Featured Program
PRIDE Community Picnic with Mutiny Bay Brass Band
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: Arrive as early as 4:00 PM to enjoy the natural beauty of the land, and depart by 8pm. Music: 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Intermission and Announcements: 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM Music Resumes: 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Outdoors Courtyard and Art Barn, Whidbey Institute Heartland (Rain plan […]
Storytelling and Sensemaking
A free online Generative Conversation about Resources for These Times Monday, June 8, free and online from 4:30-6:00pm (Pacific) Join us for a gathering of community and friends to explore these questions. How do you make sense of these times? How do you bear witness? What do you see happening in your community/organization/network that makes […]
CircleSinging
This is a free event. CircleSinging is an invitation to connect with each other, ourselves and the earth through spontaneous music making. Guided by a facilitator, we use our voices and bodies to co-create improvised harmonies, rhythms, and melodies, exploring a range of sounds and textures. One moment might feel calm and meditative, while the […]
The Power of You - Teen Retreat
In a world full of noise and expectations, this is a time for teens to tune into themselves. The Power of You retreat invites teens ages 15–19 to step into their own power—confidently, authentically, and without apology—through a mindfulness-based approach. Join us at the Whidbey Institute, a beautiful retreat center inside 106 acres of conservation […]
2026 Touch Drawing Gathering
With Deborah Koff-Chapin
A six-day intensive that provides a deep immersion in the process of Touch Drawing. Facilitated by its originator Deborah Koff-Chapin, this event is oriented to people who feel called to share the process.
Love Without Limits
With Caverly Morgan, Loveli Walker and Brian Ton
Love Without Limits (Nope. Not a couples retreat, but yes—you can come with a partner, a friend, or by yourself!) What if love isn’t something you have to earn, perfect, or even find? What if it’s already here—woven into the very fabric of your being? This retreat offers a unique opportunity to take a PIT […]
"Dark and Tender: The Big Island” A Film by the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project
We will have a new date coming soon! Join us for a film screening and Q&A hosted by Dark and Tender Producer Ben Wilson of Color of Sound. Directed by Aaron Johnson (Founder, The CUT Project) Produced by Ben Wilson and Color of Sound This is a by-donation event. In the second chapter of Aaron Johnson’s film “Dark and […]
Foundations of Conversational Leadership
With David Whyte, Gayle Karen Young, Craig Fleck, Michelle Latvala, Owen Ó Súilleabháin and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
The essence of what we are, as the foundation for what we can become October 1-4, 2026 | February 11-14, 2027 | April 8-11, 2027 We invite you to join us for a yearlong certification series preparing individuals, leaders and consultants to work with the central principles of Conversational Leadership. The course is designed to be […]
Living, Dying, Music, and Mystery – A Retreat Exploring the Threshold
With Barbara McAfee
“Everyone knows everything sings and dies. But could it be, too, everything dies and sings….” — Galway Kinnell We live in a culture that often turns its face away from the one certainty we all share. Yet, when we lean into the mystery of the "Great Mystery," we often find that our lives become more […]








