All upcoming Personal Development programs

Yoga therapist Linda Lang introduces seated and chair-based practices rooted in classical yoga and integrative medicine. She demonstrates adaptable postures, breathwork, and mindful movement that honor physical changes while preserving therapeutic value. Participants learn key seated poses, supported standing options, and everyday mobility strategies to enhance balance, joint health, and functional movement. Emphasis is placed on safe alignment, effective prop use, and modifications for common concerns. The inclusive, experiential session invites participation, observation, questions, and discussion.

Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. Join Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, for a course of three online workshops that explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts. The sessions spotlight a diverse range of visual art chosen to inspire writers of all experience levels to deepen their process and practice. This writing session is inspired by Mary Cassatt's The Boating Party.

Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. Join Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, for a course of three online workshops that explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts. The sessions spotlight a diverse range of visual art chosen to inspire writers of all experience levels to deepen their process and practice. This writing session is inspired by works by Henri Matisse, including Open Window, Collioure.

Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. Join Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, for a course of three online workshops that explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts. The sessions spotlight a diverse range of visual art chosen to inspire writers of all experience levels to deepen their process and practice. This writing session is inspired by Joan Miró's The Farm.

Discover how listening more closely to our bodies can shift our understanding of health, connection, and happiness. Giulia Enders, physician and star of Netflix’s Hack Your Health, explores the extraordinary intelligence within our bodies. Tapping thousands of years of biological ingenuity and the latest scientific insights, Enders examines what our immune system can teach us about security, how wound healing mirrors emotional recovery, and what our bodies show us about what we truly need to thrive.

Steven M. Emmanuel, chair of the philosophy department at Virginia Wesleyan University, returns with a follow-up to January 2026 overview on understanding Buddhist ethics to turn theory into practical application. Emmanuel outlines how Buddhist teachings might shape the way to handle stress, conflict, work, family responsibilities, consumption, and difficult conversations. The goal is not to persuade individuals toward Buddhism, says Emmanuel, but rather to consider what may be thoughtfully and usefully drawn from Buddhist ways of understanding and responding to meet the challenges of contemporary life.