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Daily Schedule of Speakers and Events
The Summit broadcast took place from Sept. 28 – Oct. 6, 2022.
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The Summit broadcast took place from Sept. 28 – Oct. 6, 2022.
This schedule is subject to change, additional talks and panels may be added.
Day 1
Day 1
Daily Insight Video from Thomas
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Witnessing the Collective Trauma Field
Thomas Hübl
Host, Teacher, Author of Healing Collective Trauma, and Founder of the Academy of Inner Science
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- What is collective trauma?
- The challenges of normalizing a world that is systemically traumatized
- Viewing our social, ecological, and political issues through the lens of collective trauma
Thomas Hübl is a teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has been leading large-scale events and courses that focus on the healing and integration of trauma, with a special focus on the shared history of Israelis and Germans. He has worked with tens of thousands of people worldwide through workshops, multi-year training programs, and online courses. He has been teaching workshops and presenting trainings for Harvard Medical School since 2019. Hübl received a PhD in Wisdom Studies from Ubiquity University in 2022.
He is the author of the book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds.
“We have been born into a world that is systemically traumatized… for most of us, no one explained that to us, so it became normal.” – Thomas Hübl
Live Opening Ceremony
Creating a Global Healing Movement
Day 1: Wednesday, September 28 at 9am Los Angeles / 12pm New York / 6pm Berlin
Find the time in your area
The event will last for 90 minutes and will be recorded.
In this event, we gathered as a community to set our intention and embark on a 9-day journey within the Summit. Enjoy a short teaching, a discussion with Thomas Hübl and some of the Summit Hosts, a Collective Meditation and integrative toning experience. The event includes recorded music from Jami Sieber with live poetry readings from Kim Rosen.
Music Performance with Joy Clark
This musical performance is pre-recorded and will be available to watch for free from the day it is released until the end of the Summit (October 6).
This performance will be available to watch for free from the day it is released until the end of the Summit (October 6).
Joy Clark is a New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist, and composer who creates soulful original compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love. Her intricate rhythms and warm melodies reveal a sweet vulnerability that enchants her audiences around the world. Like so many other artists in New Orleans, Joy’s first stage was in church. Growing up the daughter of a minister, she learned to create an atmosphere ripe for an emotional experience. So it’s no wonder she believes music is her ministry and intimacy is her superpower. Joy’s melodic offerings are a healing balm to an anxious heart. Each song welcomes the close listener in with open arms, always beckoning truth, authenticity, and the courage to tell one’s story. The Boot says “Joy’s music is rhythmic like the pull of the tide.” Her latest single “Good Thing” beautifully captures her craft and the depth of her artistry and musicianship, and has garnered radio play along with an official video debut with DittyTv. Joy can also be seen touring with 3x Grammy Award nominee Allison Russell in her ensemble of phenomenal artists. 2022 has brought beautiful beginnings for Joy, and she looks forward to new releases in the near future.
Speaker Talks Day 1
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These talks will be available to watch for free for 48 hours
From: September 28, 12:01am New York time
Until: September 29, 11:59pm New York time
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Creating Environments of Safety and Trust Through Polyvagal Theory
Stephen Porges, PhD
Distinguished University Scientist, Traumatic Stress Research Consortium Founding Director, and Professor of Psychiatry
Show More Info + Video Clip ▼Highlights from this session:
- Listening to the needs of the body to allow health and creativity
- How co-regulation can support families, stressed communities, and collective healing
- Application of Polyvagal Theory in education, media, and the medical industry
Dr. Porges is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He is the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems related to traumatic experiences.
“Every loving person gets that our connectedness with others is a portal towards healing.” – Stephen Porges, PhD
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Restorative Justice: From the Paradigm of Punishment to Ecosystems of Healing
sujatha baliga
Restorative Justice Facilitator and Public Speaker
Show More Info + Video Clip ▼Highlights from this session:
- Creating accountability for seemingly unforgivable crimes without resorting to punishment, domination, and humiliation
- Opening our hearts to the people we considered to be enemies and calling each other back to our true selves
- How well-resourced and self-regulated individuals can lead to societal safety and a reduction in recidivism
sujatha is a former victim advocate and public defender and a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences about her decades of restorative justice work. She also speaks publicly and inside prisons about her own experiences as a survivor of child sexual abuse and her path to forgiveness. She’s a member of the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, CA, where she leads meditation on Monday nights. She was named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow.
“I live by the notion that a seed never sees the flower.” – sujatha baliga
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Greek Theater as a Radical Forum for Communalizing and Healing Trauma
Bryan Doerries
Artistic Director, Theater of War Productions
Show More Info + Video Clip ▼Highlights from this session:
- Using the ancient technology of the Greek amphitheater as a unifying medium and fuel for open communication about trauma
- The healing that occurs when we acknowledge and stay in a space that’s difficult to inhabit
- The virtuous cycle of service; that in knowing you’re helping someone, you help yourself
Bryan Doerries is a New York-based writer, director, and translator who currently serves as Artistic Director of Theater of War Productions, a company that presents dramatic readings of seminal plays and texts to frame community conversations about pressing issues of public health and social justice. A self-described evangelist for ancient stories and their relevance to our lives today, Doerries uses age-old approaches to help individuals and communities heal from trauma and loss. Doerries’ books include The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today, The Odyssey of Sergeant Jack Brennan, All That You’ve Seen Here is God, and Oedipus Trilogy.
