Public Programs & Performances Events

Drawing Out Your Soul Through Touch Drawing with Deborah Koff-Chapin

Debt: The First 5,000 Years with David Graeber

The anthropologist David Graeber has a strong claim to being the house theorist of Occupy Wall Street. A veteran of the antiglobalization uprisings in Seattle and Genoa, he helped orchestrate the first “General Assembly” in New York this summer, and has since become one of the movement’s most outspoken defenders.

A Night of Rumi and Classical Persian Music with Kayhan Kalhor

Kayhan Kalhor is a master musician in the classical Persian tradition. His intricate melodies accompany the poetry of Rumi, sung in the haunting beauty of the original language.

The Dynamics of Perception: A Body-Mind Centering Approach with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

This workshop approaches sense organs through their cellular awareness of themselves as well as through their sensory functions.

Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Mindfulness Meditation for Therapists with Sylvia Boorstein

Through instruction and practice, this two-day intensive focuses on the four perspectives that the Buddha suggested for developing keen, balanced attention-and then applies these to psychotherapy

Yoga & Psyche: Psychological Integration through Yoga with Mariana Caplan

The aim of Yoga & PsycheTM is to teach yoga students and teachers how to use yoga practice to work with the psychological content that is unique to the Western psyche.

Attached: Using the Science of Adult Attachment to Find Love and Build Fulfilling Relationships with Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

Focusing on three main attachment styles (secure, anxious, and avoidant), Levine and Heller present research that explains how our biology and our "attachment style" enormously impact how and why we form the relationships we do.

Grieving and Ritual with Sobonfu Somé

This is a transformational and soul-invigorating workshop designed to break through our cultural barriers of grief.

The Art and Discipline of Writing with Richard Tarnas

This one-day presentation is for those who wish to communicate their ideas and passions effectively through writing.

The Mystical Teachings of Rumi with Imam Bilal Hyde

Through his inspiring and moving verses, Jelaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Sufi mystic, has become one of the most celebrated poets of the 21st century. Rumi is the founder of the Mevlevi Sufis, who consider his massive work, the Masnavi, to be a mystical commentary on Islam's holy book, the Qur'an

An Evening with Lila Downs

Embracing and highlighting indigenous origins, whether in the US or Mexico, has always been an important aspect of Down's music, as well as the topics of political and social justice, immigration, and transformation, all rooted in the human condition.

The Art of Spiritual Memoir with Roger Housden

Spiritual memoir is where your outer life meets your inner world. Through a variety of exercises, you are encouraged to reach down into one or more events in your life and find the deeper layers of wisdom and healing that may lie within them.

The Way of the Shaman: The Basic Workshop with Michael Harner and Susan Mokelke

Core shamanism consists of the universal, near-universal, and common principles and practices that shamans use to enter a non-ordinary reality for problem solving, well-being, and healing

The Relevance of the Body in Accessing the Unconscious: Rosen Method Bodywork with Gloria Hessellund and Sara Webb

In this workshop, participants learn to interpret muscle tension and to support the release of this tension through gentle touch

Tibetan Compassion Practices: Working with Terror, Trauma, and Transcendence with Steven Goodman

While experiences of fear and some degree of trauma are part of the human condition, the meaning we give to these experiences and the way we integrate them into our lives varies widely

Bending Towards Justice: Exploring Individual and Social Transformation

Social Justice Lecture Series

Drum Song: Living in the Rhythm with Ubaka Hill

Join innovative drummer, teacher, and performer Ubaka Hill for a hands-on introduction to drumming's regenerative, restorative, and healing power.

Living Free and Whole: Integrative Restoration-iRest Yoga Nidra with Richard Miller

Experience and learn the principles and practice of yoga nidra, the ancient transformative meditative practice that leads to psychological, physical, and spiritual health and well-being

Expressive Remix: Digital Media Art as a Therapeutic Intervention with Jeffrey Jamerson

In this workshop you explore how to use digital media art as a therapeutic intervention with children.

Building a Vocal Community: Singing in the African American Tradition with Ysaye M. Barnwell

Masterfully led by Ysaye M. Barnwell, singers and non-singers alike share the common experience of learning in the oral tradition and singing rhythms, chants, traditional songs from Africa and the diaspora, and a variety of songs from African American culture

Grail, Goddesses, Circles, and the Sacred Feminine with Jean Shinoda Bolen

The grail and goddesses are archetypes, symbols with depth and meaning. In this workshop, Jean Shinoda Bolen will bring us into the legendary, mythic, and spiritual realm of the sacred feminine.

