Collective Trauma Summit

A 9-day online gathering to share ideas and inspire action to heal individual, ancestral and collective trauma.

FREE ENCORE EVENT THROUGH OCT. 8, 2023

FREE ENCORE EVENT extended THROUGH OCT. 9, 2023

Sept 26 – OCT 4, 2023

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Daily Schedule of Speakers and Events

The Summit begins on September 26.

The live Summit has ended, but you can still enjoy these Highlights.

The Summit broadcast took place from Sept. 26 – Oct. 4, 2023.

You can watch the Encore here through October 8 >

The Summit broadcast took place from Sept. 26 – Oct. 4, 2023.

This schedule is subject to change; additional talks and panels may be added.

Click here to see an overview of the Schedule At-a-Glance >

If you’d like to get lifetime downloadable access to the Summit recordings, you may purchase the Collective Trauma Healing Upgrade Package for a special price here ➤

Day 7

Monday, October 2, 2023

Daily Insight Video from Thomas

Attunement

Thomas Hübl

Host, Teacher, Author of Attuned and Healing Collective Trauma, and Founder, Academy of Inner Science
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Highlights from this session:
- Why attunement is so important in this time of complex challenges, and how trauma interrupts it
- Understanding the relational field – how personal, ancestral, and cultural history affect our experience of being related
- An introduction to attunement practices
Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma, with a special focus on the shared history of Israelis and Germans, and facilitated healing and dialogue around racism, oppression, colonialism, and genocide. He is the author of the books, Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World and Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

“We talk a lot about relationships, but real relating is not a static noun, but a moment to moment process.” – Thomas Hübl

Speaker Talks Day 7

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The Neuroscience of Connection

Dr. Dan Siegel

Executive Director, Mindsight Institute
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Highlights from this session:
- How defining the “self” as merely an individual perpetuates oppression, and how redefining the self as an intra-connected part of a larger whole can benefit humanity
- Awe and compassion as pathways to understanding ourselves and reality
- Reframing threats as challenges in order to escape the bind of reactivity
Dr. Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, where he serves as co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center, and he is the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute. He’s written five New York Times bestselling books that explore the practice of mindsight and how it can be integrated into individuals, families, and communities.

“We can get helpful when we feel helpless and we can do this dancing together and take on those challenges not as enemies, but as partners in a dance.”
Becoming Cult Literate

Sarah Edmondson

Actor, Podcast Host, Author and Speaker
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Highlights from this session:
- How cults weaponize therapy tactics to manipulate their members into accepting discomfort
- Recovering from deep moral injury
- Creating healthy, connected community in a post-cult existence
Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress and voice-over artist. Her whistleblower story following her departure from personal and professional development company NXIVM is told in her memoir, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that Bound My Life and is featured in podcasts and the HBO documentary series “The Vow.” She hosts the podcast “A Little Bit Culty,” and attends conferences and events as a speaker, host, and cult-recovery advocate.

“It’s a human thing to want to seek, but you have to know how to protect yourself”
Gardening with God

Father Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam

Cosmologist, Environmental Philosopher, Theologian, and Writer
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Highlights from this session:
- The damage done by attempts to dominate the earth and its vulnerable inhabitants
- Addressing ecological sins that are disrupting the web of life
- The need for humility in our relationship with nature
Fr Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam serves in the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, focusing on “Ecology & Creation.” He is the Chair of Philosophy of Science and Director of the Institute of Social and Political Sciences at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. With a passion for inspiring younger generations, Fr Josh aims to instill a sense of awe for the universe while emphasizing the urgent need to protect our planet. For over two decades, he has actively engaged in ecological issues, teaching courses, organizing workshops, and publishing articles and books.

“We are not above nature.”
Decolonizing Wealth

Edgar Villanueva

Author, Activist, and CEO, Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital
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Highlights from this session:
- The need to redistribute wealth from institutions to communities
- How colonization formed our economic systems, and why we need to dismantle those structures
- Creating new leadership techniques based on interdependence and mutual support
Edgar Villanueva is an award-winning author, activist, and expert on issues of race, wealth, and philanthropy. Villanueva is the Principal of Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital and the author of the bestselling book Decolonizing Wealth (2018, 2021.) He advises organizations including national and global philanthropies, Fortune 500 companies, and entertainment on social impact strategies to advance racial equity from within and through their investment strategies.