“This is not highfalutin ancient poetry, this is kitchen-sink realism for people who are living lives of mythological proportions.” – Brian Doerries
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Disability Rights Activism: Recovery, Resilience, and Hope
Dr. Malvika Iyer
Motivational Speaker, Corporate Trainer, President Awardee, Activist, and Model
Show More Info + Video Clip ▼Highlights from this session:
- Having awareness of our attitudes and biases against people with disabilities
- Living with stigmas around PTSD, anxiety, and mental health medication
- Being an advocate and change-maker for inclusivity, accessibility, and diversity
Dr. Malvika Iyer is an award-winning disability rights activist with a doctorate in social work, and she’s co-chair of the World Economic Forum India Economic Summit. Dr. Iyer has come a long way from surviving a gruesome bomb blast at the age of 13 that blew off her arms and severely damaged her legs, to inspiring millions of people around the world. She has been the subject of over 300 international newspaper articles, TV interviews, books, and magazines, earning her a spot among the 100 Change Agents and Newsmakers of the Decade. She has given keynote speeches and TED talks, and conducted workshops and seminars on resilience, breaking barriers, growth mindset, positive self-talk, body positivity, and overcoming adversity.
“Grief and suffering cease to be possible when we find our meaning.” – Dr. Malvika Iyer
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Applying Traditional Jewish Wisdom to Modern Cultural Harms
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Author and Scholar in Residence at National Council of Jewish Women
Show More Info + Video Clip ▼Highlights from this session:
- When forgiveness can be used as a way to reinscribe power and when it can be used as a practice for healing
- The nuanced differences between repentance, forgiveness, atonement, and reconciliation
- The possibility of a different future when nations reckon with their collective harms
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg is an award-winning author and writer. She was named by Newsweek as a “rabbi to watch,” and a “faith leader to watch” by the Center for American Progress. Her newest book, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World has been hailed by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley as “A must-read for anyone navigating the work of justice and healing.” She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and many other publications. She serves as Scholar in Residence at the National Council of Jewish Women, where she organizes the Jewish community to fight for a more just world for everyone, particularly around reproductive freedom.
“In times and places where people are willing to name and face and grapple, they open up the possibility of a different future.” – Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Poetry
Poet conversations will be available to watch for free from the day they are released through the end of the Summit (October 6).
The Summit is complete, but all 8 Poet Readings and Conversations are included in the Collective Trauma Healing Upgrade Package.
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Weaving Intergenerational Narratives
Monica Sok
Poet
Show More Info + Video Clip ▼Highlights from this session:
- Honoring lineages and ancestral homelands by creating art that lasts beyond one’s life
- Poetry as a way to write ourselves into the histories where we may have been erased
- Reinventing the self beyond trauma and inherited traumatic histories to create openings into the future
Monica Sok is the author of A Nail the Evening Hangs On (Copper Canyon Press, 2020). She has received fellowships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, Hedgebrook, Jerome Foundation, Kundiman, MacDowell, National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Society of America, the Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University, and others. Her poems appear, or are forthcoming, in American Poetry Review, Paris Review, POETRY Magazine, Kenyon Review, New Republic, and others. She has taught poetry at Stanford University, and the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants in Oakland, California.
“I want poetry to be about acts of creation, so I can make room for things beyond trauma and expand the narrative of myself.” – Monica Sok
Integration Practice
The 9-day Summit is complete. Six integration practices (dance, yoga, meditation, qigong, sonic journey, and social presencing theater) are included in the Collective Trauma Healing Upgrade Package.
Integration Practices will be available to watch for free from the day they are released through the end of the Summit (October 6).
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A Moving Journey: Dancing the Edge from Center
Melissa Michaels
Movement Mentor, Founder of Golden Bridge and Golden Girls Global
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We invite you to go on a movement journey to find your way from the edges of your body into the sensations of your aliveness. This somatic practice is intended to help you navigate the edges and real challenges of whatever is unfolding in your life and return to ever more flow, ground of being, presence, and love. Allow Melissa’s nourishing guidance and beautifully curated musical playlist to take you through a dynamic experience that will move your whole being.
Melissa Michaels, Ed.D. Soul midwife, educator, and artist, Melissa is the Founder/Director of Golden Bridge and Golden Girls Global; two not-for-profit initiatives dedicated to improving and empowering the lives of diverse people through body-centered initiatory experiences, mentoring, and community action. Her body of work includes the book, Youth on Fire: Birthing a Generation of Embodied Global Leaders; online moving journeys, including Thresholds; as well as her video narratives of resilient people and communities mobilizing around the world. Melissa’s award-winning film, Twisted Gift, shares her dancing journey through late-stage ovarian cancer into health.
“This dance floor of life is open to all of us. It’s our natural way of being; in motion, in beauty and vulnerability.” – Melissa Michaels
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