Events & Workshops
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Berkeley, CA: On Sunday, May 31, 11:00 am PT, I'll be at the 12th annual Bay Area Book Festival as part of a panel called "Restorative Resistance: Flow, Yoga, and Meditation -- moderated by Kei Yamamoto, and featuring Ronald E. Purser (Mind Space) and Anjali Rao (Yoga as Embodied Resistance). Together, we'll explore how our inner states affect outer action; and how we can not only not burn out in our activism and healing work, but thrive and create ourselves anew amid the crises.
Online, Sept 13-20, 2026: Registration is open for a free one-week qigong challenge based on The Medicine of Flow. Join me, qigong teacher Sarah Tulivu, poet and author Pavi Mehta, and a global community committed to a week of cultivating flow for healing and living with greater abundance. Click image to apply:
Just concluded:
500+ participants from 57 countries
Online Event, Oct 7 - Nov 18, 2026: Join me for a pilot series based on the seven steps in my book, The Medicine of Flow. We'll take one step at a time, one per week, to really live inside it. To learn to heal without forcing it. To soften our relationship to the symptoms that challenge us. To awaken more to ourselves and to life.
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Each week, we'll gather online for 50 minutes: a simple guided qigong practice suited to all levels and all bodies, coaching to stay coherent amid the real friction of daily life, and some of the ancient wisdom and current science behind why this works, when it's useful. You'll leave with something to carry into the week ahead.
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The Medicine of Flow is where I'll be drawing much of our material, so I'd recommend it as a companion for you between sessions. You can check your local library for a copy in place of buying one, though either is optional.
Registration is for the full online series and includes homework + practice recordings.
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Donation-based. Suggested: $75-100 for full series.
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In the coming days, you'll receive a welcome email with more details.
Zoom link provided upon donation. Please mark your calendar and save the link for easy reference.
In-Person Event, Feb 19-21, 2027: Registration is open for a 3-day retreat, where I'll be joined by tea ceremonialist and qigong teacher Daniela Cubelic; and poet, master facilitator, and flow maker Pavi Mehta. Click image to learn more or to register:
Important note on transportation & dates:
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Ratna Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center on the Mendocino coast, about 2 hours north of San Francisco. While the program starts on Feb 19, participants have the option to arrive on Thurs, Feb 18, for an extra night's stay.
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We will be arranging a shuttle from SF that Thurs at 12:00 pm (an estimated extra $100-200 RT, with drop-off in SF 2:00-3:00 pm on Sunday). Or you're welcome to drive there directly, for arrival on either Thurs or Fri.
Contact the retreat center for registration or retreat center questions.
Contact me for transportation questions.