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The Thrill of Groundlessness: Flowing Through Life Without Absolutes
With Ramzi Fawaz
When the ground falls out from underneath us, our instinct is usually to cling fast to the beliefs, stories, relationships, and identities that give us the greatest sense of stability and comfort. But what if we viewed these moments as wondrous opportunities instead of terrifying threats? Could the experience of groundlessness offer an unexpected freedom […]
Biological Gods: Evolution and the Coming Superhumans
With Jeffrey J. Kripal and John Allison
Humanity is a transitional species, poised on a tightrope between the primate past on the one end and the coming, future “superhumans” on the other. What is right about this image? What is wrong with it? Who, historically, has been excluded from it? Can we, should we, speak of human exceptionalism or not? And perhaps […]
Designing Warmth: A Human-Centered Approach to Connection and Collective Well-Being
With Daniel Gloyd
Warmth is a connecting principle. Somehow the barriers come down when warmth is involved. — Pema Chödrön Warmth is a powerful and essential component of human connection, prioritized by the biological brain and spiritual heart alike. To thrive, we humans need to experience interconnectedness between ourselves and the world around us. Psychologist Abraham Maslow described […]
Moving Beyond Codependency: Honoring the Sovereign Self in Relationship
With Dené Logan
Longstanding relationship structures are now being questioned in ways that are both liberating and disorienting. As inherited models rooted in codependency, people-pleasing, and rigid roles lose their authority, many of us find ourselves at a threshold, no longer willing to sacrifice sovereignty for belonging, yet unsure how to relate outside of familiar and societal patterns. […]
The Rewilding of Eros: Un-Domesticating the Erotic Body and Reclaiming Erotic Sovereignty
With Victor Warring
We are erotic primates living in culturally imposed domestication. We have the lineage and bodies of hunter-gatherers, but we exist in a modern context that is deeply afraid of Eros. Like other domesticated animal species, we have been removed from the wild to live a more settled life. For many of us, this has had […]
The Mythical Body
With Kerri Kelly
The myths that built this world — the ones that tell us who belongs, who leads, and who is worthy of care — are losing their hold, and the body knows it. Long before the mind catches up, the body has been carrying the weight of these stories: in the armor we wear, the patterns […]
The Future We Choose: Human Empowerment in the AI Age
With Sam Stern and Cecilia Callas
What does it mean to remain human in the new age of artificial intelligence? In this immersive weekend workshop, we’ll explore this profound question together, journeying from awareness to empowerment to integration as we discover how to shape our relationship with AI while preserving what matters most. Through hands-on AI demonstrations, creative labs, and experiential […]
Transformative Negotiation: Reimagining Conflict Through Narration and Dream Work
With Aimee Breslow and Sarah Federman
Conflict is no longer something happening “out there.” It lives in our conversations, our communities, and often within ourselves, shaping what feels possible and what feels stuck. In a time of rapid change and deepening division, many of us find ourselves caught inside stories that harden perspectives, narrow imagination, and limit our capacity to respond. […]
The Heart Remembers: Healing Across Divides
With Nitsan Joy Gordon and Nadya Giol
Even in the deepest conflict, the human capacity for connection and healing remains. What does it take to connect in a time of deep division? How do we remain open, and in relationship when pain, history, and identity pull us apart? In this experiential workshop, you’re invited into a living field of practices that have […]
The Power in Your Hands: Turning from Screens to Souls
With Shannon Algeo
Who will you become when you put down your phone and pick up your life? In just two decades, technology has rapidly reshaped our psyches, relationships, and communities. The average person now spends the equivalent of 61 to 80 days a year on their smartphones. Apps increasingly frack our attention while human empathy has steadily […]
Pleasure Alchemy: Deepening Emotional Intelligence Through Rituals and Sensual Somatics
With Leah Diamond, Tony Holmes and shiloh burton
Pleasure is the measure of your aliveness. It is not frivolous — it is your birthright, your compass, and your healing. — Anonymous What if your pleasure is the key to your liberation? What if it could be your prayer, your medicine, and your power? When was the last time you felt fully alive in […]