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WE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO CONTINUALLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE OF WIDELY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, AND TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO CHANGE ROLES, JOB POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTIONS, QUICKLY AND SKILLFULLY. THE CONVERSATION IS NO LONGER ABOUT LEARNING OVER THE COURSE OF OUR CAREER IT IS ABOUT LEARNING OVER THE COURSE OF OUR LIFETIME LEARNING HOW TO LEARN, SO THAT WE CAN ADAPT, CHANGE, TAKE NEW ACTIONS AND BECOME MORE WHOLE. ALL LEARNING AT STROZZI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATICS IS EMBODIED LEARNING. OUR UNIQUE APPROACH COMBINES THE LATEST IN NEUROSCIENCE, HOLISTIC PRACTICE, ACTION-ORIENTED COMMUNICATION AND MINDFULNESS. THROUGH THIS METHODOLOGY, WE HELP PEOPLE, TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS LEARN TO TAKE NEW ACTIONS ONES THEY WERENT PREVIOUSLY ABLE TO TAKE, THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT. WE DEFINE TRANSFORMATION AS THE ABILITY TO TAKE NEW ACTIONS, ALIGNED WITH YOUR VISION AND YOUR VALUES, EVEN UNDER THE SAME OLD PRESSURES. EMBODIED LEARNING INVOLVES OUR WHOLE EXISTENCE OUR WAY OF THINKING, OUR PHYSICAL BODIES, OUR EMOTIONS AND HOW WE RELATE TO OTHERS. EMBODIED LEARNING CREATES TRANSFORMATION. 58491 EMBODYING EQUITY STROZZI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATICS IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS, COACHES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN MEET THE CHALLENGES AND HOPES OF OUR TIMES CHANGING SYSTEMS AND SHIFTING CONDITIONS TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE AND THE PLANET THRIVE. TO DO THIS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE SYSTEMIC HARMS OF UNEARNED PRIVILEGE, INEQUITY, AND OPPRESSION SHOW UP IN OUR WORK AND IN OUR ROOMS. WE UNDERSTAND THIS AS A NECESSARY, PURPOSEFUL, AND CORE ASPECT OF OUR WORK AT THE STROZZI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATICS. WE COME TO THIS COMMITMENT WITH THE EMBODIED KNOWING THAT SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION COST US THEY COST US OUR SAFETY, OUR DIGNITY, OUR BELONGING, AND OUR POTENTIAL FOR INTERDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY. AN EMBODIED APPROACH TO CHANGE THAT IS GROUNDED IN A COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY ALLOWS US TO UNLEARN WHAT IS OPPRESSIVE, LIBERATE THE CREATIVITY AND ENGAGEMENT OF ALL PEOPLE, AND BUILD THE SEEING AND ACTIONABLE SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY. IF WE ARE TO TRULY FEEL OURSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE PLANET, WE MUST ENTER INTO THE WORK OF DISMANTLING THE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF US MEETING EACH OTHER FROM OUR HONEST, AUTHENTIC, AND FULL HUMANITY. IN ORDER TO DO THIS, WE HOLD ACTIVE AND EMBODIED EXPLORATION OF OUR SITES OF SHAPING (FAMILY, COMMUNITY, RACE, CLASS, GENDER, EDUCATION, RELIGION, SPIRIT, LANDSCAPE) AS AN INEXTRICABLE PART OF OUR METHODOLOGY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE INTENTIONAL, RECURRENT, AND ITERATIVE WEAVING OF THE SITES OF SHAPING INTO OUR COURSES AND PROGRAMS AND TO WORKING WITH SITES OF SHAPING GENERATIVELY IN THE SPECIFIC WAYS THEY SHOW UP IN OUR ROOMS. 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THIS AMOUNT INCLUDED 17,380 FOR LEGAL SERVICES CONDUCTED IN 2023 AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING IN THE AMOUNT OF 609. THESE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN REFLECTED IN THIS AMENDED TAX RETURN. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES OFFICE 1,500 TRAVEL 2,297 OTHER EXPENSES 149 TOTAL 3,946 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 136,409 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 0 30,968 TOTAL 0 167,377 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 62,729 DEFERRED REVENUE 0 136,409 FORM 990-EZ, PART III OUR VISION IS A LIFE-AFFIRMING FUTURE FOR ALL. WE SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS, COACHES, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN MEET THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME- DELIVERING SUSTAINABILITY, INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND SOCIAL EQUITY. