The Wiwa Mamos and Sagas are documenting their sacred law for the first time in history. Phase 2 begins in August 2026. Help us reach $47,000. Give Now
Bridgepath Foundation
Personal, Community, and Planetary Well‑Being
A return to self is a return to the Earth
Three paths, one foundation
Which one brought you here?
Return to Self
Personal journey
You have built something real. A career, a reputation, a family, a life that looks right from the outside.
And still, underneath all of it, there is a longing.
This work is for the person ready to bridge outer success to an inner returning.
Return to Purpose
Community and institution
You are here for the people in your organization who show up every day to serve others and who deserve the same quality of care they give.
Evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive well-being programs for communities and organizations ready to invest in the people who make the work possible
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Return to Earth
Indigenous initiatives
You are here because you believe ancient wisdom matters.
Phase 2 of the Ley de Origen begins August 2026, with 14 sacred site journeys in La Guajira under Wiwa authority.
No coaching required. Just the belief that this work matters
Why Bridgepath?
Bridgepath began during COVID as a wellness practice, when the disconnect so many of us felt from ourselves, from each other, and from the Earth became impossible to ignore. As that work deepened, it led to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and a partnership with the Wiwa people, whose Ley de Origen carries the same truth that Indigenous, yogic, and ancient traditions across the world have always held: we are not separate from the Earth.
Returning to ourselves and returning to the Earth are the same journey. Bridgepath Foundation was built on that recognition.
Every step of that return directly supports the Wiwa people as they document the Ley de Origen for the first time in history, and the Wiwa Women’s Economic Sovereignty Program.
This is a reciprocity model.
Your remembering funds theirs and their wisdom deepens yours.
This is how reciprocity works and why it matters
01. You invest in your own transformation
Integrative coaching, wisdom circles, corporate workshops and retreats based on evidence based practices, body wisdom and ancestral knowledge.
02. Your investment reaches the Sierra Nevada
Revenue from every session flows directly to Bridgepath's community programs. No overhead extraction. Your dollar goes to the field.
03. Irreplaceable wisdom is preserved for all of us
The Mamos and Sagas hold a living sacred law. As elder knowledge keepers pass, it disappears. This is a once-in-a-generation moment to act.
Annina Marie, California
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1:1 sessions
Wisdom Circles
Retreats
Virtual worldwide & In-person in the NYACK area of New York
Our Initiatives
Bridgepath supports Indigenous-led and community-centered initiatives at the intersection of well-being, women's economic sovereignty, cultural preservation, and ecological stewardship.
Our work is guided by the communities themselves, rooted in reciprocity, and built for the long term
In 2022, UNESCO inscribed the collective ancestral knowledge of the Wiwa, Kogui, Arhuaco, and Kankuamo peoples onto its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, recognizing their ancestral system of knowledge as essential for protecting the Sierra Nevada's ecosystem and cultural identity.
In March 2026, Colombia declared 942,000 hectares of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta a protected natural reserve, recognizing the Wiwa as its cultural guardians. Two recognitions, years apart, pointing to the same truth: this knowledge and this land matter to the world.
Shembuta - La Ley de Origen
Documenting the Ley de Origen across 3 sacred Wiwa territories: Magdalena, La Guajira and El Cesar
For the first time in history, the Mamos and Sagas of the Wiwa people are writing the Ley de Origen (their living sacred law) in their own words.
Transmitted orally for generations, it has never been written. What the Mamos and Sagas carry has never been written. Your support ensures it will be, for the Wiwa and for the world.
Bridgepath walks alongside them.
Phase 1 is complete, Phase 2 begins in August 2026.
Wiwa Women's Economic Sovereignty Program
In the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, a Wiwa woman's loom holds more than thread; it holds the memory of her people.
Since 2025, Bridgepath has walked alongside Wiwa women as they restore sacred weaving traditions and reclaim self-directed pathways rooted in cultural continuity and dignity.
Want to be involved in another way?
There are more ways to walk this path than coaching or giving. If you have skills to offer, time to contribute, or simply want to be closer to this work, we'd love to hear from you
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For their future
Fund the Ley de Origen · Phase 2 begins August 2026
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Serving individuals and communities globally
Bridging Mind, Body, Spirit, and Earth
