The Wellbeing Project

To Dream: A Regenerar Workshop
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual Event
To Dream Workshop is a call to open your heart and mind to the transformation of the wounded world you are part of so that you might step into different ways of habitating the world. As part of our commitment to the Commons, registration is free and required to attend.
On March 6th we will host the second workshop in the Regenerar series on the theme of To Dream. Why have dreaming and its precursor of sleep been identified as a liberatory act of transformation to interrupt the status quo? Here we will explore how dreaming creates the space for imagining and the regeneration of new paradigms. We’ll inquire into recovering the right and space to dream apart from Capitalism’s functions. We’ll be using artistic practices to sense into our dreams while awake and asleep so that we might repattern life on this damaged planet.
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Narrative Healing: An Online Course with Lisa Weinert and the Omega Institute
2024-03-04 | Virtual Event
Our stories have a healing purpose and are meant to be shared.  But, what if we don’t have the tools to understand our narrative outside of what’s been told to us?  What if we don’t have access to our own story due to trauma?
Hosted by the Omega Institute, Narrative Healing is a guided online class designed to surface the healing stories we hold in our bodies. Framed by Narrative Healing’s six-stage cycle of healing through storytelling, this unique course offers somatic practices, creative prompts, and yoga exercises that illuminate a path to self and a deep connection to the world around you.
You will learn how:
– Therapeutic writing programs can have tremendous effects on our physical health, including improved immune function, lower blood pressure, healing from trauma, reduced stress, anxiety, and depression, increased resilience, and more.
– Simple, mindful movement can help ground us, help us be present, and ultimately spark creativity.
– Best practices for setting up your mind, body, and space can support a consistent writing practice, which is the most effective way to set yourself on the path to healing.
– Storytelling can be community support. Your stories—especially the ones you have kept hidden—could be the exact medicine that someone else needs. The power of truly listening and tools to become a compassionate listener both to yourself and those around you.
– You can become a healing force in the world, by integrating your stories, sharing them, and listening to others in your everyday life.
Writers and non-writers alike are invited to join author and writing coach Lisa Weinert for weekly live discussions. In between meetings, you can work at your own pace through self-paced content, including guided movement and mindfulness practices and creative writing prompts designed to revive your creative practice. You’ll also have access to lively guest interviews with storytellers and authors Crystal McCreary, Carla Zanoni, Shelly Tygielski, Holly Wren Spaulding, and Jillian Pransky.
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Succession: Planning for Success
2024-02-21 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Virtual Event
16:00 (GMT) / 17:00 (CET) / 19:00 (EAT) / 11:00 (EST)
Succession is a tricky subject that involves you, your Board, your staff, your donors and the people you serve. It involves money, emotion, and planning. Whether you are just starting out or your organisation is well established, the time to plan your succession is now! It’s never easy but planning ahead could save you, the organisation and the people you serve, from heartache.
Join the Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs as they speak to two incredible social entrepreneurs at different stages of their succession planning journey. We’ll hear from Monica Culen (Founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees – Red Noses International) who will provide insights into her detailed approach to succession. And we’ll hear from Collince Dundo (Co-Founder & Interim CEO of Youth Initiative Development Programme) who already recognises succession planning as a critical component of the sustainable impact of his young, vibrant organisation. Join this fascinating discussion and add your voice!
Register (free): https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcO-rqDwvGtxNhHMqTyqpzL5aH_rSvBQ1

