The SOMA Bosque Manifesto

SOMA Bosque was born from a shared restlessness in the face of what we witnessed repeating itself in educational communities throughout Chile: struggles with mental health, challenges in coexistence, and a growing disconnection from nature. We came to understand that these realities were not only school-related—they were the most honest reflection of what we live as a society. And there, a common conviction arose with clarity and strength: bridges of solution exist when we are able to reconnect with nature, with our bodies, and with our emotions. In that crossing lies the possibility of well-being, meaningful learning, and a transformation that transcends the school to embrace life as a whole.

We also felt the deep need to design a proposal aligned with our historical time. We have journeyed through the Era of the Soul and the Era of Knowledge; now we step into the Era of the Body. Inspired by a Buddhist perspective, we understand that the body is not merely physical, but multidimensional: it integrates the emotional, the mental, and the spiritual. SOMA Bosque emerges as a way of inhabiting this new Era, recognizing that within this integration lies the key to cultivating profound learning, healthier communities, and more fulfilled human beings.

We are inspired by the words of Gastón Soublette, who reminded us that in the time of hunter-gatherers, we lived in full harmony with nature. As centuries passed, we drifted away from her, and as a society we experienced what a child feels when distanced from their mother: emptiness, uprootedness, and disorientation. SOMA Bosque arises as a conscious attempt to restore that bond, to once again embrace the Earth as mother—healing the fracture through the body, through experience, and through shared creation.

This is how our project was born: from the conviction that we are not alone, nor fragmented, but profoundly united—with each other, with nature, and with all living beings.