Culturally Appropriate Therapeutic Models: Understanding Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome with Joy deGruy

Soweto Gospel Choir - African Grace

They're back! With their vibrant dance and dynamic vocal harmonies, the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is a worldwide phenomenon, formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African gospel music. The fifty-two-member-strong ensemble draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa.

Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion Exercises into Psychotherapy with Philippe Goldin

In this workshop we engage in several mindfulness and compassion contemplative practices, examine scientific evidence of the effects of these practices, and investigate a framework for how to integrate these practices into psychotherapy.

Better Listening for a Better Awareness of Oneself with Pierre Sollier

Perception of sounds conditions specific personality profiles. Identifying those profiles leads to a better understanding of ourselves.

The Toure-Raichel Collective featuring Vieux Farka Toure, Idan Raichel, Souleymane Kane and Amit Carmeli

Vieux Farka Touré is a virtuosic guitarist hailing from Mali. A vital contributor to contemporary world music, he demonstrates unwavering commitment to collaborations that elevate and enrich a global audience.

Shamanic Divination Training Advanced Workshop with Susan Mokelke

One of the classic functions of shamans is to journey into nonordinary reality to obtain answers to difficult questions. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to improve their ability to engage in divination journeys for each other and themselves

Creative Embodiment: Exploring the Sacred Text of Movement with Zuleikha

When body is touched by soul, movement with awareness or dance is born. This creative process brings rejuvenating energy, creating a pattern of wellness and greater health in one's life.

Gates of Dharma: The Emerging World and Its New Economy with Rick Jarow

Rick Jarow, author and pioneer of the anti-career movement, looks at the emerging world of manifestation and its new economy...

Creating the Work You Love, & The Alchemy of Abundance with Rick Jarow

Creating the Work You Love shows you how to honor your soul first, to make quality time for your being, to follow the call of your heart, and to align your work with its power

G S Sachdev and Swapan Chaudhuri

With Sachdev's superb technical artistry, powerful devotion to the Indian Classical idiom and profound love for his instrument, he has carved out a place for the bansuri as a beautiful exponent of Indian music.

Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) is Google's Jolly Good Fellow (which nobody can deny). As one of Google's earliest engineers he helped build Google's first mobile search service, and headed the team that monitored Google's search quality.

Taking In the Good: Mindfully Internalizing Positive Experiences with Rick Hanson

We will discuss the brain's evolved negativity bias, which makes it like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones, creating vulnerabilities for anxiety and depression

Writing and the Inner Life hosted by Lynne Kaufman

Explore the connection between writing and the inner life. Hear from accomplished writers how their personal experiences with meditation, spirituality and reflection help to guide and enrich their writing lives.

The Way of the Shaman: The Basic Workshop with Michael Harner and Susan Mokelke

Core shamanism consists of the universal, near-universal, and common principles and practices that shamans use to enter a non-ordinary reality for problem solving, well-being, and healing

Yoga and The Feminine with Sally Kempton, Sianna Sherman, and Mariana Caplan

Join master yoga teachers Sianna Sherman, Sally Kempton, and Mariana Caplan, as we dive deep into a shared inquiry and discovery of the feminine heart of yoga, exploring it philosophically, experiencing it psychologically, and embodying it through physical yoga asana practice.

The Power of Embodied Presence: Inhabiting Yourself, Your Subtle Body, and Your Life with John Welwood

Integrative Restoration - iRest® Yoga Nidra Level I Training with Richard Miller, PhD and senior staff

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy with Joanna Macy

Drawn from deep ecology, living systems theory, and spiritual traditions, Joanna Macy's work speaks to our courage, resilience, and solidarity for the healing of our world...

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy with Joanna Macy

Drawn from deep ecology, living systems theory, and spiritual traditions, this group work grows our courage, resilience, and solidarity for the healing of our world. It helps us to clarify the survival skills needed for navigating the challenging times ahead...

The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom with Angeles Arrien

The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom with Angeles Arrien

In "Exploring the Second Half of Life," anthropologist and author Angeles Arrien retrieves the world's vital wisdom teachings that have opened people at mid-life to the deeper mysteries of who we really are, and why we are truly here.