Being the Change:The Power of the Heart in Uncertain Times

About this event

Luminaries from 18 countries are gathering in Austria for a global AwaKin retreat, exploring how ancient wisdom meets modern suffering. To share the inspiration, we're convening for an evening of stories, stillness, musicand you're invited!

How we move together matters

A single starling follows just seven neighbors, yet thousands fly as one living organism. Fireflies flash in unison without a conductor. Fungal networks nourish forests so the weakest trees survive. Even bacteria practice "cellular democracy."

Nature whispers the same truth: transformation doesn't require the whole plan, only tuning into the intelligence of connection. Old systems are fraying. Climate, politics, social fabricall signal distress. We've tried fixing from the outside. What if, as Einstein warned, we can't solve problems with the same thinking that created them?

This evening invites us to explore another waythrough stories, silence, music, and conversations that make your soul lean in. Together, we'll create our own murmuration: a living experiment in collective coherence.

Stories, Inspiration, Music and much more

We are honored to welcome remarkable voices, alongside local hosts like Martin Kirchner (Pioneers of Change), Bettina Ludwig, Marie Ringler (Ashoka), Moriz Piffl (Vollpension), Claudia Garuti and others.

• Wakanyi Hoffman, Ubuntu storyteller bridging AI with Indigenous African wisdom
• Lucy Grace, Mystic poet and author from New Zealand
• John Sweeney, Founder of Drop Dead Generous, Ireland
• Carol Garcia, Head of Innovation at ECOALF, Spain
• Hang Mai, Pioneering permaculturist from Vietnam
• Aurelio, Mystical musician from Auroville, India
• Bryan Benner, Modern-day troubadour from the US
• Z Pedro Cobra, Humor activist from Portugal
• Nipun Mehta, Founder of ServiceSpace, US
  (Please note: this is an indicative speaker list.)

Together, we'll hold questions like: How do we lead with heart in an age of outrage? Can seven genuine connections shift entire systems? What grows when we meet crisis with presence instead of panic?

Join us for this special 2-hour livestream as we move between the intimate and the infinite, embodying new possibilities. As Nobel Laureate Ilya Prigogine said: "Small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos can shift the whole system to a higher order."