The family unit is the heart of every society, every culture. As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The question is, “What kind of village was that child raised in?”  Who we become in life originates, and is powerfully shaped by, the circumstances in our family. The quality of our relationship to our mothers and fathers has had a defining impact on how we now see other men and women and people. Without a powerful way of healing ourselves and our families, healing our society is out of the question.

For over 150 years the family unit of the Indigenous peoples of Canada has been dismantled and in some cases destroyed by the force of Colonialism. Although the last residential school in Canada closed in 1997 the legacy of this genocide lives on and is passed on generation after generation.

Mirriam Webster’s definition of “Reform”: to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses.

This is an interesting definition. What happens when you can’t remove the abuses? Does that mean you can’t reform? The question that is begging to be asked is, “How come after getting 100s of millions of dollars and receiving apologies we are still not healed?” Is the answer more money and more apologies? It might be. But we doubt it. From 50 years of working with large groups of people, we have discovered a fundamental barrier to healing. Without dealing with this barrier, no amount of money, “sorry's”, or policy changes, will make any lasting difference.

This barrier is not a psychological barrier, it cannot be dealt with in therapy, positive thinking, greater discipline, or motivational speeches. Nor will it go away with money, sincerity, or prayers. It is also immune to policy reform and apologies. This barrier is called a Racket. It is only transformed though a unique form of dialogue, inquiry, and awareness that comes with our unique work.

No people are immune from Rackets, it is fundamentally human and debilitates most people. It feeds off the experience of victimization. To be free of Rackets, however, is to be free to reinvent oneself and even an entire culture.

Join us to learn how to see and break free of this constraint, and realize the possibility of reclaiming your full power.