Building a Planetizen University and Celebrating Youth Design Challenge
2024-01-25 14:00 - 16:30 UTC | Virtual Event
This session will start with a presentation of Youth Talks, the largest consultation of youth’s needs for the present and future. Full information here.
This session brings together partners across institutions worldwide to collaboratively build the 10 year vision of “Planetizen University” – a reimagined model of higher education adapted to the transitions of our time. It will celebrate as part of this the finalists of the inaugural Planetizen University Youth Design Challenge, where youth participants from across the world have been pitching their dream learning programmes for flourishing, engaged and sustainable universities of the future.
Learn more about the challenge here!
Context
The LearningPlanet alliance, powered by UNESCO and the Learning Planet Institute, has brought together partners across institutions worldwide in an exploratory journey to reimagine higher education. Through gatherings at the UN General Assembly, UNESCO Youth Forum, and local community dialogues, LearningPlanet is driving an intergenerational, global conversation to build towards new forms of university adapted to transitions across the world.
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IKIGAI: Well-being and Well-doing for a Learning Planet
2024-01-24 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Virtual Event
LearningPlanet Alliance, created in 2020 by Learning Planet Institute and UNESCO, is inviting people to celebrate the International day of Education at 5th LearningPlanet Festival with a panel discussion on IKIGAI for a learning planet
It is a milestone in the IKIGAI journey that the Learning Planet Institute started 5 years ago. After years of research, 300+ workshops and more than 2500 IKIGAIs, we believe that aligning personal and professional purpose is vital for sustained motivation, performance and societal impact.
LearningPlanet Alliance is taking transformative actions to empower young leaders, social entrepreneurs, educators, and business with the tools to embed IKIGAI into their actions, examining success stories and exploring the world of well-being and purpose interventions.
During the session we will uncover the best practices of :
-how purpose finding and well being can be integrated into education, social entrepreneurship, and business
-how aligning personal and professional purpose is vital for sustained motivation, performance and societal impact
-how connecting with others may create transformative actions for the planet.
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Community-based Mental Health Care Delivery: The Partners In Health Experience
2024-01-10 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Zoom
10 January 2024

15:00 (CET) / 14:00 (GMT) / 09:00 (EST) / 19:30 (IST) / 17:00 (EAT)

Little evidence exists on how to turn “task-shared” care packages for mental health care into sustained service delivery systems in resource-limited and complex health care settings, particularly at scale. The Partners In Health (PIH) Mental Health Program delivers collaborative, comprehensive mental health care in real-world settings, addresses the complexity and co-morbidity of mental disorders, and seeks to integrate clinical and dimensional approaches. The Mental Health Collaboration of Catalyst 2030 is delighted to announce the first in a series member-led webinars in 2024. In this webinar we will hear from Giuseppe (Bepi) Raviola, M.D., M.P.H. (Co-Director of Mental Health for PIH) and Dr. Stephanie Smith (Co-Director of Mental Health at PIH).

The Partners In Health approach to mental health and psychosocial response (MHPSS) is rooted in the 5 S’s of PIH: staff, stuff, space, systems, and social support, and they align mental health service delivery, training, and research and optimize academic opportunities with partner institutions. This talk will describe PIH’s experience with implementing a community-based mental health care delivery model across PIH’s 11 global care delivery sites, together with the Ministries of Health. They will discuss implementation strategies critical to the success of the model, and reflect on challenges and lessons learned from over a decade of integrating mental health care into PIH’s health system strengthening work. We hope you can join us for these fascinating insights!

Register (free): https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlc-CorDIsEtSYvobEaKP9aKsr4GdwGLoW

A Dialogue with Social Change Leaders and Collective Healers: How Can We Move Towards Healing systems?
2023-12-11 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris)
There is growing mainstream acceptance that trauma is a far more common part of the human experience than previously understood. Even so, a broader awareness of individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma has yet to permeate the mainstream discourse around social and environmental problem-solving. Join this special webinar series, co-hosted by The Wellbeing Project and the Collective Change Lab, to navigate the challenging but ultimately hopeful waters of trauma healing and systems change. This webinar series will explore questions such as:

– What can we see when we view trauma through a systems lens?
– How do layers of individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma act as powerful forces to be reckoned with in our present day systems?
– How can we move from trauma-informed to healing-centered in our ways of working for systems change?

Wisdom Bank Launch
2023-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Paris) | Virtual Event
Social Enterprise’ is a new phenomenon. Changing systems that don’t work for people or the planet, hearing the voices of the unheard and collaborating to create positive social impact. The individuals, the couples and the teams that take this work on are courageous and unselfish within an environment which is always challenging, sometimes hostile. As time goes on, this community – those who started as youngers and those who are now the youngers – have accumulated wisdom that is seldom shared. The Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs is launching a Wisdom Bank to support our community, share collective wisdom and help those doing this tough job feel less alone – equipping them with insights from their fellow travellers.

