Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

This summer the Experience Integral Foundation will be hosting a 5 day seminar for Young Integral Leaders. This is a unique opportunity for the coming generation of integral leaders to connect, and to be immersed in an environment that catalyzes accelerated evolution.

Everyone between 18 and 36 is welcome to join from August 4th to 9th, 2009 in the Netherlands! The trainers will be Clint Fuhs, Barret C. Brown, Anouk Brack, Pelle Billing and more.

The curriculum includes:
* Cutting edge Integral Theory
* Exploring your Growing Edge
* Deep Communion
* Applied Integral Leadership
* The Shadow
* Gender
* Embodied Presence
* Sustainability

Check out www.experienceintegral.org and register today.

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

So, is the age going to go up as you guys get older? Or is this the Logan's Run of integral? Hm…maybe that reference is a bit before your time.

I think it's bizarre to have age limits on these things. I kind of understand the idea…yet it seems ghetto-izing to me.

Liz

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

Woo Hoo I still qualify as young!!

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

I'll admit it bugs me to be disqualified because of my age. I thought I was done with that when I hit 21. “Sorry, we'll have none of that pesky accumulated wisdom here, thank-you-very-much!”

I totally understand wanting to gear something towards a particular demographic, but there are less-blunt instruments to achieve such a goal.

Still, I do wish the organizers all the best success. There is much work to be done in this world.

Liz

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

The age limit is not fixed, I believe it says on the home page that if you want to come then it can likely be arranged even if you are older than 36.

Soon I'll be too old myself for these kinds of events. However, I still think they serve a purpose. As a young adult you can often feel as if you are the only young person at your integral salon, and it can be an overwhelmingly positive experience to connect to people your own age from around the world. The i-Next retreat in California last year, right after the conference, was a success, and hopefully this European version will turn out well too.

I'm not an organizer BTW, simply a teacher and participant.

As long as these age regulated events happen only once a year, and on different continents, then I don't think we need to worry about age discrimination.

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

Hello Peeps,
Speaking as one of the 'old fogeys' around here, I'd like to reiterate what we used to say about the old guard in the sixties when we were young…
“Kick out the jams.” Which means get the stick-in-the-mud, naysayers out of the way so our emerging brilliance may shine forth.
I see no real problem with events geared toward young folks anymore than those geared for couples, business people, educators or women/men only.
Let's be discriminating, with respect of course (fudge the edge a bit).
Cheers,
Doug

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

Liz! (and everyone)

The age restriction has been done away with! So you're free to come now
(interesting pun, but not intended ;))

Pelle

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

mmm you mean the economy is biting and the old guys will do to fill the hall?

Liz

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

Liz, your no-bullshit bluntness is refreshing!  :-)

Re: Experience Integral Seminar August 4-9th

The economy is biting indeed, but I have no idea if that is why they changed the restrictions. I'm not one of the organizers.