Join us for the first part of this two-part spiritual biography conversation with artist, chef, and cookbook author Rebecca Katz.
Part of the Spiritual Biography Series
Join Host Michael Lerner in a conversation with Gary Cohen, founder of Healthcare without Harm. They trace the evolution of the modern health and environmental justice movement over the years.
Join us for a celebration of autumn, a time to harvest all the seeds we’ve planted in our lives. Enjoy a healing hour of stories and music with master storyteller Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, and musician/songwriter Karen Drucker.
Part of the Art and Healing Series
Join New School Host Michael Lerner with Commonweal Cancer Help Program Qigong teacher and acupuncturist Erlene Chiang for a spiritual biography conversation.
Part of the CancerChoices Series
In this incredible conversation, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, makes a “House Call” at Commonweal New School—to talk with one of his long-time mentors and friends, Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen.
Join New School Host Michael Lerner with author Dick Russell in a conversation about his definitive biography of James Hillman, founder of the field of archetypal psychology movement, and his admiring biography of RFK, Jr.
Part of the Archetypal Psychology Series
One of our most beloved voices, Rachel Naomi Remen, died August 8. We offer this course in honor of her presence, which will be greatly missed. Rachel spent a lifetime at the threshold between medicine and mystery. This course gathers recordings from her decades at Commonweal New School, inviting you to sit with her not as a distant authority but as a companion—someone who spent her life listening closely to what it means to be human.

One of our most beloved voices, Rachel Naomi Remen, died August 8. We offer this course in honor of her presence, which will be greatly missed. Rachel spent a lifetime at the threshold between medicine and mystery. This course gathers recordings from her decades at Commonweal New School, inviting you to sit with her not as a distant authority but as a companion—someone who spent her life listening closely to what it means to be human.
Jeanine M. Canty is a visionary scholar whose groundbreaking work illuminates the profound connections between consciousness, thought, and our relationship with the natural world. Her teaching weaves together social justice, ecological wisdom, and transformation. By reading her writings and watching or listening to recordings of her time in residence, you can explore how mind and spirit intersect with ecological healing in your own life.
As a founder of terrapsychology—the study of how the things of the world live in us—The New School’s Spring 2025 Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist is interested in how imagination, story, and creativity let us tune in on the Greater Conversation unfolding continually around and within us. With the podcasts, videos, writings, and exercises gathered during Craig’s visit, you can join the exploration: growing a more resilient and earth-honoring worldview.
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