"We must remember we are exhaustible. We need renewal. Silence, quietude, time alone, naturally gives that. Then we can come back in to serve others in small ways. That we do. Then we take time for renewal. Jesus, the Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi and all t...

**Note: This is a special experiential and participatory workshop. The movements will entail sitting or working on the floor. Please wear comfortable clothing and find a quiet, carpeted or lightly padded area.

What allows painful events to continu...

*** This will be an interactive workshop that is two hours, not the customary 90 minutes. See the description below for more details.

To Mayuka Yamazaki, a high-level business executive who sits on the boards of three Japanese public companies, ik...

As a seven-year-old living in Shiraz, Iran, Ari Honarvar stood on the rooftop of her home with her family one night, a "simmering terror brewing in her belly." Beholding the sky, she was aware that their electricity was just shut off, warning of an i...

Chris Hoffman, a lifelong humanitarian serving in crisis situations in dozens of countries around the world, realized after nearly two decades of intense work in the field that humanitarians often do more harm than good - largely because they themsel...

In July 2021, Neil Douglas-Klotz gave an inspiring Awakin Call: Breathing life into words, prayers, and scriptures. A renowned teacher, scholar, author, and musician who specializes in the native traditions and ancient Semitic languages of the Middle...

"Pay attention to your attention."

Amishi P. Jha came to her pathbreaking work studying the neuroscience of mindfulness and attention when, as a young professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, she lost feelin...

**Please note the special day for this event — the call falls on Monday, instead of our usual Saturday time.

“The key to creating health,” says Dr. Mark Hyman, “is figuring out the cause of the problem and then providing t...

David Rothenberg is a writer, philosopher, ecologist, and musician, speaking out for nature in all aspects of his diverse work. He investigates the musicality of animals and the role of nature in philosophy, with a particular interest in underst...

*** Please note the special day for this event -- the call falls on Sunday, instead of our usual Saturday time. 

When Zachary Shore was a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, he called his parents to tell them he was droppin...