What We Do: OUR MISSION
The Next Chapter Institute is committed to supporting the evolution of human consciousness by providing structured and sheltered immersion, coaching, and visioning to individuals and teams during developmental transitions, so they can grow their capacity to serve others and themselves.
““In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost.””
As Dante reminds us, in the midst of many exemplary and productive lives, we can experience moments of "becoming lost." These are developmental transitions where we feel unsure of the way forward. The right course of action can feel indiscernible, lost in swirling mists. We may even be unnerved by our lack of confidence.
In these moments, we need spaces of sheltering, reflection, and wise conversation, in order to see our individual path more clearly, and its alignment with our greater work in the world. Most of us find it useful to have a guide find this new path. The Next Chapter Institute helps
Program
The Next Chapter Institute offers clients customizable one-year or six-month fellowships for self-assessment, visioning, and support in building a plan for the next chapters in your life's path. Work is done individually and in small cohorts.
Process
All fellowships include:
- Individualized coaching
- A series of structured retreats
- Adult development assessments
- Somatic awareness practice work
- One pilgrimage
Result
After a personalized program of targeted learning, Fellows emerge from the experience with a fully-fleshed, networked plan for the next stage of their professional and personal lives.
““Go far enough on the inner journey—go past ego toward true self—and you end up not lost in narcissism but returning to the world, bearing more gracefully the responsibilities that come with being human.””
Why We Do It: Our values
- Commitment to social justice and centrality of multiple, diverse stories
- Belief in "interbeing," the interconnectedness of all sentient beings on our living planet
- Commitment to compassion and kindness, as well as reflection and the benefits of pausing
- Diversity in both the Next Chapter Institute faculty and fellows in the program
- Belief in neuroplasticity and the capacity of humans to grow and change
- Embrace of non-linear, non-traditional learning – as well as tried-and-true methods
- Safe, structured support for not knowing as a means of discovery
- Building communities of knowledge around adult development to "Make Learning Visible"
