Gratitude & Reciprocity
This work grows from borrowed ground.
Reciprocity is not a footnote here. It is part of the architecture. Terreno Group gives back because that is how the work stays honest — rooted in the lineages, lands, and communities that made it possible.
01 — Where I Stand
Land Acknowledgment
Terreno Group is rooted in the ancestral homeland of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians — a sovereign nation whose presence on this land stretches from time immemorial through the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, and Antelope Valley. I carry that acknowledgment into my home and my daily practice.
I did not know this when I first stood on this ground. Knowing now is the beginning of a different relationship — one built on awareness, reverence, and a commitment to giving back to those who have always held this place.
When this work travels, it lands on someone else's ancestral ground.
Terreno honors the original stewards of every place where the work is done.
02 — Who Shaped This Work
Lineage Acknowledgment
This practice was shaped by teachers, elders, and lineages across many traditions. Their influence lives in every engagement. Naming them publicly is one way of honoring what was passed.
Andean, Amazonian, and North American indigenous teachings — ceremonial knowledge, medicine, and the wisdom of land-based practice.
Five hundred hours of yoga formation, pranayama, and embodied practice — teachers who understood the body as the primary site of knowing.
The practitioners, coaches, and guides who held space while this work was still taking shape. Their generosity lives in the method.
03 — The Giving Commitment
Reciprocity in Practice
A percentage of Terreno Group's proceeds is directed to organizations doing work that aligns with this practice — protecting land, sustaining culture, and supporting communities that have historically been excluded from wellness spaces.
Recipients shift as the work evolves, as the work travels, and as need calls. When Terreno operates in a new place, giving follows — honoring the stewards of that land and community.
Current Recipients — Living List
Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
Land and cultural preservation — supporting the ongoing sovereignty, language, and cultural programs of the ancestral stewards of this ground.
Colombian Indigenous Land Protection
Supporting efforts to protect ancestral territory and indigenous sovereignty in Colombia — honoring the roots of this practice and this practitioner.
The Trevor Project
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth — because wellness belongs to everyone, and this community has carried too much for too long.
This list is living. It grows as the work grows, travels as the work travels, and responds to what the moment requires.
"Wellness that goes to the root."
Terreno Group