觉醒之旅：探索生命的本质，聆听天地的回响

Keynote Speakers

Jianhu Shifu

Chan Master

Chan Master Jianhu Shifu

Embark on a journey to explore the wisdom of Chan with Jianhu Shifu, a Chan master who transitioned from being an artificial neural network scientist to pursuing his spiritual path under the guidance of Grand Master Wei Chueh, the founder of Chung Tai Chan Monastery—one of the largest monasteries in the world. Having founded and served as the abbot of several Chan centres in the United States, Jiahu Shifu has guided dozens of 7-day Chan meditation retreats worldwide. With nearly 30 years dedicated to the spiritual path, his teachings will guide us through the serenity and profound depths of Chan practice, offering insights into the simplicity and complexity of finding inner peace.

Jianhu禅师
来自美国的Jianhu禅师，从科学家到禅师的转变本身就是一场探索。从人工神经网络科学家到在中台禅寺惟觉大师指导下追寻精神道路的禅修者，他通过禅修的宁静与深邃，引导我们理解生命的复杂与简单。他的故事将带领我们沉浸在禅的智慧中，体悟人与自然、人与自我、人与他人的和谐共处。他的故事不仅展现了个人的精神追求，也反映了禅宗在东西方文化中的桥梁作用。

Andrew Francis

Actor and Sound Healer

Actor and Sound Healer Andrew

Francis

Andrew is a versatile Canadian actor. He has been performing since the age of six and fell into voice work at the age of nine. Beyond his prolific acting career, Andrew is the co-founder of ZENDEN Meditation in Vancouver, an urban spiritual retreat renowned for its variety of services and a strong presence in the local wellness community. Andrew will share with us how he profoundly transformed his life while harmonizing the inner and outer worlds through the power of sound, facilitating healing and awakening.

演员兼声音疗愈师Andrew Francis
作为一位多才多艺的加拿大演员，Andrew从六岁便开始了他的表演生涯，并在九岁时进入了配音行业，展示了他在声音艺术方面的天赋。除了他的丰富演艺经历，Andrew也是温哥华ZENDEN冥想中心的共同创始人。在此次觉醒之旅中，Andrew将分享他如何通过声音的力量，协调内外世界，实现生活的深刻转变，并促进自我疗愈和觉醒。他的故事将启发我们通过声音找到内心的和谐与力量。

Flavio Santi

Indigenous Ki-Shuar Leader and Shaman Ayuy Yu

Indigenous Ki-Shuar Leader and Shaman Ayuy Yu (Flavio Santi)

The Yu clan in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador has faced severe hardship due to their resistance to industrial invasion, including military assaults, the destruction of their homes, and the invasion of their traditional hunting grounds. Since the 1990s, Flavio has spearheaded an international effort to reclaim his ancestral territory, helping his clan raise nearly $1 million through NGO partnerships and private relationships. They have successfully recovered 3,700 acres of their ancestral jungle, accounting for 80% of their traditional land. As the founder of Escuela Wayusa, Flavio will share the challenges encountered during the land-buy-back movement and how he empowers both Indigenous youth and the global community by preserving and spreading their spiritual vision..

土著Ki-Shuar领袖及萨满Flavio Santi

Flavio作为厄瓜多尔亚马逊雨林中的Ki-Shuar族领袖，长期以来带领族人勇敢面对工业入侵所带来的挑战，并成功捍卫了他们的家园和文化遗产。通过多年的努力，Flavio带领他的氏族通过非政府组织的合作与亚马逊雨林植物草药体验筹集了近100万美元，成功收回了3700英亩的祖先丛林和土地，占总传承土地的80%。作为Escuela Wayusa学校的创始人，Flavio将分享他在回购祖先土地行动中所面临的种种困境和挑战，以及他如何通过保护和传播土著精神愿景，赋予年轻一代力量，并带动全球社区共同关注土著文化与自然的和谐共生。

Annie Briard

Visual Artist

Visual Artist Annie Briard: 

Annie Briard is a Canadian artist who challenges visual perception through media art, photography, and installations. Her work has been showcased across Canada and internationally in solo and group exhibitions, screenings, and public art projects, with support from the BC Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and SSHRC. As part of her practice, Annie is also an arts educator and mentor, teaching photography, media art and graduate seminars at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. At this year’s event, Annie will challenge our perceptions and invite us to see the unseen. Her journey into visual storytelling will inspire us to find beauty in the essence of every moment.

