Do you carry the quiet labor of being the only Filipino leader in your church or corporate boardroom?
Join a cohort and find your inner circle of Filipina/o/x American leaders ready to embrace more liberating ways to lead.
Ready to grow your inner circle?
“For those actively decolonizing their spirituality and longing to live into a more liberating way, Kealani not only offers her years of experience but also is a supportive and encouraging presence. She believes in the power of community and that we can engage with our communities and organizations rooted in our cultural wisdoms.
I highly encourage working with Kealani.”
— Dr. Cindy S. Lee, Director of Liberated Together Spiritual Direction School and author of the book, “Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation”
THIS ISN’T YOUR USUAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
Think of me as your spiritual guide.
I’ll support you in cultivating deeper relationships of trust and connection with your Filipino heritage, ancestral wisdom, and community – because we don’t become better leaders by leaving ourselves behind. We become better leaders by embracing our whole selves in all areas of our lives (at work and beyond).
When you join our group cohorts, you’ll:
FIND YOUR TRUSTED KASAMAS (PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS)
We know how lonely it is to lead as a Filipinx/a/o in spaces that weren’t made for us. Having an inner circle of trusted partners is key along the way.
Through our group cohorts, you’ll connect with a community of Filipino leaders who share your values, struggles, and vision so you no longer feel alone.
LEARN TO TRUST
YOUR INNER WISDOM AND VOICE
Current leadership models weren’t designed with our stories, histories, or cultures in mind – so we learned to stop trusting ourselves as Filipinx/a/o.
But our ancestral wisdom is still within us. We’ll provide you with the frameworks & safe container to stop listening to the colonizer’s voice, and trust yours instead.
SHOW UP AS THE LEADER YOU WERE MEANT TO BE
You don’t serve your community by shrinking or watering yourself down. You serve your community by stepping into your power.
Through Kapwa Praxis, you’ll gain the resources, reframes, and support you need to own your authority and lead unapologetically with your values – no matter what rooms you find yourself in.
Are you ready for a more liberating way to lead?
Join a Group Cohort
We offer two types of group learning experiences, each built around the principles of co-creation, mutual accountability, and narrative inquiry.
Our group cohorts are not passive, top-down education programs. They require active participation, engagement, and a co-learning approach.
We believe the wisdom is already in the room; our cohorts simply serve as the sacred containers to activate it.
To ensure psychological safety and individual care, each cohort is intentionally limited to an intimate group of 3–4 participants and is guided by a Kapwa Praxis co-learner.
Choose between the following group learning experiences:
TRACK A:
Foundations Of Kapwa Leadership (4 Weeks)
Next Cohort: January 2027
Designed for Filipina/x/o American leaders and justice seekers, this four-week journey focuses on recovering ancestral memory and unlearning the colonial narratives meant to silence us.
In this safe container, we use narrative inquiry to move from personal storytelling to historical awareness, helping you find new language for your identity so you can lead your community with wholeness and truth.
Commitment:
4 weekly sessions (1.5–2 hours each)
The Journey:
We’ll move through 4 structural arcs: Remembering, Awakening, Lament & Reclamation, and Integration.
TRACK B:
Kapwa Theology & Leadership (6 Weeks)
Next Cohort: March 2027
Designed for Filipina/x/o clergy, seminarians, and experienced ministry leaders, is six-week intensive engages Kapwa as a contextual theological framework rather than just a cultural practice.
These salons bridge the gap between ancestral spiritualities and modern faith, using a decolonial pedagogy to help you move toward a liberated spirituality and a leadership rooted in sacred purpose.
Commitment:
6 weekly sessions (2 hours
each) + curated contextual readings & reflection guides
The Journey:
Graduate-level theological
depth utilizing a 5-part Kapwa Pedagogy (Remember, Discern, Lament, Reimagine, Embody). Includes a final personal leadership praxis project.
Interested in joining a cohort?
KUMUSTA?
I’M REV. DR. KEALANI NUNES WILLBANKS.
Watch the video to see what I’ve learned about leadership, ancestral wisdom, faith and spirituality following my 20+ years of experience in corporate, Protestant ministry, academia, and community organizing.
“What if our ancestral wisdom offers us another way to lead?”
ORGANIZATIONS I’VE WORKED WITH
MORE WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
In addition to group cohorts, I also offer a range of services from one-on-one guidance to consulting with teams and organizations.
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Kapwa Praxis is for Filipina/x American leaders and justice seekers working in corporate, academic, and nonprofit institutions, as well as clergy and ministry practitioners who are ready to do the hard work of unlearning harmful colonial paradigms and embrace a leadership rooted in ancestral wisdom and collective wholeness.
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Choosing the right cohort comes down to who you serve and how deep into theology and pedagogy you want to dive:
Choose Track A (Foundations of Kapwa Leadership) if you are a Filipina/x/o leader or justice seeker looking to ground your identity and voice. This 4-week container uses narrative inquiry and storytelling to unlearn colonial narratives, recover ancestral memory, and help you find new language to lead your community with wholeness and truth.
Choose Track B (Kapwa Theology & Leadership) if you are clergy, a seminarian, or an experienced ministry leader. This 6-week intensive offers graduate-level depth to engage Kapwa as a contextual theological framework. Through decolonial pedagogy, contextual readings, and a personal praxis project, you’ll bridge ancestral spiritualities with modern faith to step into a truly liberated spirituality.
Still unsure? Fill out the contact form or book a call and we’ll help you discern which container best supports where you are on your journey right now.
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Not at all. While Track B in our group cohorts focuses heavily on theology and ministry structures, our program participants include community organizers, nonprofit leaders, corporate executives, and those who have left traditional church spaces altogether to explore spirituality outside institutional walls.
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No, you do not need to claim either identity. However, because our cultural and historical contexts heavily intersect with these spaces, we frequently engage with Christian frameworks, scripture, and decolonial theology as tools to heal from religious wounding and reconstruct a liberated spirituality.
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No. Our goal isn't to breed cynicism, but to bridge the gap between ancestral spiritualities and modern faith. We make space for the holy, necessary work of truth-telling and naming harms, helping you move past institutional compliance toward a liberated spirituality and a leadership rooted in sacred purpose.
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In the spirit of Kapwa (shared identity), we use an equity-based, reciprocal pricing model. Recommended contributions for our 4-week cohort range from $800 to $950, while our intensive 6-week theological cohort ranges from $1200 to $1500.
Custom organization consulting and private guidance packages are priced upon inquiry.