Join us. Bring your wisdom and take some away with you as we reflect on the wisdom accumulated over the past year’s discussions and discover even more!

5 December 2023
09:00 (GMT) / 10:00 (CET) / 14:30 (IST) / 20:00 (AEDT)
Register free.

5 December 2023:
16:00 (GMT) / 17:00 (CET) / 08:00 (PST) / 11:00 (EST) / 19:00 (EAT)
Register free.

The Wellbeing Summit Dakar-Thiès
2023-11-29 09:00 - 2023-12-01 18:00 (America/Bogota) | Tostan, Quartier Silmang Route de Tassette, Thiès, Senegal
Join us for the first African Regional Wellbeing Summit in Dakar and Thiès, Senegal, hosted by Tostan from November 29th to December 1st, 2023.
The Summit will be an opportunity to engage in workshops, panels, and social moments to explore wellbeing, especially for those working in service for community-led development, from diverse African perspectives. Discover themes including mental health and its impacts on wellbeing, the role of religion, youth, and digital health.
Immerse yourself in artistic experiences with traditional song, dance, and art installations. Find out about the global Community of Practice for Community Wellbeing, hosted by Tostan, and how to get involved. The Tostan Training Center in Thiès will be the main venue, offering a glimpse of local Senegalese culture. Come together with us at the first African Regional Wellbeing Summit to strengthen capacities, foster networks, and advance the global wellbeing movement.

How Historical and Intergenerational Trauma Shape Our Present Day Systems
2023-11-27 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris) | Collective Change Lab, United States
There is growing mainstream acceptance that trauma is a far more common part of the human experience than previously understood. Even so, a broader awareness of individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma has yet to permeate the mainstream discourse around social and environmental problem solving. Join this special webinar series, co-hosted by The Wellbeing Project and the Collective Change Lab, to navigate the challenging but ultimately hopeful waters of trauma healing and systems change. This webinar series will explore questions such as:
– What can we see when we view trauma through a systems lens?
– How do layers of individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma act as powerful forces to be reckoned with in our present day systems?
– How can we move from trauma-informed to healing-centered in our ways of working for systems change?

The Wellbeing Summit Brussels
2023-11-16 09:00 - 2023-11-17 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | TheMerode Club, Pl. Poelaert 6, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
TheMerode is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Wellbeing Project to organize the first Regional Wellbeing Summit in Brussels on November 16th and 17th, 2023.
The Wellbeing Summit Brussels presents a 2-day tailored and holistic programme emphasizing the systemic interconnections among individual, organizational, social, and planetary wellbeing.
A new wave of consciousness is sweeping across organizations and corporations as they embrace the urgent need to prioritize the holistic health of their employees and stakeholders. By doing so they cultivate a thriving ecosystem that extends beyond their walls, driven by determination and compassion, leading us towards
a brighter tomorrow.

Intergenerational Trauma and Healing​
2023-11-15 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Event
This session is inspired and informed by the findings of The Wellbeing Project and Georgetown University, who together launched the Being and Transforming Think Tank. The intention behind this work is to explore the relationship between the inner self and the outer world so that an inner wellbeing orientation informs the social change sector’s thinking and work, including educating the next generation of changemakers. One of the two focus areas for this work is intergenerational trauma.

The Wellbeing Project will share:

What intergenerational trauma is and how it affects changemakers, organizations and our larger communities
Uplift how addressing trauma can be a pathway for social change.
Some of the findings from their upcoming report which will explore intergenerational trauma.
How we must recognize intergenerational trauma as a widespread challenge to achieving well-being at scale, which requires ongoing attention and healing in different forms for different experiences.

Healing by Choice! will share:

The importance of healing through the healing justice framework.
Examples of their work in the community.
Lead participants through a few self-care and community care practices.

