Welcome to HeartCenteredDC
HeartCenteredDC was built and launched with love in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2024. Its publisher went into exile after the 2024 presidential election. When fleeing a then nascent authoritarian regime, she gave up a grant award from the DC Arts and Humanities Commission to support this project. You are visiting a legacy website. Thanks for stopping by.
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Heart-Centered DC is a hyperlocal blog and newsletter exploring the intersection of art, culture and spirituality in the nation’s capital. Inspired by solutions journalism, Heart-Centered DC gives voice to the diverse people and organizations who uplift DC.
This site and its community calendar are currently in soft launch with some elements of staging. To learn more, read the publisher’s note. But there’s already plenty to enjoy–read articles on the blog or browse our curated calendar. Questions? Suggestions? Story ideas? Send us an email.
Featured Post
Unity Walk highlights interfaith communities in DC
Earlier this year, the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington hosted the 19th annual Unity Walk and Resource Fair. The event came about to show support for the area’s Muslim community after the 9/11 attacks. Today, it is a celebration of DC’s diverse spirituality. Around noon on
Editor's Picks
Street Sense newspaper empowers the homeless through art
Open any tour book about Washington, DC and you’ll undoubtedly find world-class art institutions filling its pages. Descriptions of the Smithsonian museums, national galleries, the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress and more will entice you to engage with art inside architecturally stunning buildings. But
‘Beyond Love’: Adil Mansoor explores translation, faith and the spiritual core of relationships in “Amm(i)gone”
Earlier this year, audiences at the Woolly Mammoth experienced a vision of Islam seen through the lens of queerness in Adil Mansoor’s touching “Amm(i)gone,” a solo performance about how he’s been translating Sophocle’s “Antigone” into Urdu with his Pakistani mother. (“Ammi” refers to “mother” in
Desecration of Bethesda African cemetery destroys culture and spirituality of descendents
It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that DC is built on top of bones–the bones of first nations people, and later, of kidnapped African citizens. One desecrated burial site around Bethesda’s River Road about a mile northwest of DC is sacred to the descendants of
Beyond the pose: How Yin yoga helps people connect in uncertain times
DC-based Yin yoga teacher Yael Flusberg shares what she learned after leading an online teacher training during the COVID-19 pandemic.