Last weekend I participated in a weekend workshop led by Patricia Albere of the Evolutionary Collective. It was powerful. And it was deeply resonant with my approach to facilitation. Patricia Albere is a leading teacher and practitioner in a socio-spiritual movement that has been taking shape and picking up steam over the last few decades.

Here is the BIG takeaway - there is indeed a collective awakening going on, but it's not so much about a bunch of individuals waking up. It is a mutuality, a being-with, that is awakening to itself.

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More than 100 of us are now part of our three-week experiment in collective mindfulness. How is it going?

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Present Together - Getting Ready

Thank you for joining our experiment in collective mindfulness. We are thrilled by the enthusiastic response. This is a quick note to help you prepare.

There are many ways to “become present,” you can choose mindfulness at any instant. You will be receiving three different kinds of prompts. A breath prompt. A centering prompt. A heart opening prompt.

You will get two of these prompts per day, they will come at random and unexpected times but none will come too early or too late.

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Wow. 2015 was quite the year! My heart swells with gratitude for its blessings.

I turned 40. Big deal. Big party. It was so good to have so many friends from so many parts of my life brave the Boston Snowpocalypse in order to have a good time.

Mr. Tom Tan, my father-in-law, crossed over to the realm of the ancestors where we trust that he rests in peace and continues to watch over his beloved daughter and grandson.

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Today marks my last day at the Interaction Institute for Social Change. This has been my professional home for the last 10 years. IISC is the community that has shaped me and my capacity to fulfill my life’s purpose. I am eternally indebted to this place. This is the platform that has allowed me to make my contribution to our quest for liberation. I leave with love, appreciation and commitment to our evolving relationship.

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Last week I had the privilege of facilitating a unique gathering of movement actors. They are the protagonists of “When We Fight We Win!” a soon to be released book about the social movements that are shaping the 21st century. The book is more than a book. It is an art object. It is a cultural expression of our contemporary demand for liberation. You can pre-order this piece of art now.

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I just facilitated the Rauschenberg Foundation's SEED Summit and I found it truly refreshing work. Artists bring a different energy to the work of collaboration. They have an intuitive understanding of our inherent capacity to create. Most of these artists are not explicitly movement artists, they are not explicitly committed to social justice. It might sound strange but this too is refreshing. I am appreciating time with people who share my values but live outside of my echo chamber.

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We did it! The first-ever Evolutionary Leadership Workshop was a remarkable success. It was the landmark experience that we meant for it to be. Participants launched their projects, they committed to an experimental approach and they dared to take their dreams out of their heads and into the world.

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We lost Grace Lee Boggs this week and our world feels a little bit smaller. But I try not to lose sight of the nurturing presence of our ancestors and I feel strong again when I know that she is among them.

I cannot say much that hasn’t been said about the life of this true American [R]evolutionary. I can say that her wisdom has shaped some of the most important aspects of my life and how I choose to live.

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