Alaya’s Blog

By Rev. Alaya Chadwick, M.S.W., M.Div. When individuals come to me for guidance, their first question is often, “What is wrong with me?”—followed by a long narrative of self-judgment and perceived failures. This pattern, which I call “The Horrible Truths,” reflects how we justify life’s challenges...

A Call to Radical Self-Celebration By Rev. Alaya Chadwick, M.S.W., M.Div. Self-celebration is one of the most profound and transformative acts we can choose to engage in—yet, in our culture, it’s often discouraged. I call upon all UBMers to break free from this limitation. Let’s become champions...

By Rev. Alaya Chadwick, M.Div., M.S.W. Yes, I attended Yale Divinity School and completed a three-year master’s degree. But no, I was not ordained within a specific denomination—I chose UBM (Universal Brotherhood Movement) as my path to becoming a Reverend. Recently, someone asked me to explain this...

Love Lived:  an invitation to us all!   The Airport Encounter.  There I was standing erect at a “standing up” table in the middle of the continuity of people traffic in the middle of a busy airport.  It was a moment.  It was an invitation.  It was...

Changing the world by opening ears and softening hearts, this is a mission of WPI. As a person who experienced both the unnoticed isolation and then the revelation of hearing the world again, I am deeply dedicated to alerting people to the insidious nature of hearing...

*Did you know that 68 % of those over 70 have hearing loss? *Did you know that 45% of people in their 60’s experience hearing loss? *Did you know that 29% of people in their 50’s experience hearing loss? Audism is the discrimination against the “hard of hearing”. I,...

 On SEPTEMBER 25, 2018, The Wisdom Monument was completed up to 11’ 10”.  The top surface prepared for the CAP, which was ordered. As it stood at the base of “Sanctuary”, the 65 acres of land upon which The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC is located, there...

Surrounding us and pummeling us are screaming invitations to place our focus on “This” or “That” or “The other” so that we don’t miss a chance or remain informed or else!!!!!! Like flashing strobe lights, these invitations can in-trance us and enthrall us without our awareness. ...

Relationships: Our Greatest Mystery, Challenge and Gift Giver As a (W)hole Life Coach, specializing in “pairs” or couples, it is an honor to be invited into the mysterious depths of the encounters between two people.  The two may be mother – daughter, father -son, brother-brother or...