Cameron Wenaus, from Retreat Guru and Nate Hughes, from Menla, hosted our November Webinar – Diving Deeper into Analytics and Trends. Both self confessed data geeks they loved the invitation from HCN. Representatives joined in from various holistic centers including: Breitenbush Hot Springs, Kashi Ashram, Le Monastere des Augustines, The Haven, Hollyhock, Findhorn Foundation, Saratoga Springs, Institute of Noetic Sciences and Guest House Center.

Nate started out in customer facing roles and explained the context of the webinar, “I worked as a registration coordinator and front desk manager and saw a lot of trends. Cancellations always seemed to be a pain point for centers. Intuitively we know that it costs us money. I tried to create policy around those trends that would help fix some of the problems”. [Read more…]

Our monthly webinar series is the second Wednesday of the month and we invite you to join Cameron Wenaus from Retreat Guru and Nathaniel Hughes from Menla as we:

Dive Deeper into Analytics and Trends

Wednesday 14 November, 10am PST

One of the areas we’ve been exploring in recent months is how can we attract more return participants, as well as reach new audiences for the retreats and workshops on offer at the many different holistic centers. If we want to expand our reach and deepen our impact in the world there are various considerations. [Read more…]

Tatyana Sanikovich, Director of Human Resources at the Esalen Institute, hosted our October Webinar – Staffing and Students: An Esalen Case Study. Birthplace of the human potential movement, Esalen was founded in 1962 by Michael Murphy and Dick Price. Michael is still an active founder and closely involved in the Center for Theory and Research.

“We offer 500 to 600 workshops a year,” Tatyana explained. “There are 149 beds available in circulation and we try to stay around 120 in terms of occupancy, that’s our new model.” In February 2017, a huge landslide buried a large section of California’s scenic highway in Big Sur, closing Esalen to guests both north and south for over six months, the longest closure in their 50+ year history.

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Susie Arnett, Director of Luminary Programming at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, hosted our August webinar exploring the theme of Programming in a Changing World and Mission vs Margin. Representatives from The Haven, Hollyhock and Le Monastère des Augustines in Canada joined the call, along with Breitenbush Hot Springs, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Mount Madonna and Guest House Center in the US, and the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland.

Kripalu offer between 550 – 600 programs annually, ranging from 2 – 7 days, and welcome approx 18,000 guests each year. Kripalu R&R programs are mission orientated, based around yoga, and offered by their core faculty of 68 people.

Their four schools – yoga, ayurveda, integrative yoga therapy and mindful outdoor leadership – further support their mission of ’empowering people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.’

Kripalu reach out to service organisations through their RISE program, anchored in the science and practice of mindfulness and positive psychology. It’s a great opportunity for people of all ages and in different roles in society to benefit; K–12 schools, correctional facilities, law enforcement, and healthcare.

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Our monthly webinar series is the second Wednesday of the month and we invite you to join us. The link will be shared with all HCN members for you to engage in the learning community.

Join Susie Arnett, the Director of Luminary Programming at Kripalu, as she guides the conversation:

Programming in a Changing World: Mission v. Margin

Wednesday 8 August, 10am PST

Prior to working at Kripalu, Susie was a senior programmer at the Omega Institute and before that, she spent 15 years in the television industry in the documentary and news areas.

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Our monthly webinar series is the second Wednesday of the month and we invite you to join us. The link will be shared with all HCN members for you to engage in the learning community.

Join Terence Gilbey, the General Manager of the Esalen Institute, as he guides the conversation:

Decision Making and Hierarchy of Needs in a Non Profit Center

Wednesday 11 July, 10am PST

Before joining Esalen in October of 2016 Terence had a 25 year career as a leader and Senior Executive for large for-profit and non-profit organizations, focused on execution and mission alignment. [Read more…]

Our monthly webinar series commences again in June and we invite you to join us. The link will be shared with all HCN members for you to engage in the learning community.

Wednesday 13 June 10am PST

Inner Economics: Cultivating an Empowered Relationship with Money

Join Karen McAllister, Board Chair of Clear Sky Retreat Center and Behavioural Money Coach, for a conversation about money. [Read more…]

Our 2018 webinar series began by exploring ‘The Value of Diversity and Inclusion in our Holistic Centers’ hosted by the Omega Institute in upstate New York. This is a theme Omega have been actively diving into for nearly four years and although they don’t claim to be experts they offered practical tools that we can all learn from.

Carol Donahoe, Program Director of Omega, began by sharing how life changing the conversations have been and highlighting the necessary first step to embrace the learning journey, “It’s vital to have everyone on board. The leadership team must be in agreement that this topic is a priority.”

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Following on from the 2017 Gathering, we’re delighted to announce our second series of webinars. We invite you to explore topics that are relevant for us as holistic centers and share experience, best practices, insights and challenges in a supportive and collaborative way.

Traditionally one or two representatives from different centers attend each annual gathering – the webinars are a great opportunity to include fellow co-workers in mutual learning and networking. You can subscribe to our e-news to stay up to date with details.

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