Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for the next in his series of spiritual biographies—this one with author, professor, and philosopher Jacob Needleman.
Part of the Spiritual Biography Series
Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Kate Hoepke, the executive director of San Francisco Village—an organization that works with elders across San Francisco to provide services and support independent and active living.
Part of the Healing Circles Series
Listen to or watch our day-long training with one of the foremost authorities on clinical advocacy for people with cancer or other serious illnesses.
Part of the Healing Circles Series
A day-long retreat exploring the sacred in nature through readings, writing exercises, and excursions on the land with botanist, medical biochemist, and self-described “renegade scientist” Diana Beresford-Kroeger and Wendy Johnson, dharma teacher and Green Gulch Organic farm co-founder.
Join TNS Host Steve Heilig for a conversation with Joanne Kyger about her life, her work, and her most recent book of poems, On Time
Research into psychedelics may hold a key to coping with anxiety, addiction, and existential dread. Join New School Host Michael Lerner with author and journalist Michael Pollan in a conversation about his research on psilocybin.
Part of the End-of-Life Conversations Series
Bringing with her the traditional Aboriginal practices of dadirri—a sacred practice of deep listening, reflection, stillness and connection to the land—and yarning—a conversational practice used by indigenous Australians to share knowledge, stories, and culture, Dr. Catherine Olweny offers another pathway to Mastering the Art of Being. Cultivating this presence is a gift she found in her own life, one she shares with other clinicians, and one we can learn from as well. Follow along with Commonweal New School’s Summer 2026 Visiting Scholar Catherine Olweny journey as resident through her writings, podcasts, and exercises gathered during her visit.

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.
One of our most beloved voices, Rachel Naomi Remen, died August 8, 2026. 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.
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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