We went. You all missed a good time. I have a picture of me, Fairy Faye and Ken (her feet were not on the ground), but I can't post it on here. Maybe some one can tell me how, or do it for me. It is possible to put a picture in a post isn't it?
We met Genpo Roshi and Br. David Stenal-Rast, they hung out with us in the hotel lobby.
Many of the teachers who were there for the first two days left and we never saw them. On the third day, Ken, Willow Pearson, Sofia Diaz, Diane Hamilton, Saniel and Linda Bonder, Chantal Westerman, Jim Marion, Videadivea and a few others were still there.
Dr. James Fowler was there and received the first annual Integral Institute award. Which must have been a suprise, since his books were published 30 years ago. From the perspective of the Conveyer Belt, his research is crucial and is deserving of recognition. I wish his writing style was more engaging (I thought Ken's was a little dry). Fowler left at noon and I missed the chance to shake his hand. Someone did a presentation on his work that was a little too obtuse. I guess I'll have to make another stab at reading his book.
We did a Big Mind session with the voices of Great Doubt and Great Faith ending with a Buddist term I can't even come close to remebering or spelling.
Sofia lead some movement exercises that I liked (and I don't usually enjoy that kind of thing).
They were selling ILP kits for $125.
Over all, I loved being in a big group of second tier people, but it was a pretty short event that really could have been more impactful.
The picture is 110 KB. If I click on the picture in my browser, I get a bigger, much nicer image.