Wisdom Tree Festival Schedule

Sunday, September 27th (Nashville, TN, Day 7):

• Experience: Together, We are Wiser with Kasey Hitt. Let’s begin the Festival by setting aside the need to accomplish, perform, or get it right. Through a little play, reflection, and connection, we’ll discover what can emerge when we bring our unique wisdom into the circle.
• Embodied Practices to Care for Your Soul with Whitney Simpson. A guided exploration of embodied soul care, where you'll use gentle body practices, like breathwork, sensory awareness, and guided meditation, to process hidden stress, regulate your system, and reconnect with your Creator, yourself, and others. If you prefer to participate on a mat rather than in a chair, please bring your own mat.
• Exploring our Images of God with Anna Schmunk. Discover and explore your personal images of God through intuitive, beginner-friendly art practices using texture, color, and shape in an intimate setting.

Monday, September 28th (Zoom)

• 9 am CT - Four Insights as Pathways to Spiritual Formation with Chuck Wester. Explore four core Buddhist teachings, impermanence, inter-being, no-self, and non-duality, reimagined as insights of change, connection, releasing, and oneness that guide spiritual seekers into a deeper realization of the divine.
• Noon CT - Ponderful Parenting: Engaging Contemplative Practices with Kids with Shelby Slowey. Discover simple, soulful practices, from dinner-table examens to creative rituals, that help caregivers and kids cultivate wonder, awe, and curious contemplation in everyday life.
• 6:00-7:30 pm CT-  By the Light of Dreams: Advent Dreaming with Laura Huff Hileman. Explore the five nativity dreams in Matthew’s gospel through Laura Huff Hileman’s new book, By the Light of Dreams. Discover how ancient scripture connects to your night dreams. You’ll leave with new ways to read a Bible dream and to “ponder in your heart” your own dreams.

Tuesday, September 29th (Zoom)

• 9 am CT- Picturing MySelf: Discovering A ‘Part’ and the ‘True Self’ Using an Internal Family Systems Practice with Nancy Rogers. Become more self-aware and self-accepting by gaining an understanding of the IFS model, followed by a meditation practice to discover a part for yourself. 
• Noon CT- The Art of Savoring with Sister Mary Rose Bumpus & Kasey Hitt. How do we continue to be present, to taste and see the light, freedom, and truth that beckons us in the midst of heaviness, difficulty, and chaos? Learn how to awaken to everyday goodness.
• 7:00 pm CT - Experience: Lectio Música with Darrell Arnett. Embark on a musical journey of deep listening to hear the Spirit with the ear of your heart. Together, we'll listen for truths hidden within a song and learn how to uncover those deeper messages together.

Wednesday, September 30th (Zoom)

• 9:00 CT - The Language of Loss: Putting Grief into Words with Amy-Lyles Wilson. Life’s challenges can leave us speechless when familiar words fail. Join us as we talk about loss of all kinds and the grace that must surely come in-between. Participants will be invited to share their own experiences of grief while engaging with writing prompts and readings. No writing experience required and everyone is welcome.
• Noon CT- Experience: Labyrinth of Life with Jill Wright. Through contemplative journaling and visualization, learn to navigate life's natural chaos using the labyrinth—reducing resistance, preserving your energy, and cultivating greater harmony and sanity in the midst of turmoil.
• 5 pm CT - Experience: The Gifts of Silence, Solitude, and Stillness and the Enneagram with Wendy Shafer. Discover how practicing silence, solitude, and stillness quiets the ego and reclaims the core wisdom of the three Enneagram Intelligence Centers: Body, Heart, and Head.

Thursday, October 1st (Zoom)

• 9 am CT - Belonging: Discerning Love in Parallel Worlds with Amy Steele. What does it mean to belong to one another? This workshop invites us to embrace courageous love as our response to despair. Together, we will explore how love bridges differences to cultivate habits of belonging, justice, and mercy in a divided world.
• Noon CT - Experience: Tending to Our Inner Landscape with Abby Oakhart. Slow down, turn inward, and listen to your body and soul. Through guided meditation, explore your unique inner landscape to cultivate intentional rest and self-awareness amidst life's chaos.
• 7:00 pm CT - Experience: Everyday Intercession with Cindy Smith. How can we truly pray for one another in ways that seem meaningful? Prayer serves as a powerful agent of hope and healing during chaotic times, transforming our hearts, deepening community connections, and offering meaningful support to our neighbors.