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CIIS Public Programs is a department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a nonprofit university dedicated to personal and social transformation.

What if “medicine” meant nourishment, connection, and belonging? Join Integrative family physician Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark...
08/27/2026

What if “medicine” meant nourishment, connection, and belonging? Join Integrative family physician Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark in conversation with CIIS faculty Dr. Saleena Gupte. They’ll explore how ancestral medicines—culturally rooted foods, breath practices, movement, and community—are increasingly validated by modern science. Drawing from Dr. Maker-Clark’s book “Medicine for All People,” this conversation invites us to discover pathways to move from a culture of stress and sickness toward healing, justice, and radical social change.

Integrating Ancestral Wisdom and Science for True Health
Date & Time: Sep 09, 2026, 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Location: Online
Tickets: $11 - $32 (Members: Free)

08/17/2026

Poetry therapist and National Poetry Slam finalist Jenna Robinson joins Dean Danielle Drake, former Oakland Poetry Slam Champion, for an evening exploring how poetry therapy transforms isolation into connection. This evening of poetry and conversation will feature live spoken word performances from Bay Area poets. Join us for an evening of poetry and celebration as CIIS celebrates the launch of the Poetry Therapy Certification Track within the Expressive Arts Therapy program.

Event name: On the Transformative Power of Poetry Therapy
Date & Time: Sep 30, 2026, 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Location: Online and In-Person
Tickets: $11 - $32 (Members: Free)

08/14/2026

Spiritual teacher and author Tracee Stanley is coming to San Francisco on September 25! Livestream tickets are also available for those of you who live a bit farther away.

In this conversation, Tracee will share insights from her latest book, “Living Ritual,” created specifically for people whose responsibilities mean they can’t devote hours to spiritual practice. Learn how to create a bridge between the mundane and the sacred, allowing our daily actions to be filled with presence and intention. Register now at ciis.edu/publicprograms.

Event name: An Evening with Tracee Stanley
Date and Time: September 25, 2026, 7:00 pm PDT
Location: Online and In-Person at First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center in San Francisco
Tickets: $27 - $48 (Members: Free)
Books are available to add to your order when buying tickets!

08/13/2026

“Grief and love go together. We grieve for what we love. And in that sense I think grief can be something very, very helpful.”

Our conversation with David Robert Loy and CIIS faculty Rene Dumetz on exploring the nondual path in dangerous times was filled with deep wisdom and healing. If you missed it, you can now catch a replay on our YouTube channel at bit.ly/CIISP2YouTube. It was an honor to host David and be a part of this conversation!

08/06/2026

Integrative physician Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark, Director of Integrative Nutrition at Endeavor Health and a pioneer of culinary medicine education, joins CIIS faculty Dr. Saleena Gupte for a conversation on integrating science and ancient wisdom for true health.

Drawing from her book “Medicine for All People,” Dr. Maker-Clark examines how extractive food and healthcare systems drive chronic disease in historically excluded communities—and how culturally rooted practices can restore nervous system regulation, neuroplasticity, and belonging. Dr. Maker-Clark invites us to heal from the individual and collective trauma of injustice and support a transition from a culture of stress and sickness to one of healing and belonging.

08/04/2026

Cycling in and out of burnout without lasting recovery? Join author Alicia K. Anderson exploring a neurodivergent-friendly approach to healing burnout through nature’s wisdom. Drawing from ecopsychology, mythology, and depth psychology, discover how we can use wildfire cycles to illuminate our own recovery. Learn to identify burnout types—professional, creative, autistic, ADHD—address intersecting stresses, and embrace grief work for sustainable transformation. Get tickets at ciis.edu/publicprograms or at the link in our bio.

Event name: Healing Burnout Through Nature’s Wisdom (Livestream and In Person)
Date & Time: Aug 13, 2026, 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Location: Online and California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Tickets: $11 - $32 (Members: Free)

CIIS Public Programs presents Paul Stamets, world-renowned mycologist, medical researcher and recognized at the United N...
07/24/2026

CIIS Public Programs presents Paul Stamets, world-renowned mycologist, medical researcher and recognized at the United Nations as one of 100 Disruptors for positive change. Paul chronicles milestones substantiating psilocybin mushrooms’ potential for addressing societal challenges.

For anyone curious about consciousness, freedom, and our evolutionary future, join Paul as he explores whether or not psilocybin mushrooms could help propel us as we emerge into a new version of ourselves, Homo sapiens 3.0.

An Evening with Paul Stamets: Reimagining the Future with Psilocybin Mushrooms
Date & Time: Nov 19, 2026, 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Location: Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Tickets: $50–$71 (Members: $0 - $57)

07/22/2026

How do we restore our sacred bond with Earth? Join Sufi teacher and author Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee and CIIS faculty Laura Pustarfi for an inspiring conversation exploring how remembrance, prayer, praise, and intimacy with Earth can restore our sacred relationship with the living world. Sharing insights from his latest book, “Remembering Earth,” Emmanuel discusses ways to experience radical belonging through practices in six key areas—Breath, Heart, Step, Listening, Time, and Prayer. He invites you to move from observer to participant in the sacred web of life, offering an embodied spiritual ecology that moves beyond ideas into lived experience. Register at CIIS.edu/publicprograms or at the link in our bio.

Event name: Remembering Earth through Embodied Spiritual Ecology
Date & Time: Jul 30, 2026, 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Location: Online and In-Person
Tickets: $11 - $32 (Members: Free)

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