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 COURSES WE PROPOSE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO LEARNING EMBODIED LEARNING. IN A WORLD OF CONTINUOUS CHANGE AND CONSTANT SOCIAL INNOVATION, LEARNING HAS TAKEN ON NEW MEANING. WE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO CONTINUALLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE OF WIDELY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, AND TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO CHANGE ROLES, JOB POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTIONS, QUICKLY AND SKILLFULLY. THE CONVERSATION IS NO LONGER ABOUT LEARNING OVER THE COURSE OF OUR CAREER IT IS ABOUT LEARNING OVER THE COURSE OF OUR LIFETIME LEARNING HOW TO LEARN, SO THAT WE CAN ADAPT, CHANGE, TAKE NEW ACTIONS AND BECOME MORE WHOLE. ALL LEARNING AT STROZZI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATICS IS EMBODIED LEARNING. OUR UNIQUE APPROACH COMBINES THE LATEST IN NEUROSCIENCE, HOLISTIC PRACTICE, ACTION-ORIENTED COMMUNICATION AND MINDFULNESS. THROUGH THIS METHODOLOGY, WE HELP PEOPLE, TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS LEARN TO TAKE NEW ACTIONS ONES THEY WERENT PREVIOUSLY ABLE TO TAKE, THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT. WE DEFINE TRANSFORMATION AS THE ABILITY TO TAKE NEW ACTIONS, ALIGNED WITH YOUR VISION AND YOUR VALUES, EVEN UNDER THE SAME OLD PRESSURES. EMBODIED LEARNING INVOLVES OUR WHOLE EXISTENCE OUR WAY OF THINKING, OUR PHYSICAL BODIES, OUR EMOTIONS AND HOW WE RELATE TO OTHERS. EMBODIED LEARNING CREATES TRANSFORMATION. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 EMBODYING EQUITY STROZZI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATICS IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS, COACHES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN MEET THE CHALLENGES AND HOPES OF OUR TIMES CHANGING SYSTEMS AND SHIFTING CONDITIONS TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE AND THE PLANET THRIVE. TO DO THIS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE SYSTEMIC HARMS OF UNEARNED PRIVILEGE, INEQUITY, AND OPPRESSION SHOW UP IN OUR WORK AND IN OUR ROOMS. WE UNDERSTAND THIS AS A NECESSARY, PURPOSEFUL, AND CORE ASPECT OF OUR WORK AT THE STROZZI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATICS. WE COME TO THIS COMMITMENT WITH THE EMBODIED KNOWING THAT SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION COST US THEY COST US OUR SAFETY, OUR DIGNITY, OUR BELONGING, AND OUR POTENTIAL FOR INTERDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY. AN EMBODIED APPROACH TO CHANGE THAT IS GROUNDED IN A COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY ALLOWS US TO UNLEARN WHAT IS OPPRESSIVE, LIBERATE THE CREATIVITY AND ENGAGEMENT OF ALL PEOPLE, AND BUILD THE SEEING AND ACTIONABLE SKILLS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY. IF WE ARE TO TRULY FEEL OURSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE PLANET, WE MUST ENTER INTO THE WORK OF DISMANTLING THE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF US MEETING EACH OTHER FROM OUR HONEST, AUTHENTIC, AND FULL HUMANITY. IN ORDER TO DO THIS, WE HOLD ACTIVE AND EMBODIED EXPLORATION OF OUR SITES OF SHAPING (FAMILY, COMMUNITY, RACE, CLASS, GENDER, EDUCATION, RELIGION, SPIRIT, LANDSCAPE) AS AN INEXTRICABLE PART OF OUR METHODOLOGY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE INTENTIONAL, RECURRENT, AND ITERATIVE WEAVING OF THE SITES OF SHAPING INTO OUR COURSES AND PROGRAMS AND TO WORKING WITH SITES OF SHAPING GENERATIVELY IN THE SPECIFIC WAYS THEY SHOW UP IN OUR ROOMS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE ON-GOING WORK OF DIRECTLY INTERRUPTING AND ADDRESSING HARM WHILE HOLDING THE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND BELONGING OF OUR COURSE AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FACILITATING ROOMS IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF TRADITIONALLY AND SYSTEMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITH REGARD TO RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL/GENDER IDENTITY, CLASS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS REMAIN IN CHOICE ABOUT HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH AND BRING THEIR EXPERIENCES FORWARD.