Stress is usually framed as something to reduce, manage, or escape. But what if stress is not the problem? What if it is information?

In this talk, Abe explores stress as a trainable interface between the body, the mind, and real world demands. As an Advanced Wim Hof Method Instructor, he draws from physiology, performance training, and lived experience to break down how the nervous system responds to pressure and why avoiding stress often makes us less resilient, not more.

Rather than offering quick fixes or relaxation techniques, this conversation focuses on building capacity. Learning how to meet discomfort, uncertainty, and intensity with clarity instead of overwhelm.

Attendees will leave with a new framework for understanding stress and a practical way to think about resilience, performance, and everyday decision making.

Keep up with Abe on Instagram @mammal_above

What does it actually mean to be nourished—by food, by land, by systems that sustain life?

​Join us for an evening of grounded conversation with local farmer Shaun Burns, exploring how biology, food systems, and soil-level decisions shape not only what we eat, but how we live, relate, and reconnect to the planet.

​Come to listen, question, and reconnect.

Keep up with Shaun on Instagram and at schlopstop.com

Will Drescher is the Founder and CEO of PORTAL° Thermaculture, a growing network of social wellness clubs designed around sauna, cold plunge, and community connection. His work centers on creating spaces where people can come together—bringing analog practices into modern, design-forward environments that nurture both individual well-being and collective culture.

Come sweat with us at PORTAL°: portalthermaculture.com

Join us for a clear, down-to-earth conversation that demystifies yoga. Jade will explore where yoga comes from, what happens on the mat, and how breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, and the ethical/spiritual foundations fit together.

​You’ll walk away with:

• ​A simple, accurate understanding of what yoga really is (and isn’t)

• ​Practical takeaways you can use right away

• ​Etiquette and norms for any studio or class

• ​A balanced look at the benefits—and the controversies

​Bring your questions (and a friend). Let’s learn, breathe, and make sense of this widely practiced tradition together…maybe have a beer too!

Visit Jade at her studio in Boulder: allpurposeyoga.com

​Make it happen. For real this time.

​This isn't another "feel-good" motivating pep talk. This is your wake-up call.

​Sofia is not here to be a "nice" coach. She's here to be an effective one.

​For anyone who is done settling for less than you deserve, waiting for the "right time," overthinking and being anxious all the time, or living a "good enough" life. This is for you. You're ready for more, and you know it.

​Inside this high-impact, results-driven, no-BS masterclass, Sofia breaks it all down into a simple 3-step process you can follow and start right now.

Keep up with Sofia at seresdeluzz.com

​This month’s speaker: Nick Jarrett, geologist, amateur mountaineer, and storyteller of the rock beneath our feet.

​Whether you’ve spent weeks parked on the I-70 corridor attempting to make first chair or are just discovering Colorado’s rugged heart, come hear why the rocks around us aren’t just scenery, but ancient chapters in Earth's dramatic story. From uplift to erosion, glaciers to granite, Nick will weave together science, adventure, and a love for the High Country to show how geology shapes not just the landscape, but the way we move through it.

​This month’s speaker: Tim Molnar, dating coach, author, and myth-buster of modern romance.

​Whether you're single, partnered, or just fascinated by how we connect, come hear why dating smarter isn't just for apps and awkward first dates. Tim blends heart, science, and humor to shake up how we think about love—and maybe even ourselves.

​Come curious. Leave with something you didn’t know you needed.

Keep up with Tim at timothymolnar.com

​McKenzie Watson-Fore, a Boulder-based artist and writer, will be drawing on her ten-plus years of social dance experience to teach A Taxonomy of American Social Dance. For anyone who's ever been curious about taking up Argentine tango, the difference between line dancing and square dancing, or what on earth Appalachian flatfooting refers to, look no further! Attendees will not be required to dance.

Keep up with McKenzie on instagram @krazykenzer14. 

“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man’s convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man’s brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others...”

— Elizabeth West

Chris will explore the compounding benefits of riding your bike for any reason at all, and he will make the case for peace on earth via bicycle!

Chris is a bicycle mechanic by trait and a cycling enthusiast. He leads a group ride in Boulder and coaches cyclists, triathletes and runners.

All of his information can be found right here on this website.

Jake tests the limits of our minds, our political appetites and physics itself in this discussion on energy. Strap in for a tour de force of the history of over-unity and prepare to think very hard about what “impossible” actually means.

Keep up with Jake at schlopstop.com and do yourself a favor and listen to Thunderboogie