“I think about decolonizing as synonymous with acts of healing.”
Trauma-Informed Organizations

Frederic Laloux

Founder, The Week, and Author, Reinventing Organizations
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Highlights from this session:
- The need for language to discuss the multiple, stacking layers of trauma present in many organizations
- Accepting discomfort in order to genuinely assess the climate crisis
- The power of creating safe spaces where pain can be witnessed
Frederic Laloux is a former business consultant and the best-selling and paradigm-shifting author of Reinventing Organizations, who decided years ago to trade time in airplanes for more time with his family and projects that feel really meaningful. His current focus is on The Week, a powerful new approach to inspire mass mobilization to confront the climate and environmental breakdown.

“There’s so much dread if you look at what’s happening, but through that, there is so much healing that is possible.”

Poetry

Poet conversations will be available to watch for free from the day they are released through the end of the Summit (October 4).

The Summit is complete, but all 8 Poet Readings and Conversations are included in the Collective Trauma Healing Upgrade Package.

Poetry as an Invitation

Claudia Rankine

Award-winning Poet and Author
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Highlights from this session:
- An invitation to deeper intimacy and honesty in conversations about racism and privilege
- Understanding the historical and social context of words beyond just their apparent meaning
- The healing potential in admitting what we cannot hold and letting our grief be expressed
Claudia Rankine is a renowned poet, author, and playwright who has published five books of poetry, three plays, and much more. Among her accolades, Rankine has received the Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, the Poets & Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, and fellowships from several major foundations. She joined the NYU Creative Writing Program in the Fall 2021.

“Why are we here if not for each other?”

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 4.)

3-Sync Meditation to Connect to the Movement of the Summit

Thomas Hübl

Host, Teacher, Author of Attuned and Healing Collective Trauma, and Founder, Academy of Inner Science
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Highlights from this session:

There’s a lot to process from this summit! In this session, Thomas guides you through a simple but effective meditation for reflecting on the Summit experiences of the day. You’ll be left with clarity about what is still moving in you asking for your attention, and clear direction about next steps to take to more fully contemplate and integrate the experience.

Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma, with a special focus on the shared history of Israelis and Germans, and facilitated healing and dialogue around racism, oppression, colonialism, and genocide. He is the author of the books, Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World and Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

Integration Practices for Grounding & Resourcing

The 9-day Summit is complete. Five integration practices (qigong, sound bath, meditation, yoga, and 3-sync meditation) are included in the Collective Trauma Healing Upgrade Package.

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Daily Schedule of Speakers and Events

The live Summit has ended, but you can still enjoy these Highlights.

Day 7

Daily Insight Video from Thomas

Attunement

Thomas Hübl

Host, Teacher, Author of Attuned and Healing Collective Trauma, and Founder, Academy of Inner Science

Highlights from this session:

Speaker Talks Day 7

The Neuroscience of Connection

Dr. Dan Siegel

Executive Director, Mindsight Institute

Highlights from this session:

Becoming Cult Literate

Sarah Edmondson

Actor, Podcast Host, Author and Speaker

Highlights from this session:

Gardening with God

Father Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam

Cosmologist, Environmental Philosopher, Theologian, and Writer

Highlights from this session:

Decolonizing Wealth

Edgar Villanueva

Author, Activist, and CEO, Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital

Highlights from this session:

Trauma-Informed Organizations

Frederic Laloux

Founder, The Week, and Author, Reinventing Organizations

Highlights from this session:

Poetry

Poetry as an Invitation

Claudia Rankine

Award-winning Poet and Author

Highlights from this session:

Integration Practice

3-Sync Meditation to Connect to the Movement of the Summit

Thomas Hübl

Host, Teacher, Author of Attuned and Healing Collective Trauma, and Founder, Academy of Inner Science

Highlights from this session:

Integration Practices for Grounding & Resourcing

Integration Practices for Grounding & Resourcing

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