12 Petalled Lotus  

Join 12 Petalled Lotus for a series of free one-hour webinars exploring human development, relationships, emotional life, and the experiences that shape us.

Select Wednesdays
12:00–1:00 PM Mountain Time
Live online through Zoom
Free registration

Come to one conversation or join us throughout the fall.

A PLACE TO PAUSE AND THINK TOGETHER

Many of the experiences that shape our lives are rarely explained in ways that help us understand what is actually happening.

The Wednesday Webinar series creates a place to explore those experiences through thoughtful teaching, reflection, and conversation.

Each webinar begins with a meaningful human question and offers a developmental perspective that can be carried into everyday life.

No previous knowledge of 12 Petalled Lotus is required.

FALL 2026 WEBINARS

Are Young People Becoming Less Empathetic?

Wednesday, September 30
12:00–1:00 PM MT

Many adults are noticing greater criticism, social tension, and apparent disconnection among children and teenagers.

Are young people actually becoming less empathetic? Or are changes in development, stress, technology, social environments, and adult expectations affecting how empathy is expressed?

This webinar explores what empathy requires, how it develops, and what helps it remain available when young people feel pressured, overwhelmed, or disconnected.

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Have Boundaries Become the Answer to Everything?

Wednesday, October 14
12:00–1:00 PM MT

Boundaries can support clarity, safety, and personal responsibility. Yet boundary language can sometimes reduce complicated relationships to firm rules about what other people must do.

This webinar explores the difference between a boundary, a request, an expectation, and an ultimatum—and considers what healthy relationships require alongside clear personal limits.

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How Much of Who We Are Began Before We Could Understand It?

Wednesday, October 28
12:00–1:00 PM MT

Long before we could explain our experiences, we were already learning about connection, emotion, safety, belonging, and what relationships expected of us.

This webinar explores how early family environments shape development and why patterns formed in childhood can continue to influence adult life.

It also considers how understanding our history can create context without reducing our family stories to blame.

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What If Your Reactions Make Sense?

Wednesday, November 11
12:00–1:00 PM MT

We often judge ourselves most harshly for the responses we understand least.

Shutting down, overthinking, becoming reactive, avoiding conflict, feeling too much, or struggling to act may appear to be personal shortcomings. Within a developmental context, these responses can begin to tell a more understandable story.

This webinar explores how human adaptations form and what becomes possible when we meet them with curiosity and context.

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Who Are You Still Becoming?

Wednesday, November 25
12:00–1:00 PM MT

Human development continues throughout life.

We continue to encounter experiences that ask us to reconsider what we know, develop new capacities, and relate differently to ourselves and others.

This final fall webinar explores development as a lifelong process and considers what it means to remain engaged, responsive, and alive to life as we grow older.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Each webinar includes:

a live one-hour online session

clear and accessible teaching

reflection connected to everyday experience

time for questions

seven-day access to the webinar recording

Webinars are hosted through Zoom. Access information is sent by email after registration.

COME AS YOU ARE

You are welcome to listen, reflect, and participate in whatever way feels comfortable.

Personal sharing is always optional. You will never be asked to discuss private experiences or speak in front of the group.

These webinars are educational and do not provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic services.

Registration is free, but advance registration is required for each webinar you wish to attend.

After registering, you will receive:

immediate confirmation

your Zoom access information

a reminder before the webinar

access to the recording for seven days following the live session