damanhur in Northern Italy, an intentional community it describes as a living laboratory for conscious living, sustainable innovation and sacred art. Its website has listed both November 15 to 22, 2026 and “Coming Spring 2027” for the retreat, so check with the foundation for current dates. New Day of Being gatherings are announced through its newsletter.
Join the circle
Learn more, join the newsletter or find the free community at wayofbeingfoundation.org, and follow @thewayofbeingfoundation on Instagram and YouTube.
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With love, Infused Lights. This spotlight is part of the Infused Lights Light Network, a free directory of friends doing light-filled work. Photos courtesy of The Way of Being Foundation (wayofbeingfoundation.org), used with credit and a link back to their site.
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