WeShift Institute
fostering the inner movement from me to We
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Why WeShift?
- Shift our focus from me to We and address the root of the problems – which live in our collective hearts and minds
- Develop transformation literacy that goes beyond the self
- Transform how we relate with change and approach change-making
So that together we can catalyze our collective transformation for a more flourishing future
The Institute integrates a unique combination of knowledge and practices from the fields of contemplative science, and quantum science to foster the me to we cultural evolution so needed today.
- Expand our understanding of transformation literacy and the interdependent processes of individual and collective social change
- Develop the language, habits, and tools of a We-mindset
- Support the cultivation of a quantum perspective - which makes the invisible forces of change more visible, enabling us to harness the power of the intangible
Activating and unleashing our potential to co-create cultures of care, connection, and wellbeing
- Diminished belief in an isolated and disconnected self
- Enhanced capacity to build connectedness, and work toward and with interdependence
- Increased freedom from ingrained social norms and conditioned habits of mind that limit your potential, and what you believe is possible
- Deepened sense of personal agency
- Increased action confidence to step into the unknown
- Enlivened sense of personal significance in catalyzing meaningful change
Better equipping you, as a change-maker, to activate and actualize meaningful transformation
Program Overview: Spheres of Engagement
- Retreats - An inaugural online full day retreat, and a weekend in-person commencement retreat
- Live Virtual Sessions - Weekly whole group or small group engagement
- Online Learning Portal - Curated Library of articles and videos, Discussion Boards for collective engagement, and Private Journals with facilitator
- Guided Meditations with Practice-in-action steps - A 'How to' framework with tangible protocols to move from sitting practice to action learning in the moment
- Coaching Sessions - Private sessions with facilitator
- Social Change Actualization Process (SCAP) - a 4-part guided reflective process supporting your personal me-to-We visions for social change
- Certificate of Completion
Intentions
- Create a safe container, embed an ethos of intimacy and relationality
- Hold We and collective wellbeing as core principles
- Inspire and enable the excavation of our inner archaeology, and living our practice in action
- Practice mindfulness that goes beyond the self, from me-focused to we-focused
- Support the inner shift from me to We, and from insight to practical application
- Dare greatly and ignite the possible!
Virtual Information Sessions
Join an info session to discover how this unique journey better equips you to activate and actualize meaningful transformation for a more flourishing future. Info Sessions will be offered monthly. Register to receive the free virtual session link via email.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, September 4th, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET
- Friday September 6th, 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET
Welcome to WeShift!
Discover the heart and soul of the WeShift Institute through this brief impactful video. Gain insights into our program’s intentions, innovative approach, and unique methodologies. Hear from our Founding Fellows how this transformative journey has reshaped their approach to change and change-making, better equipping them to activate and actualize meaningful transformation.
Build Your WeShift Toolkit
Throughout the Institute, you will learn how to use the following innovative methods, practices, and frameworks, building a robust toolbox to support your inner journey from me to We.
Transformation Literacy
Develop transformation literacy that goes beyond the self, cultivating the knowledge and capacities required to catalyze individual & collective transformation. Learn what you need to become literate in, to foster the shift from me to We.
Latitudes of Mindfulness
Learn how to cultivate more freedom for thought and action with this original framework. Gain more latitude with mindful attitudes, activate your action confidence to step into the unknown, and free yourself to take action in new ways.
We-Mindset
Learn to develop the language, habits, and tools of a we-mindset, and foster the embodiment of ways of being and doing that align with the structures, systems, and cultures you wish to enact in the world .
Quantum Perspective
Learn how to cultivate a quantum perspective, soften your sense of separate, shift your relationship with change and how you approach change making – opening up the space for new possibilities to emerge.
Toroidal Flow
Learn how to bring awareness and intentionality to working with toroidal flow, the dynamic flow of energy in all life. Thus, making the invisible forces of change more visible, enabling you to harness the power of the intangible.
Cycle of Transformative Unity
This model brings a quantum perspective to individual and collective change, expanding your transformation literacy. Learn how to embody unitive thinking and activate the latent potential for transformative unity in every me and We.
Practice-in-Action
Learn how to cultivate a variety of awareness-based inner orientations in the moment, by following carefully delineated process steps. This unique comprehensive ‘how to’ framework provides experiential guidance using tangible protocols to support action learning in the moment.
