Emergent Hope: Navigating a path through the Covid and Climate Crises (Online)
With Karen Mahon Carrington and Spring Cheng, PhD.
October 28 - December 9, 2020
Online
Life has adapted through many dramatic events on planet Earth. During the billions of years of evolutionary process, life emerged through the clash of enormous destructive and creative currents. The intertwined crises of COVID and climate are triggering tremendous destructive forces as well as creative responses. Whether we thrive, or even survive this evolutionary moment depends on how we adapt and evolve through the complexities and uncertainty. This workshop presents a four-fold map to navigate the complexities of life in this trouble time. We will explore how to build our emotional and spiritual resilience, strengthen our embodiment and presence, and…
Liberation Series: Live Online Program with Hollyhock & Kripalu
With Gayle Karen Young Whyte, Elissa Berrol, David Whyte, Akasha, PhD and Monique Schubert
November 13, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Online
THE FIRST IN A SERIES ON LIBERATION A Call to Conscious Leadership: Deepening our Capacity to Navigate Complexity November 13-15, 2020 With Gayle Karen Young & Elissa Berrol Join renowned speakers Gayle Karen Young and Elissa Berrol for the first program in our Liberation Series in collaboration with Kripalu. For one weekend, spend time online in this live program discovering the truth behind leadership, engagement, and vulnerability. Here's what we know to be true. Leadership is contextual, and people and organizations are discovering that if indeed they once had the privilege to be on the sidelines of conversations about race, identity,…
Mindfulness & Compassion Weekend Retreat (Online)
With Robert Beatty
December 5 - 6, 2020
Online
Join us in a weekend of turning inward in community. Take a break from the news and your usual life responsibilities. Practice mindfulness to realize that you are not your fears, moods, racing mind, compulsions, addictions, or wounds from the past. Awaken from the trance of everyday life and person-ality and connect with your deep resources of healing and compassion.
Metta Vipassana: Cultivating Love & Wisdom (Vancouver)
With Michele McDonald and Steven Smith
April 23 - 25, 2021
Take a breath in the city through the practice of silent Vipassana (insight/mindfulness) and Metta (loving kindness) meditation. Join a connected community of new and experienced meditators. Enjoy guided meditations, sitting and walking sessions, Dhamma talks, and meditation instruction.
Metta Vipassana: Awareness as a Path to Liberation
With Michele McDonald and Steven Smith
April 28 - May 12, 2021
Cortes Island
Experience seven days practicing Metta and Vipassana meditation, followed by seven days of cultivating mindfulness. Develop compassionate awareness and a more loving heart with a unique integration of mindful movement.
Sea Kayaking Adventures Aboard Misty Isles (May)
With Jonas Fineman and Kai Harvey
May 16 - 21, 2021
Cortes Island
Learn to kayak on the pristine and protected waters around Cortes Island, from the comfort of the 43 foot Schooner, Misty Isles. Certified local guides share their knowledge and passion for the coast. All levels of experience welcome. Limited to 12 participants. Jonas Fineman is the seasoned sea captain and owner of Misty Isles. Kai Harvey is a wilderness guide and owner of Cortes Kayaks. They will also be offering this program on September 7-12, 2021. mistyislesadventures.com
Nonviolent Communication: Relating with Heart & Understanding
With Rachelle Lamb
May 21 - 26, 2021
Cortes Island
Learn a simple, creative approach to sustaining connection and addressing conflict. Through instruction, discussion, and practice, discover this potent and emotionally-intelligent language rooted in heart and conscience. For lovers, leaders, and cynics alike.
Alchemy of Forest Bathing
With Amos Clifford
May 26 - 30, 2021
Cortes Island
When the discursive mind becomes quieter and the intelligence of the heart comes to the foreground, a new consciousness emerges. Forest Alchemy is our ongoing exploration of what happens when we connect head, heart, and body in the crucible of the forest.
Fostering Resilience for Health Professionals
With Mark Lau, PhD and Andrea Grabovac, MD
May 30 - June 4, 2021
Cortes Island
Revitalize, restore, and build resilience during this Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) meditation retreat for physicians, health professionals, and their partners. This retreat includes teacher-guided mindfulness practice and discussion, with a focus on meditation technique.
