Friday
The Journey of Forgiveness: Destination Peace—Azim Khamisa
This presentation shows you how to heal broken relationships to create more intimate connections with those you care for and value. Says Azim, "This is about living life at a higher frequency. I truly believe that through forgiveness, we can create peace in our lives, in the lives of our families, and in our communities, our countries, and throughout the world."
Latest Advances in Psi Research—Dean Radin
The rate of scientific progress in understanding exceptional human capacities is slow because these phenomena are so challenging to prevailing theories. New concepts and experiments, however, are providing hints about how we may understand these capacities in the future. Enjoy discussing these possibilities and speculating about where we're headed.
The Power of Premonitions—Larry Dossey
A global shift must involve the employment of all our abilities, including our innate capacity to function mentally beyond the constraints of the physical body and the present moment. We will focus on our ability for future knowing, learning how premonitions operate and exploring the implications for future knowing in concert with global change.
(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!
Experiments in Collective Coherence and Intuition—Dean Radin
This experiential session will explore a novel way of generating and demonstrating group coherence, followed by a test of the group's collective intuitive abilities in a live experiment.
Friday Evening After-hours Event: Exhibition Hoop Dance—Tony Redhouse
A Hoop Dancer since childhood, Mr. Redhouse creates powerful designs with the hoops that reveal our connection to life in the universe. Enjoy a captivating performance, with accompaniment by a live drummer, that uses multiple hoops symbolic of the cycles of life that comprise our universe. Tony infuses humor and a personal story into his interpretation of this dance.
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CEUs Available
Most conference sessions have been approved for continuing education units through the National Board for Certified Counselors, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, the California Board of Registered Nursing, and the State of Illinois, Division of Professional Regulation, Registered Social Worker Continuing Education Sponsor. The $25 processing fee is to be paid onsite at the CEU desk.
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Friday Afternoon Breakout Session 3-5
Saturday Afternoon Breakout Session 3-5
Friday Evening 9:15
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