Raising consciousness for a new world
Upcoming Events
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All classes are offered free of charge unless otherwise noted
The Eagle' s Eye Experience
Facilitated by Dr. Carol Roberts and Dr Eli Kolp
Dr Roberts has been a practicing physician for 5 decades, ten as a surgeon, forty years as a holistic, root cause doctor. Over the years she has come to know that most of our physical and mental health problems are based in a skewed relationship to Nature and to each other. She believes that we have forgotten that we are all one, that Pachamama and the Cosmos itself are all supporting us, and loving us, at every moment of our lives. Furthermore, coming back to balance is the way out of our current suicidal rush, and we must do it soon.
Eli Kolp, MD, a psychiatrist, a long time colleague of Dr Roberts and psychedelic advocate. Dr Kolp is a contributor to The Ketamine Papers, and chapters in the Textbook of Psychedelic Medicine.
Shamanism is a royal road to changing consciousness. So are the psychedelic and transcendent experiences. If you have ever done a journey, you know it is a voyage into another level of understanding of self and Universe. If you have never done one, consider gifting yourself a peek “behind the veil” of cultural assumptions and human programming. We have never needed a shift in consciousness more than we do right now. We are birthing the future human, Homo lucidus, Homo Noeticus, the elevation of humanity to a loving oneness that will have the wisdom to solve all our self-made conundrums. Join us in sunny Florida for a journey out of your limitations.
If you would like more information on psychedelics or other means of experiencing transcendence journeys, check out our Transcendence page.
Workshops for the Eagles Eye Experience will be scheduled in the near future and private sessions either in person or by teleconference (via Zoom) can be scheduled now (see below). If you are interested in learning more or scheduling a private session, please contact us to schedule your session. Fees may vary based on need and/or personal circumstance. To learn more about the Eagle's Eye Experience, click here.
Eagle’s Eye offers both individual sessions (available now) either in-person or by teleconference (via Zoom) and weekend experiential workshops facilitated by licensed MDs (Dr Roberts and Dr Kolp), as well as other qualified therapists and counselors.
Soon you will be able to visit this page (events) to sign up for upcoming weekend workshops a various retreat centers (dates and locations to be announced). Please subscribe to our website if you wish to be notified when the workshop schedule becomes available.
Registration and Information
To register for a private session, to be placed on a reservation list for a weekend workshop, or for more information you may also email us at: info@GrokingWholeness.info or send a message at our “Contact Us” page (be sure to include "Eagle's Eye private session or workshop registration" in the message text). For those of you that prefer telephone contact you can call Eagle's Eye at 941-404-8030.
Online Zoom Event Wednesday March 4, 2026
Facilitated by Douglas Bonar
The Emerging Story of Oneness, Wholeness and Interbeing: A World Café: Conversations that Matter
6:30 - 8:00 PM ET Wednesday March 4, 2026 on ZOOM
The emerging story of oneness, wholeness and interbeing is a solution to the polycrisis facing humanity at this time in our cultural evolution. We have long endured "the illusion of separation," the core issue undergirding climate disruption, political corruption, financial disparity, violence, and the many other problems so apparent today. The Cafe will explore our understanding, embodiment, and activation of the emerging reality.
Experiencing ourselves as part of a living Earth and conscious universe changes who we are as human beings. In World Cafe, everybody's voice is heard, as we listen for "the magic in the middle" (a World Cafe book by Amy Lenzo and Michaela Sieh). We are not meant to do this alone. Answers will emerge from cafe participants and from the intelligence of the universe, as each may know and name it, for greater clarity around sustainability/regenerativity, social justice, freedom/equality and source consciousness.
Trust the process. Celebrate our emerging understanding of reality and the narrative for a healthy future.
Come! Be present! Participate!
Be prepared to be inspired.
Notice what touches your heart.
What is your wisest first step?
for more information on Douglas Bonar click here
Questions? Contact Douglas at DouglasBonar108@gmail.com, or 727 482-4319
Join Zoom Meeting on Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82278058347?pwd=1Q2P76DeVFXi4IFYoKb7lrJvjaHabZ.1
Meeting ID: 822 7805 8347
Passcode: 798306
Cosmic Cafe Book Salon
Description:
This ain’t your grandmother’s book club!! Be prepared to be surprised! Be prepared for synchronicity, budding friendships, and collaboration. Be prepared to listen and share in conversations that matter. We’re actively co-creating the emerging future!
