ABOUT
H·OM·E is a nonprofit organization creating, educating, and celebrating, justice, healing, and unity. We believe in tending to the soil of our souls, the soul of humanity, and the soul of mother earth through the practice of responsibility and repair. We are an invitation to take up space and suspend time while steeping in the wonder of what is really true, where consciousness is cultivated and choice transforms reality. H·OM·E is a place, a process, and a practice of being for all, where truth is one, paths are many.
MISSION
Our mission is to take responsibility for the past in order to heal the present and change the future through conscious coaching, designing the dying experience at any stage of life, and co-creating programs that educate and empower the individual and collective consciousness. With an emphasis on justice through truth-telling, we aim to facilitate healing and change while holistically embodying equality and inclusivity of one’s personal domain, our partnership with one another, and as stewards of mother earth.
VISION
Our vision is to create a just and sustainable world ignited by truth, healing, and belonging. A world celebrating the unique and interconnected magic that exists within all life and all space in between, cultivating authentic connections among individuals, communities, and the environment. Through a commitment to justice, healing and change, our vision aims to empower and uplift all persons.
Purpose
Our purpose is to be a safe container for all, where we become whole and unified, individually and collectively. Taking inspiration from the gnostic and alchemical symbol, ouroboros, we consider the unity of all things, material and spiritual, and respect the perpetual cycle of birth, death, and re-creation. We place an emphasis on the interconnectedness of all life and all space in between and call on the Spirit of the African word, Ubuntu – Humanity to others – I am because we are. This belief is a universal bond that connects us to ourselves, to each other, and to the great source that vibrates within and without everything. We are deeply inspired by the Ghana practice of Sankofa meaning, to go back and get it. Our purpose encourages learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and unveiling and lifting truth in order to transform. Our purpose is to recognize that we are all stewards of our own personal domain, our interpersonal unity, and of this extraordinary and exquisite teacher – mother earth, taking responsibility and looking after the healing that is needed for positive change. Lastly, we draw from the earth who reveals to the alchemist that spiritual work often happens in the unseen realms, manifesting itself through the material world, remembering that we are guests on this sphere we call Great Mother learning how to nurture ourselves and the planet.
SANKOFA
- From the Akan Tribe of Ghana (meaning ‘to go back and get it’), encouraging learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and lifting as we climb.
OUROBOROS
- A serpent of ancient Egypt and Greece with its tail in its mouth, continually devouring itself and being reborn from itself.
- A gnostic and alchemical symbol that expresses the unity of all things, material and spiritual. Infinity or wholeness.
EARTH
- Great Mother teaches us to trust in our ability to be grounded as we remember that we are guests here.
- The effortlessness of nature is in constant communication with us, reflecting back the alchemical element of the feminine and its fluid dance through the seasons of dark and light, life and death – harmoniously.
UBUNTU
- African-origin (meaning ‘humanity’ in Bantu) describes the interconnectedness of individuals, sometimes translated as I am ‘because we are’.
- in Xhumanity towards others and the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.
Values
AUTHENTICITY
“That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something”.
Meredith Monk
RESPONSIBILITY
”Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes . . . if we believe in the change we seek, then it is easy to commit to doing all we can, because the responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world.”
John Lewis
JUSTICE
“..the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice.”
Bryan Stevenson
healing
“Healing involves discomfort. But so is refusing to heal. And over time, refusing to heal is always more painful.”
Resmaa Menakem
TRANSFORMATION
“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.”
Carl Jung
unity
“There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.”
Black Elk, Oglala Sioux
TEAM
FOUNDER
Minister. Mother. Musician.
quincy coleman
they/them
Quincy Coleman has been living with stage IV cancer since 2009. “It was clear to me that cancer was a physical manifestation of the abandonment of my soul which illuminated my role in the manifestation of dis-ease in my body as well as the opportunity to take responsibility for my role in healing the dis-ease. Cancer called me home to my soul where I was guided to listen to my heart and rather than resist the cancer, allow it’s presence to shed light on what it was here to teach me. The idea of ‘fighting the cancer’ seemed contrary to what was being asked of me and frankly, wasn’t it ‘fighting energy’ that ignited the diagnosis in the first place? That inner voice followed up with the question, ‘Ok. So then what is the opposite of fighting?’, and of course love was the four letter word that sang in my heart. As risky as it sounded to me and my oncologist, it was then that I decided I would love the cancer which has looked like different things at different times and which I believe is entirely unique to each and every one of us. It is however universally, the opposite of the abandonment of the soul, it is an honoring of the soul’s desires, dharma, and purpose. I had bumps popping up all over my body and then the cancer reversed without western medicine or conventional treatment.”
Quincy, also named Mukti (the liberator) by Sri Swami Satchidananda, navigates life through the lens of universal laws and principles as a Minister of Spiritual Consciousness, a Mother of her greatest teachers and twin boys, a board member of the Southern California Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions (SCCPWR), and as a Musician who alchemizes performance into prayer. Quincy’s offerings through Conscious Coaching, Death Designing, and Music Medicine, create space for others to lean into their shadow discovering the medicine in the mire, illuminate healing from within, and explore their soul’s desires, dharma and purpose.
