Reimagining Place, Belonging & Community in a Shifting World
Place Consulting & Experiences with Corinna J. Moebius, Ph.D. Explore My OfferingsI’m Corinna Moebius, Ph.D., a consultant and artist-educator who connects people to place and to each other through arts, dialogue, catalytic learning — and place rituals.
Today, we confront the loss of cherished places—from homes and local businesses to homelands and eco-systems. Many of us feel unsure how to cope with dramatic changes to our communities. We long for civil dialogue that brings together old and new residents, Town and Gown, older and younger generations. In addition to offering courses, workshops and consulting, I design public rituals that bring people together in healing ways that can help restore a sense of community and belonging.
Creative place rituals incorporate storytelling, movement, education, reflection, and dialogue, and can spark engagement in collaboratives aimed at fostering healthy, vibrant and inclusive neighborhoods. I also offer strategic planning guidance and facilitation for Main Street, Complete Streets, and placemaking initiatives.
Contact me to request a place ritual, a speaking engagement, or consulting services. Or, explore my upcoming events, workshops, walks, and courses. Together, we can foster community resilience and awaken to our interrelatedness with place, each other, and the Living Earth.
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Why Choose TerraViva Journeys?
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Experienced Place Consultant
For decades, Corinna has advised cities and nonprofits, including Main Streets initiatives, in regenerative, inclusive and creative placemaking and civic engagement processes, earning praise from diverse community stakeholders. She has organized and led conferences on placemaking for grassroots leaders and is profiled in an urban planning textbook.
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Performer/ Producer of Arts in Public Spaces
As an organizer/ performer of arts in public spaces, Corinna has long created place rituals that foster community connection and environmental stewardship.
Corinna integrates eco-spirituality into her holistic approach, emphasizing the interrelatedness of people and place. She has facilitated numerous community dialogues.
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Community Advocate & Place Storyteller
Corinna is co-author of A History of Little Havana (The History Press, 2015), the most comprehensive book on this storied neighborhood. Corinna’s acclaimed walking tours promote nuanced understandings of culture, power, identity and place and challenge stereotypes. Corinna was featured in a PBS mini-documentary for her place-related work and has also been recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Place Scholar & Educator
Corinna holds a Ph.D. in Global & Sociocultural Studies (cultural anthropology). Her research focuses on urban, public and place-based rituals of identity. She has taught university courses and served as Visiting Faculty for an acclaimed urban studies study abroad program, sharing diverse perspectives on global cities through a social-spatial justice lens.
Corinna Moebius has been interviewed by:
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The TerraViva Method
My TerraViva Method draws upon my decades of experience in cultural anthropology/critical geography, placemaking, arts, civic engagement, and embodied methods. It’s a framework for shifting perceptions of place, body, and self. While it acknowledges our desire to preserve place and identity, it moves us away from mindsets that reinforce domination and fixedness. Instead, it fosters awareness of correspondences, interrelatedness and local-global systems. Together, we can reimagine and nurture our relationship with place, our bodies, and the Living Earth.
Upcoming Events & Courses
Learn more about my 2024 workshops, rituals, courses, speaking engagements and other events.
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Moving Away
It's hard to describe the feeling of moving away. I've moved from Miami...
The Garden: Digging into Stories
In my neighborhood’s community garden, we share the tasks, work together, and share the day’s harvest. This is how we cultivate a spirit of community.
River Journeys & Lessons
Oftentimes we use the metaphor of the “path” to describe our personal journeys, as if we are forging a path through a wild world, making our way alone. Yet the river reminds us of our interconnectedness.