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This chapter examines virtual sacred space through the experiences of two cofounders of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), a year-long fellowship for a multiracial group of educational leaders. The fellowship empowers fellows to transform the educational systems they work within through cocreating Beloved Community. While TEL was always envisioned as a hybrid program, with in-person as well as synchronous virtual experiences, the fellowship’s unexpected shift to a fully virtual format for 2020–2021 deepened our decades-long exploration of what constitutes a sacred space. The chapter describes the fellowship’s design and impact on our first three cohorts. We then explore what makes a space sacred, examining the complexities inherent to virtual spaces that seek to promote transformative professional, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth. Subsequent sections explore some essential elements of a virtual sacred space, including examples of TEL’s embodied and healing-centered practices.

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Creating Transformative Experiences Through Virtual Sacred Space

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    2025年

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  • Linda Lantieri,
  • Meena Srinivasan

摘要

This chapter examines virtual sacred space through the experiences of two cofounders of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), a year-long fellowship for a multiracial group of educational leaders. The fellowship empowers fellows to transform the educational systems they work within through cocreating Beloved Community. While TEL was always envisioned as a hybrid program, with in-person as well as synchronous virtual experiences, the fellowship’s unexpected shift to a fully virtual format for 2020–2021 deepened our decades-long exploration of what constitutes a sacred space. The chapter describes the fellowship’s design and impact on our first three cohorts. We then explore what makes a space sacred, examining the complexities inherent to virtual spaces that seek to promote transformative professional, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth. Subsequent sections explore some essential elements of a virtual sacred space, including examples of TEL’s embodied and healing-centered practices.