Register here: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/kqRp1X

Journeying through the Mental Health Funding Landscape – Mental Health Collaboration members meeting
2023-11-08 14:30 - 15:30 (Africa/Dakar) | Virtual Event
Whilst the funding of academic work has been a little more forthcoming, funding for practical mental health projects has always been difficult to raise. However, in recent years a group of funders have started to come forward to support practical projects of various types. Erla Magnusdottir (CBM UK) will host a panel of funders who are dedicated to the funding of practical work carried out in community mental health settings and with those with lived experience.
We are delighted to announce our panel will be Will Troy (Flourishing Minds Fund and Impactful Grantmaking), James Sale (United for Global Mental Health) and Zuzana Figerova (SHM Foundation). As usual, there will be time at the end of the panel discussion to allow you to ask your questions.
Not a member of the Mental Health Collaboration of Catalyst 2030? Contact Katelynne at mhcollaboration2030@gmail.com to find out how to join (it’s free).

Recognizing Trauma in Ourselves and in Our Systems
2023-11-07 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Virtual Event
Join the Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs, as they welcome Katherine Milligan (Director at the Collective Change Lab and previous Executive Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship) to guest edit their next webinar.

Katherine will be joined by Dr.Vinya Ariyaratne (President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka) and Tracey Chambers (Founder and CEO of Taking Care of Business and Grow ECD) as they share their experiences and explore the questions:

What does it mean to bring a trauma-informed lens to our work as social entrepreneurs?

Why is it important to think about trauma not only at an individual level, but also a systemic level?
What can we do about it?

Book Club: “Real Life” By Sharon Salzberg
2023-10-19 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Paris) | Zoom
Are you ready to delve into the profound wisdom and transformative insights found within the pages of “Real Life” by Sharon Salzberg? We invite you to a captivating book club session like no other, where you’ll have the unique opportunity to engage in a vibrant discussion with the author herself! During this enriching event, we’ll explore the depths of “Real Life” and its exploration of mindfulness, resilience, and the art of living fully in the present moment. Sharon Salzberg, a renowned meditation teacher and bestselling author, will share her personal experiences, inspirations, and insights behind the creation of this thought-provoking masterpiece.

Register for free here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdeGvrzIvHdcqew2zM6NM9rPHyRDFOrTd#/registration

How Men’s Mental Health Resources Can Help Serve All Social Impact Initiatives
2023-10-04 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Virtual Event
Do you work in the field of social impact? We highly recommend joining our webinar as we discuss learnings from the SSIR article ‘How Men’s Mental Health Resources Can Help Serve All Communities‘.
Abiodun Oguntola (Executive Director of the Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI)), Edwin Mburu (founder of Mentally Unsilenced) and two of the article co-authors, Kelly Davis (Associate Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America) and Erla Magnusdottir (BasicNeeds Mental Health Coordinator at CBM UK), will explore real-life examples to examine how social impact work, across all areas, can be energised by strides forward in the field of men’s mental health. Our fourth speaker will be announced shortly!
As always there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and discuss their thoughts as we learn from one another. We hope you can join us for this fascinating, far-reaching conversation.
Register in advance (completely free):
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvceyqqj8qH9a2iaZTAvSLBW5eCcAoyPg4

Who are you if you are not your organisation?
2023-10-03 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Manila) | Virtual Event
As we embark on the process of succession, there are lots of practicalities to deal with but what about the emotional journey? So much goes into founding an organisation, growing it, believing in it and sacrificing so much – not to mention the personal journey to adjust and remember who we are without the work. How much more if both you and your partner are going through the succession process at the same time?
We will be speaking to Neelam Chhiber (Co-founder of Industree and Mother Earth) and Jacob Mathews (Advisor at Industree) as we hear about their succession journeys as individuals and as a couple. We’ll explore why they started their organisation, their path through to their current point of transition, how succession feels for them as individuals and how they are managing that as a couple.
We’ll explore whether they have the same feelings about their transition and whether their practical approaches to it differ.
Join us for this fascinating conversation, our second webinar in our series specially timed to welcome our friends and members in Asia. As always, we will include time for questions and thoughts from the audience so we can learn from one another. It’s one not to miss!
Register free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/who-are-you-if-you-are-not-your-organisation-tickets-725462396557?aff=oddtdtcreator