Dis-ease is a physical manifestation of the abandonment of the Soul.
co-creator
Growing Abilities Project
CHRISTINA CANNARELLA
she/her
Mother Road Studios’ Founder/CVO Christina Cannarella, has been immersed in the disability community for over 23 years, as the mother of Johnny, her son with IDD. She is an award-winning advocate for inclusion recognized in 2020 by the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) for her work.
Director
Planting The Seeds
ed begley jr.
he/him
Actor and Environmental Activist Ed Begley Jr, is leading the way in the “take action yourself” camp, in Southern California. Turning up at Hollywood events on his bicycle, Ed has been considered an environmental leader in the Hollywood community for many years. He serves on the boards of The Coalition For Clean Air, The Thoreau Institute, and the advisory board of the Union Of Concerned Scientists, among many others.
His work in the environmental community has earned him a number of awards from some of the most prestigious environmental groups in the nation, including the California League of Conservation Voters, the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Coalition for Clean Air, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica Baykeeper, and the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
He currently lives near Los Angeles in a self-sufficient home powered by solar energy.
ADVISOR
Planting The Seeds
ANDREA BOCCALETTI
he/him
After 10 years in the fashion industry as one of the most recognized models of his time for brands like Gucci, Valentino, Armani and Dior, Andrea’s interests turned global when he was inspired to take action as an activist against the War in Afghanistan in 2001. With countries from all over the world uniting to keep the peace, he created a symbol that represented love for humanity and community. Out of his background in fashion, and passion for political activism and environmental preservation he created the apparel brand One Love Unified.
He served as the Vice-President and community chair of Surfrider Foundation’s West Los Angeles chapter for 2 years organizing beach clean-ups, up and down the coast and teaching communities how trash arrives to the ocean from neighborhoods. Andrea is an active member of the community supporting environmental organizations like the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Wildlife Fund, inspiring consciousness locally and across the globe. He also remodeled his home back in 2009 with the greenest solutions available and grows most of his vegetables at home.
Boccaletti currently lives in Venice Beach, California.
consultant
RICHARD ROSE
he/him
Rev. Dr. Richard Rose is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He is currently an assistant minister at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Monrovia, CA. Dr. Rose serves as Chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department at the University of La Verne and Program Director for the Ecumenical Center for Black Church Studies. His current research examines global issues related to Interfaith dialogue and Religious Pluralism. This work has led to the creation of The Institute for Common Good (ICG) at the University of La Verne. ICG’s engagement with Community Partners working in areas of sustainability allows for an interdisciplinary learning approach to issues of sustainability. ICG is pleased to join with H-OM-E.org to address many of our urgent ecological challenges because they impact our Common Home the Earth.
Dr. Rose is the author of An Interreligious Approach to a Social Ethic for Christian Audiences (2017) and 7 Meditations on the Lord’s Prayer (2016), both published by Christian World Imprints, New Delhi, India.
He serves as a Co-Chair of the Southern CA Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions. He serves as a Trustee of the Bethany Theological Seminary and as an Advisor to the Cobb Institute.
consultant
AMY RYDELL
she/her
Born and raised in Los Angeles Amy now resides in Tucson Arizona with her husband of twenty years and their two teenage daughters. In addition to being an actress and voice over artist, Rydell ran her Landscape Design/ Build firm, Amy Rydell Landscape Design Inc., for over 15 years. She worked closely with the Rain Bird corporation to improve their commercial grade drip irrigation line and in 2017 installed the largest Rain Bird drip irrigation system in a Residential application.
Amy’s excited to collaborate with H-OM-E and its Planting The Seeds program, to bring healing to communities in need and to the planet at large.
consultant
YURIKO BYERS
she/her
Yuriko Byers began teaching yoga decades before the practice became popular in the United States, bringing her knowledge and passion for the practice to a loyal Southern California clientele. Her extensive experience and expertise led her to establish the first stretching, breathing and relaxation class at UCLA’s Department of Oncology. She is certified at all levels in YCat (Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness), a professional certification designed to train health professionals and experienced yoga teachers to work safely with cancer patients at any stage, as well as with people who have stable chronic illness.
“It’s an honor to be a part of the H-OM-E team inspiring health and wellness for our global family and our planet.”
As a professional dancer and wife of renowned musician and arranger Billy Byers, Yuriko has traveled the world, falling in love with all the gifts the earth has to offer. “As I continue to heal myself, and help others heal, I am joining the effort to heal the planet––for my three children, my grandson, and for the generations to come.”
TREASURER
MIKE GORMLEY
he/him
Journalist, record company executive (A&M, Mercury Records), artist manager, music supervisor for TV and films and marketing/PR advisor. Worked closely with Danny Elfman, The Bangles, Oingo Boingo, Rod Stewart, Rush, The Police, Supertramp and many others.
Established the UCLA Extension’s continuing education program called, “The Insider’s Guide to Music Management”.
President of L.A. Personal Development, Director of Ombience, a center that provides aid to musicians. On the Board of Directors of Amory of Harmony, Past President of The Conference of Personal Managers and board member of L.A. WoMen In Music, past Board member and Secretary of the Folk Alliance International and its Executive Committee.