"WE ARE EACH PURPOSED WITH A UNIQUE GIFT FOR THE WORLD."

"I believe we can work together now to deliver all our gifts, and be well."

~ Olubode, Founder of BLOOM

MEMBERSHIP PLANS

OUR WORK

WE ARE HERE TO INFORM, INSPIRE AND CELEBRATE OUR HUMAN JOURNEY.

We provide learning experiences, media and events that help us to remember our shared language, ask powerful questions and create the strong bonds that make the impossible, possible.

We do this so that you can deliver your gift, enrich your life and be well.

At BLOOM we have developed a language inspired by the five elements of creation. It is linguistic and embodied. It engages us cognitively, experientially, creatively and interpersonally.

Much of this knowledge can be seen across wide disciplines, cultures and spiritual practices. For us central to this connection is that between the Far Eastern traditions and elemental world view and the West African spiritual traditions of the Yoruba and Dagara people of West Africa. These are flung cultures who have come to the same elemental understanding couched in different languages.

Our work at BLOOM has been to study this knowledge across a wide range of cultures and to develop a coherent body of knowledge which we call The Philosophy of BLOOMING. We are specifically curious about who this knowledge can help us to know and deliver the gifts we each carry for the world and help us to better work together for the world we all envision for everyone.

What we have seen is that this elemental language is the one language we all have in common. We instinctively understand the vibration and sensation of each element. As we become more aware of this we are better able to experience ourselves and each other as creative beings, each here as a unique and precious gift.

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OUR GOAL

The goal of our work is to create a powerful global collective that empowers, honors, nurtures, nourishes and celebrates the gifts and journey of each individual.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Inspired by the lessons of many great teachers including the late elder Malidoma Some —who taught the elemental wisdom of the Dagara, our 'Philosophy of BLOOMING' offers a shared elemental language with which we can expand individually and collectively while keeping ourselves well.

WHO WE ARE FOR

We are here for BLOOMERS --people who are on a mission to deliver ALL their gifts, change the world and celebrate their lives. We provide coaching, guidance, learning experiences and events for enterprising creatives and working professionals who are changing the way they work, transitioning to new work, beginning or expanding a purpose-driven enterprise.

Erika Alexander

"Olubode taught me how to think, shift and bloom. That foundation orders my world and informs my decisions every day." ~ Erika Alexander, Actor, Producer & Co-Founder of Color Farm Media, Los Angeles, California

Kweku Aacht

“I can’t think of a time in adulthood, that I’ve shifted so far in such a short time, spiritually, mentally and progressively. It’s helping me to create a lifestyle as an artist I never truly allowed myself to believe possible.” ~ Kweku Aacht, Executive Wellness Coach & Founder at AWO Global Creative Hub, Accra Ghana

Glenn Singleton

“I must say my soul was truly craving such an experience of expansion and ascension… the method is outstanding. What a profound joy it was to be at this retreat.”

~ Glenn Singleton, Activist, Educator, Entrepreneur & Author, CEO at Courageous Conversations

MEET OLUBODE

Author & Founder of BLOOM | Education

Olubode Shawn Brown is the author of BLOOM, The Essential Journey ~ A New Guide to Balance Growth & Well being and FINDING YOUR B.I.G. ~ Finding New Purpose In A Changing World.

He is the founder of BLOOM Education, where he helps visionary and creative leaders who are working collectively to negotiate the challenge of working with others, while maintaining a sense of play, sufficiency, balance and well-being.

As a child growing up in Jamaica, art was Olubode's first love and passion, but being an artist was not a clear option. In order to be accepted he eventually chose to be a lawyer.

As a young man coming of age in New York City during the 1980s, "I became stuck in a profession I did not love and a religion that offered no refuge at the time, so I embarked on a long journey to reclaim my true voice."

Along the way Olubode has studied with many teachers including Malidoma Some who introduced him to African indigenous spirituality in a way that allowed him to understand how to use five elements of creation as a powerful framework for individual and collective flourishing.

For over 30 years he has immersed himself in transformational programs, metaphysics, far east world views, and the Christian faith of his childhood to discover what he calls the "Language of BLOOMING."

Olubode's mission is to create learning experiences that inform, inspire and celebrate all our human journeys.