Individual Talks

The six bi-weekly talks will be held on Thursdays at 5:30 pm PDT beginning August 3. Mitra Mark Power, our host and presenter for this interconnected series of six conversations, will be our guide through this exploration as he engages with each guest, and they talk about their diverse and personal connection with awe, exposing similarities that might awaken curiosity about our own individual connection.

Registration is flexible: sign up for the entire series of talks, for individual talks, and the day-long program (information coming soon).

If you miss a live conversation, you can watch the session via the recordings, which will be available until December 14.

Please keep in mind that it isn’t possible to register for a past individual session. You can only gain access to past talks through the All Talks of the Series Access.

Please join us for this exciting journey of exploration!

Individual Talks

TALK 1: The Nature of Awe
with 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 4: The Miraculous Fabric of Life
with Mimi Zhu

Sharing their own journey, Mimi Zhu will explore with us the intersections of love and fear through the healing power of writing and nature, and how to notice the miracles of intimacy and of everyday 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.