014. HAPPENINGS | AUGUST 7, 2024 |
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Hi friends, From Mongolia to the Arctic Circle - Everywhere we go we see keep noticing the same thing… everyone is trying to come together and sing the eternal song of the great mystery. The confused isolation and competition of modern religious institutions are losing their relevance while heritage traditions, mystics, indigenous wisdom keepers and nature is gaining a louder voice, more relevance and they keep building connections.
Last month we co-hosted a trip that facilitated a meeting for the Sámi people of Norway met with Manari and his crew from the Sápara Nation from the Ecatorial Amazon. Their meeting fulfilled a multi-generational prophecy held by both tribes. The prophecy of the eagle and the condor — where when the tribes from the North and South connect — the world will begin to come into more connection.
We also formed incredible relationships with a new nomadic community in Mongolia. We saw the same thing. The desire to connect, merge wisdom traditions and a millennium of mystical connections from around the world. The early Mongols brought New sects of Buddhism and interfaith practices to the world — and continue to do so today.
Then we flew home to Ibiza to see how a global, modern and western community continues to weave all the wisdom reactions, lineages and practices together into whatever the heck keeps cranking out of Ibiza for the last 60 years. It's certainly a real melting pot of spirit, music and community culture.
I never cease to be surprised by how similar everything is. Our global community of Guides and Community Leaders have some amazing things going on the next months. Check it out below and I hope to see you all in person soon!
We're raising some patron funds to launch our forth coming Guide Directory, Library and Guide Support Network. If you want to help or know someone who can - we'd love your help in connecting and weaving all these worlds. Please be in touch with me or Elyse!
Love,
Zach |
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Happenings - Ongoing (Los Angeles): One Golden Thread, the regenerative nature fashion brand led by a dear friend Jeff Scult, has created an experiential retail and back house Zen garden where Chinese-protocol ceremonial tea sits will be served, golden hour events and programming such as acoustic music sets, fireside chats, breathwork, live podcasts and more. Learn more here.
- Ongoing: Our friends at Magnolia Grove Monastery, part of the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation, are hosting special seasonal retreats which are opportunities to enjoy the daily schedule of the monastery while deepening your practice. See calendar here.
- Ongoing (Mill Valley): Our dear friend and advisor Tim Chang is one of the co-founders of The Portal, an urban sanctuary designed to ignite transformational growth, foster community, and embrace holistic well-being. Sign up for yoga, programming, and membership here.
- Ongoing: Metamorphosis Ventures & House of Embodied Metamorphosis are offering a Mindful Microdosing Masterclass for anyone interested in exploring the benefits of microdosing in a holistic and spiritual context. Learn more here.
- August 14-19 (Berkshire, England): Medicine Festival gathers some of our favorite people together to interweave communities and bridge cultures. Sign up here.
- August 18-23 (Estes Park, CO): Join the Plum Village community for Earth, Our True Nature Retreat in Colorado. Register here.
- August 19-23 (Esalen): Join Xochitl Ashe of Esalen for Life as a Ceremony: South American Indigenous Wisdom for Healing and Connecting with the Earth. Register here.
- August 25-September 2 (Black Rock City): The 2024 Burning Man theme is Curiouser & Curiouser.
- September 24 - April 25 (Online): Spirit Rock is offering a Deep Dive Dharma program for experienced practitioners on essential Buddhist teachings of liberation. Register here.
- October 8 -13 (Agua Madera, Ibiza) Join the La Luna family for a week-long immersion to shed light on hidden patterns, limiting beliefs, and past wounds, to create a space where you can release and meet your authentic feminine power. Register here.
- October 10 - Jan 7 (Plum Village): The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat for monks and nuns to deepen their studies, practice, and focus on building the sangha. Register here.
- October 10 - 16 (Sicily): Join our friend Jacquelyn from kakun for 7 days that invite empowerment, community, and deepened self-awareness, set against a hidden island off the coast of Sicily. Register here.
- October 23-29 (Nevada City, CA): In this in-person transmission of the art and craft of Ritual Theater, Isis Indriya and Eve Bradford will be offering a week-long journey into the full process of creating and performing an original collective offering. Register by September here.
- Aug 2-4 (Monterey, CA) In this experiential workshop at Esalen, you will focus on reclaiming your birthright: a deep, and connected relationship with the Earth. Return home with the budding beginnings of a life-long relationship with the Earth that will help you to remain centered, joyful, and more resourced in an anxious world. Learn more here.
- August 3 (Online): Relax into a welcoming field of tender acceptance and get a taste of the seamless and natural 8-part flow that Dr Lorin Roche will be teaching in our upcoming 4-week course Create Your Instinctive Meditation Practice. Register here.
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