{"id":410,"date":"2025-06-16T21:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T21:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erekani.org\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:48:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erekani.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Erekani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"min-height:260px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-344 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"object-position:44% 47%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"44% 47%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/adam-davis-4mlWDd_zezI-unsplash-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#949c99\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#222222\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>Revitalizing sense of belonging through nature, leadership, and wellbeing<\/em>.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4022795 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa9245c9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-style-text-wrap-balance wp-block-paragraph\">E<strong>rekani<\/strong> means <em>\u201cto exist\u201d<\/em> in the Pur\u00e9pecha language of Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico. More than a word, it is an invitation to exist in right relationship with land, community, and ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are a leadership environmental consultancy rooted in the wisdom of nature and cultural belonging. Guided by regenerative principles and inspired by voices like adrienne maree brown and Robin Wall Kimmerer, we support individuals, community leaders, nonprofits, and environmental organizations through coaching, facilitation, and regenerative leadership development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our mission is to revitalize a sense of belonging with nature, healing the separation between people and Earth, through liberatory design, environmental justice, and experiences that nurture reciprocity, wellbeing, and collective transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Erekani is a reminder: we are not separate from nature; we are nature<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cb0a7ccb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cb0a7ccb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/index.php\/our-programs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.png 500w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leadership &amp; Facilitation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/index.php\/our-programs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1.png 500w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outdoor Stewardship &amp; Adventure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/index.php\/our-programs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png 500w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Health &amp; Wellbeing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest from the blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-updates tag-welcome\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9fb96465 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb0a7ccb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:5px;padding-top:0.3em;padding-bottom:0.3em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-background has-base-midtone-background-color has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/index.php\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"tag\">News &amp; Updates<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/from-separation-to-belonging-a-journey-with-erekani\/\" target=\"_self\" >From Separation to Belonging: A Journey with Erekani<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4d5ce104602da0ac12987d528a472463 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-midtone-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-03T17:26:19+00:00\">October 3, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Word-Press-Icons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-640\" style=\"width:81px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Word-Press-Icons.png 500w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Word-Press-Icons-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/erekani.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Word-Press-Icons-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact us: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Program Lead: Maritza Arizaga McCudden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">erekanifamily@gmail.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erekani means \u201cto exist\u201d in the Pur\u00e9pecha language of Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico. 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