 What's Unfolding at 12 Petalled Lotus...
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Come Say Hello
with Cindy Butler, creator of 12 Petalled Lotus
In conversation about
Human Development and Everyday Life
Life gives us many opportunities to understand ourselves, one another, and the experiences we share. Sometimes, a different perspective helps us see familiar experiences in a new way.
Join Cindy for a free, informal Zoom gathering and an introduction to 12 Petalled Lotus.
We’ll talk a little about the thinking behind the 12 Pathways of human development and how they connect with everyday experiences of relating, communicating, navigating change and belonging.
Cindy will share some of the ideas and questions that have shaped 12 Petalled Lotus — and offer a question you might carry back into your own life.
There will be plenty of time to say hello, ask questions and join the conversation.
October 19, 2026
6 - 7 PM MT
I’d love to see you there.
Whether we already know one another or we’re meeting for the first time, come say hello, hear what I’ve been up to, and spend a little time getting to know the Path of the 12 Petalled Lotus.
Add your name and email below to join the conversation. I’ll send you the details and Zoom link by email.
 Fall 2026 Guided Inquiries
This fall, 12 Petalled Lotus invites you into three Guided Inquiries exploring some of the questions and experiences that shape our lives.
Each inquiry begins with something familiar — a question we've wondered about, a pattern we've noticed, or an experience we're trying to understand — and explores it through the lens of human development, relationships, and everyday life.
Two live online gatherings per Guided Inquiry
Tuesdays from 7:30–9:00 PM Mountain Time
$179 CAD per Guided InquiryÂ
Are Boundaries Making Us Better at Relationships?
October 20 and 27, 2026
Boundaries can bring clarity, protection and greater personal responsibility into relationships. They can also become rigid rules that leave little room for communication, responsiveness or repair.
Together, we'll look more closely at what healthy boundaries ask of us and how they fit within the larger work of being in relationship.
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How We Adapt to Life Before We Understand It
November 3 and 10, 2026
Understanding how our earliest relationships shaped us can bring important clarity. It can also leave us wondering what to do with that understanding and how to hold a fuller view of our parents, ourselves and what happened between us.
Together, we'll look at personal history through a developmental and relational lens, making room for understanding, complexity and greater choice in the present.
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Maybe Nothing Is Wrong With You
November 17 and 24, 2026
It is easy to interpret our patterns, sensitivities, reactions and struggles as evidence that something is wrong with us.
A developmental view opens another question:
What might this response be trying to accomplish, protect or carry?
Together, we'll consider how human responses take shape and how greater context can change what we understand about the responses we carry.
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HOW A GUIDED INQUIRY WORKS
Each Guided Inquiry includes:
two live 90-minute online gatherings
guided learning, inquiry and reflection
ideas and examples connected to everyday life
opportunities for questions and conversation
a participant learning resource
limited-time access to session recordings
a certificate of completion
Sessions are held through Zoom. Connection details and learning information are sent after registration.
Recordings are available to registered participants for 7 days following the second session.
Each Guided Inquiry stands on its own. Begin with the question that speaks to something you are wondering about in your own life.
Taken together, the three Guided Inquiries bring us into questions about how we relate to other people, how our histories continue to shape us, and how we understand the responses we carry.
No previous experience with 12 Petalled Lotus is needed.
Begin with the question that is already asking for your attention.
Each Guided Inquiry offers a place to look more closely at something in human life — and consider what understanding it differently might make possible.
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FREE WEDNESDAY WEBINARS
The free Wednesday Webinar series offers one-hour conversations about human development, relationships, emotional life and the experiences that shape us.
Come to one conversation or join us throughout the fall.
Wednesdays from 12:00–1:00 PM MT
Online and free
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ABOUT 12 PETALLED LOTUS
12 Petalled Lotus is a body of learning about human development and the lived experience of being human.
It brings development, the nervous system, emotional life, relationship, identity and lived experience into conversation, helping us understand more about how human lives take shape over time.
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