A Place for the World
to Recover
Our Shared Vision
Restore Forward and The Reconciliation Center are sister entities united in a shared multidisciplinary healing ecosystem of metabolic health interventions, self-recovery and social and spiritual reconciliation. Together, we operate on a combined 453 acres of forest in Ava, New York and have joined forces to offer a new eco-somatic recovery method, restoring life and the body at the cellular, communal, and ecological levels.
Our Centers
Restore Forward anchors its work in two connected Centers that make health, healing, and connections to the Earth possible in a joyful community with more than 150 partners and allies.
The Reconciliation
Center
The Reconciliation Center is a nonprofit land-based healing and justice organization stewarding a working organic farm with geothermic growing spaces, a forest of healing herbs, and community-rooted programs that restore health, dignity, and self-determination. Through its Mobile Health & Nutrition Outreach Food as Medicine (FaM) Unit, survivor advocacy and crisis response services, community doula training birth justice advocacy, and a cooperative economics model grounded in mutual aid, the Center advances whole-person healing while cultivating food sovereignty, ecological stewardship, and pathways to recovery for individuals and families impacted by trauma and systemic inequity.
Restore
Forward
Restore Forward is the social enterprise launched by The Reconciliation Center in 2020 to operationalize holistic care through an integrative wellness studio, med-spa and diagnostic wellness model to support the body’s own healing systems. Blending functional medicine, mental health support, traditional practices, and naturopathic interventions, Restore Forward delivers root-cause healing therapies and personalized wellness pathways that address the interconnected physical, emotional, and environmental drivers of illness while generating earned revenue to sustain and expand the Center’s community healing mission.
Our Institute
Trainings, Workshops & Retreats
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A Land-Based Immersive for Organizational, Academic, Movement & Philanthropic Leaders.
A Land-Based Immersive for Organizational, Academic, Movement & Philanthropic Leaders.
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Virtual Events
Every Thursday Starting Feb 12th | Virtual Event
Slow down and reconnect with the healing wisdom of plants. Join our weekly virtual gathering to explore how herbs gently support your body, mind, and spirit through simple, nourishing practices.
March 18,19, 20 | Virtual Event
Why We Must Love Ourselves into Health, and Prevent Our Leaders From Getting Sick and Dying.
Every Monday, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM EST | Virtual Event
Start your week with intention. Join a guided meditation community session to ground yourself, clear your mind, and affirm your needs for the week ahead.
Every Thursday Starting Feb 12th | Virtual Event
Slow down and reconnect with the healing wisdom of plants. Join our weekly virtual gathering to explore how herbs gently support your body, mind, and spirit through simple, nourishing practices.
March 18,19, 20 | Virtual Event
Why We Must Love Ourselves into Health, and Prevent Our Leaders From Getting Sick and Dying.
Every Monday, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM EST | Virtual Event
Start your week with intention. Join a guided meditation community session to ground yourself, clear your mind, and affirm your needs for the week ahead.
What We Do
Seeding Health
We’re creating space to seed health and turn the tide on the social determinants of health.
We Serve:
Families & Groups
Healing Communities
We Serve:
Individuals & Communities
Restoring Land
We Serve:
Philanthropic / Foundations
Transforming Institutions
We’re creating powerful partnerships with institutions through our integrative frameworks for scaling out and future proofing your organization or institution, like transformative education, connecting to your purpose and humanity.
We Serve:
Public Sector & Corporate Partners
Nonprofit Organizations
Government / International Bodies
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Team
Farah Tanis
Sevonna Brown
Ann Duckett
Cecile Lipworth
Our Partners
