Waking Nomad

04/04/2026

Great group of Mystics that turned out for the 3rd Annual Good Friday Experience last night. Thanks for sharing yourselves with the world and showing up in reverence to the Mystery. It is always good to connect with the others that acknowledge these types of experiences are an important aspect of a rich and full human life.

Big Love friends!

Breathwork is up next. Then the Kava social. We will see you next time!

04/01/2026

Want to deepen your relationship with the Mystery? We will see you Friday night for the 3rd Annual Good Friday Experience. Details on the website.

www.wakingnomad.org

03/27/2026

"The potential for a mystical experience is the natural birthright of all human beings" Stan Grof

We are at it again! The 3rd annual "Good Friday Experience"!

"What is the Good Friday Experience?"

In 1962, a now-famous study known as the Good Friday Experiment explored a simple and provocative question: Can a mystical experience be intentionally cultivated?

Designed by Walter N. Pahnke, a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School, under the supervision of Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, the experiment took place during a Good Friday church service and became a landmark in the study of mystical experience.

Participants in the original experiment were carefully prepared and supported within a meaningful ceremonial context. The results suggested that experiences of deep unity, insight, reverence, and transformation are not entirely random, but can arise when the right conditions are in place.

While we will not be providing any substances during this gathering, the spirit of the experiment continues to inform our work. This annual Good Friday Experience explores how breath, movement, sound, attention, and intention can work together to create internal conditions often associated with mystical or peak states of consciousness.

We will begin by gently waking up the body and nervous system through guided movement and breath. From there, we’ll move into vocal toning as a way of releasing tension and encouraging coherence between breath, body, and voice. This prepares the ground for an extended, immersive sound meditation — a space where attention can soften, the thinking mind can quiet, and experience can unfold without force or expectation.

Rather than striving for a particular outcome, this practice emphasizes allowing: allowing sensation, emotion, insight, and stillness to arise and pass in their own way. Some people experience a sense of deep connection or meaning, while others simply feel more settled and present. All of it is welcome.

This year’s session will be held at the Marine Village Hall, a historic gathering space that has long served the local community. We see this as part of the container itself — a familiar, grounded place that supports both depth and ease as we come together on Good Friday.

We expect this to be a deep and settling evening. You’re encouraged to give yourself time afterward to reconnect, reflect, and ease back into ordinary awareness.

We look forward to sitting together and exploring what becomes possible when the conditions are right.

03/22/2026

Deep gratitude for spring and the humans showing up within this vibrant community!

The energy was so alive yesterday and truly palpable.
We all witnessed and felt it as we dove into the practices.

Join us in April for The Good Friday Experience!

www.wakingnomad.com

03/17/2026

Equinox New Moon - Kundalini and Sound Session
It is all happening this Saturday.

This is the perfect time to turn the page and plant the seeds you'd like to grow as the season rolls over.

Come join the others and see what the fuss is all about.

See you there!

www.wakingnomad.com/experience for details

03/12/2026

New blog post about the nomadic ethos. More to come...

Reflections on personal growth, embodied awareness, and what coherence actually feels like.“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Do not resist them.” — Lao TzuPeople sometimes ask why we chose the name Waking Nomad.For many, the word nomad suggests travel or movement across geo...

03/08/2026

Thank you to all who attended the Divine Swoon yesterday! We spent time exploring a new technique and shared sensations, observation and postural modifications as a group. You all did a great job with the interoception!
There was laughter, curiosity and enthusiasm around the whole process. The perfect recipe for life.
We then applied the technique to the kundalini kriya set and dropped into sound.

The Spring Equinox Session is live on the website! We will meet you there.

03/03/2026

“Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you.” — Parker Palmer

Greetings Nomads,

We want to share an important announcement. We've got a vision that has been continuing to reveal itself these past years.

Waking Nomad is in the process of transitioning over to a non-profit foundation. This step has been a long time coming, and it reflects the direction the work has been moving for years, toward service, accessibility, stewardship, and for the community that has grown around it.

At a practical level, this change helps us hold our offerings with greater clarity and integrity. At a deeper level, it affirms what many of you already experience. This work is not just a set of events or practices. It is a shared commitment to feeling alive, coherent, and living in ways that are grounded and authentic.

Our offerings, gatherings, and values remain the same. What is changing is the structure that holds them. Over time, the foundation will allow us to expand the offerings, support community-based initiatives, and steward this work with greater depth and meaning.

