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# Topa Institute

Community, creativity, connection and care.

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## Posts

- [Stories](https://topa.institute/stories/)
- [1st Annual Ojai Songfest at Topa Institute](https://topa.institute/1st-annual-songfest-at-topa-institute/) - Thank you to all who came and shared your wonderful energy. This event reminded us of the beauty of coming together to connect with nature and each other.⁠

## Pages

- [Home](https://topa.institute/) - Topa Institute is a retreat center in Ojai, California. We host creative workshops and events facilitated by leading teachers, artists and culture makers.
- [Contact Us](https://topa.institute/contact/) - Contact us at Topa Institute. Have a general question or comment? Want to volunteer or help us with our work? Please let us know!
- [Visit](https://topa.institute/visit/) - Visit Topa Institute and be amazed by the natural beauty that surrounds us. We are open to public visiting hours Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10am - 2pm.
- [People](https://topa.institute/people/) - People at Topa To fulfill our mission, vision, and goals, we invest in experienced staff and maintain a leadership team committed to our vision and organizational transparency. Team Marisa Peck Johnson Executive Director marisa@topainstitute.org Marisa Peck Johnson comes to her role as Executive Director after 25 years of work at Topa’s Ojai retreat center. Show
- [Jobs at Topa](https://topa.institute/jobs-at-topa/) - Join Our Team Join Topa Institute's team and be part of a movement that inspires and builds community.
- [Volunteer With us](https://topa.institute/volunteer/) - Get Involved Experience a day of immersion in mindful service and community. Volunteers play a key role in caring for and stewarding the sanctuary on our ridge. Sanctuary Volunteers Participate in mindful work, in community, at our beautiful nature sanctuary. Projects vary, and can include gardening, earthen structure building, clearing and cleaning. If you are
- [Retreats and Events](https://topa.institute/retreats-and-events/) - Topa Institute offers retreats, and events in Ojai, California. We offer programs that create profound connections between people and the spaces we inhabit.
- [Fiscal Sponsorships](https://topa.institute/fiscal-sponsorships/) - Topa Institute is committed to fostering practices that awaken connection with self, community, and place. Meet our fiscal sponsorships.
- [Mission & Vision](https://topa.institute/mission-and-vision/) - Topa Institute envisions a thriving, peaceful planet filled with community, creativity, connection, and care.
- [Our Story](https://topa.institute/our-story/) - Our Story Topa Institute is located in the upper Ojai Valley. Formerly known as The Ojai Foundation, for 50 years the land has been an educational camp running nature based ceremonial programs for high school seniors. After the Thomas Fire swept through in 2017, Topa Institute stepped in to steward the camp and carry on
- [Land Use Form](https://topa.institute/land-use-form/)
- [Liability Waiver & Assumption of Risk Agreement](https://topa.institute/liability-waiver-assumption-of-risk-agreement/) - Liability Waiver & Assumption of Risk Agreement
- [Manage Your Email Preferences](https://topa.institute/manage-your-email-preferences/) - Manage Your Email Preferences Let us know what kinds of emails you’d like to receive from us. We’ll use this information to make sure we’re only sending you content you’re interested in.If you'd like to unsubscribe entirely, click Unsubscribe From All Emails at the bottom of this page. * indicates required Email Address *First Name
- [Cancellation & Refund Policy](https://topa.institute/cancellation-refund-policy/) - Cancellation & Refund Policy Topa Institute has a 30-day cancellation policy. Cancellations made more than 30 days in advance of the course start date will receive a refund of all course fees. Cancellations made 14-29 days in advance will receive a 50% refund of course fees. Refunds will not be made for cancellations made within
- [Youth Education](https://topa.institute/youth-education/) - We offer Council Trainings for youth, education professionals and adults, Rites of Passage and Team building programs.
- [Facilitators](https://topa.institute/leaders/)
- [Thank You](https://topa.institute/thank-you/) - Completed! Thank you for your registration. Check your email for your order details. If you have any questions please reach out to contact@topainstitute.org or call us on (805) 646-8343.
- [Thank you for your donation](https://topa.institute/thank-you-for-your-donation/) - Completed! Thank you for your support. Check your email for your donation receipt details. If you have any questions please reach out to contact@topainstitute.org or call us on (805) 646-8343.
- [Earthen Arts retreat](https://topa.institute/earthen-arts-retreat/) - EARTHEN ARTS RETREAT An inspiring weekend of natural building and being With Sage Stonemen and friends November 11 — 12, 2023 @ Topa Institute | Ojai, CA Earthen Arts Retreat is a unique weekend experience in beautiful Ojai, California that focuses on deepening our relationship with our natural world and sense of self. Through hands-on
- [Dragon Ridge Land Sanctuary](https://topa.institute/dragon-ridge-land-sanctuary/) - In partnership with local organizations and individuals, we offer programs that provide education in regenerative land and water practices, ecology, permaculture, seed-keeping, herbalism, fire-safety clearance, and natural building.
- [Earthen arts retreat volunteer form](https://topa.institute/earthen-arts-retreat-volunteer-form/)
- [Scholarship Request Form](https://topa.institute/scholarship-request-form/) - Scholarship request Thanks for your interest in the work of Topa Institute. We have a limited amount of needs-based scholarship funds designated to support access to our courses for those facing financial barriers. With each course, we aim to support as many people as possible with the funds. To this end, we are not asking
- [Photo Gallery](https://topa.institute/photo-gallery/) - Photo gallery of our beautiful ridge located in the Ojai Valley, California with fantastic views of Topatopa mountains.
- [Privacy Policy](https://topa.institute/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy Last updated on September 1, 2022. Topa Institute takes your privacy seriously; we want you to understand how we do and don’t use information about you. We’ve set this Privacy Policy up to communicate about data collection and usage with users of this website and any embeddable content that we may make available
- [Join Topa Institute Faculty](https://topa.institute/join-topa-institute-faculty/) - Join Topa Faculty Team Topa Institute is recruiting facilitators to be part of our faculty team in 2023. If you are interested in sharing your talent with us, please fill the form below.

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