Philoxenia Culture

Philo | xenia

[Kinship-Love of Strangers]

Culture

A Research & Training Collaborative

We provide training and field research for business, institutions, non-governmental organizations, non-profits, and government organizations in the areas of:

Trauma Responsiveness & Resilience | Hospitality as Leadership Formation | Community Development Practices | Redemptive For-Profit Tactics.

These four disciplines are uniquely integrated into our work offering a holistic person-centered, systems-based approach:

Strategies for Trauma-Awareness & Resilience | Ethnography | Hospitality as Leadership & Witness | Contextualized Collaborations

OUR FIVE-FOLD TRAINING APPROACH

EYES & EARS

It all begins with what we see and hear as we learn to receive new information as an invitation to new possibilities.
HEAD & HEART

Next, you’ll discern your reactions and responses to what you have seen and heard.
HANDS & FEET

The last step? We learn how prepare and implement what we discover.
H.I.P.

H.I.P., Hands-on Illustrative Practices, is a learning method unique to us that allow participants to engage the input with their bodies.
T.A.P.

T.A.P., Take-Away Practices, is a learning method unique to us that prepares and equips participants to embody the content in real-life.

The meaning of our name & conviction of our work

In the ancient tradition, philoxenia, translated as hospitality, was a moral obligation. It was a fundamental expression of virtuous character and the soil in which human flourishing was cultivated.
We want to flourish. We want to do more than survive. We want security and stability when society seems unsteady. We want to rise up and overcome when our world gets heavy. We want to break life-draining cycles and leave life-giving legacies for those we love. We want to grow, deepen, know peace, and experience joy. We want to flourish.
And we hope that’s what you want too, not only for yourself, but for those you care for, work with, or employ.
If so, let’s talk.