Old Oak Dojo

[...] , we would invite more than 150 neighbors and community members to celebrate with us at the Old Oak Dojo and then asked them if they’d like to join the Village? We couldn’t wait to see [...]

[...] twist of melon, the pawpaw fruit grows from a small tree, two of which we planted today at the Old Oak Dojo. Rumor has it the leaves, twigs and bark of the pawpaw are a little nasty smelling, and some [...]

[...] , cold-packed, powerful, rough, refined, rustic, deep, dark and delicious… Thank you, Old Oak Dojo bees! And thanks also to Sage, Mark,Bill Perkins and Anish Shaw for supporting us along the [...]

[...] average early winter day in New England. Seven bearded scruffy men appeared yesterday at the Old Oak Dojo for Aaron’s Morning Practice, and they lingered afterward just long enough to be pulled [...]

[...] Yesterday, the crew from InnerCity Weightlifting stopped by the Old Oak Dojo for 90 minutes of messing around. We practiced push-up [...]

[...] in the reality of how the village actually was. We were all villagers figuring out how to practice community with these particular people, in this particular place, with our particular selves. This [...]

[...] morning some type of physical practice—freestyle embodiment! kung fu yoga! qigong! acro yoga!—was on the agenda. We climbed trees, hauled rocks, and when that wasn’t [...]

[...] for bridging difference and bringing people together to create healthy and resilient communities. That’s why urban agriculture is such an important activity at the Old Oak Dojo.  [...]

[...] left ajar… - Margaret Atwood The old oaks at the Dojo revealed their magic once again this Solstice weekend. They stood as sentinels over our fire ceremony as we gathered to release old habits and [...]

[...] official recipients of Variance 6-1 — setting a new precedent of the approval of indoor compost toilets in the City of Boston. We can’t wait to invite you all to deposit your treasures [...]

[...] Plumbers and Gas Fitters: Would or wouldn’t the State of Massachusetts approve an indoor compost toilet for the Old Oak Dojo? The answer came 30 minutes later: ”Unapproved.” Wha…? The [...]

[...] the week as we moved into this practice of community together. Discovering Each Other Creating community every day among 15 to 20 people, ranging in ages from 5 to 57, was the essential work of [...]

[...] Boston’s anti-sewer-sludge-pro-humanuri sts. This case is for precedent. This morning, our ablutionary purgatory has finally ended. We are now official recipients of Variance 6-1 — setting a new [...]