vision

To co-create an equitable ecosystem

for bodies of culture.

purpose

Unlocking vital contributions for our world

by investing in spacious liberation through

creative-sensory methods, somatic embodiment, and rewilding.

disrupt. invest. wake. apply.

To learn more about the why behind Diwa Soul,

check out the episode below.

Ep. 1: The Why

We believe in long-term investments

for historically marginalized communities.

We must heal to awaken,

for it is our birthright.

Diwa means soul in Filipino languages.

In Baybayin, an ancient Filipino script, ᜇᜒᜏ (diwa) means spirit, essence, or consciousness.

The Baybayin character ‘Di’ in Gabybayin divination means Daloy or Flow.

The ‘Wa’ in its original form translates to ‘Wakas’ or ‘Ending’.

The full meaning of ‘Diwa’ in its non-translatable cultural meaning is ‘Flowing until the end.’

In other words, when and if the energy is in order, it will flow naturally.

Many Indigenous cultures have a similar concept.

Design

Our logo consists of a Hawaiian ipu (gourd).

From its seeds to its growth, a Hawaiian ipu is best planted and watered following a lunar cycle.

It can be used as a vessel, percussive instrument during oli (chanting) and hula (dance), storage, or even decoration.

The Founder Trinity Villanueva dreamed of ipus and has always had a fascination with them. Her spiritual name is Dayang Liwayway Akua - Dayang is Filipino for Princess. Liwayway is Filipino for the dawn. Akua is Hawaiian for g/God or Divine. Roughly translating to Divine Awakener.

An ipu can also be an embodiment of Akua (God).

Ipus have appeared in significant dreams for Trinity as well.

The Sanctuaries™ logo contains a smaller ipu, a waxing crescent moon, stars, and lotus flowers. It represents creating, embodiment, and rewilding.

Feminine energy, intuition, and emotions are represented by the moon in many indigenous cultures. A waxing crescent moon follows a new moon, which is a fantastic time to start on creating new ideas and venturing into your pathways.

The lotus can rise from murky waters without being stained, representing the ability to maintain integrity and ideals in the face of adversity. They also can represent purity, rebirth, strength, and transcendence, since it blooms from the underworld into the light.

Stars represent truth, hope, and embody the idea of spiritual revelation in each of us.

The colors are all representative of the different variations of awakening, indigeneity, and queerness.

The color purple is significant to Diwa due to the Founder’s ethnicities.

In Polynesian cultures, as well as Puerto Rican culture, purple signifies death. In order to awaken, one must metaphorically die and experience a rebirth.

In Filipino cultures, ube (purple yam) is significant within culinary cuisine, as well as purple symbolizes royalty and nobility.

Spiritually, purple signifies spiritual awakening and the top of the chakras within the Crown Chakra, signifying connection to Higher Self and Spirit.

Our Values
Aloha: sharing the presence and existence within the breath of life
Bahala Na: a uniquely Pilipinx approach to life, combining faith, resilience, and an open-hearted acceptance of whatever the future may bring.
Divine Feminine: intuitive, nurturing, compassionate, creative, receptive. A sacred, life-giving force, an aspect of the Divine present in everyone, regardless of gender.
Mālamalama: awakening, clarity
Pono: reflects the Hawaiian belief in living a life that is true, just, and in harmony with oneself, others, and the environment. Wholeness.
Reciprocity: resourced by one’s community and Spirit, within an aloha mindset.
Trans+: encompassing all, outside of binaries, a spectrum