“In a gentle way, you can shake the world,” Gandhi once said. It’s hard to believe that, when we feel disconnected. Instead, we fight for a bigger hammer – more money, more fame, more power.

Just a few months ago, in Economist magazine, the head of Gallup summarized the global status quo like this: “Negative emotions — the aggregate of stress, sadness, anger, worry and physical pain — reached a record high last year.”

In a context of compounding catastrophes, and dystopian narratives in the media, how do we unleash our imagination and become co-creators of a different story? How do we respond to the personal, social and systemic gaps with a heart of compassion?

Gandhi’s recommendation was counter-intuitive: if an intervention doesn’t work, try a gentler one. If even that fails, go gentler still. Today’s culture tends to equate gentle with soft, but it’s hardly so. To be gentle is to be connected, and with that awareness, we can see more and do more.

When our individual flow aligns with the collective flow, what might emerge in the wholeness of our connection? Like a murmuration of starlings, what innovations might we unlock if we are able to come together with heart of service?

In this gathering, we aim to open our minds and hearts to the transformative power of compassion and kindness.  We will engage with personal practices, hear from inspiring speakers, interact with each other and collectively cite patterns of positive deviance that we are seeing in local communities, businesses and even politics around the globe — and “heartstorm” how we might amplify the presence of that force in today’s world.

You are invited to join Nipun Mehta and around 70 other changemakers in this interactive exploration. We will be kindly hosted by Verein für Achtsamkeit in Osterloh e.V and facilitated by Martin Kirchner and Johannes Narbeshuber .

Let’s meet and connect with pioneers and changemakers from Servicespace, Pioneers of Change, Mindful Leadership Institut, and the Mindful Revolution. Let’s weave threads of collaboration and sow seeds of friendship. Let’s celebrate the beauty of life.

“Being the change … changes the being!” – Nipun Mehta

This event will be held in english language.

This event is offered in cooperation with our partners: