05/04/2026
This Is Really Happening
Over the past couple of weeks, we had more than 20 people come out to the Healing Center to help.
What I witnessed over those days was really meaningful.
We had people come from different places and different communities. And everyone found their way into the work—groundwork, preparing and pouring concrete for the pathway to the new building, installing sheetrock, tending the land, and bringing native plants into the space.
Whether it was something big or something small, everyone had a hand in it.
And I believe when we feel like we’ve been part of something from the ground up, it means something. It creates a different kind of connection to the space.
For me, the most important thing about this place is that it’s a community space.
It’s for healing, for gathering, for teaching. It’s a space for our local Indigenous Paiute community first, and just as much for the broader community of friends who come to be part of it. It’s something that is meant to be accessible, and something that we want people to feel belongs to all of us.
Seeing the progress over the past couple of weeks, I keep having the same feeling—wow, this is really happening.
The pathway coming together to the new building was a real milestone for me. To see that space take form in a way that’s separate but connected, it makes it feel real in a different way.
I’ve also been watching Dean as all of this unfolds. When people come together like this, there’s something in that which lifts his spirit. That’s been really beautiful to witness.
This has been underway for some time. From clearing the land, to tending it over the past couple of years, and now starting to see things take shape.
I also want to acknowledge Out West Buildings for their support in helping make the building possible. We’re grateful for the way they worked with us to meet our needs and be part of bringing this into form.
So to everyone who came out, who worked, who gave their time—thank you.
There is still more to do. And there are many ways to be part of it—through time, through helping care for the space, through sharing resources, or simply by connecting.
If you feel called, you can reach out to us here: https://www.pyramidlakehealing.org/
Pesa mu,
Nellie
