Casa de Luz Collaborative History Project
Please share your story and photos with us!
Casa de Luz is more than a Dining Room; it is a community that provides fellowship, healing, support, and connectivity to hundreds of people each week. For many of us, it's a restoration of the village that has disappeared from our culture.
Some of you have been coming to Casa de Luz for years, either since it was the East-West Center at a different location or from the early days on Toomey Road. Some of you remember when the garden was just planted--maybe you helped work in it and other projects, some of you remember the building before the fire, former employees, the silent dining room. Some of you helped on Casa de Luz project such as the cob wall out front. Some of you have become part of the Casa de Luz family in recently, and come here for yoga, garden steward workdays, meditation, tai chi, chi gong, dance, or Natural Epicurean cooking classes.
Whether you are a daily, monthly, or intermittent diner, your children have attended Parkside Community School, you are a Natural Epicurean student, please share your story with us. Whether you came to Casa de Luz for a food, class, a massage, a spiritual retreat or to recover from an illness, we hope you will share your story, recollections, and reflections with us!
Some thoughts to consider
- When did you first come to Casa de Luz and for what reason (an event, the request of a friend)?
- What were the circumstances? Reasons? Initial impressions? Observations over the years?
- How have you participated in the culture of Casa de Luz over they years?
- What value does Casa de Luz bring to your life? How has/does Casa de Luz make a difference in your life?
- Please feel free to share any way in which Casa de Luz fits in with/supports other aspects of your life. Share your story with us.
Frequently Asked Questions (We will add to this as needed.)
- How long? As short or long as you like.
- Public or private? We do plan to share stories with fellow community members and may use your story for a book.
- Anonymity? Sure. Most of us really want to know who to thank for sharing their story and philosophy but we will respect your wish to remain anonymous.
We have been creating an archive of Casa de Luz photos and would appreciate it if you’d send us any photos of Casa de Luz to add to our collection. Please send them as well as your written contributions to Jinji at ohjinji@mac.com.