Awareness-based Social Change Meditations
Practice mindfulness that goes beyond the self, from me- to we-focused. This comprehensive scaffolded process supports the growth of awareness and connectedness, and builds your inner infrastructure, fostering the inner movement from me to we.
Social Change Actualization Process (SCAP)
Engage in a guided reflective process that supports your personal me-to-We visions for social change – fostering clarity and insight, moving from vision, to intention, to practical application in your spheres of influence.
What the Program Includes
Explore the WeShift Institute’s 6 spheres of engagement – the support structures and spaces designed to foster your inner journey from me to We.
Retreats In-person & Online
Virtual Sessions
Online Learning Portal
All Fellows will receive access to a private online program portal with navigation to all spheres of program engagement. The portal is the holding space for the program’s 20 modules. Every module includes an exploration guide, module overview video, topics for the week, awareness-based practices, and practice-in-action protocols. Weekly interactive components include discussion boards for collective engagement, and a private journal space with the facilitator.
Guided Meditation &
Practice-in-Action
The WeShift Institute is an immersive experiential practice-focused journey. This 20-week 20-module journey is uniquely scaffolded to build our inner infrastructure, and foster me to We capacity-building.
Weekly practice entails 3 forms of engagement.
- Sitting Practice – A weekly recorded mediation will be provided, and daily sitting practice encouraged.
- Practice-in-Action – Carefully delineated process steps for moving from sitting practice to practice-in-action with others are provided each week. This unique ‘how to’ framework provides experiential guidance using tangible protocols to support action learning in the moment.
- Nature Immersion. Weekly reflection prompts aligned with each practice topic are provided. Time for solitary reflection in nature is encouraged.
Private Coaching
Opportunities for one-on-one virtual coaching sessions with the facilitator are available.
Two one-hour sessions will be offered during Pillar IV of the journey. This time can be used to process any dimension of your me to We experience. Share your thoughts and challenges in a confidential and supportive environment.
Social Change Actualization Process (SCAP)
A 4-part guided reflective process intentionally delivered at specific milestone markers within each program Pillar. This process is designed to support your personal me-to-We visions for social change – fostering clarity and insight, moving from vision, to intention, to practical application in your spheres of influence.
Who Is WeShift For?
The Institute brings together a diverse group of mindfulness practitioners who are committed to growing awareness, building connectedness, and creating positive change. We are an interconnected web of change-makers spanning all disciplines, sectors, and traditions, dedicated to fostering collective well-being for a more flourishing future. Together, we dare greatly and ignite the possible. No matter how you define your change-making role in the world, this journey is for you.
WeShift Institute Curriculum
This immersive practice-focused 20-week journey is uniquely scaffolded to build our inner infrastructure and foster me to we capacity-building. This personalized journey of ‘offerings’ is an invitation to explore, experiment, practice and play! We move through the following 4 Pillars together – daring greatly and igniting the possible.
Pillar I: Collective Spark of We-ness (4 weeks)
What is the spark that is calling you to change the world? Pillar I unites your inner spark with the spark of like-minded change-makers, kindling the fires of collective possibility.
- We begin to establish community and an ethos of relationality, to build a safe container, and to ground the principles of we and wellbeing at the center of our work
- We explore what it means to ‘build our inner infrastructure’ in ways that foster the inner journey from me to We
- We orient to the what, why, and how of practice-in-action - the ‘how to’ framework providing tangible protocols to support action learning in the moment
- We lean into not knowing, and innovative processes that foster openness and flow
- We practice mindfulness that goes beyond the self, from me- to we-focused
- Foundational frameworks and concepts such as the Cycle of Transformative Unity, Latitudes of Mindfulness, Transformation Literacy, and a Quantum Perspective are introduced, creating a solid base to build upon throughout the program
Tools, Methods, & Practices
- Transformation Literacy
- Latitudes of Mindfulness
- We-Mindset
- Practice-in-Action
- Awareness-based Social Change Meditations
- Toroidal Flow
- Quantum Perspective
- Cycle of Transformative Unity
- Social Change Actualization Process
Pillar II: Me-volve to We-volve (4 weeks)
Across the arc of Pillar II, we delve deeper and begin excavating our inner archeology in safe ways. We engage in ‘first person research’, doing the me-work required for interconnected We-work.
