Tolstoy in the Park

New York NY

Join host Adwait Srivastava and celebrate one of history's greatest thinkers in a place he would've loved: New York's Central Park! Leo Tolstoy was an avid naturalist. So, where better to discuss his life and works than in the only place in NYC he could truly appreciate? Central Park! Come and dive into discussions on 'Anna…

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In This Economy? 4. How Do We Measure the Economy?

New York NY

Join the fourth episode of an offline salon series in Manhattan, featuring the brilliant writer and multifaceted creator Kyla Scanlon! Come and discuss her upcoming book, In This Economy?, and a variety of related topics. Kyla has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine and Bloomberg Opinion. In her Substack, she provides a fun, accessible and educative place where we…

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In This Economy? 5. Economic Theories

New York NY

Join the fifth episode (MOVED ONLINE) of an offline salon series in Manhattan, featuring the brilliant writer and multifaceted creator Kyla Scanlon! Come and discuss her upcoming book, In This Economy?, and a variety of related topics. Kyla has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine and Bloomberg Opinion. In her Substack, she provides a fun, accessible and educative place…

New York IRL: Expansive Conversations – A Holiday Gathering

New York NY

Join writer and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki, for the launch of a new New York City IRL series, 'Expansive Conversations.' In this holiday edition, we'll read poetry centered around winter celebrations and talk about what holiday traditions mean to us. There is such a thing as a life changing conversation. One that keeps reverberating with…

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New York IRL: Expansive Conversations – Becoming

New York NY

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…

New York IRL: Expansive Conversations – Getting Quiet

New York NY

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. What does it mean to listen to ourselves? And how can we find moments of quiet amidst this city that never sleeps? We'll read Pico Iyer’s essay,…

NYC IRL: Inside the Emerging Psychedelic Underground in China

New York NY

Is taking ayahuasca the same in mainland China as in South America or downtown Manhattan? Join journalists Oshan Jarow and Shayla Love live in New York City in conversation with anthropologists Alex Gearin and Nicolas Langlitz on how culture influences psychedelic use and experience, and Alex’s ethnography of psychedelic use in China.  In the psychedelic…

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New York IRL: Expansive Conversations – Sowing Seeds

Manhattan, New York NY

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. Tending a garden is a way of cultivating hope and creating our own version of the world we want to live in. We’ll read excerpts from Ross…