Sustain Studio is a creative facilitation and intentional convening hub dedicated to tending ways of being together that sustain life.
Inspired by Baratunde Thurston's framing of "sustain as in to sustain life" and adrienne maree brown's refrain of "life moves towards life," we develop approaches, processes, and projects that nurture what feels live in this moment. We offer services for individuals looking to live on purpose and organizations who want their culture to be in closer alignment with their values.
Our Vision
We envision a just world where living systems thrive, humans remember our interdependence with all of creation, and we move at an intentional pace together.
Cornerstones & values
Sustain Studio is built on a foundation of Jewish teachings and practice, wisdom from community organizing and justice movements, and the work of adrienne maree brown, Jenny Odell, The On Being Project, and the Jewish Studio Project, among others.
The following values are cornerstones we rest on:
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Interconnection
We are all connected. Everything that happens through our relationships (with ourselves or other beings—divinity and independent) and our collective experiences.
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Attention
What you pay attention to grows. How you pay attention matters.
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Creativity
Creativity and expression unlock the world to come.
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Wisdom
We turn to different sources of wisdom, traditions, and other meaning-making frameworks to make sense of our lives and the world.
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Inside Out
Inner work and grounded presence are what allows us to align our values and practices, and cultivate change.
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Small Is All
Patterns can get us to what is next. What happens in one interaction happens at all scales. When we shift one interaction, the impact ripples.
About Lillie
Founder, Lillie Benowitz (she/they), is a dedicated relationship weaver and space builder.
Lillie Benowitz (she/they) is a relationship weaver and space builder. She is energized by cultivating relationships on their own terms, creating containers for connection, and fostering innovative expressions of spiritual practice, ritual, and community. An experienced creative facilitator, event producer, project manager, and spiritual tender, Lillie is excited about projects that inspire new ways of being together, especially creating experiences that kindle deeper, more holistic relationships with ourselves, each other, and the divine stuff we are made of.
Lillie produces the Climate Solutions Series (2023-25) of The Great Northern Festival and has worked for social healing and spirituality organizations, including The On Being Project and At The Well. Lillie writes When Holy Sparks Fly on Substack (holysparks.substack.com).
Lillie is a Cohort 4 Fellow in the Jewish Studio Project’s Creative Facilitator Training, a two-year intensive fellowship designed to bring the Jewish Studio Process deeply into their personal and professional practices. Lillie is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory.
Lillie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies and Politics from Mount Holyoke College and was a 2019 New Leaders Council Fellow. They are based on Dakota Land in Minneapolis, MN where they live with their partner and two cats, Atash and Zissa. She feels most grounded connecting with beloveds, practicing Jewish rituals, and soaking up thought-provoking books with her morning coffee in hand.
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