- We engage in a wide variety of practices to deepen our self-awareness, and expand our awareness-based and relational literacies
- We lean into discomfort, learn how to practice at the ‘soft edge’ and how to ‘resource’, to strengthen our comfort level with discomfort
- We delve into our relationship with daring, exploring our willingness to self-reflect and to experiment with disrupting habitual ways of being and doing (me-volve)
- Through delineated practice-in-action steps, we increase our capacity to notice what is arising in our inner worlds and how to navigate those arisings - enhancing our capacity for connectedness with ourselves (intra-personally) and with others (interpersonally)
- We explore big questions - questions of liberation and freedom. What are we freeing ourselves from personally (me) and collectively (we)? What needs to be disrupted? And what is made possible as a result? Important questions we revisit on this journey from me to We
Tools, Methods & Practices
- Transformation Literacy
- Latitudes of Mindfulness
- We-Mindset
- Practice-in-Action
- Awareness-based Social Change Meditations
- Toroidal Flow
- Quantum Perspective
- Cycle of Transformative Unity
- Social Change Actualization Process
Pillar III: Daring & the Journey of Cultural Evolution (6 weeks)
In Pillar III, we continue to build upon the ground of Pillar II – excavating our inner archeology, committed to attending to the living dynamics within. We focus on joy and play, supporting our daring as we continue to free ourselves small step by small step.
- We deepen our personal work and expand our connectedness to encompass systems considerations, collective environments, and team dynamics, including the communities we serve
- We expand our transformation literacy, exploring the meaning of cultural evolution on this journey from me to We
- We cultivate the language and tools of a We-mindset, considering the ways in which we are in service to collective wellbeing
- We continue building our capacity to be vulnerable, tending to and befriending our fears, and deepening our work with the Latitudes of Mindfulness - cultivating more freedom for thought and action
- We learn about the paradigm shifting power of a quantum perspective, engaging in processes that shift our perceptions of separate and interconnected - changing the way we relate with change and approach change-making
- We engage in innovative practices that substantiate the inherent relationship between inner and outer, and me and we - making the invisible forces of change more visible, enabling us to harness the power of the intangible
Tools, Methods & Practices
- Transformation Literacy
- Latitudes of Mindfulness
- We-Mindset
- Practice-in-Action
- Awareness-based Social Change Meditations
- Toroidal Flow
- Quantum Perspective
- Cycle of Transformative Unity
- Social Change Actualization Process
Pillar IV: Igniting the Possible (6 weeks)
In Pillar IV, we continue to build upon the ground of Pillar III, deepening our exploration of the interdependent processes of individual and collective change, and developing an expanded perspective on how to actualize our visions for change. We focus on freedom, on liberation, and the possibilities that this ignites – as we continue to free ourselves small step by small step on the journey from me to We.
- We explore the relationship between independence, codependence, and interconnection, and cultivate the capacity to-work toward and with interdependence
- We explore the subtle, unseen forces that influence the processes of change, and bring awareness and intentionality to working with toroidal flow - growing our capacity to recognize and flow with the inherent flow of change
- We engage in innovative practices for developing and working with the open will, building inner capacities that support collective emergence in service to the whole
- We expand our understanding of the principles and processes that underlie actualizing change, using an innovative awareness-based framework, and apply insights to our change processes
- We deepen our understanding of the crucial role of our agency in actualizing change, igniting an enlivened sense of personal significance in catalyzing meaningful change, and nurturing the spirit of active hope
- We expand our quantum considerations, engaging in processes that increase our action confidence to step into the unknown, and foster our ability to unhook from ingrained social norms and conditioned habits of mind that limit our potential - opening up the possible
Tools, Methods & Practices
- Transformation Literacy
- Latitudes of Mindfulness
- We-Mindset
- Practice-in-Action
- Awareness-based Social Change Meditations
- Toroidal Flow
- Quantum Perspective
- Cycle of Transformative Unity
- Social Change Actualization Process
Schedule
There are two opportunities to join the WeShift Institute in 2025! The Winter Fellowship begins in January, and the Summer Fellowship in June. All Fellowship programs are being held in U.S. time zones this year. Fellowship opportunities in international time zones will open in 2026.
