Part of Turning the Wheel's mission is to help build healthy community, and what better way to do so than through family fun! One of the ways TTW provides fun for the family is through a community ROMP. Using creative movement games, ROMPs are designed to inspire joy, release stress, and find our source of wonderment and personal connection. A ROMP revitalizes community by bringing families together to play in a safe and friendly environment. ROMPs are held throughout the ye

Turning the Wheel is a national organization that has branches throughout the U.S. Part of what ignites these branches are Caravans. A TTW Caravan offers week-long residencies with youth and at-risk populations, culminating in a colorful, autobiographical performance for each participating community. These Caravans are used to stimulate programming, meeting the kids and community where they are at while imparting our philosophy of joy, laughter, play, and self-love. This fall

We are frequently asked what Turning the Wheel means. Alana Shaw, Founder and Executive Director, shared her inspiration for the name: "Turning the Wheel grew out of our connection to the earth and to our belief in the renewal and regeneration that is always possible for all of us - the cycles of life, the cycles of healing, the cycles of the moon, and the cycles of the earth and growing things, and the importance of intergenerational work as we honor and embrace all stages o

As we wrap up our six week summer residency at the Boys & Girls Club in Missoula, we want to take a moment to appreciate this community partnership. We began with a week-long staff training, sharing various tools with the Boys & Girls staff members on how to ground and care for themselves. In caring for themselves, they may then show up more fully for the kids they serve, providing a model for how adults can lead and thrive in everyday life. In the residency, we shared a weal