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UPCOMING EVENTS

Tending Our Fires as Leaders & Changemakers

MAY 10, 7:30-9pm ET
FREE ADMISSION // LIMITED SPOTS

 

Join Seema Jethalal, Founder of Extra Cardamom & Wayfinding community member, and Larissa Conte, Founder of Wayfindingin a conversation about how we can each find new ways of working and living from our own rhythms and vitality during this time of great change.
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PAST EVENTS

DEEP REST & RENEWAL SKILLS WORKSHOP

Rest is a powerful leadership practice. Come learn how to super recharge.

APRIL 2022

We hosted three rounds of this free 2-hour workshop as an offering to our community in healing from impacts of the pandemic to deepen their rest & renewal skills.

WAYFINDING OPEN HOUSE 

FREE ADMISSION // APRIL 28, 9-10am Pacific (12nn-1pm Eastern)

 Learn more about how you can embrace your power to steward a new way, while getting to know the Wayfinding team. This is the perfect space to engage in essential conversations that are easily set aside in the workplace.

If you love to grow, are turned on by the adventure of being human, and are seeking the mastery to help you embody your next expression of power, this is for you.

Choose a date below and join us for an hour of guided conversation about power, wholeness, and sovereignty. 

EMBODYING ALIVENESS AND COURAGE FOR SYSTEMS HEALING

Facilitator
June 10 || 4p-5p PDT — On-line

I hosted a ritual experience to connect intrapreneurs from around the world to their inner wisdom. See recording here. This experience helps us sense what’s needed from each of us in the next phase of these transformative times as we listen into our bodies, families, workplaces, countries, and lands.

This event was hosted in partnership with #GIW2020 hosted by the League of Intrapreneurs.

 

MOTHERLESS MOTHER’S DAY //
COMMUNITY GRIEF RITUAL

Facilitator
May 8 || 4p-6p PDT — On-line - SOLD OUT

I am hosting a community grief ritual during Motherless Mother’s Day - a series of events organized by my amazing colleague, Alica Forneret, & ReImagine.

The weekend is designed to support people who are grieving during Mother’s Day weekend - with everything from movement classes to cooking demos to panels to author talks.

 

COLLEAGUE COUNCIL CALLS — FREE

Facilitator
April & May 2020 || Thursday afternoons — On-line

As people leaders, the weight of leading others through turbulence can take a toll on your energy and spirit.

Join these free calls for the Wayfinding community to connect with other heart-centered leaders to share insights and receive emotional and energetic support.

 

COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRIEF RITUAL

Facilitator
March 28 || 11a-1p PDT — On-line
April 18 || 10a-12p PDT — On-line
May 2 || 4-6p PDT — On-line

Grief can accumulate like a storm system in ourselves and the collective, so we all need spaces to let the waters flow, grieve, and practice community hygiene through ceremony. Join this community support grief ritual to explore the grief that’s arising for you and why feeling our grief together is not only necessary, but beneficial for our collective wellbeing.

 

 
Guest Facilitator
September 2019 — Czocha Castle, Poland
 
I facilitated a workshop for 70+ people on the power of designing threshold moments and rites of passage in experience design at this gathering of top experience designers from around the world.
 

OTHERING & BELONGING 2019

Coffeehouse Conversation Facilitator
2019 — Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA

 

 

 

 

 

BERKELEY HAAS BUSINESS SCHOOL
INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Elective Instructor
Fall Semester 2018—Berkeley Haas, Berkeley, CA

I offered two elective courses for Haas MBA students:

  • Sensing Across Scales

  • Power Literacy

 

RESPONSIVE CONFERENCE 2018

Mainstage Presenter
Sept 24-25, 2018 — Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, NY

I presented on rites of passage, energetic dynamics, and how we can change our relationship with power to fuel the future of work at this conference for leaders and organization designers.

 

 

CULTURE FIRST BY CULTUREAMP

Breakout Presenter and Panel Host
June 12-13, 2018 — Pier 27, San Francisco, CA

I hosted two experiences at this gathering of 800+ people leaders committed to creating more human workplaces. Day 1 breakout: Sensing Power & Cultivating Organizational Aliveness where I shared info and experiences related to sensing, power, ego, and multi-level flourishing at work. Day 2, I hosted an interactive panel I designed: From Safety to Intimacy: Engaging Relationships at Work. With an incredible group of leaders (Celeste Hirschman, Chris Marcell Murchison, Jay Bendett, Max Masure, and William Winters), we explored the role of intimacy and connection in the workplace....where we are, first steps to move forward, and a vision for what’s possible.


 

MEDICAL QIGONG PRACTITIONER TRAINING

Ceremony Holder & Guest Presenter
May 1-6, 2018 — Mount Shasta, CA

I hosted a grief ritual for the group and and presented on the energetics and practicalities of boundaries and agreements as part of this practitioner certification retreat.

 

 

FIRESIDE CHAT: WHY DO I FEEL LIKE SHIT AT WORK?

Speaker
November 2, 2017 6:30-8:30p — Fabric, San Francisco, CA

This public conversation hosted at Fabric, a community co-working space, explored some of the main personal and cultural reasons that make us feel disconnected or de-motivated at work, and what we can do about it. 

 

LIFE@WORK BY LIVE GREY

Presenter
October 17-18, 2017 — 501 Union, Brooklyn, NY

I led two experiences at this 2-day immersive conference for culture leaders — a main stage event with Gabriel Wilson called Freedom and Fairness: Growth and Connection Through Difference, and a breakout session on Processing Social and Organizational Grief. 


 

LEADERSHIP QIGONG RETREAT WITH DAVID BEAUDRY

Guest Facilitator: Pleasure Based Leadership
September 30-October 1, 2017 — Berkeley, CA

To lead and serve in these times requires a great deal of energy. Drawing on deep knowledge of qigong, energy dynamics, and the realities facing leaders today, David and Larissa introduced participants to their powerful practices for leaders to cultivate and move from a deep well of energy in their work and lives.

 

THE CULTURE CONFERENCE

Presenter & Facilitator
April 1-2, 2017 — One Workplace, Santa Clara, CA

The Culture Conference is an immersive 2-day event for business leaders who are committed to building positive teams and cultures. I led a breakout session on Sunday—Catalyzing Transformation: How Rites of Passage Accelerate Growth and Meaning in Organizations. 

LEADERSHIP QIGONG WORKSHOP WITH DAVID BEAUDRY

March 11, 2017 1-5pm — The Working Body, Oakland, CA

Qigong practitioner, David Beaudry, and leadership coach, Larissa Conte, hosted a half-day introduction to Leadership Qigong—their custom approach to cultivating the energy required to lead. Drawing on deep knowledge of qigong, energy dynamics, and the realities facing leaders today, David and Larissa introduced participants to their powerful practices for leaders to cultivate and move from a deep well of energy in their work and lives. 


 

ACTIVATING YOUR INNER KNOWING

October 20, 2016 — BODY, Sante Fe, NM

Each of us has a deep body intelligence that can guide us to create greater alignment in our lives, but we don’t always know how it works or how to access it. In this interactive talk, Larissa shared about: the dynamics and power of inner knowing, how brain-based intelligence and inner knowing interact, key insights to activate your inner knowing, and practical applications to create greater alignment in your life, work, and relationships.

 

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