Interested in cultivating your inner poet? Join us for the opening session of Poems for Our Time where we'll slow down, explore contemporary poetry, and connect with our creativity. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki. Poetry is a place of solace, a place of mystery, a place where we can delve deeper…
Join host Joseline Yu to explore the nature of war and fate in the heroic epic Iliad, as part of the Western Canon Book Club series. Homer's Iliad pulses with…
Join Mary Harrington and Bronwyn Williams as we discuss boys and girls and the future of us, drawing from gender economics research, lived wisdom, and the scapula-sharp wit in Mary's book, 'Feminism Against Progress,' to unpack where, why and how the quest for freedom and equality between the sexes has become just another set of…
Join Don Watkins of Earthly Idealism and reexamine the New Atheism. What were the New Atheists trying to achieve--and did they succeed or fail? During the early 2000s, the New Atheists dominated the intellectual discussion and seemed to put religion on the defense. Today, though more people than ever self-identify as atheists, leading intellectuals seem to be turning…
Join Alex Criddle for the fourth salon in the Breakthroughs series and explore the evolution and development of human relationships and families. This salon will trace the origin and development of human relationships, understandings of what a family consists of, and the way sex and gender were understood throughout human history in different cultures. Human…
Join Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money and Same As Ever, and Interintellect founder Anna Gát, to explore navigating uncertainty by focusing on what never changes in a changing world. 'The behaviors that never change are history's most powerful lessons, because they preview what to expect in the future.' ~ Morgan Housel, Same…
Join Montessori Infant and Toddler Guide, Beatriz Freitas, and explore the Montessori perspective on newborns! Whether you’re expecting a child, already have one or more, this salon is designed for you! In this session we will discuss the experiences of the infant, from prenatal life to birth and the first few months, so we can understand…
Join host Eloy Fisher for an IRL get-together in Washington DC. Whether you're a long-time member or new to the community, let's seize the opportunity to meet up and explore some of the works in the museum. I like to visit Voltaire's bust every now and then to remind myself of his lifelong motto: to…
Join Topi Heikkerö to explore one of the first Ch’an (Zen) Buddhist poems: “Faith in Mind” by Master Sengcan, the Third Chinese Ch’an patriarch. This brief poem puts forth the central teaching of non-duality in clear and yet profound way. “The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you don’t pick and choose.” In this…
I'm Khe Hy. I chased money on Wall Street and fame on the Internet only to discover that neither could deliver true freedom. As a fellow Post-Achievement professional, my love language is "let me show you everything I've accomplished." Yet when you strip it all away, all you're left with a vexing question: Who am…
Join writer and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki, for the next episode of a new New York City IRL series, 'Expansive Conversations', where we'll discuss poetry, authenticity and self-actualization. As we start a new year, we'll explore how to find the balance between authenticity and self-actualization. We’ll read the poem “The Journey” by Mary Oliver and…
Join Vaughn Tan in building a better relationship with the not-knowing that surrounds us. Good tools make work easier. What tools do we need to relate well to different types of not-knowing? Episode 13…
