A 2-day immersion combining inner work with essential outer skills for managing energy, working with paradox, building coherence, and creating flourishing futures.

Come individually or, better yet, with a team and a challenge you’re working on. You’ll come away with newfound capacity to change that world, including:

  • concrete practices to build inner coherence and and ways to generate greater outer coherence

  • a deeper way to listen and co-create a future ready to happen

  • access to essential nervous system patterns for agility and balance

  • ability to make wise decisions amidst paradox and resolve competing forces to higher level truths.

  • immersive insights from nature for addressing challenges you're working on

  • restorative connectedness with self/team, nature and a powerful community 

Are You a WorldChanger?

Maybe this term sounds too big, but the truth is, each of us is creating and changing a world moment-by-moment. We differ in how intentionally or skillfully we do this and in service of what.

If you’re working with others to make a positive difference or create greater flourishing, you are the kind of WorldChanger we want to resource with clarity, skills, and resilience in service of life.

Can we help you more powerfully change your world?

YES!

Ginny Whitelaw, Ph.D., Zen Master, Founder, Institute for Zen Leadership

Ginny brings more than 30 years developing whole leaders. A former physicist, neuroscientist, and Deputy Manager for integrating NASA’s Space Station Program, Ginny is a award-winning author and monthly contributor to Forbes.com on leadership strategy.

Meet Your Guides

Rebecca Ryan, Zen Master, Founder, Next-Gen Consulting

A top-50 professional futurist, economist, and former Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Board member, Rebecca’s work on building better communities has touched one in five Americans. Rebecca also serves as the Board Chair of Chosei Zen.

Experience a Special Place

Set amidst 30 acres in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, the Spring Green Dojo is the rural training center and beating heart of Chosei Zen, an American Rinzai Zen non-profit organization.

It is a place of restorative natural abundance and deep, in-the-bones training supporting health care professionals, educators, business and non-profit leaders, public servants, artists, chaplains, and many others dedicated to awakening beyond the dualistic self and serving others.

It inspired the founding of the Institute for Zen Leadership 15 years ago, whose mission is to combine Zen and leadership practices for the flourishing of leaders and the worlds they create.

What might this special place inspire in you?

More on Schedule, Food & Lodging

All program materials will be provided. We’ll be in touch with you ahead of the program to help you get fully ready.

The program runs from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm CT each day, including lunch and breaks.

Lunches and snacks are provided both days, as well as a celebratory dinner 6:00 - 7:00 pm on the first night prepared by a Zen master chef.

Travel and lodging are on your own. To assist with lodging, a block of rooms has been set aside at the beautiful Silverstar Inn, where breakfast is provided for overnight guests. Please contact them directly to reserve your room(s); let them know you’re attending a program at the Spring Green Dojo.

The program fee is on a donation basis, with all donations tax deductible and going to support the future Spring Green Dojo. We ask for a nominal donation up front to reserve your place(s) and, after experiencing the program, you'll have a chance to pay it forward

Reserve Your Seat(s)

You can register individually and have the option to include teammates who will be coming with you.

After you click submit, you’ll be directed to a donation page for making a place-holding donation on behalf of yourself / your team.

Questions?

We’re here to help!

Contact thezenleader@gmail.com for general questions or help with registering.

If you wish to speak with one of the instructors, contact ginnywhitelaw@gmail.com.