Meet Mimi zhu
Mimi Zhu is a queer Chinese–Australian author, writer, and artist based in Brooklyn, New York. They explore the intersections of love and fear through the healing power of the written word in essays in The New York Times, The Guardian and VICE among others, Instagram, and their debut book, Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy and Connection, published in 2022 by Penguin Life.
Mimi Zhu
If we begin to think of miracles as everyday occurrences, we could notice them all around us, and maybe even within ourselves…. Seeing miracles every day does not take away from the grand and unexplainable but expands our ideas of what miracles can be: every blossom of a flower, every push and pull of the tide, every time we breathe in, and every time we breathe out. If we reignited our curiosities, we could see that miracles are the fabric of our very existence. — Mimi Zhu
Be Not Afraid of Love is a compassionate, candid story and reflection about trauma they experienced, drawing on the wisdom of philosophers and teachers like Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks, and Thích Nhất Hạnh to help illuminate their journey from fear and disenchantment to a joyous connection with the “wows” of intimacy and everyday life.
Awaken Awe
Series of Talks
TALK 1: The Nature of Awe
Mitra Mark Power
What is the nature of awe? Mitra Mark Power will open our series with a teaching and exploration of awe, and methods to build a pathway into its nature.
TALK 2: Opening to Awe Through Storytelling
with Laura Simms
Stories have the power to heal and transform. Laura Simms will guide us, with her cutting-edge performance style, as we learn how storytelling can help us open our hearts to awe.
TALK 3: We Don’t Need What’s Awesome
with Chapman To
Learning the formula for finding awe is easy, while doing so is not. With humor and joy, actor and meditation instructor Chapman To will challenge us to question whether we truly need something awesome in life.
TALK 5: Art and Awe: From Astrophysics to Quantum Mechanics
with Seffa Klein
Whether it’s looking at the vast sky or the tiniest of particles, visual artist Seffa Klein will invite us to view the world with wonder and reveal why looking at awe-inspiring art can uplift humanity’s future.
TALK 6: The Peaks and Valleys of Awe
with Matt Fioretti
As an alpine climber of the world’s highest peaks, and as a survivor of the depths of a life-threatening diagnosis, Matt Fioretti’s life story offers us a clear guide on how to turn the experience of awe into a pathway.
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