Mind and Spirit

Mend Your Mind and Reinhabit Your Greater Self with Visiting Scholar Jeanine Canty

Waz Thomas

Making the Cut 2

Join us September 14 for a reception and book launch for Bolinas-based artist and Commonweal community anchor, Waz Thomas. His show is in Gallery Commonweal July 28 through September 19. Also, come to one of our Make-Your-Own-Collage events on September 3 or 16 (no RSVP necessary).

Jerry Millhon and Host Elin Stebbins Waldal

On a Roll: A Story of Change, Courage, and the Road Still Rising

Join us for a live conversation with Jerry Millhon—father, life partner, friend, educator, and founder of Thriving Communities—as he reflects on the life-changing impact of a devastating bike accident. Together, they reflect on vulnerability, healing, perseverance, and the daily, courageous work of believing in what’s still possible.

An Afternoon with Francis Weller and Anderson Cooper

Conversations at the Edge: Tending the Soul in Uncertain Times

Join us along the wild coast of California, for an afternoon of dialogue, community, and ritual with author and soul activist, Francis Weller, and host of the All There Is podcast and CNN commentator, Anderson Cooper. This is a fundraiser for Commonweal.

Anne and Terry Symens-Bucher with Host Serena Bian

The Courage to Love: Building Community through the Work that Reconnects

Join host Serena Bian in conversation with Anne and Terry Symons-Bucher, founders of Canticle Farm, a land-based community in Oakland, California, Inspired by Franciscan spirituality and Joanna Macy’s body of teachings known as the Work That Reconnects.

Rachel Remen and Host Irwin Keller

Life Wisdom from a Lifelong Healer

Manik Khan and Nilan Chaudhuri

An Afternoon of Indian Classical Music

Join us for the third in a series of sacred music celebrations at Commonweal, this time with Manik Khan (sarod) and Nilan Chaudhuri (tabla). Held at the solstice and equinox, the concerts—and gatherings afterward—are designed to bring people together in a convivial setting around music which delights, inspires, and elevates the soul. 

Christine Tulis

Opening the Gate of the Heart: An Afternoon of Celtic Harp

Join us for a special concert of original sacred music to free your imagination and open your heart to the celestial sounds of the Celtic harp. Christine Tulis will share songs inspired by the poetry of Rumi, other mystical saints, and her personal inner experiences. 

Susan Page Tillett

The Labyrinth Within: A Metaphor for Our Life’s Journey

In the sacred geometry of the Commonweal Labyrinth—designed and built by alumni of our Commonweal Cancer Help Program—discover how the simple act of placing one foot before the other becomes a meditation on patience, trust, and letting go.

Shodo Harada Roshi and Host Michael Lerner

The Way of the Buddha

Join us for a unique and precious experience of the Buddhist truth, the Buddhist way, and the Buddhist community with Shodo Harada Roshi--a long-time friend of the Commonweal community.

Rako Fabionar and Host Cassandra Ferrera

Liberating Places

Join Host Cassandra Lynn Ferrera with Rako Fabionar as they share about how they are personally and professionally engaging in place-based liberation work—and how the kinds of wayfinding and inhabited learning they are exploring to grow and deepen kinship might be of service to other place-based and bioregional projects.

Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist

Walk, Dream, Write: Writing Workshop 

Join us for writing, dreaming, and discussion about the earth around us in this culminating event with our spring 2025 visiting scholar Craig Chalquist.

Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist with Host Susan Grelock Yusem

Dreaming the Soul of the Earth: Re-imagination as a Remedy for Our Times

Join TNS Host Susan Grelock Yusem in conversation with Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist about how we can approach land with curiosity and how we can work with our imagination to re-envision our relationship with the land all around us. 

Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist

Land All Around Us: Imagination as a Tool of Wisdom and Transformation

During his 3-month residency at The New School, Craig Chalquist invited us all to explore how imagination has been used in many times and cultures as a path toward redemptive, transformative knowledge and new practice. In this first event with Craig, meet him, learn how imagination has been used in various traditions as a source of wisdom and change-making, and begin a process that continued through his residency.

People and Land

Grow a Resilient and Earth-Centered Worldview with Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist