We are Christian Organization based in the United States with a global mission.
UMANIAMO® means we are human together or not at all.
We cultivate the conditions in which the Authored human person can remain capable of recognizing the Author, recognizing another as Authored, exercising responsible dominion, and bearing fruit together.
UMANIAMO® was conceived in the mountains of West Virginia and born in Matera, Italy. Rooted in the 500-year tradition of Ignatian spirituality and informed by modern neuroscience, strengths-based development, and cognitive advantage, we work with people in families, teams, organizations, and communities to become more fully humaned together through reflection, disciplined action, service, and shared responsibility.
We call this work Humaning.
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.
We are human together, or not at all.
Human as a verb
We know that every person has inherent dignity, unique strengths, and a capacity to grow that exists before any label, job title, achievement, institution, or technology defines their value. We call the ongoing practice of recognizing, developing, and protecting that capacity Humaning.
Our work brings people together to reflect, discover what is uniquely theirs, build honest relationships, and put those gifts into service. Through REDISCOVER U®, the Sunday Table, and our Humaning and Cognitive Advantage™ work, we create practical ways for people to know themselves better, strengthen their judgment and agency, and help others become more capable too.
Reflect | Connect | Move
You don’t need to understand everything about UMANIAMO® to begin. Start with yourself.
REDISCOVER U® helps you recognize the strengths, ways of thinking, and patterns that are already yours. Think of REDISCOVER U® as your first line of defense for the unique identity, judgment, and capacity you bring to the world.
The Sunday Table gives you a place to slow down, reflect, and practice what those discoveries mean for the way you live, work, relate, and choose.
Cognitive Advantage™ is a more disciplined approach to bringing different ways of thinking together. It helps individuals and groups recognize what they naturally see, notice what they may be missing, and use their differences to make better judgments, solve meaningful problems, and remain distinctly human as technology becomes more capable.
Olive & Vine is our fellowship of Humaning, the place where individual growth becomes relationship, service, and belonging. Like an olive grove or vineyard, we remain distinct while cultivating something together, helping one another grow, bear fruit, and reinvest what we have received in others.
There is no perfect starting point and no finish line. Begin with a question, a conversation, or a single practice and see what you notice.
We are human together, or not at all.
Go beyond mindfulness. Build the strength, clarity, confidence, and conviction to remain yourself in a noisy distracted world.
Your support helps keep the Sunday Table open and the work growing. Your generosity allows UMANIAMO® to create and share resources, welcome people who might not otherwise have access, and reinvest in the people, relationships, and communities where Humaning can take root.
Supporting the work is another way of taking your place in the grove.
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