Join us at Boulder Integral for a Q&A with evolutionary enlightenment pioneer Andrew Cohen and renowned integral philosopher Ken Wilber on evolution of consciousness and culture. For most of you finding yourself on this page, you will be familiar with “The Guru and the Pandit” series on What Is Enlightenment? magazine. If you have not heard of this before, click here to read some archives.

Many of the most significant leaps in human development have been achieved by those rare individuals—creative men and women—who have dared to step beyond the confines of the status quo to create something novel, uplifting, and extraordinary. Less renowned, perhaps, are the evolutionary advances that have been achieved by a creative duo—a pair of individuals working together, comrades and colleagues, who are driven by a shared passion to change the world for the better.

Andrew Cohen, spiritual teacher, and Ken Wilber, spiritual philosopher, are such a team. Mapping the evolving edge of human potential and exploring the states and stages of consciousness, they function like a spiritualized fusion of Watson & Crick and Lewis & Clark, seeking to discern the deepest structures of human nature while continually pressing forward into new and uncharted terrain.
Source: EnlightenNext Magazine

DATE: Sunday, Aug. 29
TIME: 1pm (will end by 3:30 – 4pm)
ENTRANCE:
Boulder Integral Monthly Donating Members: $85
Standard nonmembers: $95

VENUE:
Boulder Integral
2805 Broadway Street
Boulder, CO 80304

For Travel and Hotels, click here.

Cancellation Policy

• If you cancel before July 15, 2010, you will be refunded 85% of what you paid (15% goes towards admin fees and cancellation fees)
• If you cancel between July 16 – Aug 15 , you will be refunded 50% of what you paid.
• If you cancel between Aug 16 – Aug 23, you will be refunded 25% of what you paid.
• Cancellations after Aug 24 and no-shows will not be refunded.

Led by Jeff Salzman with Special Guest Teacher, Ken Wilber

Join the Integral Incubator November 2010: Nov. 8 – 12
*CLICK HERE* TO REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 2010
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NOW ANNOUNCING THE FIRST INCUBATOR FOR 2011! MARCH 14 – 18
*CLICK HERE* TO REGISTER FOR MARCH 2011
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VENUE: Boulder Integral Center, 2805 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304, USA

Are you inspired by a great idea, project or personal calling? Are you frustrated by distractions and lower priorities that keep slowing you down? If so, consider attending a five-day boot camp at The Boulder Integral Center, designed to usher you into your next stage of effectiveness — using your own work as your object of practice!

“The whole idea is to help you achieve the dream of your life.” An interview with Integral Incubator leader, Jeff Salzman

HOW IS THE INTEGRAL INCUBATOR STRUCTURED?

At the Integral Incubator you will join with a group of 20 or so high-achieving evolutionaries in an intentional container that will help you function at your new best. The Incubator is designed as a potent combination of:

• Transformational practices to build your focus, creativity, energy and personal power
• Group experiences to help you get insight and support from others
• A variety of intensified work spaces and practices that help you achieve peak performance consistently and on-demand

Do not think of this as time away from your work. This is a journey into your work (bring your laptop, phone, etc.!) You will spend several hours per day focused on the project(s) you have brought. You will be accompanied by a team of people who can see you, appreciate you and support you. You will leave having gained real traction on the most important work of your life, whether it be:

• Your new business venture
• Your work as a teacher, consultant or coach
• Your screenplay, book or art
• Your service project
• Your everyday performance in your current job or career

The overall goal is to help you stabilize higher stages of functioning that will light up all aspects of your life. The Integral Incubator is also perfect for partners and teams, see below for details.

THE INTEGRAL INCUBATOR LEAD STAFF

The Integral Incubator is staffed by a team of integral productivity experts who can provide personalized assistance to you in the areas of coaching, law and business development practices.

Led by Jeff Salzman, Cofounder of Boulder Integral, and long-time teacher of integral theory and practice. Jeff also cofounded CareerTrack, one of the world’s leading developers of professional development seminars and materials. He has led many workshops internationally, receiving the highest reviews.

Special Guest Teacher
Ken Wilber, author of A Brief History of Everything; Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution; and Founder of Integral Institute. Ken will host the Incubator at his loft one afternoon. Here’s your chance to get the insight and transmission of the world’s leading integral philosopher! Ken Wilber is representing Integral Life.

