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Hardwire Happiness: Rewire Your Mind for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

Esalen Institute · Shauna Shapiro, PhD

A weekend of science-based mindfulness and self-compassion practices for building calm, gratitude and connection into daily life.

Source: www.esalen.org · Dates and price checked on Oct 21, 2026. Organizers can change details, so confirm on their page before you book. A listing is not an endorsement.

Featured: Bill Heinrich

Pre-workshop reading

Books by GatherAligned founder Bill Heinrich that pair well with emotional intelligence work.

The Energetic Self
The Aligned Life Series · Book 2Everyday Enlightenment
The Aligned Life Series · Book 3

Links go to Amazon (coming-soon Field Guides link to thealignedlifeseries.com).

Also see Bill’s keynote, The Power of Energetic Alignment: How to Shatter Burnout, Fast.

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