Divine winds blow through each thing so that each can sound itself, and be itself, with no extra effort required. In this workshop, resident philosopher Fan Wu invites us to take "The Pipes of Heaven" chapter of the Zhuangzi into practice, sounding our myriad differences through the principle of wu wei. We will engage in a qigong session led by Jonathan Adjemian followed by a sonic meditation session led by Prince Nifty.

In this lecture, a patchwork of "mystical atheist" figures provide a fulsome vision for ethical action that invigorates a counter-Western praxis. Drawing on the living philosophies of Zhuangzi, Nietzsche, Ziporyn and others, we explore constellations of other values, other drives that are fundamentally life-affirming rather than life-denying.

What are we doing here, in this mangled mass of throbbing bodies? I think it’s a form of mourning. What if this body-shaking bass operates at the frequency with which grief…. resonates?

Via breath filtered through the flute, we will flow through outer and inner sound worlds, from musical reflections of the current planetary configurations to sounds (and quietude) that draws our attention to our own bodily sounds.

How might we differentiate between hearing and listening, and is it possible to cultivate different modes of listening? In what ways can “hopeful listening“ inform a healing practice and help us navigate the world?

With a focus on its repetition and disruption, we will discuss the sounding and listening body in all its materiality, with case studies on breath work in Sufi practice, laughter, and health obsessive compulsive disorder.