
Dates: Thursday, September 30, to Sunday, October 3, 2021.
The Wholebeing Weekend will be held at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
This Wholebeing Weekend is all about busting out of a small story, and living into a bigger picture—learning to live in expectant openness to what’s happening now and holding hope for what’s to come.
This event is open to all those interested in:
✲ Nourishing hope and creating space for possibilities
✲ Engaging tools that strengthen resilience, to be more nimble and fluid as you ride the waves of life.
From Thursday, September 30, to Sunday, October 3, 2021, the on-site experience will be held at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, with an online experience happening simultaneously. Both in-person and online participants will have access to keynote recordings after the event.

You are not alone. This is a shared journey. On opening night, Megan McDonough will create a context for connecting onsite participants with your fellow travelers, getting a sense of togetherness as we embark on the weekend experience.

Keynotes will be live-streamed for those attending online, interspersed by group exercises done together on Zoom with Henrique Bueno.

In the afternoon, we move to the science and application of learned hopefulness, taught by Dan Tomasulo, author of the new book Learned Hopefulness. Hope gives you something to hold onto and look forward to as you live with the difficulties of today. You’ll learn and explore experientially how hope interventions are used in different timelines, mentally moving between the past, present, and future.
In the evening, onsite participants take everything learned and connect in community through exercises, dialogue, and good old-fashioned play—integrating, deepening, and celebrating lessons learned today about stress and hope.

Keynotes will be live-streamed for those attending online, interspersed by group exercises done together on Zoom with Henrique Bueno.

Life gives you many opportunities to pick yourself up … again and again. Life calls for perseverance. In today’s session, Maria Sirois will introduce you to the paradox of resilience—a new and slightly different take on resilience that integrates with hope.

Keynotes will be live-streamed for those attending online, interspersed by group exercises done together on Zoom with Henrique Bueno.

In the evening, onsite participants will have a campfire (weather permitting) and savor our learnings and time together.

In our closing session, we will reflect on the journey, integrate key learnings, and tap into an openness to meet the unknown that is inherent in this human experience.

Megan McDonough

Dan Tomasulo
Dr. Dan Tomasulo is one of the top 10 online influencers on the issue of depression. He is the Academic Director and a core faculty member at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), Teachers College, Columbia University. He holds a PhD in psychology, MFA in writing, and Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He authors the daily column Ask the Therapist, as well as the Learned Hopefulness blog for PsychCentral.com, and developed the Dare to Be Happy experiential workshops for Kripalu. His award-winning memoir, American Snake Pit (2018), tells of the first experimental group home releasing inmates from America’s most notorious asylum, Willowbrook. His most recent book is Learned Hopefulness, the Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression.

Maria Sirois

Henrique Bueno
A leader in the field of yoga, meditation, spirituality, and holistic health, the Himalayan Institute is a nonprofit international organization dedicated to serving humanity through educational, spiritual, and humanitarian programs. Over 40 years, the Himalayan Institute has hosted mission-aligned programs and seminars featuring some of the most experienced and accomplished teachers in the country. Situated on a 400-acre woodland campus in the picturesque Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, the center features simple accommodations ranging from single rooms with a private bath to shared rooms with a hall bath. Learn more.
Please note that housing costs are separate from the tuition and include yoga/meditation classes and vegetarian meals.
Himalayan Institute
952 Bethany Turnpike
Honesdale, PA 18431
570-253-5551
Email: [email protected]
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