Pillar I: Collective Spark of We-ness (4 weeks)
- Inaugural 1-day online retreat - Saturday January 11th, 8:00-2:00 PT/11:00-5:00p ET
- Virtual group sessions - January 14 & 28, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30p ET
Pillar II: Me-volve to We-volve (4 weeks)
- Virtual group sessions - February 11 & 25, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
Pillar III: Daring & the Journey of Cultural Evolution (6 weeks)
- Virtual group sessions - March 11, 25 & April 8, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
Pillar IV: Igniting the Possible (6 weeks)
- Virtual group sessions - April 22 & May 13, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
- In-person commencement retreat - Friday May 30 - Sunday June 1 - Chapin Mill Retreat Center, Batavia, New York
Pillar I: Collective Spark of We-ness (4 weeks)
- Inaugural 1-day online retreat - Saturday June 21st, 8:00-2:00 PT/11:00-5:00p ET
- Virtual group sessions - June 24 & July 8, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
Pillar II: Me-volve to We-volve (4 weeks)
- Virtual group sessions - July 22 & August 5, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
Pillar III: Daring & the Journey of Cultural Evolution (6 weeks)
- Virtual group sessions - August 19, September 2 & 16, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
Pillar IV: Igniting the Possible (6 weeks)
- Virtual group sessions - September 30 & October 21, 4:00-5:30 PT/ 7:00-8:30 ET
- In-person commencement retreat - Friday November 7 - Sunday November 9 - Chapin Mill Retreat Center, Batavia, New York
Registration opens in January. Sign up below to join our waitlist!
Meet Your Facilitator
What began 25 years ago as a deep impulse to understand the mind and the processes involved in growing self-awareness, became a journey devoted to transformation and practice-in-action in service to collective wellbeing. Integral to this journey has been extensive time in meditation retreat, and an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, metaphysics, ancient wisdom traditions, and Esoteric Psychology. This led to becoming a practitioner of Esoteric Buddhism, which focuses on the transformative journey of evolving consciousness.
Pivotal observations fueled my commitment to fostering awareness-based social change. Specifically, the widespread suffering arising from: endemic division from overt power dynamics and oppression, to subtle separations reinforced by titles and status; the deepening crisis fueled by the pervasive ethos of self-centeredness; the fractured state of our systems that neglect collective well-being; and the focus on intellectual understanding over actionable, embodied practice, even within the mindfulness community. Deep questions emerged: How can we address our global crises if we continue to approach them from a self-focused perspective? What forms of practice and training are needed to co-create a flourishing future? How can we shift our focus from me to we?
The WeShift Institute is the result of years of living into these questions within our nonprofit, committed to collective practice-in-action. It is our hope this program meets people wherever they are on their journey, supports the capacity-building needed to foster the inner movement from me to We, and serves as a catalyst in the world. May WeShift together and ignite the possible. With love and active hope, Lisa Napora. MORE
Tuition & Costs
Registrants can select the payment Tier that best suits their financial needs.
- Tier 1 is subsidized to make the WeShift Institute affordable to a broader range of people.
- Tier 2 is the standard rate.
- Tier 3 is for those whose generosity supports our ability to continue providing this program.
*Please note that your tuition does not include travel and lodging costs for attending in-person retreats.
Select your Payment Plan
*Reserve your spot in advance and receive a 15% discount! Our reduced introductory rate is valid until October 15.
Testimonials from WeShift Fellows
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there any prerequisites required for enrollment?
The WeShift Institute is an immersive, practice-focused, capacity-building journey. We ask that participants have foundational experience with mindfulness or meditation and awareness-building work. This background will enable you to fully engage with the material and benefit from the program.
How much time should I expect to dedicate to the program each week?
This program is a personalized journey of ‘offerings, inviting you to explore, experiment, practice and play! There are no “shoulds” or “musts” – your level of engagement is at your pace, your depth, and your choice.
On average, participants typically dedicate 3-4 hours per week to the program. This time includes participating in live sessions, engaging in meditation or awareness-based practices, and exploring online materials. Additionally, you’ll have access to discussion boards and a private journal space with the facilitator, offering further opportunities for reflection and connection.
What technology is required for the online portion of the program?
- A reliable internet connection: This ensures smooth access to live virtual sessions and uninterrupted engagement with online materials.
- A computer or tablet: You will need a device capable of running our online learning platform and participating in live sessions. A computer or tablet is recommended for the best experience.
- A webcam: For live virtual sessions, a webcam is required to facilitate interaction and participation in discussions.
Are there any additional costs?
When are monthly payments due?
Are any scholarships available?
We understand that financial considerations are important, and we do have a limited amount of scholarship funding available. If you require financial assistance, we encourage you to reach out to us. We are committed to making our program as accessible as possible.
Please contact us for more information on how to apply at info@themindfulnessalliance.org