REGISTRATION FOR INTEGRAL INCUBATOR NOVEMBER 8 – 12, 2010

Boulder Integral Members >> Early Bird until Oct. 10  – $895 / Oct. 2 onwards - $1195
Non Members Standard >> Early Bird until Oct. 10 - $995 / Oct. 2 onwards – $1295
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

REGISTRATION FOR INTEGRAL INCUBATOR MARCH 14 – 18, 2011

Boulder Integral Members >> Early Bird until Jan. 28  – $995 / Oct. 2 onwards - $1295
Non Members Standard >> Early Bird until Oct. 10 - $1095 / Oct. 2 onwards – $1395
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

For groups of 3 or more: Please contact Nomali (nomali@boulderintegral.org or call 303 541 1540)

Travel and hotel info – click here.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE INTEGRAL INCUBATOR

To claim your next stage of development and career success

One of the key markers of integral consciousness is that we are able to take an evolutionary view. We begin to see ourselves as an evolving beings in an evolving world. This single insight changes everything.

First of all it, enables us to relax a bit, because we can see that in addition to living our lives, we are being lived by a larger Life. We feel ourselves riding streams of history that appear to be going somewhere ever-more awake and powerful. Second, as we realize ourselves to be evolving beings, we can begin to ask very interesting questions such as: what’s next in my own personal evolution? In my career? In my relationships? In the evolution of the world at large, and my role in its evolution?

Evolution denotes transformational growth. In other words, we see that there are not just new things to know but new ways of knowing. That there are not just new things to do but new ways of doing. And that these new ways of thinking and acting multiply our effectiveness. This is our starting point at the Integral Incubator, and each part of the 5-day process is designed to help participants realize and stabilize their next stage of development, especially as it relates to their work.

To more fully realize your destiny

As we realize our ability to co-create with the the power of emergence itself, we naturally turn our attention to achieving our unique destiny. That may sound a little grandiose, but it is quite literally true, and as evolutionaries we feel it deeply. That’s why so many integralists seem like they’re on a mission from God. Because they see — and feel — that they quite literally are.

But there is another side to it, as well. At integral consciousness we also see that although we are human beings gifted with great vision and calling, we are also works in progress, and that, paradoxically, a lot of the road forward involves realizing how, to use a beautiful religious term, broken we are. Not in the sense that something is wrong with us, but that there are indeed parts of ourselves that are appalling: our selfishness, our grudges, our suffering, the seven deadly sins and more. But now we begin to see that this is the way it should be, and that part of our job as evolutionaries is to bring our dark aspects into the light. We see that by being friendly with them we have a chance at metabolizing them into health and creativity, kind of like a fusion reactor, which lights us up and powers us to do what we are undeniably here to do.

To be with your peeps and peers

It has always been true, as humanity has evolved, that people at the edge of development seek out other pioneers. One of the great benefits of the Integral Incubator is that we get to hang out with other people who get us, who vibrate to the same chords, who see the new territories we see, and who want to explore them with us.

This has very practical and positive consequences. When we are seen and known more deeply by other people, we are able to better see and know ourselves. We have easier access to new dimensions of our own creativity and passion, we find strength we didn’t know we had, and we able to act in the world with greater skill and confidence.

A big part of the Integral Incubator is creating we-spaces among the participants and relationships that support each person’s growth. We will do this both in free-form café settings, but also in large- and small-group processes, as well as group meditation and movement practices. People who have attended events with other Integralists often note a higher level of group functioning that is unparalleled outside integral circles. As one of Boulder Integral’s member wrote about a salon we held recently, “I experience magic when conversing with people about integral ideas.” So, yes, one of the greatest payoffs of attending the Incubator is that we get to be with our tribe, and that is a terrific end in itself.

A chance to work with Ken Wilber, the world’s leading integral theorist

Ken’s public appearances are few and far between, which makes it all the more precious have our group be able to spend an afternoon with him. Ken is not just an historically significant philosopher, he is an accomplished businessperson and, having founded several of the most enduring organization of the integral age, including Integral Institute, Integral Naked and Integral Life. He has great practical skills as well as theoretical insight, and will share them with us in person.

TYPICAL DAILY EVENTS

Each day is different at the Integral Incubator, but here is the general plan we will follow:

Transformational practices to boost your vertical growth

Meditation: Think of meditation as the calisthenics of building the muscles of attention. The ability to focus and direct one’s attention is key to our effectiveness in manifesting tangible results in the world. It helps us to stay focused on our work, which is key to entering flow, that place where genius is accessed and we become our most powerful selves.

Movement and energy work: We will work with various integrations of dance, energy practices such as chi-gong, and free movement. The goal is to get in deeper touch with the various energies of your mind and body, and express them into the world with vibrancy, beauty and skill.