We are deeply grateful for your presence here and for the many ways you show up in this community. More details will come out as the evolution continues to bloom but we wanted to share the news with you first!

Thank you for being part of this unfolding.

We have a lot of great experiences coming up in the next few months. We look forward to connecting with you in person again soon!

Big Love,
Bob & Thomasina

www.wakingnomad.org

02/24/2026

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Do not resist them. That only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” — Lao Tzu

Greetings Nomads,

People sometimes ask us why we chose the name "Waking Nomad".

For many, the word nomad often brings to mind travel, wandering, or a life without fixed location. But the ethos we are pointing toward is something quieter and more practical.

A nomad thrives by paying attention and adapting to the changes taking place around them.

They notice subtle shifts in weather. In the land and the resources it holds. In the patterns unfolding around them. They do not wait for crisis before adjusting course. They make small, regular shifts in response to what is real.

This is the spirit we are interested in.

The nomadic ethos is not about restlessness. It is about responsiveness. It is about remaining flexible enough to adapt before life forces a more dramatic correction.

And the word waking is equally important. It is a verb. An ongoing process. We are not working toward a final state of being fully awake. There is no finish line. There are always layers to see more clearly. There are always new conditions to respond to. Waking is a continual act of paying attention.

In our own lives, it can be easy to become rigid. We cling to routines that once worked. We hold identities that no longer fit. We ignore subtle signals of fatigue, resentment, or misalignment until they become loud enough to demand attention.

A nomadic approach to living invites something different. It asks us to make small adjustments along the way. To move toward coherence when something feels off. To reorient before burnout, breakdown, or disconnection take hold.

Paradoxically, this kind of flexibility creates stability. The rootedness simply shifts location. Instead of placing our security in a place, a role, or a routine, we root into ourselves. We learn to feel at home in our own bodies. We cultivate confidence in our capacity to adapt. We trust that we can work with the tools and resources available to us.

When we live this way, we do not need to build unnecessary complexity. We do not overinvest in structures that will later require dismantling. We travel lighter. We conserve energy. We respond to change without panic.

For us, the nomadic ethos is a guiding principle. Recognize that change is constant. Stay aware of it. Make small shifts when they are needed. Remain in relationship with the situation you are in, the people around you, and the life moving through you.

A good life is not built on static rigidity. It is built on awareness, adaptability, and quiet course correction.

As you move through your week, you might ask yourself: Where is life starting to encourage a small adjustment? What shift, however subtle, would bring more coherence into your life?

Big Love,
Bob & Thomasina

www.wakingnomad.com

02/20/2026

Thank you to all who joined us for Cacao & Sound last weekend!
The energy was bright and alive. The voices of the collective were beautiful, connected and emotive.
We just love it!
You were ready to dive into the modalities and allow curiosity to guide the way. That’s really it…allow for transformation. Make space for becoming.

We will see you at The Divine Swoon!

www.wakingnomad.com

02/17/2026

“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living; we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.” — Richard Rohr

You’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Had meaningful conversations. Maybe even experienced powerful “aha” moments — times when something suddenly made sense, when a pattern became clear.

And yet, after the clarity fades, a familiar question remains: Now what?

How do I actually live this?
How do I bring this understanding into my body, my relationships, my days?
How do I make changes that last — not just ideas that pass through?

This is often where 1-on-1 support can become the most meaningful.

Our individual sessions aren’t about collecting more insight or endlessly talking things through. They’re about integration — translating understanding into lived experience. Together, we slow things down enough to notice what’s really happening, and then explore how to work with it in practical, embodied ways.

That might mean reshaping daily rhythms, experimenting with small changes, or learning how to stay present with discomfort long enough for something new to emerge. It might involve conversation, movement, breath, or even something unexpected. The work responds to what you’re actually living, not to a predefined method.

Over time, this kind of support helps insight settle into the body. It begins to show up in how you move through your day, how you relate to others, how you make decisions, and how you feel. Growth stops being something you understand and starts being something you inhabit.

1-on-1 sessions offer a steady place to practice — to be accompanied as insight turns into action, and action into a way of life that feels different from the inside out.

If you’ve been sensing that understanding alone isn’t enough anymore, this might be an invitation worth listening to. (www.wakingnomad.com/support for more)

Big Love