In this live, online, recurring Zoom event, you bring the book you're currently reading related to wholeness, oneness, and/or interconnection. This may be regarding our connection with each other in terms of social justice and equity; to the living Earth in terms of sustainability and regenerativity; or to Source as each may know and name it. This may be regarding science, parenting practices, health care, business, governance, art, land tenure, or more. This is a structured and interactive experience based on the World Cafe model. All are welcome! It isn’t the same without you!
Host: Douglas Bonar, one of the founders of Groking Wholeness will host this recurring event.
When: Starting in January 2026
Where: Zoom
Fee: no charge
Registration: Go to our Contact Us page and let us know that you are interested. Just mention the Cosmic Cafe Book Salon in the message box. You will be contacted directly by Douglas via email.
Explorations into the Nature of Consciousness
Description:
Are you curious about conscious experience and what it is? Do we perceive and experience the world as it actually is or just a flawed representation of what actually exists? Did you ever wonder why many scientists and philosophers are moving away from materialist/physicalist position that consciousness is a biproduct of neuronal processing within brains of a certain threshold of complexity to one where consciousness is a fundamental and irreducible aspect of reality?
What are the alternative leading contemporary theories of the metaphysics of consciousness? What is the evidence for this change? Are these theories compatible with ancient eastern mystical traditions? What are the implications of a change in paradigms? For our health? For our ethics? For our mortality? For society?
By the way, what is consciousness? Can consciousness reside outside of brains? Does it survive bodily death? If so, what is it that survives? Can this state be experienced with hallucinogenic drugs or other means?
What is intuition? Are out-of-body experiences real? What about Psi phenomena? What does the savant syndrome tell us about the nature of consciousness.? What is consciousness like in animals? How far down the evolutionary ladder does it go? What is artificial consciousness?
We will explore these topics and much more in this discussion group. The group will meet via Zoom for 90 minutes every other week. Each session will begin with a 10–20-minute YouTube video from the world’s leading contemporary thinkers or short presentation by the host followed by Q & A and then a lively interactive discussion among the participants.
Host: Bob Staretz – One of the founders of the Groking Wholeness website and long term student and collaborator on consciousness studies.
When: every other Thursday at 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EDT starting Future dates to be determined based on interest
Where: Zoom
Fee: no charge
Registration: Go to our Contact Us page to sign-up for future class offerings. Mention the class title in the message box. You will then be contacted directly by Bob Staretz via email with further details about future class offerings.
All sessions from a previous offering of this class have been recorded and made available on our YouTube channel (Groking Wholeness). These recorded sessions from that class can be accessed here: Consciousness class recordings
The class includes the following topics (for sessions 1-8 respectively):
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Overview of consciousness
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The characteristics of consciousness
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Exceptional abilities and categories of consciousness
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States of experience (consciousness)
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Artificial intelligence, artificial consciousness and organoid consciousness
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Models of Consciousness / Intro to the metaphysics of consciousness
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Comparison of the major metaphysical theories of consciousness
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Consciousness as a fundamental aspect of reality: summary and implications
Each session begins with a 10 minute insight meditation to help the participants get in touch with their own consciousness.
An Apple a Day (Improving Your Health)
Description:
Medical care in our society is designed to find problems, not to prevent them. Treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms, not finding the root cause and addressing that. Most doctors are trained to dispense a pill for any complaint, never to ask the basic questions that might address the underlying imbalance.
Holistic medicine looks at the whole patient - not only the body parts - in context. This might including lifestyle habits, nutrition and exercise, toxic exposures, beliefs about illness and healing, emotional issues, family and work influences, past experiences, good and bad, - and evaluating the health of the person in light of all that and more.
Dr Carol Roberts has practiced and taught holistic medicine for decades. She will open each meeting with a 30-45 minute talk, then take questions from participants.
Topics to be discussed include:
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Nature is the healer
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Maintain your brain
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Preparing for pregnancy
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Hormone replacement therapy and quality of life
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The changing cancer landscape
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The basics of holestic self care
Host: Carol Roberts, M.D., one of the founders of Groking Wholeness will host this recurring event.
When: every Saturday beginning date TBD based on enrollment and interest, from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Zoom
Fee: no charge
Registration: Go to our Contact Us page to sign-up. Mention the class title in the message box. You will then be contacted directly via email with further details once plans are finalized..
Watch: a YouTube video by Dr. Carol Roberts, M.D., on a brief overview of functional/holistic medicine and the causes of most chronic illnesses - the primary subjects covered in this course.