Physical Exercise: We encourage and make time for physical exercise at the Incubator.  There is an exercise session each morning at the Incubator.  Depending on your project and according your needs, you may also enjoy outdoor activities.  The North Boulder Park is close by, as are the hiking trails of the foothills. Our center is also very close to the North Boulder Recreation Center where there is a swimming pool, weight room, etc of international standard.

Planning and power-building sessions help you stay on track

Are you laying a brick, building a wall, or constructing a cathedral? At integral consciousness you are doing all three, and to the degree that you maintain contact with each, the more powerful your are in the world and the more joy you receive from your work. At the Integral Incubator, you will have ample time to contemplate and plan your day for maximum productivity and impact.

Focused work periods where you make real progress on your project

For several periods each day, participants will enter their choice of heightened work spaces to work on the project that they have brought.

• Workspace #1 is contemplative, permitting no talking or technology beyond a pad and pen.
• Workspace #2 is akin to an open office, with desks, computers and functional talking. This is the place to power through projects, email, web-work, etc.
• Workspapce #3 is our salon, with more of a coffee shop feel featuring comfy furniture, a fireplace and a bar. This space welcomes conversation and connection.
• Also available are conference rooms for meetings, and several private spaces for phone calls and conversations.

Private coaching and consulting for help with specific issues

Participants may also dedicate specific periods of the day to working with an array of integral experts on staff here at Boulder Integral, on issues from business planning to personal growth and health. We also have body and energy therapists available for private sessions.

Group work, for camaraderie and support

You will check in with colleagues throughout the day, both in small groups and in the group at large. This is an important chance to share your achievements and challenges, get feedback and state your intentions for moving forward.

Practice in self-expression and communication, to help you influence people and manifest your dream

A crucial element of success is the ability to communicate your ideas quickly and on-demand. At the Integral Incubator

we will work with you on accessing your unique voice, and communicating your vision in a way that magnetizes people and creates the support you need to achieve your dreams. Think Toastmasters on steroids.

Cancellation Policy for Integral Incubator November 8 – 12, 2010

• If you cancel before Sep. 20, 2010, you will be refunded 85% of what you paid (15% goes towards admin fees and cancellation fees)
• If you cancel between Sep. 21 – Oct. 15 , you will be refunded 50% of what you paid.
• If you cancel between Oct. 16 – Nov. 1, you will be refunded 25% of what you paid.
• Cancellations after Nov. 1 and no-shows will not be refunded.

Cancellation Policy for Integral Incubator March 14 – 18, 2011

• If you cancel before January. 31, 2011, you will be refunded 85% of what you paid (15% goes towards admin fees and cancellation fees)
• If you cancel between Feb 1 – Feb 15, you will be refunded 50% of what you paid.
• If you cancel between Feb 16 – Mar 1, you will be refunded 25% of what you paid.
• Cancellations after Mar 2 and no-shows will not be refunded.

• For couples and friends registering together, we offer discounts.  Please email info@boulderintegral.org for details.
• If you are very much in need of financial assistance, please state your need and send us an email to info@boulderintegral.org.  We do not have resources to offer scholarships currently, but we will try our best to assist you.
• If you would like to be a volunteer, please send email to info@boulderintegral.org.
• If you are unable to come to the Incubator of your original registration, you may transfer it to a future Incubator.  A registration that is transferred to a future event, however, does not receive any refund if the participant needs to cancel the future date as well.
• For questions, please email nomali@boulderintegral.org or call 303 541 1540.

Ken Wilber in Person!
at Boulder Integral

• Saturday, Aug 1
• 2pm – 4 pm

Standard $75
Boulder Integral Members $65
At Boulder Integral, we make every effort possible to offer scholarships to those in need.  Please send an email to Nomali (nomali@boulderintegral.org) with “Scholarship request: Ken Wilber Event” on subject line.  Nomali will contact you as soon as possible.  Please support our efforts – Become a monthly donating member or make a one time donation. Thank you!

Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with the leading integral philosopher of our time, Ken Wilber (representing Integral Life).  We are deeply honored and excited about Ken selecting Boulder Integral to make his first public appearance for a Q & A in Boulder in over four years!  We hope very much that you, your friends and family will join us at this great event.

We’re especially honored to welcome our dear fried Ken to Boulder Integral; many of us here have worked closely with him, and know the warm heart beneath his amazing mind.   Ken is a sparkling communicator, and a beautiful vehicle for his breakthrough worldview.   Most famous of his work, the AQAL Maps, provides a comprehensive view of the nature of reality by integrating all of human wisdom — eastern and western, ancient and contemporary, scientific and spiritual — into simple, powerful maps.  Ken will share some of his latest thinking on spirituality,  psychology, and current events, as well as  answer questions about his work and life.  Don’t miss this very rare chance to see Ken in person.

