Barnaby is a contemplative educator, futurist, and mindfulness teacher from Portland, Oregon. He is currently a Garrison Institute Fellow.

PROJECTS

  • Ally Work

    Ally Work is a new contemplative practice distilled from authentic alchemical and wisdom traditions.

  • MindHeart AI

    MindHeart AI is creating an interactive map of human awareness.

  • The Game of Life

    The Game of Life is a product at the front of evolutionary technology.

  • Garrison Institute Fellowship

    With The Garrison Fellows, I am part of a group of contemplative leaders working for transformation..

  • Peace in Schools

    With Peace in Schools, I helped create, scale, research, and teach the first semester-long mindfulness classes in U.S. public schools.

  • Inward Bound Mindfulness Education

    With iBme, I teach week-long teen mindfulness retreats for teens.

 

EVENTS

See the Ally Work website for upcoming contemplative events.

“Barnaby’s incredibly dedicated, disciplined spiritual practices—combining rigorous religious and philosophical study and research, contemplative practices, and soul-scribing—have given rise to, in my opinion, a clarity of mind, spirit and vision which needs to be operationalized in the world for the benefit of all sentient beings.”
— Dr. Sará King, Neuroscientist, Meditation Teacher, Founder of MindHeart AI

Wisdom 2.0 Workshop: Slowing Down as Compassion

Teachers: Dr. Dan Siegel, Nico Cary, Barnaby Willett, Nichol Chase, Jennifer Bloom & Orlando Villarraga.

Given the urgency of our times, we might consider slowing down to be a form of compassion, and a pathway into creative possibility. Weaving music and meditation, this workshop offers participants an emergent space to explore mindful self-compassion as a gift to ourselves, a means of experiencing our interconnected nature, and perhaps even a radical action we can carry into the world for new ideas.

Mothering AI Systems with Ecosystemic Values and Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Angel Acosta, Barnaby Willett, Dominic Mayas, Shai Tubali, and Wakanyi Hoffman discuss how these value systems can guide the ethical frameworks of AI, drawing on Indigenous wisdom to highlight sustainable, holistic approaches that foster empathy, communal harmony, and environmental stewardship.