2025-04-24T10:09:11-07:00 2024-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 94707 990 2024-01-01 850813884 Braided Wisdom Inc BRAI 4159090921 5214F Diamond Heights Blvd Box 422 San Francisco CA 94131 Carol Cano CEO 2025-04-24 true true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Carol Cano 5214F Diamond Heights Blvd Box 422 San Francisco CA 941312175 266071 false X https://www.braidedwisdom.org/ X 2020 CA Empowering diverse communities by fostering transformational change through integrating indigenous wisdom teachings and cross-cultural mindfulness practices. 7 4 1 3 0 342486 223406 131778 37497 5260 4168 1113 1000 480637 266071 2601 0 213144 155699 0 29804 223094 232586 436238 390886 44399 -124815 392969 263777 8845 4468 384124 259309 X Empowering diverse communities by fostering transformational change through integrating indigenous wisdom teachings and cross-cultural mindfulness practices. false false 122934 2601 21857 Original Medicine Yearlong Program: Original Medicine Yearlong Program is a psycho-spiritual cross-cultural mindfulness approach to healing and development. The contemplative teachings weave together Indigenous wisdom, mindfulness, and earth-based practices. This program teaches students how to work with the four seasons as tools of self-awareness, to learn the process of tracking one's own changes, and to connect to one's own natural phenomena as a human being. 57776 13245 Original Medicine Earth-Based Intensive Retreat: Braiding together the teachings of the Buddha and Indigenous wisdom co-created a foundation of truth, trust, and love. During this intensive retreat, we explored ways of coming into the core of who we are, our own Original Medicine, and enhanced our personal growth and purpose with nature as our teacher. Held by the magic of the Redwood forest, participants were able to learn and experience contemplative practices that included mindfulness meditation, earth walks, sound healing, Indigenous ceremonies, and embodied movement practice. 36457 2305 Cross-Cultural Mindfulness Cross-Cultural Mindfulness brings together universal principles common across many cultures to help us integrate with our most primordial selves. In this program, participants cultivate their stillness, deep listening, attention, foster a relationship with nature, practice ways of tracking, learn how to witness the inner/outer realities, learn the heart qualities, and explore the distinction from secular mindfulness. 5438 90 Story Questing: The Story Medicine process is an 8-session, monthly program that is aimed at helping people discover the wisdom and relevance of stories in their lives today in order to activate growth and healing. The program utilizes a range of experiential processes, including embodied mindfulness, expressive arts, writing, and active imagination journeys. Participants are encouraged to engage with the stories in a personal and reflective manner, to gain insights and understanding that can be applied to their current life situations and the world. 5438 90 222605 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false CA X Janet Roos 4159090921 5214F Diamond Heights Blvd Box 422 San Francisco CA 941312175 Carol Cano CEO & Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X X 82650 0 0 Janet Roos Treasurer 20.00 0.00 X X 57217 0 0 Imelda Contreras Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pawan Bareja PhD Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebekah Eppley Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robin Velasco PhD Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Diana Amodia MD Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 139867 0 false false false 0 223406 223406 Program Teachings 611430 37497 37497 37497 4168 4168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 1000 1000 1000 266071 37497 5168 X 0 2601 2601 0 0 126860 54976 62586 9298 0 0 22648 13711 6565 2372 6191 4050 1416 725 0 0 7116 3903 3213 6052 6052 0 0 0 168807 108300 49612 10895 1000 1000 8409 5113 2813 483 11658 5137 3033 3488 0 325 325 3761 1169 1921 671 0 23846 22272 863 711 0 0 0 1612 1048 403 161 0 390886 222605 138477 29804 296906 113400 0 0 10500 60000 0 0 0 0 3860 4921 0 81703 85456 0 0 0 0 392969 263777 8845 4468 8845 4468 X 259124 259309 125000 384124 259309 392969 263777 -124815 X false false false X 229306 196878 339766 332486 223406 1321842 0 0 229306 196878 339766 332486 223406 1321842 197664 1124178 5260 4168 9428 0 1113 1000 2113 1333383 300471 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Carol Cano and Janet Roos are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Braided Wisdom's treasurer worked with a hired 990 tax preparer to draft the organization's form 990. A copy of the completed form 990 is made available to each member of the board of directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The members of the Board of Directors review all potential conflicts of interest annually. All personnel and board members are required to disclose, in writing, potential conflicts and any related part affiliations. Any potential conflicts in fact or appearance are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with Braided Wisdom's conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Market rate compensation is used based on the location of the position Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon reasonable request.