Friday Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(F1) Learning Village—Teresa Posakony and Tenneson Woolf with IONS Community of Practice Leaders including Sharon Joy Kleitsch, and Jane Hughes Gignoux.

Join us to deliberately weave individual and collective learning. Expand your network of inspired allies and friends. Engage with tools from Appreciative Inquiry, World Cafe, Open Space Technology, and the Art of Hosting. Bring your stories, "wicked" questions, honesty, passion, and openness to create a community of practice.

(F2) The Living Classroom: Teaching and Fields of Consciousness—Chris Bache

This workshop will explore the dynamics of collective consciousness in the classroom. Learn practical strategies for working with fields of consciousness: opening and closing fields, visualization exercises to strengthen fields, spiritual practice and the common ground, and recognizing and managing resonance. Relevant for all who work with groups.

(F3) The Wonder of It All

Matthew Gilbert will host Edgar Mitchell and the award-winning documentary film The Wonder of It All, featuring compelling interviews that draw out the insights of the men who went to the moon. Feel the dynamic energy of group consciousness as you immerse in the experience of watching the film with others. Explore its meaning as we share key messages and insights.

(F4) The Physiology of Love, Intimacy, and Healing—Lee Lipsenthal

This program examines love—from the neuro-physiological changes that occur as we fall in love to the bodily changes that happen as love grows and ages. We will look at the healing power of familial love, romantic love, and community attachment and explore the possibility of soul mates.

(F5) HeartMath: Practical Science-based Tools for Personal, Social, and Global Transformation—Rollin McCraty

Experience a balanced blend of the science of how heart-brain coherence facilitates intuition, energetic connections, and intentions, using practical tools for building personal and global coherence. We will discuss the Global Coherence Initiative and surprising data that indicates how deeply intertwined we are in a two-way dialogue with the Earth at an energetic level.

(F6) The ESP Enigma: A Comprehensive Model for Understanding Psychic Phenomena—Diane Powell

Enjoy this scientifically accurate yet provocative model that integrates neuroscience, parapsychology, and physics. Become acquainted with the past century's research on psychic phenomena such as telepathy, precognition, and psychokinesis. Discover why some people have more psychic experiences than others. Incorporate this new understanding into your clinical work with people who experience psychic phenomena.

(F7) The Science of Peace: How Emerging Evidence Is Confirming Ancient Wisdom about Our Capacities for Inner, Relational, and Societal Nonviolence—Cassandra Vieten

A new body of research on compassion, cooperation, altruism, and pro-social emotion confirms that we are as "hard-wired" for pro-sociality as we are for fight or flight, and that certain conditions can enhance or block our inherent capacity for nonviolence and compassion. Explore the exciting new field of the Science of Peace.

(F8) The Tactics of Hope—Wilford Welch

Millions around the world are clear that humankind is on an unsustainable course. Social entrepreneurs are creating powerful initiatives that give us hope and possibility for the future. This session introduces you to the dynamic interventions taking place on the behalf of our planet. Become part of the solution!

The Institute of Noetic Sciences 13th International Conference

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