Church of Good Living
Sumak Kawsay
A community holding the Andean tradition of good living. We gather with the Fire, in the Temazcal, and around the altar of the Chakana.
Know our foundationGood living is practiced every day.
Sumak Kawsay carries many meanings. One of them is good living. A way of understanding life learned from the elders, passed down through oral and experiential transmission, held by generations of Yachay and Kurakas who walked this path before us.
Live well. Think well. Act well.
The Church of Good Living is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the United States. We have local communities that gather to hold this tradition together.
Know the tradition
The pillars that hold Sumak Kawsay.
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Foundation
Statement of Faith
The four fundamentals that hold our tradition. Jatun Muskuy, Jampi Kawsay, Tukuy Yachay, Pachamama.
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Good practice
Ethics
Our ethical principles are rooted in good living and reverence for nature. We are members of the Sacred Plant Alliance.
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Living path
Art
As a living culture, we hold spiritual practices transmitted through oral teaching and ceremonial experience.
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Daily practice
Spirituality
Andean spirituality is life itself, attended to with reverence. We walk with the Great Spirit, Pachamama, and the ancestors.
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Living tradition
Ceremonies
We hold the solstices and equinoxes, the altar of the Chakana, the Temazcal, and the Awakolla ceremony.
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Walking together
Community
Walking together in the tradition. Belonging, reciprocity, and transmission.
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Alliances
Who we walk with
Organizations we relate to in the care of the tradition.
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Sacred Plant Alliance
A self-regulating federation of churches dedicated to accountability and transparency in sacramental communities. Membership means our practice is held to shared standards of ethics and safety.
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Fuoco Sacro
Our ally organization. Together we hold the Sumak Kawsay tradition and coordinate the annual Vision Quest in Italy.
fuocosacro.org