What we’re about
What does it mean to be a fully conscious and integrated human being in 2025? This group is devoted to creating a community of practitioners who can explore this question in meaningful and profound ways.
Events are designed to help cultivate inner and outer wisdom, strength and fulfillment. We are heavily influenced by Integral Theory, the most comprehensive mapping of the kosmos that we are aware of.
On the inner plane we introduce and support practices that cultivate profound levels of calm, peace, love and equanimity. Many of the practices are drawn from Buddhadharma and the Western Mysteries traditions, but we are not dogmatic or attached to labels. Whatever works is what we use.
On the outer plane, we explore the cutting edge of research-based understandings about how to act skillfully and compassionately in the world. From interpersonal models and practices to personal mastery frameworks to systems thinking approaches, we are committed to supporting all aspects of what it takes to be a well-rounded human being.
Finally, the word ‘Collective’ is a nod to the power and necessity of doing the work with others. Whether you use the term ’sangha’, or ‘conscious community’, or simply ’supportive relationships’, the complexity of life in the 21st century necessitates more than ever an embracing of our interconnectedness.
Oh, and fun! Undertaking this work is life-changing, enriching and liberating, so it is going to involve challenge and discomfort at times. It’s important to inject as much joy and fun into the process as possible. Our events are also designed to be a spark of inspiration and newness into what can become rote, demanding lives in the city.
We hope to see you at one of our events to explore how we can support your growth and unfoldment.
Our Affiliations
The organizers are students of Catherine Pawasarat Sensei, lineage holder in the Namgyal lineage and co-founder of both Clear Sky Center and Planet Dharma. We regularly spend time at Clear Sky with our teacher for training and to participate in study and meditation retreats.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Meditating for Peace (A Sit in the Park)North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre, Calgary, AB
There is a state of stillness, peace, and love that makes up the basic fabric of the universe. Meditation practises allow us to experience this ‘ground of being’. Over time, a dedicated meditation practice allows us to stay connected to and manifest this peaceful grounded energy, regardless of the external conditions we find ourselves in. An unshakeable stillness that we can manifest in the world.
Join us for an outdoor meditation session dedicated to doing our individual part to bring more peace into the world. We will have some brief instruction, then a 30-minute lovingkindness sit. For those who would like to stick around, there will be the opportunity for wholesome conversation, connection, and summer activities like frisbee.
With all of the turmoil going on in the world and conflict filling our newsfeeds, it can be easy to forget that we actually have more agency over how we experience life and the impact we have on the world around us. Join us for an evening of practice and reconnect with this deepest part of yourself.
If you would like to make an offering to the organizers, you can make an interact transfer to conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com, or there it will also be a dana bowl at the event.
(We will have some cushions to borrow, or you can bring your own. Please bring a blanket or something else you can sit on that will go on the ground under your cushion.)
In Case of Rain:
Last time this event got rained out. This time we will plan to pivot to an online Zoom gathering if the weather turns again. In the event this happens, we will send the link to everyone who has RSVP'ed. - Finding Peace When the World is on FireCongress Coffee Company, Calgary, AB
This is a continuation of the topic that was introduced in July. Participation in the previous session is not required to join this event.
How do you cultivate inner peace when the news feels like an assault on your nervous system? When wars rage, injustice persists, and the planet seems to be unraveling, is seeking peace just spiritual bypassing? Or is there a way to develop genuine tranquility that doesn't require turning away from the world's suffering?
There's a profound difference between the peace that comes from avoiding difficult realities and the peace that can hold everything - even heartbreak, rage, and helplessness. This deeper peace isn't about feeling good all the time; it's about finding an unshakeable centre that allows us to stay present with what is, without being consumed by it.
The Buddha taught that peace (santi in Pali) isn't the absence of conflict, but the presence of wisdom and compassion in the face of it. From an Integral perspective, we can understand how different levels of consciousness experience and create peace - and how our own inner development directly impacts our capacity to be agents of peace in the world.
Join our group of seekers who are exploring how to marry timeless wisdom with the knowledge and insights of the 21st century. We'll examine what it really means to find peace without disconnection, drawing from both traditional Buddhadharma and contemporary Integral perspectives. Along with the talk, we will also incorporate a peace meditation practice and some discussion time.
Teacher/Facilitator This session will be led by Christopher Lawley, who has been practicing and training in the universalist Namgyal lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism for close to 2 decades. Christopher is also steeped in Integral Theory and uses it to inform how he works with individuals and groups.
Dāna - Pay from the Heart
Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of financial circumstances. Please join us and offer whatever your situation allows. There will be a bowl at the door.
Learn more about dāna (the Pali word for generosity) here.
