Leadership & Community

Website program category as of 2022

Understanding Negotiation Systems: Transformative Conflict Management Practices for Leaders in Complex Environment

With Arvid Bell

August 15 - 17, 2025

In today’s unpredictable world, mastering negotiation is essential for effective leadership. This highly interactive workshop will immerse you in real-world negotiation scenarios that mirror the complexity of today’s challenges. Using the Systemic Multi-Constituency Exercise (SMCE) method, you’ll engage in dynamic role-play simulations where competing interests, shifting alliances, and high stakes force you to think strategically, […]

Authenticity Unleashed: The Science and Soul of Unlocking Your Power, Confidence, and Truth

With Justin Michael Williams

September 26 - 28, 2025

What does it truly mean to show up as your authentic self at work, at home, and in all your relationships? How can true authenticity enhance your relationship with yourself and others? What does science have to say about the practice of authenticity? The good news, research conducted at Harvard University has proven that authenticity […]

Return to Belonging: The Heart of Who We Are

With Caverly Morgan

October 20 - 24, 2025

We all long to be happy. We all long to feel at ease, to be at peace, and to know that we’re okay and we belong. When it feels like the world is on fire, when divisiveness is commonplace, it can seem harder than ever to access such belonging — both personally and collectively.  Most […]

American Detox: How to Heal in a Toxic World

With Kerri Kelly

October 27 - 31, 2025

We are living through a polycrisis — a time of profound unraveling and emergence. Old systems and structures are collapsing while new possibilities stir beneath the surface. This shift isn’t just happening “out there.” It is alive within each of us, inviting us to transform inherited stories into new ways of being, relating, and belonging. […]

Compassionate Leadership

With Shauna Shapiro

October 31 - November 2, 2025

Great leaders encourage collaboration, promote inclusion, and make others feel seen and heard. Their greatest tool? Compassion. Compassion isn’t a static trait that people either have or don’t have; we all have the ability to grow our compassion intentionally through practice. A clinical psychologist and renowned expert in compassion, Dr. Shapiro uses her scientific and […]

Living Authentically: A Journey with Human Design

With Anne Van de Water

November 10 - 14, 2025

Imagine reaching the end of your life and realizing your biggest regret is that you never found the courage to live authentically because you lived the life others expected. In this workshop, we will embark on a transformative journey inspired by the wisdom of Human Design and the spirit of Esalen. Human Design blends ancient […]