
Dr. Kristin Neff
Self-compassion researcher, University of Texas at Austin

Introductory Workshop
Introductory workshop at 1440 Multiversity in the California redwoods.
Living Wisdom · California
An introduction to living wisdom traditions and our relationship with nature, community, time and the web that connects it all.
For leaders, helping professionals and alumni who sense that something essential is missing from modern life and work. Faculty who carry living traditions explore nature, community, a horizon longer than a single lifetime, and the web that connects it all. For practitioners, it is also a first step into the Abroad Wisdom Academy.


1440 Multiversity
The road leaves the highway and climbs into the Santa Cruz Mountains, then turns into 75 acres of old-growth redwood. Time in the Redwood Cathedral, conversations with faculty and wisdom keepers, and meals from the gardens invite a different pace.
Faculty & Wisdom Keepers

Self-compassion researcher, University of Texas at Austin

Harvard Medical School faculty; leadership development

Mindfulness researcher, Santa Clara University

Diné leader, entrepreneur and trustee

Psychotherapist and meditation teacher

Coach, somatic therapist and wisdom faculty in Peru

Founder, Abroad
Two nights and three days on 1440’s campus in Scotts Valley, California. Premium on-site rooms, meals prepared from the organic gardens, and full access to the campus and its trails. An online orientation before you arrive, and continued connection with the cohort and the Abroad Wisdom Academy community afterward.


The Invitation
September 10–12, 2027 · Open to all · 50–75 participants
Every program at 1440 includes donations to the wisdom keepers and traditions it draws from. The workshop is part of the same relationship that runs through all of Abroad Wisdom Academy’s work.