I don’t want to be East-Coast-centric, but the Omega Institute holds an important conference March 31 through April 2 in New York City called “Being Fearless.” Click here for details. Among the speakers: Caroline Myss, Malcolm Gladwell, Wayne Dyer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Byron Katie, Dennis Genpo Merzel, Martha Beck, and James Van Praagh.

“Obviously, facing adversity and extreme conditions gives rise to our fears, and we are forced to face them. Less obvious, however, is how much fear informs our everday world,” says Skip Backus, Omega’s Executive Director and someone who once had kidney cancer. “I am newly aware of how much we all struggle with the reality of being a vulnerable human being.”

I love these gatherings and benefit greatly from them. Keep me alerted to big events in your area, or write me with your own workshop reviews and experiences.