I attended the perhaps historic, first Integral Education conference at the Whidbey Institute Organization this past week. The event was organized by Next Step Integral, IONS and Pacific Integral (google any of this for more info...).

I met over 60 incredible people including top students and teachers of the Integral Institute/Ken Wilber, heads of schools, Zen practitioners, academics, many teachers, many many learners working on graduate degrees, therapists, music educators, a number of people looking to open schools, someone working on education in developing countries out of Japan, a business consultant, a politician and lawyer who teaches high school, a dancer, visionaries, yogis, many meditation experts, healers, philosophers, practitioners of arts and science, followers of spiritual, scientific, personal, communal, sustainable, ecological and wholistic evolution through applying the AQAL map of Ken Wilber.

I find it energizing that Ken Wilber has received accolades from many leaders in congress in addition to Bill Clinton, Al Gore and even Karl Rove. Many other celebrities now too... it seems and people talk as though Integral Institute work is on the tip of becoming quite popular...

I look forward to further collaboration with Integral Next Step who organized this event. The slogan, "From Cradle to kosmos" is fun.

During this week, we danced to great world music, stretched, practiced experiential education and games evincing cutting-edge world and kosmocentric mind-body-spirit awakening reveltations, we played Frisbee, ate wonderful food, were entertained by a shaman, ran though sprinklers, went on hikes, met with leaders, worked with our shadow and god-nature, shared visions and accomplishments while establishing deep roots with others leaders in the emerging sustainable, integral education field.

Seeking to transcend the ego and limited cultural conceptions, I we were blessed to philosophize and practice some of the leading edge work in education and human endeavor?! Yes, clearly, I am glad I attended this event!

The island was magnificently beautiful as were the people and consciousness there. I look forward to connecting with the people there more, and means have been established for us to keep this line of communication wide open... The whole concept of integral studies deals with keeping oneself and others connected on subjective and objective levels while reaching higher levels of development.