Speakers and Artists
Main Speakers
Thomas Hübl
Thomas Hübl is a contemporary spiritual teacher of uncompromising clarity, which brings the enlightened potential of a new "Culture of WE" into the light. His workshops and trainings invite people to experience a deeper dimension of self-awareness and individual responsibility. Radical transcendence of ego opens the door to deeply authentic expression, service to the world and stable relationship with the absolute. Experiencing a driving inspiration to evolve, people give their gifts to the world in concrete ways.
He founded the Celebrate Life Festival and has organized and led several large healing events which have brought together thousands of Germans with many Israelis to acknowledge, face, and heal the cultural shadow left by the Holocaust. He founded the Academy of Inner Science whose programs teach not only on personal transcendence, but also active responses to the postmodern challenges of the human condition.
Talk: Riding Hall | 31st July 2012 | 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Workshop: Riding Hall | 31st July 2012 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Diane Hamilton
Diane Musho Hamilton is a trainer for Integral Institute and a senior student of Zen meditation. She is also professional mediator, group facilitator, and trainer in conflict resolution. She is the dharma successor of Genpo Roshi, and is his first successor in the Big Mind lineage. She has worked with Ken Wilber and Integral Institute since 2004 and has been the lead trainer on Integral Life Practice. She is also a core founder and faculty of iEvolve: Global Practice Community.
Riding Hall | 28th July | 3.30 – 5.30 pm
Scilla Elworthy
Dr. Scilla Elworthy, The author on conflict and security topics founded Peace Direct in order to support people carrying out peace work in the fi eld. Since 2005 Scilla has been adviser of the Elders Initiative and since 2007 she has been a member of the International Task Force for Preventive Diplomacy. She received the Niwano Peace Prize and has been three times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Riding Hall | 27th July 2012 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Riding Hall | 4th August 2012 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Stephan Breidenbach
Professor Dr. Stephan Breitenbach works as a university professor, mediator and entrepreneur. Amongst other things he is the founder of the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance and of “betterplace.org” an internet platform for social projects. As member of the “Think Tank – Dialogue about the future” initiated by the German Federal Chancellor, he coordinates the section “How will we learn?”. In his work it is important for him to set more conscious creativity free for social and political changes and to let this flow into projects, organisations and enterprises.
www.humboldt-viadrina.org
www.betterplace.org
Riding Hall | 29th July | 10:30am – 1:30pm
Gerald Hüther
Professor Dr. Gerald Hüther is one of the most known brain researchers in Germany. He runs the central department for neurobiological prevention research of the psychiatric department of the University Hospital in Göttingen and the Institute for Public Health of the University in Mannheim/Heidelberg. He writes non-fiction, organises congresses, and works as a consultant for politicians and entrepreneurs. As a co-editor of scientific magazines, co-founder of the network for education and development, and guest talker in the media he is a conveyor of knowledge and – implementer in one person.
His work in public relations is about propagation and implementation of knowledge from modern brain research. He sees himself as bridge-builder between scientific knowledge and social and individual life praxis respectively. His aim is to create more favourable premises for the unfolding of human potentials, especially in the area of education/development as well as on the level of political and economic leadership.
Riding Hall | 29th July | 10:30am – 1:30pm
Barbara Marx Hubbard
Barbara Marx Hubbard has been a leading voice for innovative change in the world for the past 40 years. As a visionary, author, speaker, social architct and cofounder and president of the Foundation for Counscious Evolution, seh postis that humanity now, as never before, is on the threshold of a quantum leap.
If we are able to integrate new emergent scientific, social, and spiritural capacities, we could transform ourselves to move beyond our current global crises to a magnificent future equal to our vast new potential.
Riding Hall | 30th July | 09:00 pm
David Less
David Less is a practitioner of that universal wisdom which shines through all awakened hearts. He has been practicing a universal mysticism for nearly 50 years and has taught meditation and awakening around the globe for decades. His delightful humor,kindness, wisdom and insight benefit many – from young children coming into this world to those leaving this world. He teaches through discourse, sound, movement, and, most importantly, silence. No previous experience is required.
David is the author of Universal Meditations: Recipes for a Peaceful Mind, a meditation guidebook available in English, German, and French.
Riding Hall | 28th July | 10:30am – 1:30pm
Registration
Registration
Please bring this year your own cup to support the kitchen team of Hof Oberlethe this year. We'll provide markers and tape to write your name on it. In any case you forget your own, you can buy one from us for 1€. Besides, it will make the festival even more colorful!.
Every interested participant needs the following in order to participate at the Celebrate Life Festival 2012:
- a festival ticket
as well as - being registered at Hof Oberlethe
1) The festival tickets can be purchased for individual events, for single or several days, or for the entire festival period.
The Online registration is not yet available.
For the moment you can purchase the required tickets directly at the festival.
For an overview of the ticket prices see: Register / Festival Contribution.
2. All participants must register with Hof Oberlethe (guests staying on the grounds, guests staying outside the festival grounds and day guests) prior to the festival either via phone or email:
tel: +49 (0)4407 6840
Email:
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www.hof-oberlethe.de.
For further information see also Register / Accommodation.
General Information regarding the festival:
Manuela Hübner
tel.: +49 (0) 7633 9331039
Email:
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Giving Back
The Idea
Why donations and contributions to the organization are so important for such a benefit event. / By Thomas HüblThe Celebrate Life Festival is a platform of consciousness, to which many speakers, for no payment, provide excellent contributions, which inspire many of the audience to take large steps in their own growth. On the one hand participants develop and grow spiritually, and at the same time also different levels of society are influenced. With the donations social and charitable projects around the world are supported.
On this platform we are concerned with the future of society, so that seen from a larger perspective also a Giving takes place. The larger our perspective the more effective we can make a difference in the world. Seen in that light a massive mutual energy arises at such a large festival as the Celebrate Life Festival.
The radius of consciousness grows
A side product of spiritual development is that people develop a larger consciousness radius. Our spiritual praxis will not always be about us, as with time will become more and more compassionate and encompassing. We start taking care. Not as activists but from an inner need. Our radius of reality expands: initially to the immediate surroundings, then beyond these surroundings to a global and even a universal appreciation.
A healthy spiritual development includes this form of Giving Back that emerges from a natural need.
Benefit Event
The Celebrate Life Festival is non-profit orientated, but depends as a benefit event on the festivals’ contributions and donations from the festival’s participants. All artists and speakers, including Thomas Hübl contribute without remuneration, the entire festival team of approximately 70 people work 10 days long voluntarily.
- Technical and hall facilities,
- Travel expenses and overnight stays of the speakers and artists (e.g. flights, train tickets)
- Advertising (Webpage, flyers, advertisements)
- Partial overnight stays and food for our team
- Allowances for the organisation team (planning phase of the festival is more than 12 months)
- Interior decoration of the hall and the various tents