Do you have a question for Ken Wilber?  Send your question to nomali@boulderintegral.org.  We will pass this on to Ken and try and accommodate as many questions as possible.  We ask for your forgiveness in advance if your question does not get picked among the many that we are receiving.

At this event, we will explore:

• Integral Consciousness: the beauty, goodness and truth of emerging realities
• Integral Spirituality and Integral Life Practice
• Science and Religion: Is there a marriage?
• Application of Integral Theory to leadership, education, psychotherapy, politics, spirituality and more…
• What is “AQAL?”

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“Ken Wilber is one of the most important pioneers in the field of consciousness in this century.  I regard him as my mentor.  He is a source of inspiration and insight to all of us.  Read everything he writes—it will change your life.”-Deepak Chopra

“Wilber’s ‘integral vision’ offers readers the opportunity to make valuable connections among disparate disciplines and-just maybe-to prepare themselves for a brave new world.”-Publishers Weekly

“A soaring tour de force and daring exposition by one of America’s most inventive thinkers. Don’t quit the search for an integral culture until you have given it a whirl-and take this book with you as a sturdy guide.”-Professor Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity School

“Ken Wilber is one of the most creative spiritual thinkers alive today.  Like a masterful conductor, he brings everyone in, finds room for science and spirit, and creates music for the soul.”-Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of The Politics of Meaning

“Nobody is integrating the sciences and spiritual knowledge with Wilber’s scope and integrative power.”   -Michael Murphy, cofounder Esalen, author The Future of the Body and Golf in the Kingdom

About Ken
Ken Wilber is the most widely translated academic writer in America, with 25 books translated into some 30 foreign languages, and is the first philosopher-psychologist to have his Collected Works published while still alive. Wilber is an internationally acknowledged leader and the preeminent scholar of the Integral stage of human development, which continues to gather momentum around the world. His many books, all of which are still in print, can be found at Amazon.com. Some of his more popular books include Integral Spirituality; No Boundary; Grace and Grit; Sex, Ecology, Spirituality; and the “everything” books: A Brief History of Everything (one of his largest selling books) and A Theory of Everything (probably the shortest introduction to his work).  Ken Wilber is the founder of Integral Institute, Inc., the co-founder of Integral Life, Inc., and the Senior Fellow of Integral Life Spiritual Center.

Questions about this event? Please email Nomali@boulderintegral.org

If you are visiting from out of town, please click here to learn about getting to the center and nearby hotels.

Cancellation Policy

This event is on Aug. 1st, 2009.
Cancellations before July 15th will be refunded full paid amount minus $20 admin fee.
Cancellations by July 23rd will be refunded 50% of amount paid.
Cancellations after July 23rd and no-shows will not be refunded.

Hi Everybody!

Please scroll down for details of the Main Event at Westin Hotel, Westminster, Colorado, and optional Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center, Boulder, Colorado. ↓

Optional Friday Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center, Boulder, Colorado

Friday, August 28, 2009, 2 pm – 5 pm
UNLOCKING YOUR INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE
3-hour seminar with Jeff Salzman
$55
CLICK *HERE* TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

Friday, August 28, 2009, 7 pm – 9 pm
SEX, GOD, ROCK n’ ROLL
Live show and party, with Stuart Davis
$10 (pay at the door)

Saturday-Sunday Main Event at the Hotel Westin, Westminster, Colorado

Saturday, August 29 – Sunday, August 30, 2009
(Check-in from 8am – 8:45am) Event begins at 9:00am

ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE WESTERN MIND: AN EXPLORATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE TERRITORY AND PRACTICES OF AWAKENING

Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, Ken Wilber (representing Integral Life), Bernie Glassman Roshi, Bill Harris and Dr. Kamie Buddemeier

Early Bird Registration $997. After July 31, $1249 (See below for registration and other details)
CLICK *HERE* TO REGISTER FOR THIS MAIN EVENT

Please note: Hotel Westin and Boulder Integral Center are only about 15-20 minutes drive to and from one another.

PRE & MAIN EVENT DETAILS
Friday Optional Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center
Boulder, Colorado

Friday, August 28, 2009, 2 pm – 5 pm
UNLOCKING YOUR INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE: A 3-hour seminar with Jeff Salzman (followed by Stuart Davis: Sex, God, Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert. Attend either or both. Have dinner and a walk during the break before the concert in our beautiful Boulder neighborhood)

Do you feel called to live a higher, juicier life? Integral is not just a level of consciousness, it is a new worldspace of insight, connection and effectiveness. Come to Boulder Integral and find out how you can bring the power of integral functioning into your life.

