Cynthia Jurs is an authorized Buddhist teacher (dharmacharya) who has practiced in the Tibetan Vajrayana and Zen Buddhist traditions for almost 30 years. In 1994 she received formal transmission from Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh to teach engaged Buddhism and now directs the Open Way Sangha in Santa Fe, New Mexico, teaching an approach to […]

Ellen Tadd is a nationally recognized clairvoyant practitioner, counselor, lecturer and instructor. Ellen works with businesses, religious and educational organizations throughout the U.S. and frequently lectures on how to actualize spiritual potential in every day life. She is the author of Death and Letting Go, a guide for understanding death as a continuation of life.

Michael Brownstein is a poet, teacher and the author of three novels: Country Cousins, Self-Reliance, and The Touch. As a result of his involvement in the anti-globalization movement he wrote World on Fire, from which he has read widely at conferences and universities, including at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in South Africa and […]

Rick Allen is the drummer for Def Leppard and co-founder of Raven Drum Foundation – a nonprofit organization providing free educational programs to inspire personal growth during times of adversity. Lauren Monroe is a practitioner and teacher of energy healing and massage and the other co-founder of Raven Drum.

Talk given at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe on May 25. Joan Halifax Roshi is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, and author. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is Director of the Project on Being with Dying. A Founding […]

Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician, lecturer, author and internationally influential advocate of the role of the mind in health and the role of spirituality in healthcare. His books include. among others, Space, Time & Medicine, Reinventing Medicine and The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things.

Bradford Keeney Ph.D. is recognized as an elder shaman and spiritual teacher in cultures throughout the world. He is the author of Profiles of Healing, an eleven-volume encyclopedia of the world’s healing practices and an autobiography entitled Bushman Shaman as well as several classics in the field of psychotherapy and numerous titles for the popular […]

Also known as Mountain Girl, Carolyn was a Merry Prankster and the wife of Jerry Garcia. In 1964 she met Neal Cassady who introduced her to Ken Kesey and his friends, one of whom gave her the name “Mountain Girl”. She quickly joined the inner circle of Pranksters and was romantically involved with Kesey. She […]

President and co-founder (with wife Lena Stevens) of Power Path Seminars, an international school and consulting firm dedicated to the study and application of shamanism and indigenous wisdom to business and everyday life. José completed a ten year apprenticeship with a Huichol Maracame shaman in the Sierras of Central Mexico. In addition he is studying […]

Joanna presents a blessing ceremony by Dave Courchene (Nii Gaani Aki Inini), Elder and spiritual advisor from the Anishnabe Nation, Eagle Clan. Dave is the visionary behind The Turtle Lodge the First Nation’s Center for Learning and Healing in Sagkeeng, Manitoba, Canada. A documentary about his vision and journey The 8th Fire made by Cindy […]