视觉艺术家Annie Briard

Annie是一位杰出的法裔加拿大艺术家，通过媒体艺术、摄影和装置艺术挑战我们对视觉的认知和感知。她的作品曾在加拿大及国际范围内的多个展览中展出，包括个展、群展、影像放映和公共艺术项目，并得到了卑诗艺术委员会、加拿大艺术委员会和SSHRC（社会科学与人文研究委员会）的支持。作为她艺术实践的一部分，Annie还担任艺术教育者和导师，现于Emily Carr University of Art + Design艺术与设计大学教授摄影、媒体艺术及研究生研讨课。在这次觉醒之旅活动中，Annie将挑战我们的视觉感知，引导我们发现那些隐藏于视野之外的美。她的视觉叙事之旅不仅激发我们对世界的全新理解，也鼓励我们在每一个瞬间的本质中找到美的真谛。

Heidi Kwok

Holistic Therapist 

Holistic Therapist Heidi Kwok: 

Heidi is a psychotherapist and registered clinical counsellor. Understanding the complexity of human beings, she combines spirituality and psychotherapy to support individuals on their healing journeys with a holistic approach toward mind, body, and soul. In her work, Heidi helps clients address unresolved emotional pain and unprocessed traumas, working towards healing and rebirth. By encouraging awareness of thoughts and feelings, observing the mind, and fully experiencing life’s challenges, she aims to foster profound healing and transformation. This year, she will share with us how she uses the scientific approach to explain the neurobiological mechanisms of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

综合疗愈师Heidi Kwok

Heidi是一位心理治疗师和注册临床顾问，她深刻理解人类心理的复杂性。在工作中，她将灵性和心理治疗融为一体，运用综合疗愈的方式，帮助个体在心灵、身体与灵魂上找到平衡与和谐。Heidi专注于引导人们面对未解的情感痛苦和创伤，通过深层次的疗愈过程，带领他们走向心灵的重生。她鼓励个体提高对自身思想和情感的觉察，观察内心，并全面体验生活中的挑战，从而促发深刻的自我转变。今年，Heidi将与我们深入探讨她如何运用科学方法来解读迷幻辅助疗法中的神经生物学机制，揭示这一创新疗法如何通过大脑与心理的互动，推动心灵的疗愈与转变。通过她的分享，参与者将了解一种全新的疗愈路径，开启自我治愈与心灵重塑的旅程。

April Liu

Cultural Programmer

Cultural Programmer April Liu: 

April Liu is a researcher, writer, and community organizer who has worked with Indigenous communities around the world to raise awareness of traditional and plant-based healing practices through cultural workshops, exhibits, and festivals. She has led fundraising efforts to protect Indigenous land claims in the Ecuadorian Amazon and organized a wide range of cultural initiatives throughout Asia, North America, and South America. She served as an expert consultant for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage section in 2016. In 2022, she received the Cosmic Sister Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance Award. This year, April will weave together the ancestral wisdom of plant-based healing with mindfulness meditation, offering pathways to connect with our inner essence and the natural world.

文化策划者April Liu
April从秘鲁飞来，是一位研究员、作家和社区组织者，专注于通过文化工作坊、展览和节庆活动，提升全球对原住民传统疗法和植物基础疗愈实践的认知。致力于保护文化遗产并推广植物疗法的古朴智慧。她的工作与足迹横跨亚洲、北美和南美，她在联合国教科文组织、非物质文化遗产领域的贡献得到了国际高度认可，并于2022年荣获了“迷幻文艺复兴女性奖”以表彰她在心理及精神疗愈方面的杰出贡献。今年，April将带领我们通过结合祖传的植物疗愈智慧与正念冥想，探索内在本质，发现与自然世界更深层次的连接。她的分享将为我们提供一条回归内心、拥抱自然的路径，唤醒内在的平静与力量。

Crowning Performance

Peng Wang

Guqin Maestro

Guqin Maestro Peng Wang: 

a Guqin maestro and master artisan, crafted the Guqin used in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, a replica of a 1,000-year-old instrument from the Tang Dynasty. His craftmanship and his music studio Jun Tian Fang (钧天坊) have been formally recognized by the Chinese government as an “asset of China’s intangible cultural heritage.” Wang Peng is a virtuoso performer who has played across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. He has authored seven books, contributed to four others, written numerous journal articles, and spoken at several leading universities in China, Europe, and the U.S. This year, Peng will perform at the 2024 Journey of Awakening event, connecting us with the ancient melodies of the Guqin and leading us to uncover the timeless wisdom of Chinese tradition.

