POLARIZED Panel Discussion

POLARIZED: Can the Conscious Community Bridge our Divide?
Free Panel Discussion and Community Q&A

A community once united by interconnectedness and love has arrived at a moment of great tension. In our conscious communities nationwide, we're seeing friends and family fighting with and shaming one another over masks, vaccines and the election, leaving many of us feeling scared, uncertain, judged, demonized or disconnected from each other.

As an organization, ILLUMINATE's mission is to elevate human consciousness and inspire lasting transformation through cinema, discussion and immersive experiences. We are not about taking sides; we are about expanding awareness toward inclusiveness and wholeness.

In that light, we invite you to join our expert panelists in a free event designed to explore how our minds become polarized in the pursuit of truth, and how we can find our way back to a community oriented toward tolerance, acceptance and love.

THE PANEL FEATURES:

Jonas Kaplan, Ph.D is a cognitive neuroscientist. He is Assistant Research Professor of Psychology at USC's Brain and Creativity Institute, where he uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study how the brain works. He is also Co-Director of the Dana & David Dornsife Cognitive Neuroimaging Center.

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Ragini Michaels is the founder of Facticity® Trainings, Inc., a training and consulting company established in 1988 offering certification in Paradox Management, Centered 24-7, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Ericksonian Hypnosis. Her original work on the Psychology of Paradox has received critical acclaim and taken her across the globe to present seminars. She is a best-selling author of of Unflappable: 6 Steps to Staying Happy, Centered and Peaceful No Matter What and the creator of eight hypnosis guided meditation mp3s.

Shaeri Richards is a filmmaker, writer, performer and hypnotherapist focused on the Healing Arts. Shaeri spent 20 years as a radio and television journalist and most recently served as the co-writer/producer/director of the documentary Moving from Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude.

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FREE
90 Minutes
Available in ILLUMINATE's Virtual Screening Room
Hosted and co-produced by filmmaker, author and spiritual counselor Shaeri Richards