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 ➤

Daily Insight Video from Thomas

Engaging in a Collective Healing Movement

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:
- Remembering that we are not separate, we are part of an orchestra
- Investing in meaningful movements that can turn complexity into simplicity
- Taking our own next steps towards connection and contribution
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.

“Do we have the capacity to walk in a fog, to sometimes not know, to sometimes find out as we are walking?” – Thomas Hübl

Event recording

Live Online Event

Closing Event: Living Into the Healing Movement

Day 9: Wednesday, October 4 at 9am Los Angeles / 12pm New York / 6pm Berlin
Find the time in your area

With Thomas Hübl and Summit Hosts.

The event will last for 90 minutes and will be recorded.

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Speaker Talks Day 9

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The Healing Power of Resonance

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Founder, Identity Development Institute and Filmmaker
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Highlights from this session:
- The role of films and media in perpetuating trauma
- How we lose joy due to trauma, and how we can get it back
- The power of trans-generational bonding and how it can strengthen families
In 2017, after 50 years in the psychological sector, Stephen founded The Identity Development Institute which helps people heal from the impact of trauma from conception through pre-verbal development. He’s also been an award-winning Hollywood director, primarily focusing on psychological issues, and in recent years has turned his attention to documentaries that explore social structures and early human development.

“We are this amazingly miraculous orchestra of frequencies, and the best instrument to capture what’s going on in this orchestra is another human being.”
Empathetic Pandemic Journalism

Ed Yong

Pulitzer-winning Author of An Immense World
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Highlights from this session:
- Journalism’s role in repairing the deep psychological wounds of the pandemic
- People’s willingness to share their stories when they feel seen and heard
- That empathy is a transferable skill that can be trained and nourished
Ed Yong is an award-winning British-American science journalist and a prominent reporter for The Atlantic. Ed’s exceptional coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned him numerous accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism. He is also the author of two New York Times bestsellers: An Immense World, which explores the fascinating sensory experiences of animals, and I Contain Multitudes, which delves into the intricate partnerships between animals and microbes. Ed’s work has been featured in esteemed publications such as National Geographic, the New Yorker, Wired, and the New York Times. With a passion for science and social equality, Ed covers a diverse range of topics, from animal behavior to the global impact of microbes. His TED talk on mind-controlling parasites has garnered over 1.9 million views.

“What journalism can do is to create a stable platform that people can stand on and observe the torrent around them without drowning in it.”
Compassion and Connection

Nadine B. Hack

CEO, beCause Global Consulting and Author of The Power of Connectedness
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Highlights from this session:
- How being vulnerable about our own fears and insecurities can help us connect with others
- Forming engaged, meaningful, and extraordinary relationships in our ordinary lives
- Finding forgiveness and compassion in the most difficult scenarios
Nadine B. Hack is the CEO of beCause Global Consulting. Her awards include Top Corporate Social Responsibility Leader; Top Trustworthy Business Leader Lifetime Achievement; Top Ethical Green Business Influencer, and many more. She is a Forbes Councils author and her TEDx talk “Adversaries to Allies” has 15K+ viewers. She’s the first female Executive-in-Residence at IMD Business School, and holds Master’s degrees from Harvard and New School. She’s currently writing a book, “The Power of Connectedness” with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

“We are profoundly interconnected, and we have an impact, always.”
Climate Displacement and Resettlement

Kayly Ober

Senior Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
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Highlights from this session:
- The characteristics of welcoming environments for climate-displaced people
- Prioritizing preventative climate change solutions rather than relying on response aid
- The importance of mobilizing climate finance to communities and countries in need
Kayly Ober is a senior program officer for the climate, environment, and conflict program at USIP. She was the senior advocate and program manager of the climate displacement program at Refugees International. She also served as a member of the Task Force on Displacement established under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. She’s worked on climate change and migration issues for more than 15 years, and held positions at organizations such as the Asian Development Bank, the Overseas Development Institute, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the World Bank, where she authored the flagship report “Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration.”

“One of the most powerful things that has happened in the last few years is the mobilization of the youth on the climate crisis issue.”
Artistic Navigation of Shadow

Yehudit Sasportas

International Artist and Professor at Bezalel Academy
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Highlights from this session:
- Art as a way to access things that we all feel, but may not see
- The ability to stay in uncomfortable “exiled” places and how that benefits our creativity and our lives
- How connecting to others allows us to access the deepest levels of existence
Yehudit Sasportas is an Israel-based artist and Professor at Bezalel Academy in the Fine Art Department. She is one of the most prominent and prolific Israeli artists working in the local and international art scene today. Her work is focused on site-specific installations, which include sculptures, drawings, video, and sound works, and calls for an intense and overwhelming sensory experience. Sasportas represented Israel in the 2007 Venice Biennial and has presented more than ten international museum solo exhibitions during the last decade. She works in Tel Aviv and Berlin and is also a lecturer at the International Academy of Consciousness and Evolution (Germany and the US.)

“A high level of art means that you are able to transcend your own story.”
Becoming a New Saint

Lama Rod Owens

Black Buddhist Southern Queen
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Highlights from this session:
- Practices for metabolizing pain
- The connection of spiritual awakening with social justice
- The challenges of working with young people in facing the issues of today’s world
Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen and international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School. He has over 11 years teaching experience, and is an author of books like Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger and Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, which he co-authored. His teachings focus on freedom and radical self-care. Known for his engaging and inclusive approach, he has been featured by various national and international media outlets.

“If I don’t do my work, I become work for others.”

Poetry

All 7 poetry readings and conversations are available to watch through the end of the Summit (October 4).

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.

Daily Insight Video from Thomas

Engaging in a Collective Healing Movement

Thomas Hübl

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

Highlights from this session:

Event recording

Live Online Event

Closing Event: Living Into the Healing Movement

Speaker Talks Day 9

The Healing Power of Resonance

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Founder, Identity Development Institute and Filmmaker

Highlights from this session:

Empathetic Pandemic Journalism

Ed Yong

Pulitzer-winning Author of An Immense World

Highlights from this session:

Compassion and Connection

Nadine B. Hack

CEO, beCause Global Consulting and Author of The Power of Connectedness

Highlights from this session:

Climate Displacement and Resettlement

Kayly Ober

Senior Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace

Highlights from this session:

Artistic Navigation of Shadow

Yehudit Sasportas

International Artist and Professor at Bezalel Academy

Highlights from this session:

Becoming a New Saint

Lama Rod Owens

Black Buddhist Southern Queen

Highlights from this session:

Poetry

Poetry

Integration Practices for Grounding & Resourcing

Integration Practices for Grounding & Resourcing

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