Mindful Self-Compassion
With Megan Prager and Martin Thomson-Jones, PhD
May 30 - June 4, 2021
Cortes Island
Cultivate the skill of self-compassion in this empirically supported training program. Self-compassion is strongly associated with greater emotional well-being, less anxiety and depression, maintenance of healthy habits, and satisfying relationships.
Discover Cortes: Nature Adventures (July)
With Bill Ophoff
July 1 - 6, 2021
Cortes Island
With birds and wildflowers at their vibrant peak, explore Cortes Island’s magnificent rainforest and teeming waters. Learn about the stars, the sea stars, and everything in between on this adventure of inspiring hikes, kayaking, beach walks, and a sailing excursion to Mitlenatch Island – the “Galapagos” of the Georgia Strait. Limit of 12 participants.
Tantra for Couples: Cultivating Sacred Intimacy
With Devi Ward Erickson and Chris Erickson, PhD
July 6 - 11, 2021
Tantra is an ancient spiritual science designed to activate, heal, and enrich every area of life. Learn practical and effective Tantric methods to cultivate a deeply sacred, utterly joyful, and profoundly pleasurable intimate connection - in and out of the bedroom.
The Mystery of the Soul
With Margie Gillis and Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
July 11 - 16, 2021
Cortes Island
The mystery of the soul can be embraced, experienced, danced, and explored, but never exhausted or diminished. Reclaim and celebrate the mystery of your soul with dance and spiritual teachings.
Time of Transition
With Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
July 16 - 21, 2021
Cortes Island
Life changes are times of passion and opportunity. Working with teachings from Jungian psychology and various spiritual traditions, detach and break free from old roles and expectations. Ritual, reflection, and wisdom guide your journey and passage toward your new sense of self. Thomas Atum O’Kane, PhD, holds a doctorate degree in transpersonal psychology and is a former senior teacher in the Sufi Order International. atumokane.com
Healing Family & Ancestors: Ritual and Resonant Family Constellations
With Jill Purce
July 21 - 26, 2021
Cortes Island
Transform inherited patterns into magical blessings. Jill’s unique ceremonial, shamanic healing rites, using chant and family constellations, restore coherence within family fields in oracular ways, unavailable in normal therapy. Excluded relations are reintegrated as powerful allies. Relatives do not need to be living. Individuals and families welcome.
Science & Spiritual Practices
With Rupert Sheldrake, Merlin Sheldrake and Cosmo Sheldrake
July 26 - 30, 2021
Cortes
Science sheds new light on many spiritual practices, including rituals, pilgrimage, meditation, chanting, and rites of passage. Explore spiritual traditions and reconnect with the natural world through singing, listening, looking, telling stories, thinking, and having fun.
Falling Awake: The Ecology of Wonder
With David Abram
July 30 - August 4, 2021
Cortes Island
Awaken your animal intelligence, shake your senses free from outmoded concepts, and invigorate your felt experience. Through elemental encounters with the land, creaturely shapeshifting, and heartfelt conversation, open a new relationship between your body and the breathing earth.
Sharing the Path: For Couples
With Judith Ansara & Robert Gass
August 13 - 18, 2021
Cortes Island
Rediscover and deepen the joy and intimacy of your loving partnership. Break free from negative patterns while learning practices of authenticity, self-responsibility, empathy, deep listening, problem solving, and sacred sexuality. Enjoy a deeply connecting time together and take home profound tools to support your life as a couple.
The Art of Spiritual Guidance: 2 Year Program
With Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
August 18 - 23, 2021
Cortes Island
A Two-Year Training Program. Spiritual Guidance is an art, a gift and a calling that has been long practiced in contemplative traditions to support spiritual development and personal transformation. This in-depth training takes an interfaith approach while encompassing insights from transpersonal and Jungian psychology. - Thomas Atum O’Kane, PhD, holds a doctorate degree in transpersonal psychology and is a former senior teacher in the Sufi Order International.
Discover Cortes: Nature Adventures (August)
With Bill Ophoff
August 18 - 23, 2021
Cortes Island
With birds and wildflowers at their vibrant peak, explore Cortes Island’s magnificent rainforest and teeming waters. Learn about the stars, the sea stars, and everything in between on this adventure of inspiring hikes, kayaking, beach walks, and a sailing excursion to Mitlenatch Island – the “Galapagos” of the Georgia Strait. Limit of 12 participants.
