Nourish Your Heart
Stories, songs, art and contemplative practices t0 awaken your imagination and offer a well of  solace, resilience and hope during challenging times. Join me to share timeless treasures  in a journey that unites your inner world with the deep threads of beauty and meaning woven throughout history.
K​ayleen Asbo, Ph.D is a cultural historian, musician, writer and teacher who passionately weaves together myth, psychology, history, and the arts with experiential learning. To learn more about Kayleen, click here

Upcoming  Events

Imbolc From Ireland to Iona: 
February 2, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
Join Kayleen Asbo, Sue Ellen Parkinson and Robin O'Brien for a joyous feast of story, art, music, tradition and ritual as we journey to the Isle of Iona in a Virtual Pilgrimage celebrating the coming of spring and the legends of Saint Brigid, the bridge between worlds

 Carrying the Light of Compassion 
February 3-5, Ratna Ling Meditation Center, Cazadero CA
co-taught with Sue Ellen Parkinson and Robin O'Brien
A feast of story, music, meditation, art journaling practices and sharing from the heart at a “thin time” of year celebrated in the Celtic tradition of Imbolc and St Brighid’s Day at the stunningly beautiful Ratna Ling Retreat in the woods of Sonoma County.
Limited enrollment: Only 5 spaces remain, women only
Learn more and register

In My End is My Beginning:
A Pilgrimage Through the Four Quartets of TS Eliot
Thursday, February  9, 5-7pm
FREE Online  lecture for Myth Salon
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The Rose Sangha: The Evolution of Love Heloise, Abelard and Mary Magdalene
Saturday, February 11, 11 am - Noon 
Parisian singer Catherine Braslavsky and Yale Divinity School Professor John Hare join Kayleen Asbo for an exploration through story, song, art and letters of how two 12th century lovers set the imagination of the world on fire with their romance-- and how they triumphed over tragedy by turning to Mary Magdalene for inspiration, strength and courage.

Dante and the Art of Love
February 12, 9:30 am -10:30 am PST
A one hour multimedia lecture for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley on Dante's Divine Comedy and the evolution of the ideas love inspired by the French  Troubadours and Mystical Christian traditions
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Register Here

 Gratitude Cafe: More Love
​Sunday, February 12, 5 pm PST
A one hour online gathering of gratitude, music and the 
heart-opening poetry of the many kinds of love in the world, followed by a one hour writing workshop with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. Join the Poet's Circle on Patreon here
for monthly membership to the Gratitude Cafe or use the link below to register for this one event.

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Mary Magdalene by Nicole Hague Andrews

Re-Uniting with Our Roots:
Mary Magdalene and the Tree of Life
February 18-21, 10 am - 2 pm PST
Also recorded for later streaming
​Mythica's Second Annual Online International Mary Magdalene Conference with 22 presenters from the fields of Biblical Studies, Gnosticism, Depth Psychology, Pilgrimage, Art, Music, Poetry  and Indigenous Healing-- plus an Artists and Poets Showcase Day!

 Mary Magdalene and the Garden of Mystics
A 40 Day Online Program February 22- April 2
A hybrid of written posts,  live zoom classes, and guided creative journaling,  this is a deep and potentially life- changing immersion into the history, art, music and contemplative practices associated with Mary Magdalene, John Cassian, Dante, Hildegard of Bingen and St Francis.

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Love Letters for Vincent
Friday, March 31, 10 am - Noon
An online salon of love and memory on the anniversary of Vincent Van Gogh's  birth, weaving together his exquisite and vibrant paintings, music inspired by his artwork composed and performed by pianist Kayleen Asbo, poetry by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and a heartfelt communal ritual of creativity

Sliding Scale and also recorded for later streaming

Want to stay in touch? Join Kayleen's email and receive weekly newsletters of  music, art and poetry links as well as news of upcoming classes and pilgrimages


Click here to read an article about Kayleen's journey as an interdisciplinary scholar,  published in the Pacifica Post.​

The Mystic Path and Poetry of TS Eliot
​A six week seminar on the role Beethoven, Dante  the Bhagavad Gita and Christian mystics played in transforming TS Eliot's Life from despair to joy.
Available now as a streaming class through Santa Sabina Spiritual Center
Click here to purchase
$120

Jung and the Gnostics:
The Recovered Wisdom of Early Egyptian Christianity
A series of six ninety-minute lectures for the Salome Institute of Depth Psychology
$120

In Person Pilgrimages 2023

Pilgrimage to Provence:
​Mary Magdalene and the Black Madonnas 
June 17-24
A pilgrimage  in the footsteps of  the saints of early Christianity in France:  Mary Magdalene, Lazarus, Martha, Saint Sara and John Cassian   as we journey to Saintes Maries de la Mer, Aix en Provence, Marseille, the Grotto of La Sainte Baume, Saint Maximin and Tarascon.
Learn more and apply here

The Spirit of Scotland:
A Pilgrimage from Edinburgh to Iona
September 20-30, 2023
A ten day journey weaving together history, music, art, literature and  creative practice with stunning scenery as we follow the path of Felix Mendelssohn, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Saint Mary Magdalene and Celtic bards and mystics.
Learn more and apply here


Enchanting England
October 6-15, 2023

A ten day adventure of history, art, poetry, myth and music in Bath, Glastonbury, the Cottswolds and Oxford in the footsteps of Jane Austen, the Pre-Raphaelites,
​TS Eliot and Mary Magdalene

The Blessing Thread
Video Recording coming soon!
 An introduction to the ancient pilgrimage trails and sites  dedicated to Mary Magdalene from Provence to Glastonbury to Iona , each with its own ancient and beautiful tradition  and stunning scenery.