New videos are posted on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hrMGWsejHg
An Incubator for the Heart's Desire
And Its Unique, Creative Expression in the World
Working with people to bring forth their deepest GIFTS
6-Month Program in Sacred Transitions (2021)
A new six-month program will bring together kindred spirits who are giving birth to the next stage of their life and creative work. The program balances a series of online gatherings with private sessions that will allow us to: (1) incubate new inspiration, (2) develop a game plan for carrying that inspiration into the world, and (3) return to put that structure into action - with constant, subtle refinement. Details on the blog
"Painting is my path to God, but the insights did not translate into my life and work. Michael bridged that gap and more." - B.K., workshop leader/social entrepreneur
Individual Mentoring/Soul Work
Individual consultations create space for artists, leaders, activists and guides to use the radical vision of awakening to explore new spiritual and creative edges. At times, we may inquire into the dynamics of a current life/work situation and any shift in alignment that we need to make. Or, we may draw on the remarkable, inventive wisdom of a dream as guidance from the innermost Self. Cost:hourly $150-$180 (sliding scale).
"Michael does not tell me what to do, he helps me to hear the deepest part of my self." - D.S., avid nondualist
Dialogues on Awakening
As the pandemic forces most of us to adapt to disruptive, ever-changing circumstances, online offerings include morning liks to start the day, weekend programs for a deeper dive, and week long gatherings that combine contemplation and action in the canyons of southeastern Utah and the high desert of New Mexico, with a focus on converting the way of love into an actual, embodied reality. See the Calendar for details.
"I have been in spiritual circles for most of my life, but never talked this way to my heart before." - E.M., freelance writer
Consulting - The Sacred Dimensions of Leadership and Innovation
Michael works as a consultant and advisor with leaders and innovators in business, philanthropy and government to help clients articulate the vision of their own hearts and to launch new initiatives in the world - through the contemplative and healing arts, urban farming, community re-vitalization, children's education, HIV/AIDS, climate change, and international conflict resolution, among other arenas. Cost: short- and long-term rates.
“We don't even know what to call Michael, but when anything new happens here, he is right in the middle of it (laughter).” ~ D.S., entrepreneur/philanthropist
ENIGMATIC TESTIMONIALS
"If I was your strategy coach, I would make provocactive conversation your brand, because that is what you do." - D.S., strategy consultant
"When you talk about holding nothing back, it makes me sit up straighter and pay attention." - M.B., leadership coach
"I know that I need a change in my life, but I also like how things are, which might be why I have not seen you in a while." - S.C., executive coach
"I am calling because you tell people the truth, and that is just what I need right now." - KS., therapist
"I know that you would like to have a title for your work, but there is no word for what you are." - V.B., healer/pioneer in life restoration
"Those storm clouds are strangely responsive to the work that we are doing out here." - B.S. cosmic priest
"Before that exchange, I never imagined fierceness and caring combined as one, and need that blend into my work too." ~ J.S., meditation teacher
"It is tempting to say that I am learning to be more honest, but the more difficult truth may be that I am learning what honesty means for the very first time." - S.C., retired therapist
"At first, I was surprised that the Work did not offer a formal period of meditation, but then in the middle of a conversation, a deep silence would break out and draw everyone in." - C..E., artist/hospice nurse
“I tried to get Michael to sympathize with the hurt that I felt with my former master, but he gave my story no room to maneuver.” - J.S., yoga teacher
"Wait a second, how can you possibly know that she left out part of her own dream." - J.I., physicist
"I found the experience amazing and transformative and was not used to so much love ... being so openly expressed." ~ D.W., feminist scholar/poet
"It's strange how you don't have rules at these gatherings; instead you treat us like adults and we just seem to act that way.", I.B., retreat coordinator/writer
"Even if you have not read the Vedas, the vision that you describe is the same as what they say." - L.K., yoga teacher
"The splendor of divinity? Has anyone in authority sanctioned you to speak this way?" -J.L, entrepreneur
"Tell Michael that everything that he warned us about turned out to be true." - R.Y., chicano leader/activist
"Most of the Board members have known each other for a long time, but that was the most honest conversation that we ever had,." - J.H., nonprofit director
"It's like you came and went without a care in the world and left total chaos in your wake (laughter)." - J.O., leadership/change consultant
"Wait a second, you just started talking about this vision a few weeks ago, but you did not get any training, so how can the work even be happening (laughter)"?, R.S., science writer
"It is so good to hear you talk about what is really going on, at least I know that I'm not crazy." - J.A, editorial consultant