Cumbre en Línea de Trauma Colectivo 2023: Creando un Movimiento Global de Sanación
2023-09-26 09:00 - 2023-10-04 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Zoom
The 5th edition of this free Summit, led by mystic and trauma specialist Thomas Hübl, gathers 60+ experts including psychotherapists, neuroscientists, Indigenous elders, poets, authors, artists, journalists, and climate scientists. Over 9 days, they aim to raise awareness and offer actionable solutions regarding collective trauma. The event welcomes a global audience of over 100,000 participants for speaker talks, online events, poetry readings, movement practices, integration sessions, contemplation, and panel discussions. Join to address interconnected individual, ancestral, and collective trauma and explore healing potential.

Register for free here: https://collectivetraumasummit.com/?fpr=laura17

Peace is an Inside Job
2023-09-21 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Virtual Event
Strategies and practices for growing and spreading peace of mind in these unsettling times
with Reggie Hubbard
Join Reggie Hubbard for an entertaining and enlightening look at simple tools to cultivate peace of mind in these unsettling times. Rooted in the belief that we cannot bring into the external world what we do not possess, Reggie will talk about how making peace practices a foundation has impacted his activist work, personal life and began to shift aspects of political culture toward nurturing peace and wellbeing as a foundation. The practice will have conversation, connection and meditation.
Register for free here: globalcompassioncoalition.org

The Wellbeing Summit São Paulo
2023-09-19 09:00 - 2023-09-20 18:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) | Facens: Centro Universitário, Rodovia Senador José Ermírio de Moraes, 1425, Sorocaba, 18085-784, Brazil
The São Paulo Wellbeing Summit will gather 150 influential leaders from social change, government, arts, and business sectors. Our mission is to elevate the wellbeing of individuals at the forefront of social change. Through meaningful discussions, the summit explores the transformative power of a holistic culture of wellbeing in driving positive systemic change.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity for fostering relationships, stimulating collaboration, and fostering innovation. Through transformative experiences, participants gain fresh perspectives and engage in collective learning, leading to actionable insights and impactful change.

Activities include:

Inspiring talks and panel discussions presenting multiple perspectives on individual, organizational, societal and planetary wellbeing
Workshops providing tools to take meaningful action to improve wellbeing
Art that actively embraces wellbeing, drawing upon the emotional and intellectual language of the arts
Opportunities to be in nature and wellness activities including walks, yoga and meditation practices
Site visits

Mandala On The Road
2023-09-16 12:00 - 2023-11-25 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Union Square, London E14 9QH, London, London, United Kingdom
The Rubin Museum’s traveling Mandala Lab is in London through 25 November!
Debuted at the 2022 Wellbeing Summit in Bilbao and based on the Museum’s New York City installation of the same name, this interactive space is inspired by powerful Buddhist principles and invites the visitor to get curious about their emotions. The Mandala Lab features five thought-provoking, playful experiences, including videos accompanied by scents, a site-specific sculpture that invites collective breathing, and curated percussion instruments dipped in water. Each activity aims to harness the power of difficult emotions and offer pathways to develop resilience, calmness, and connection.
The Mandala Lab is free and open to the public daily from noon to 18:00 with late hours until 20:00 on Thursdays

Photo credit: The Rubin Museum of Art’s Mandala Lab, London at Canary Wharf, presented by London Design Festival. Photo by Ed Reeve, courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art & London Design Festival

The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá
2023-09-13 09:00 - 2023-09-16 18:00 (America/Bogota) | Universidad de La Salle, Cra. 5 #59a-44, Bogotá, Colombia
The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá will be a unique summit where we will explore the concept of wellbeing and live transformative experiences through workshops, immersions, ancestral practices, and artistic presentations. In addition, it will teach you skills and tools that can be used in your daily life and work as leaders of change to increase your wellbeing and that of those around you.
It is the first iteration of the event in Latin America. It is designed for leaders and agents of change to inspire, learn and innovate with one another and craft solutions to problems that encompass the entire world. Participants strive to put forward well-being strategies so we can imagine the world we’d live in if it became accessible to all.
