Awe, Wonder & The Full Catastrophe with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dacher Keltner

In this 90-minute session, step into a space of curiosity, presence, and deep reflection amid the pace of modern life. Join us LIVE for Awe, Wonder & The Full Catastrophe, a powerful conversation between mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn and emotion scientist Dacher Keltner. Together, they explore how the experience of awe—combined with mindfulness practice—can help us meet the beauty, uncertainty, and challenges of being fully alive. While the focus is on dialogue and insight, there will also be moments of reflection and simple practices to help you connect with presence and wonder in real time.

In a world shaped by constant demands and distractions, this session invites you to rediscover the transformative power of awe and mindful awareness. Drawing from science, contemplative traditions, and lived experience, Kabat-Zinn and Keltner illuminate how moments of wonder can shift perspective, deepen connection, and open the heart to life as it is—the joys, the struggles, and what Kabat-Zinn famously calls the “full catastrophe.”

This session offers accessible insights and practical ways to cultivate mindfulness and awe in everyday life, no matter how busy things may seem. Join us live and reconnect with a deeper sense of curiosity, presence, and appreciation for the extraordinary within ordinary moments.

Course Dates:

Happening live March 10, 11 AM EST

Course Highlights:

In this 90-minute session, step into a space of deep presence right in the heart of your busy life. A LIVE transformative gathering with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dacher Keltner exploring awe, wonder, and the fullness of being alive. You’ll learn how to drop into moments of clarity and inner calm.
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Author & Mindfulness Pioneer

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded its world-renown Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic in 1979, and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (CFM), in 1995. Both the MBSR Clinic and the CFM are now part of UMassMemorial Health.

His work and that of a global community of colleagues has contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness into mainstream institutions such as medicine, psychology, health care, neuroscience, schools, higher education, business, social justice, criminal justice, prisons, the law, technology, the military, government, and professional sports. Over 700 hospitals and medical centers around the world now offer MBSR.

Jon Kabat-Zinn’s books, his app and other guided meditation programs, his public and professional talks, and his in-person and online retreats describe and invoke the cultivation of mindfulness in such commonsensical, relevant, and compelling terms that its practice has become a way of life for many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people around the world.

Psychologist, Author, and Professor

Dacher Keltner is a psychologist, author, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, widely recognized for his pioneering research on emotions, compassion, and the science of awe. As the founding faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center, he has spent decades exploring how emotions like gratitude, kindness, and wonder shape human well-being and social connection.

Through his research, writing, and teaching, Keltner bridges scientific inquiry with everyday life, translating complex psychological insights into practical ways people can cultivate greater meaning, resilience, and empathy. His work highlights how experiences of awe—found in nature, art, and human connection—can shift perspective, reduce stress, and deepen our sense of belonging.

Keltner is the author of several influential books, including Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Through lectures, public conversations, and global collaborations, he continues to explore how the science of emotion can help individuals and communities lead more compassionate, connected, and fulfilling lives.

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