Upcoming Events
Awake Awareness - Wise Action: A Nondual Approach to Anti-Racism
Sunday, February 1st, 2026
9am-11am Pacific (convert time zone)
In this session, Itzel Hayward invites participants to explore how awake awareness can support a steady, honest engagement with racism and systemic harm. When we turn toward these realities with awareness, we begin to recognize our participation in them and our capacity to respond differently. This is the meeting point between contemplative practice and social change.
During our time together, we’ll practice in supportive community—turning toward discomfort, reflecting on our own participation in systems of harm, and exploring what non-cooperation can look like in real life. Through guided inquiry, dialogue, and contemplative practice, we’ll invite both clarity and compassionate action.
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Part of the Engaged Nonduality Series
Power, Polarization and Agency:
Finding Our Way to Healthy Authority
A 3-part workshop series (available as one-off workshops or save on the bundle)
Wednesdays, February 4th, 11th, 18th, 2026
10am-11:30am Pacific (convert time zone)
In these times of political polarization and rising authoritarianism, it can be challenging to act with courage and skill. By exploring our own inner dynamics of power and polarization, we can find our way to healthy authority through Self-Leadership.
Each workshop will have a specific theme in which you’ll have a chance to “workshop” a particular personal or professional issue related to power and polarization through the practices of parts work.
Session 1 - Feb 4th:
Exploring Inner Power Dynamics to Respond Skillfully to Authoritarianism
Session 2 - Feb 11th:
Transforming Inner Polarizations to Decrease Political Polarization
Session 3 - Feb 18th:
Accessing Healthy Power, Authority, and Agency
Past Events
Engaged Nonduality Event with John Prendergast & Lisa Ferguson
How do we respond to the historically-unique existential crises that we now face in a truly creative way, without succumbing to the burnout that political activists so frequently experience? John will explore how we may re-source ourself in the ultimate source – the heart and ground of being. As we consciously discover the Great Heart behind the human heart and the Groundless Ground beneath our self-constructed ground, we experience a sense of well-being independent of outer circumstances.
Truly Natural Compassionate Engagement featuring Rick Hanson
with John Prendergast and Lisa Ferguson
Sunday, January 4th, 2026
9am-11am Pacific (convert time zone)
With guest Rick Hanson, we’ll explore recognizing our true nature not just as awareness, but as compassionate humans who are deeply collaborative and cooperative. Founder of the Global Compassion Coalition, Rick will guide us in carrying our wounds with love and exploring collective action in response to suffering.
Founder of the Global Compassion Coalition, renowned author on contemplative practices and neuroscience, Rick brings a depth of spiritual understanding and wealth of insight about using the power of compassion to accelerate effective collective action while also maintaining our resilience. We’ll explore how we can come together and open to our creative, empowered response to our troubled world.
Part of the Engaged Nonduality Series
Small Group Coaching
6-week Program
This is open to those who have taken the Climate Compassion Training or other programs with us.
Join us for a transformative and vibrant group coaching program. Over six weeks, you’ll have multiple opportunities to receive a brief coaching session and learn from the sessions of others. Each week you’ll have a chance to deepen with others who are also facing planetary crises, while strengthening your awakened leadership and emotional wellbeing.
Climate Compassion Training
6-week Online Course
For those who are facing planetary crises, whether climate and ecological, war and violence, injustice and oppression, political instability and division . . . this training is designed to support your wellbeing, effectiveness, and inner knowing. This training offers transformative approaches and skills that you can incorporate into your life and work immediately.