Those who wake are the students.
Those who stay awake are the teachers.
How we take turns.
THE FIRE OF ALIVENESS
Coming Back Into the World
Jan 5, 12, Feb 2, 2025
1-2:30PM EST | 10-11:30AM PST
Cost: $60
An Invitation from Mark Nepo
About the Journey
To breathe after pain,
to begin again, though
nothing else seems possible.
To ask of everything you
meet, “What bridge are we?"
This 3-session webinar will center on the challenges we face in returning to life after hardship and solitude. Every life on Earth has had to cross the threshold from solitude back into relationship, each of us with an awakened heart and opened mind. Yet how do we open after being closed? How do reconnect after being isolated? How do we renew our lifelong journey of inhabiting our soul? How do we know what to pick up and what to put down?
Every generation and tradition discovers, again and again, that our spiritual journey on Earth is not to strive from here to there, but to unfold from in to out. How we do this is both personal and Universal. But do it we must, if we are to flower and offer our nectar to the world. This journey unpacks and bears witness to the turning inside out we all endure that lets Spirit show its beauty through our humanity.
The central questions, then, are: Will you be a good steward of the portion of Universal Spirit you are blessed to carry in the container that is your life—as well as you can, for as long as you can? And what does being a good steward of your soul mean? What does being a good steward of the light you carry look like for you personally? Given the trying times we are living through, we need to hold each other through our suffering, and to ask for the story that has brought each of us to today, and to complete each other by listening with an open heart.
Every so often, across the expanses of time, a mountain remakes itself, a forest clears itself, and the ocean reshapes its shore. And once in a generation or two, humanity remakes itself, such as we are right now. And such a remaking is both profound and painful. But here we are, being asked to put aside our old hypocrisies and all the ways we have pushed each other away. Here we are, being asked to be fierce and tender in our call to love each other until justice and healing are the same thing. Yet how do we participate in this remaking of humanity? I think one heart at a time, one truth at a time, one kindness at a time. And we can begin by remaking ourselves.
MARK NEPO has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called “an impassioned seeker” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.” His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects. Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey’s The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation.In 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People. And In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine.
What People Say About Mark's Work
"Mark Nepo is a Great Soul. His resonant heart—his frank and astonishing voice—befriend us mightily on this mysterious trail."
"Mark Nepo is one of the finest spiritual guides of our time."
"Mark Nepo joins a long tradition of truth-seeking, wild-hearted poets—Rumi, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver—and deserves a place in the center of the circle with them."
"Nepo is a consummate storyteller with a rare gift for making the invisible visible."
Helpful Details
Jan 5: Session 1: The Underlying Reality
Jan 12: Session 2: The Fire of Aliveness
Feb 2: Session 3: Becoming Who We Are
$60, including access to the recordings of the sessions afterwards.
Due to the nature and timing of the webinar, it is not possible to offer refunds, though credit for a future webinar or event is possible.
I have no answers, for no one can awaken your heart or your gifts but you, and yet we need each other as plants need the sun. And so, when gathering like this or in person, my commitment is to do my best to introduce you to your own gifts and your own wisdom. What I share, I do as an offering of care and wonder. And what I share are examples, not instructions. For we are more together than alone.
PRAYING I WILL FIND
I used to have so many plans, good plans,
grand plans. In the beginning, I would be
annoyed by the calamities I’d meet along
the way that would keep me from my plans.
I used to pride myself on how I could get
back on track so quickly. But the more I
loved and the more I suffered, the more
my plans were interrupted by those in
need.
Eventually, the call of life, unexpected
and unrehearsed, made swiss cheese of
my plans.
Now, like an emperor undressed by time,
I wander the days naked of plans, praying
that I will find love to give and suffering
to heal before the sun goes down.
—Mark Nepo
These sessions will be recorded. If you would like to receive the recordings, please register and you’ll get an email with the link to watch the video following each session.
For more information about Mark’s upcoming events and to register for his Weekly Reflections, please visit www.marknepo.com.
We want to open this experience to as many people as possible. If you are suffering financial hardship during these difficult times, please send a line or two of explanation to Brooke at brooke@threeintentions.com. We will do our best to accommodate a reduced rate for those in need.
Our Time Together
Each 90-minute session will begin with an offering from Mark of poems, stories, and metaphors intended to invite you into a heart space in which you can meet yourself and grow. This will be followed by time for questions and conversation. Mark will close the session with reflections, questions to walk with, and a culminating poem or story.
Upon Registering
You will receive confirmation of registration once it goes through. The Zoom link to join the three sessions will come in the days leading up to the sessions.
Please note that due to the nature and timing of the webinar, it is not possible to offer refunds, though credit for a future webinar or event is possible.
After Each Session
A recording of each session will be available within two days that you can revisit for up to three months. You are also encouraged to stay in conversation with the depth that has opened for you through your own journaling and conversation with friends and loved ones.