Events: 1st April 2025

This talk will explore the spiritual and personal development dimensions of Beloved Community, as particularly espoused and lived through the example of late US congressman John Lewis. We’ll inquire into (1) our polarized culture (2) beloved community as an antidote to us-them dynamics (3) practices that can grow us into instruments of beloved community. This …

Westerners may find Ubuntu—an African concept of personhood— a strange word with perhaps an even stranger meaning. Emphasizing the communal and contemplative dimension of human identity, the concept of Ubuntu (pronounced oo-BOON-too) of necessity poses a challenge to persons accustomed to thinking of themselves as individuals. Contemplate a fish trying to understand what it means …

There are two ways to find inner stability in meditation, one is by letting one’s attention be absorbed in a single object, the breath, or an inner image.  The other way is to allow all experiences to be welcomed in awareness so that there is no tension that comes with trying to stay with an …

Gabriel will guide you through the Evolving Worldview’s process, a tour of four key worldviews: the ego centric, the ethnocentric, the world centric and the cosmic centric worldview. You’ll learn about the genius and limitations of each worldview, and how it can help you navigate the perspectives operating in yourself as well as in the …

Learn meditation practices to access your inner wisdom by compassionately listening to your inner voice and body. Come to this practice with a certain question or issue in mind, and see if creating the space for deep listening to your body provides clarity and guidance. This keynote is part of a two-session series featuring Helen …

In this guided meditation using the spiritual practice of Ignatian Examen, we contemplate the most basic elements of Ubuntu.  We begin by recalling our personal identity (i.e. personal characteristics, racial and cultural identities and socio-economic abilities) in the presence of God. We then move toward recalling our interpersonal identity in the presence of God, how …

Evolutionary, contemplative, neurobiological, and clinical perspectives inform the phenomenology and function supporting the act of being a self in the world. Together, we will explore the multifaceted nature of the 'self' and its role in our interactions with the world around us.  The 'self' is not a singular, unchanging entity, rather it is a dynamic, …

Toltec and indigenous traditions have a deep understanding of the importance of cultivating relationships with our Ancestors in order for us and future generations to heal, flourish and thrive. For many in modern society, we don't always know how to work with ancestors, may not know their names or stories, yet we still carry strong …

Dr. Vago will guide participants through a noting and labeling style of meditation that can deepen self-awareness, self-regulation, self-transformation and self-transcendence. This experiential session offers an opportunity to cultivate the beneficial processes of shaping, reshaping, and transcending the 'self' that Dr. Vago will illuminate during his

We are now facing an escalating polycrisis: a cluster of interdependent and compounding events due to climate crisis, loss of forests, soils and clean air along with rise of intense conflicts and inequalities. This polycrisis has deep roots in colonialism, racism, human supremacy and from a spiritual point of view “a mind of separation”. In …