Speak to me.

We host conversations with humans to open our minds and shift our perspectives.

  • Cosmovision: Discovering our Inner Ecosystem

    With: Julian Facundo Rinaudo

    Cosmovisión, is the understanding we have of reality and the principles in which it operates. It is the product of mixed factors like our culture, family, and life history, and it acts as the framework in which our mind operates, thus determining our relationship with that and those who surround us.

    Biography:

    Social anthropologist and specialist in conflict resolution. He has worked for over 15 years in social development and peacebuilding with diverse communities of Colombia. Seeking a more comprehensive approach to the transformation of reality, in the last 5 years his endeavor has been the articulation of social development with the arts and secular spiritual knowledge and methods. He is currently the director of Etnósfera Corporation.

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  • A Buddhist monk in orange robes sitting cross-legged on a wooden bench, eyes closed, in a peaceful meditation pose.

    Ask Me Anything with a Buddhist Monk

    With: Phra Pasura Dantamano

    Have you ever wondered what would a monk do in this situation?
    In this Ask Me Anything bring your questions on your inner world and learn from others' questions as we discover how to apply Buddhist principles to our own lives.

    Biography:

    Phra Pasura Dantamano, who was once a hotel manager, flight attendant, and DJ, has chosen the life of Monk Theravada since 2006. Before becoming a monk, he studied Humanities at Ramkhamhaeng University in Thailand. He has directed more than 1000 workshops, courses, and meditation retreats in more than 50 countries for people of various faiths. He currently serves as Head of the International Relations Division of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple.

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  • Community as a Practice

    With: Nicole Bosky

    What makes a community a regenerative community or space? Is it the lifestyle? The ecological structures built on the land? The seeds planted into the ground?
    Or is it a daily practice, something that we have to work on within ourselves consciously and consistently? In this talk Nicole Bosky will share why cultivating particular aspects of our character is foundational towards building a sustainable, regenerative world, and requires constant daily practice. She will also share some tools to help cultivate it.

    Biography:

    Nicole is a 5rhythms SpaceHolder, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, and the Founder of Primal Gathering. During her own self-research, she came to notice that change takes time and practice to be embodied. Intellectual understanding isn't enough, change comes from a combination of having an emotional and meaningful experience to want to make a shift Music, art, and community help motivate one another, and hold each other accountable - this led to the inception of Primal Gathering.

  • A man with short hair and light facial hair taking a selfie outdoors by a lake with mountains in the background, under a blue sky with some clouds.

    Clearing Withholds

    With: Daniel Morningstar

    Have you ever been in a relationship where something was bothering you but you didn’t say anything? Then something else... And another... And another...... Until one day the pressure just got too much and finally, you had a massive blowout. In this workshop, we'll learn a super simple and highly effective tool to clean up these tensions right from the start. You'll be able to talk about difficult topics so that the other person actually WANTS to listen - and deepen your connection and intimacy in the process.


    Biography:

    Daniel is a long-time seeker, meditator, healer, musician, and entrepreneur. For the last 12 years, he has been researching and exploring community life in a search for his home and people in the world. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, drove him to look for better ways to relate and live in harmony with one another. Daniel has done many communication training and workshops over the years and is currently exploring Portugal to discover if it’s the right place for him to grow some roots.

  • A man in traditional Indigenous clothing and a woman with long dark hair smiling. The man wears a white shirt with colorful embroidered patterns, and the woman has gold circular decorations in her hair.

    Decolonize yourself and your relationship to energy

    With: Sandra Kwak & Cody Two Bears

    Join Cody Two Bears and Sandra Kwak from the Indigenize Energy Initiative on a journey to map out relationships between power systems, natural systems, and human systems. Discuss how, with native knowledge, we can return to a regenerative relationship humans had for 20,000 years with the ecosystem and how we can collectively work towards a vision of tribal utilities that benefit all life on planet earth.

    Biographies:

    Sandra Kwak is CEO and Founder of social enterprise 10Power, providing renewable energy internationally in communities that lack access to electricity with a gender empowerment lens. She is also a Board member at the Foundation for Climate Restoration and a partner at ResilientMarkets, applying regenerative design principles to realize the UN SDG.

    Cody Two Bears has a background in service to his community. At age 26, he was the youngest elected tribal council member at Standing Rock. In 2013, he brought President Obama to the reservation. He believes in strengthening the cultural identity of our people by creating a better future through renewable energy.

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