Engage

Engage

We host a variety of online and in-person programs and events featuring Emergence staff and contributors, aimed at providing a space where our wider community can engage through the power of story. Through workshops, retreats, immersive leadership courses, nature connection practices, exhibitions, film screenings, and live pop-up events, we create interactive spaces for exploring the connections between ecology, culture, and spirituality.

June 29, 2024

Spiritual Ecology Conference at St. Ethelburga’s Centre

London, England

Join St. Ethelburga’s Centre for a one-day conference exploring the links between spirituality, ecology, and peacemaking. With René August, Dekila Chungyalpa, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, and Clare Martin.

Photo by Gheorghe Popa

In-person Conference

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Photo by Gheorghe Popa

October 8 – 29, 2024

Storytelling with ជាតិ Cheate and ចិត្ត Chett: Tasting the Land with an Open Heart

A Four-Part Course with Award-Winning Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam

Join us for a special online course led by Sundance Award–winning filmmaker Kalyanee Mam, which will offer a series of invitations to deepen our relationship to place through heart-centered storytelling.

Photo by Jeremy Seifert

Online Course

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Photo by Jeremy Seifert

November 14, 2024

The Mystery of Time

An Evening at St. Ethelburga’s with Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Join Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee for an evening exploring forms of Time that transcend the linear and can reweave a relationship with the Earth.

Spinning Away (detail) by Sam Laughlin

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Spinning Away (detail) by Sam Laughlin

Online: April 30 – June 4, 2025

In-person: June 18 – 21, 2025

Seeds of Radical Renewal: A hybrid in-person & online leadership course (UK)

Sharpham Trust, Devon, England

In what ways can we respond to the social and ecological challenges of our time from a space of connection? Join us for our new Seeds of Radical Renewal leadership course combining an online workshop and in-person retreat.

Admissions Open

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May 23 – 26, 2025

The Song of the Seasons

Whidbey Institute, Washington State, US

Join us for a four-day in-person retreat at the Whidbey Institute in Washington State, led by Sufi teacher and Emergence Founder and Executive Editor Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee.

Artwork by Albarrán Cabrera

In-person Retreat

Registration Open

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Artwork by Albarrán Cabrera

June 26 – 29, 2025

The Song of the Seasons

Devon, England

Join us for a four-day in-person retreat at Sharpham Trust in Devon, England, led by Sufi teacher and Emergence Founder and Executive Editor Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee.

Artwork by Albarrán Cabrera

In-person Retreat

Registration Open

Details COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

Artwork by Albarrán Cabrera

Online: August 6 – September 10, 2025

In-person: September 25 – 28, 2025

Seeds of Radical Renewal: A hybrid in-person & online leadership course (US)

Whidbey Institute, Washington, US

Admissions Open

Details Apply

PRACTICES

Our practices offer meaningful ways of connecting to the living world, inviting you to bring an element of one of our stories into your life. You can take our practice exercises with you wherever you go on your phone or with our simple and elegant practice booklets.