国家级非物质文化遗产代表性项目“古琴艺术”代表性传承人和斫琴大师王鹏
王鹏大师是中国非物质文化遗产的杰出守护者，他的斫琴工艺与古琴演奏在国际古琴界独树一帜。他创立的钧天坊工作室是国家级非物质文化遗产保护研究基地，成为古琴文化传承的重要支柱。2008年北京奥运会开幕式上，他亲手制作的古琴，复刻自唐代千年古琴，承载着深厚的历史与文化，象征着古琴艺术的传承与创新。王鹏大师通过古琴的旋律跨越文化与地域的界限，他的足迹遍布欧洲、澳大利亚、新西兰、加拿大及美国等地。他的音乐不仅是艺术的展现，更是中国传统智慧的传播与弘扬。作为演奏家与学者，他著有七本专著，参与编撰了四部学术作品，并在中国、欧洲、美国的多所著名大学进行讲座，广泛分享他的音乐见解与文化思考。

古琴作为“天地和鸣”的象征，承载着人与自然、人与自我、人与宇宙的和谐共鸣。在H.R. Macmillan太空中心，大师的琴音将前行者，实践者的故事讲述和故事里所体现的人类精神，串成一条主线，将引导我们回归内心，触及生命的根本，感悟人与天地的共生与平衡，真正唤醒我们每一个人对生命本质的深刻理解与共鸣。

Appreciation

特别感谢2024 The Journey of Awakening: Living Essence联席主席Chris的倾心组织策划，将MBA的架构和逻辑在疗愈社区建设的领域里融入得当，尝试了一把跨界，十分期待你的上台开幕词和对土地的致敬。

喜欢主持人Juliet灵动的语言表达和疗愈能量，你的温柔为我们团队输送了源源不断那金贵的力量。

感恩组织委员会伙伴Heidi, Geoff, Felycia以及Hanna这一年来的用心付出与坚定不移的支持，这种背靠背的安心，这让我信任，我们的共同震动，是与宇宙万物从未分离的能量。

我们一起携手前行，慢慢分享汇集同行者的点滴。我也始终铭记茶道老师Judy的教诲，如春雨般润物细无声，静静滋养着每一个瞬间的美好，以次致敬生命。

ABOUT

Sageus Collective ｜ 一觉众合

Sageus Collective is a socially driven enterprise encompassing four key components: Journey of Awakening, Intuitive Dining, Conscious Travel, and a carefully curated E-commerce platform The Art of Living – Essentials.

In essence, Sageus Collective aims to unify various aspects of the healing journey, offering comprehensive, curated experiences for those seeking wellness, spiritual growth and meaningful connections with others.

Sageus Collective 是一个以社会责任为驱动力的企业，涵盖了四大核心元素：觉醒之旅、直觉饮食、觉知旅行以及精心策划的电商平台 生活的艺术。

Sageus Collective 的愿景在于将疗愈旅程中的各个维度整合起来，为追求身心健康、精神成长以及与他人建立深层次连接的人们，提供全面且精致的体验。

Sageus Collective 的使命如同一曲回响于天地之间的乐章，在每一次的觉醒、每一场充满心灵启迪的旅行中，邀请每个人踏上一段自我疗愈的旅程。无论是通过自然美景中的觉知之行，还是一场让灵魂愉悦的直觉用餐，我们旨在唤醒生命中的平和与深邃，帮助人们与世界、与他人，甚至与自己建立真正的联系。

这不仅是一个关于实践，更是一场有关人类共同成长的精神呼唤，在这里，我们鼓励每个人拥抱自然的疗愈力量，追寻内心的平衡与丰盛。

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