Finding Meaning and Purpose in Your Life

One-Day Online Workshop

Finding meaning in life is one of humanity’s most profound and everlasting tasks. We may never understand or reach consensus on the meaning of life in general, but we all seek meaning and purpose in our own lives. Especially in difficult periods and transitions—whether they are personal or collective—many of us feel called to examine our lives and search for new or more enriching directions.  

Join CIIS East-West Psychology professor and psychotherapist Dr. Helge Osterhold for a transformative workshop exploring meaning and purpose. Drawing from depth psychology, global wisdom traditions, and over 20 years of experience working as a mentor and guide with individuals and groups, Dr. Osterhold leads participants through a series of inquiries designed to explore and discover deeper levels of meaning.

During this unique day-long workshop, Dr. Osterhold offers engaging individual and group explorations using guided meditation, reflection, journaling, and soulful conversation to investigate ways of leading fulfilling, aligned, and purposeful lives. 

Meet the Host

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Dr. Helge Osterhold is a psychotherapist, purpose guide, and integrative educator. Teaching graduate-level psychology courses since 2006, he joined CIIS’ East-West Psychology’s core faculty in 2017. He offers courses in Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Dreamwork, Spiritual Counseling, and the Psychology of Death and Dying. Dr. Osterhold’s theoretical and clinical orientation includes depth, transpersonal and humanistic-existential psychologies with a special appreciation for systemic thinking, Indigenous wisdom, and multiculturalism. 

For 10 years, Dr. Osterhold served at the University of California San Francisco, in pediatric palliative care and as an educator and program director on mindful caregiving and clinician resiliency at UCSF Children's Hospital and faculty at UCSF School of Medicine. Originally from Germany, he pursued higher education in California, earning a B.A. in Human Relations, M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology, and Ph.D. in East-West Psychology. He is a licensed psychotherapist and maintains a depth-oriented private psychotherapy practice with a focus on life transitions. 

Important Event Information

Accessibility Information 
If you need to request accessibility accommodations, please email publicprograms@ciis.edu at least one week prior to the event. For more information, explore our Accessibility web page. 

Recording Policy 
Portions of this workshop will be recorded, and limited access to a recording will be made available to all ticket buyers. 

Refund Policy 
Tickets for this event are fully refundable up to 7 days prior to the event. No refunds are available within 7 days of the event except for CIIS Public Programs Members, who can get a full refund up to 24 hours before the event. Read our full refund policy on our Frequently Asked Questions web page.