Writing as a Spiritual Practice: The Healing Power of Telling Your Story
With Mark Matousek
August 23 - 28, 2021
Cortes Island
Memoir is a path of self-knowledge. Learn to tell the whole truth and your essential stories will emerge, bringing insight and transpersonal wisdom. Writing exercises and group dialogue guide you toward creative discovery, increased mindfulness, and better composition. Everyone welcome.
Connecting To Source: Yoga, Meditation, and Ritual
With Mara Branscombe
August 23 - 28, 2021
Cortes Island
Sign-up to be notified when registration opens for this 2021 program. Since ancient times, the human collective has aligned with the seasons, the elements, the rhythms of the sun, the moon, and the earth as a way to source pure energy and connect to one’s inner compass. The mind-body science of yoga, combined with the practice of meditation, breath-work, and the alchemy of earth based rituals creates a channel that leads to present moment awareness, mind-body-spirit integration, and a wild transformation within. As the summer cycle comes to its completion, we can honour the earth’s dynamic time of expansion, growth,…
Sea Kayaking Adventures Aboard Misty Isles (Sept) – 2021
With Jonas Fineman and Kai Harvey
September 7 - 12, 2021
Cortes Island
Learn to kayak on the pristine and protected waters around Cortes Island, from the comfort of the 43 foot Schooner, Misty Isles. Certified local guides share their knowledge and passion for the coast. All levels of experience welcome. Limited to 12 participants. Jonas Fineman is the seasoned sea captain and owner of Misty Isles. Kai Harvey is a wilderness guide and owner of Cortes Kayaks. They will also be offering this program on May 29-June 3 mistyislesadventures.com
7 Practices of a Mindful Leader: Mindfulness, Sensory Awareness, & Zen Practices – 2021
With Lee Klinger Lesser and Marc Lesser
September 7 - 12, 2021
Cortes Island
Amidst a world of busyness, take time to stop, reflect, and renew. Leadership is primarily about cultivating clarity, empowering others, and skillfully responding to change. We are all leaders, and have tremendous capacity for influence in our work, families, and relationships.
Earth Wisdom, Horse Wisdom: A Nature Retreat with Horses – 2021
With Oriane Lee Johnston
September 12 - 15, 2021
Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off listed prices. Offer valid until Jan 31, 2021.
Journey into the heart of the world with horses as our guides. Practice breath and body meditation, hands-on touch, joyful play with the herd, and a journey ride on horseback. Limited to 12 participants.
Heart of the Condor: Andean Wisdom Teachings – 2021
With Jhaimy Alvarez Acosta
September 12 - 17, 2021
Cortes Island
Ground yourself in the wisdom teachings of the Andes while discovering the keys to harmonizing the three bodies of the serpent (mind), puma (body), and condor (soul). Connect to your heart, Mother Earth, and the Cosmos with the support of traditional Andean Indigenous knowledge, passed down through generations since time immemorial.
Mindfulness Meditation: A Way of Love and Compassion – 2021
With Robert Beatty
September 17 - 22, 2021
Cortes Island
Wake up from the trance of everyday life. You are not your moods, anxiety, compulsions, past wounds, or addictions. Awaken to the freedom, love, compassion, and joy that is your natural state. This program is held in silence (except sessions) — common areas on campus are shared spaces.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): 5-Day Professional Training – 2021
With Mark Lau, PhD and Andrea Grabovac, MD
September 17 - 22, 2021
Cortes Island
Take your next step on the transformative journey to becoming an MBCT teacher. MBCT is an empirically validated group program designed to prevent depressive relapse. For mental health professionals. Pre-approval required.
Whole Human Health – 2021
With Dr. Lawrence Cheng and Dr. Devon Christie
September 26 - 30, 2021
Cortes Island
Embody your well-being potential! Create your own personalized optimal wellness plan for lasting health and happiness informed by a synthesis of integrative and functional medicine, mind-body medicine, and leading-edge neurobiology. For anyone seeking an empowered approach to their own personal health.
From Age-ing to Sage-ing®: Deepening the Sage Within – 2021
With Annie Klein and Nancy Gray-Hemstock
September 30 - October 4, 2021
Cortes Island
“Sage-ing” is a new approach to growing older. Discover skills, philosophies, perspectives, and tools to improve the second half of your life. Recognize the value of experience, and learn to respond in practical and positive ways to the changes that occur as we age.