OUR MISSION
Our mission is to bring people into direct contact with natural intelligence, so that life may be lived from it — known directly, trusted implicitly, and giving rise to word, action, and relationship.
We can see a human world lived from this natural intelligence. A world that remembers itself, at a time when it is most needed.
BEHIND THE LENS
For more than two decades, Nic Askew has devoted his life as a filmmaker and artist to human presence — and to what becomes visible when attention is unconditional. He does not use the camera to tell stories, interpret meaning, or direct outcomes. He uses it to create conditions in which truth can reveal itself.
From stillness itself, people are met without agenda or condition. In that meeting, something essential becomes visible — not because it is drawn out, but because it naturally reveals itself.
This way of working has given rise to the Soul Biographies film series, experienced by millions around the world, and to the living practice known as Inner View. To learn more about Nic and to explore his work further, click below.
MEET DAVID LEVY
David has served as the steward of Mayacamas Sanctuary since 2006, a journey that has transitioned from an iconic retreat center into a deep, spiritual guardianship.
In the aftermath of the 2017 fire that swept through this landscape, something entirely new has emerged from the ash. David's work with Nic Askew and the "Inner View" process has activated a return to the land in a way he never could have imagined—one that is far more impactful than his original vision. Together, David and Nic have discovered that the combination of sacred land and soulful media creates a rare alchemy, an intentional space designed to move both the speaker and those who witness the speech.
This partnership represents a whole-systems approach to conscious media. By wedding the stillness of the camera with the grounding pulse of the earth, they provide an innovation in contemplation that the world requires now.
David believes that we are all "content creators" in our own right, and in this current moment, every voice matters. This is an invitation to engage with a new origin point for human expression—one where the land and the lens become a singular tool for mobilizing the collective thinking and fresh solutions our world is crying out for.
“I recognized in David a shared seeing of how the world could remember itself — and a way of working that complements what moves through me, helping Inner View reach the places it will count.”
- Nic Askew
Mayacamas Sanctuary
Inner View requires a place where the work itself can be protected, tended, and allowed to mature. That place is Mayacamas Sanctuary.
This stewardship is held in partnership with Rock Creek Institute, the institutional steward and sponsor of Inner View Experiences at Mayacamas and beyond. Grounded in the belief that the healing of our collective fabric begins from stillness, Rock Creek supports the creation and sharing of stories born from deep presence — voices now able to speak into the world with consequence.
Watch Film "It Took a Fire" and Explore Rock Creek Institute Below.