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About MMIW TX Rematriate
What you’re funding
About MMIW TX Rematriate
MMIW TX Rematriate is a Dallas-based nonprofit founded in 2021 by Jodi Voice Yellowfish and her sister Snowy Voice to address one of the most urgent and underreported crises in our region: the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. American Indian women are murdered at rates ten times the national average, and four out of five American Indian and Alaskan Native women have experienced violence. Yet 62% of MMIW cases are never included in missing person databases.
MMIW TX Rematriate helps Indigenous families search for and bring home missing and murdered relatives, standing in the gap between grieving families and a system that is often difficult to navigate, helping with law enforcement communication, media outreach, and flyer distribution, and offering steady human presence and support throughout.
As Jodi says, "If you come to us, you're now a relative, and we're going to take care of you like a relative."
Why This Work Matters to MBEI
At the Mind Body Ecology Institute, we believe that human flourishing and ecological flourishing are inseparable, and that both begin with honoring the dignity, heritage, and belonging of every person and community. MMIW TX Rematriate embodies this conviction in the most immediate and courageous way: protecting the lives of Indigenous women and girls in our own North Texas community, and working to heal the deep historical wounds of displacement and erasure that lie at the root of this crisis.
This fundraiser is an opportunity for you to support their impactful work.
“I know that many people find that we are at a moment of great distress in the world, but we also have never had as many possibilities of compassionate action as today."
— Yuria Celidwen
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About The Mind Body Ecology Institute
The Mind Body Ecology Institute gives people a place to slow down and reconnect, through nature-based mindfulness, eco retreats, resilience workshops, and meditation trainings. Its work is built around a simple but grounding idea: when people feel more connected to nature and to one another, they are better able to care for their own well-being and for the world around them. For donors, that means supporting programs that make room for belonging, resilience, and environmental stewardship in the same conversation.
What sets the institute apart is the way it moves between online circles, hybrid learning, and immersive retreats without losing its core focus on interdependence. Its offerings are shaped by Western science and humanities alongside Indigenous and contemplative wisdom, which gives the work a wide lens and a very specific center: helping people live with more connection, responsibility, and care.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To help people reconnect with nature, community, and self to cultivate flourishing while promoting wise and responsible environmental stewardship.
Who they serve
People interested in nature-based mindfulness, eco wellness, resilience, and environmental education, including adults 21+, healing professionals, and K-12 teachers and counselors.
Their impact
- 91% developed skills to better support mental health
- 100% feel more connected to nature
- 91% feel more self-compassion
- 100% feel a wider sense of community and belonging
- 95% experience significant improvements in mental health and emotional resilience
- 100% feel more compassion for nature and other people
How your donation helps
- Scholarships for retreats and workshops for people with limited financial means
- Accessible meditation retreats
- Training programs
- Eco education opportunities
Programs
Nature-based mindfulness programs
Programs that use mindfulness and contemplative practice to help people reconnect with nature, community, and self.
Immersive eco retreats
In-person retreats that combine nature, community building, meditation, and somatic practices.
Resilience workshops
Workshops focused on emotional resilience, belonging, and environmental stewardship.
Meditation trainings
Training offerings that teach meditation and nature-based contemplative practices.
Experiential learning
Interactive learning experiences that weave discussion, reflection, movement, and nature-centered practice.
Circle of Community in Connection
A monthly online gathering for meditation, community, and heartfelt reflection.
Healing with Nature Certification Program
A 12-month certification program on healing the physiology and psychology of trauma with nature.
Ecology of Resilience
A three-day eco retreat rooted in eco mindfulness, somatic movement, song, and music.
Ecology of Flourishing
A 10-day, 9-night retreat in Costa Rica focused on reconnecting with nature, community, and self.
Costa Rica eco retreat program
An eco retreat program in Costa Rica that centers interdependence, community, and ecological flourishing.
Ecology of Self
A 6-day, 5-night retreat focused on deepening relationship with Mother Earth and community.
Ecology of Belonging
An online program exploring belonging, interdependence, and regenerative sustainability.
Remembering Our Interconnected Nature
A hybrid online program exploring separation, interconnection, and embodied belonging.
Love & Mourning
A weekend retreat using Work That Reconnects practices, ritual, and nature connection to process ecological grief.
Coming Back to Life, Together
An online Work That Reconnects spiral gathering focused on resilience, heartbreak, and collective action.
Gaia’s Garden
An online workshop on personal and planetary flourishing grounded in Earth Charter principles.
Discovering the Voices of Nature
A workshop that uses nature-based mindfulness, sound healing, and non-human personas.
Awe, Reverence, Resilience
An online exploration of awe, reverence, and authenticity in relation to nature.
Animals, Land, and Flourishing
An online program exploring human and non-human animal well-being, kinship, and ethical responsibility.
Eco Resilience Workshop
An 8-module training for K-12 educators and counselors in nature-based resilience practices and experiential learning.
Stories
Need help?
Participants can register through individual program pages and receive Zoom links or event details by email. Some offerings note financial support or scholarships, and questions can be sent to info@mbei.org.
Events
Circle of Community in Connection
MonthlyA monthly online gathering for meditation, community, and heartfelt reflection.
Healing with Nature Certification Program
12-month programA 12-month certification training on healing the physiology and psychology of trauma with nature.
Ecology of Flourishing
Annual / seasonal retreatA 10-day, 9-night eco retreat in Costa Rica focused on interdependence, belonging, and stewardship.
Ecology of Resilience
Periodic retreatA three-day eco retreat rooted in eco mindfulness, somatic movement, and song and music.
Eco Resilience Workshop
Coming 2026An 8-module training for K-12 educators and counselors in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ways to help
Current needs
- Scholarship support for participants with limited financial means
- Support to keep meditation retreats, training programs, and eco education accessible
Volunteer opportunities
- Yogi jobs at retreats, such as chopping vegetables and cleaning dishes
Recognition & press
Partners & funders
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