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

In My End is My Beginning:
A Pilgrimage Through the Four Quartets of TS Eliot
Click link above to watch on youtube
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Upcoming  Events

 Gratitude Cafe: Celtic Celebration
Friday,March 17,10:30- 11:30 am PST
One hour of Celtic Poetry and music that celebrates the beauty and healing power of nature: Yeats, Dylan Thomas , Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Burns and so much more
Sliding scale donations, also recorded for  later viewing
​Sunday Evening Compline
5 pm PDT Every Sunday through April 2
One hour of contemplative music and meditation led by Kayleen Asbo and Robin O'Brien with  a ritual of gratitude, music of Hildegard of Bingen,  Taize and Gregorian Chant, a wisdom story from the Desert Fathers and Mothers of Egypt  and an introduction to the Aramaic prayer of Jesus.
Available on a sliding scale and recorded fo later streaming
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The Healing of EveFriday, March 24, 10:30 am - Noon PDT
Also recorded for later viewing
 In this online circle on the Feast of the Annunciation, we offer a ritual of beauty and blessing of the feminine through art, music, poetry and writing practice to heal the ancient wound of the story of Eve for ourselves and our ancestors. With Catherine Braslavsky, Sue Ellen Parkinson, Kayleen Asbo and Anasuya Isaacs.​

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

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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

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.