One of the gifts of integral functioning is that we are able to forge a radical new connection to our own destiny. As we see more deeply into the patterns of the kosmos we see more deeply into ourselves. We see our gifts more clearly and become more keenly aware of what quickens our heart. This in turn releases a yearning — indeed an imperative — to enact our unique contribution into the world.

We hope you can join this event, led by Boulder Integral co-founder, Jeff Salzman. Stay for the Stuart Davis show and party afterwards!  This will be a great opportunity for you to meet with others who are also in town for the weekend workshop at Hotel Westin.

TOPICS

• Perspective-taking: the new path of liberation
• Intersubjective enlightenment: practices for developing relationships that call forth the best of everyone
• Partnering with Emergence: how to get real traction on the projects of your life

Friday, August 28, 2009 – 7 pm – 9 pm
SEX, GOD, ROCK n’ ROLL: Live show and party, with Stuart Davis
$10 (pay at the door)

Boulder’s very own integral rockstar Stuart Davis has made a genre-busting career of delving into difficult subjects as a Writer-Director-Actor-Comedian-Songwriter-Zen Practitioner and Integral Spiritualist. With his trademark synergy of sacred and profane punchlines, Stu will take you through a circus of sexuality, spirituality, and showbiz. In Stu’s Universe horny is holy, funny is profound, and Love has no opposite. Davis twists mind, body, & spirit into a hot menage ‘e trois. It’s no wonder he’s long been known as the Twisted Mystic.

“Razor sharp improv. Lurking amid the minutiae of his observations on life and the Universe are some startling insights. Davis pulls off the most elusive of party tricks… Even the gods were grinning.”
-Irish Times, Dublin Ireland

For questions about the Pre-Events at Boulder Integral, please email Nomali@BoulderIntegral.org or call 303 541 1540

Saturday-Sunday Main Event at the Westin Hotel
Westminster, Colorado

Saturday, August 29 – Sunday, August 30, 2009
(Check-in from 8am – 8:45am) Event begins at 9:00am
ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE WESTERN MIND: AN EXPLORATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE TERRITORY AND PRACTICES OF AWAKENING
Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, Ken Wilber (representing Integral Life), Bernie Glassman Roshi, Dr. Kamie Buddemeier and Bill Harris

Five of the most innovative and leading edge experts in the field of human consciousness come together for one blockbuster weekend! This will be a highly interactive session, with a full day of Big Mind process with Genpo Roshi and extensive talks and Q & A sessions with Bernie Glassman, Roshi, Ken Wilber and Bill Harris.

You simply have to be there! And let your friends know about this event! Seats limited to 220, Call 801.328.8414 now to reserve your place today!

The Westin Hotel has kindly offered a basic room rate of $139 per night for Vast Sky/Boulder Integral registrants. Space is limited so book today. Make your reservation *here*

The Westin Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CO 80020, (866) 716-8137
Click here to contact the hotel.

Please call us if you have any questions.

• For questions regarding the Saturday-Sunday event at Hotel Westin, please call Vast Sky at 801.328.8414
• For questions regrading the Friday Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center, please email Nomali@boulderintegral.org or call 303.541.1540

DIRECTIONS and MAPS

• Denver International Airport Maps – http://www.flydenver.com/maps/index.asp
• From Denver International Airport to Hotel Westin, Westminster, CO – Click *here*
• From Denver International Airport to Boulder Integral Center, 2805 (0r 2819) Broadway Street, Boulder, CO, 80304 – Click *here*
• From Hotel Westin to Boulder Integral Center, Click *here*
• Getting to Westminster and Boulder by SkyRide Bus from Denver International Airport – Very cheap! Click *here*
• Boulder Super Shuttle (also very reasonable) Click *here*

Ken discusses how current disagreements over equality between the sexes actually stemmed from old school tools and “little things” like pregnancy.

Ken also talks about how we’re all influenced greatly by not just technology but our personal beliefs and the pressures of society. His work is centered around showing how all of these forces impact us and one another. In other words, Ken shows us how all the pieces in this crazy life fit together and the end result is fascinating. You may never see your life the same way again.

Give it a listen now!

Every other Friday at 3pm
Suggested Donation: $1 – $5

Every other Friday from 3pm – 4:30pm, we will be hosting a Ken Wilber Study Group.  Everybody is welcome, from those who have not yet read Ken Wilber to those who consider themselves experts on his work.

Email nomali@b-cil.org, if you are interested leading one or many sessions.  Please note: Mr. Ken Wilber does not attend these groups.