Love in Action: Healing Ourselves and the World Through the Wisdom of Yoga

Renowned scholar and teacher Carlos Pomeda brings his depth of wisdom, warmth, and clarity to this year's conference theme, Love in Action: Yoga for Healing Ourselves and the World. Drawing from the rich wisdom traditions of India, Carlos guides participants into a profound exploration of how spiritual wisdom can help us meet the challenges of our time with greater compassion, resilience, and conscious engagement.

At the heart of these teachings lies the understanding that healing begins with recognition. Yoga invites us to recognize our essential nature as expressions of a shared consciousness while honoring the unique diversity of human experience. The ancient teachings of Bheda (difference) and Abheda (non-difference) offer a powerful framework for understanding how we can celebrate individuality while remembering our deeper interconnectedness.

In a world often marked by division, uncertainty, and collective suffering, these teachings remind us that love is not merely a feeling but a transformative force expressed through awareness, compassion, service, and skillful action. Through contemplative inquiry and practical application, Carlos illuminates how yoga becomes a living path for healing ourselves and contributing to the healing of our communities and world.

These sessions invite participants to move beyond spirituality as a private endeavor and explore how personal transformation naturally blossoms into compassionate action. With his gift for making profound teachings accessible and relevant, Carlos bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary life, offering insights that are both inspiring and deeply practical.

Friday, May 14 • 8:30am–10:00am Love in Action Begins Within: Healing the Illusion of Separation

In this opening session, Carlos Pomeda explores one of the central insights of the yoga traditions: the perception of separation is at the root of much of our individual and collective suffering. We examine how yoga invites us to recognize the deeper unity that exists beneath the apparent differences of identity, culture, belief, and experience.

As we navigate an increasingly polarized world, the practice of yoga offers a path toward healing through awareness, understanding, and connection. We will explore how the wisdom of Bheda and Abheda helps us honor diversity without losing sight of our shared humanity. Through reflection and contemplative practice, Carlos reveals how love in action begins with transforming the way we perceive ourselves and others.

This session offers a powerful foundation for understanding yoga not simply as personal practice, but as a path of relationship, belonging, and conscious participation in life.

Saturday, May 15 • 8:30am–10:00am: The Courage to Love: Compassion as a Yogic Practice

The great wisdom traditions of India teach that true spiritual maturity is expressed through compassion. In this inspiring session, Carlos explores how yoga cultivates the capacity to remain open-hearted amidst uncertainty, challenge, and change.

We will investigate how compassion naturally arises when we recognize the sacred presence that lives within ourselves and all beings. Rather than withdrawing from the world, yoga calls us into deeper participation through kindness, empathy, integrity, and service.

Through philosophical inquiry and practical wisdom, Carlos illuminates how our thoughts, words, and actions become expressions of love in action. Participants will discover how conscious living transforms everyday interactions into opportunities for healing, connection, and meaningful contribution.

This session invites us to embody yoga as a living practice that nourishes both personal well-being and collective flourishing.

Sunday, May 16 • 8:30am–10:00am Love in Action: Awakening Together for the Healing of the World

In this session, Carlos leads participants into a profound exploration of yoga as a path of collective healing and awakening. The wisdom traditions remind us that personal transformation and the well-being of the larger world are inseparable. As our awareness expands, so too does our capacity to respond to life with wisdom, compassion, and purpose.

Carlos explores the paradox at the heart of spiritual life: we are both unique individuals and expressions of one indivisible reality. When this understanding becomes embodied, love naturally moves into action—through service, stewardship, community, and conscious engagement with the world.

Participants will reflect on what it means to live from this deeper recognition and how yoga can guide us in responding skillfully to the challenges of our time. This inspiring session offers practical insight and renewed vision for bringing the transformative power of yoga beyond the mat and into every aspect of life.

Join Carlos for a transformative journey into the heart of yoga's timeless wisdom—a journey that reveals how love, awareness, and conscious action can become powerful forces for healing ourselves and the world.

As part of your Full Conference Ticket you can attend the daily classes with Carlos

Or if you choose to you, you can attend these sessions with Carlos - in person or online.

Cost - $90 May 14-16 8:30am-10:00 am PDT (In-person or Online)