There is an educational component to all Gesundheit projects—the books, movies, lectures, clowning, global outreach, the model hospital project. In addition, Gesundheit hosts events focused on education—at the site of the future hospital and elsewhere—in the form of medical student electives, summer institutes, health care system design intensives, and conferences.
FIELDS OF PLAY
April 27-May 3, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
RECONNECT with the deeper consciousness of self and world. AWAKEN your imagination, empathy, and memory through physical and emotional connection, discovery, creative association, play, and stupid genius.
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SPARK OF BEAUTY: Creativity and Connection
May 11th-18th 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
Spark of Beauty: Creativity and Connection is a workshop experience immersed in art making, nature, and connecting to the playful, creative, and beautiful potential of ourselves and our world. During the week a variety of simple yet dynamic art activites will be introduced to awaken the imagination, spark inspiration, and encourage the creative spirit.
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CLOWN HEART: Prismatic Clown
June 13-20, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
In times of tumult, violence, sickness, and distance from nature and our spirits, we need to come back to the trees, waters, grasses, stones, earth and stars, and come back to our caring and playful hearts—our clown hearts— in order to rewrite our personal balance and give back to the world(s) at large.
XENHARMONIC Music Summer Camp
July 6-20th, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
Join us as we study the ancient art of musical tuning, approaching from the angle of fun and friendship. Sing rounds around the campfire; participate in pop-up performance ensembles; and spend time playing the udderbot, an unusual and ethereal cross between a flute and a theremin.
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DESIRE & DESIGN: Construct Your Humanism
July 27-August 3, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
We invite you to a full week on the land in West Virginia to Construct Your Humanism. We will elicit from each other descriptions of the humanism we wish to see in the world. We’ll offer tools & strategize ways to put our humanism into practice. We’ll share meals, walks in the woods, excursions, stories, festivities; hear guest presenters; create poetry, performance, art, action plans, friendships.
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EL CUERPO QUE RIE: El Arte de Cuidar
September 9-16th, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
Te invitamos a dedicar una semana a la reflexión, el juego y el redescubrimiento del potencial alegre y creativo de nuestro cuerpo y de nuestra naturaleza interior (nuestra alma), mientras disfrutas de los maravillosos exteriores del Gesundheit Institute, en la hermosa West Virginia.
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LAUGHING BODY: the Art of Care
August 17-24, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
We invite you to spend a week dedicated to reflection, play, and rediscovering the joyful and creative potential of our body and of our inner Nature (our soul), while basking in the wonderful outdoors of the Gesundheit Institute in beautiful West Virginia.
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SOMNI-SCIENCE Retreat: 4 Day Sleep Clinic
September 24-28th, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
Unlock the Power of Rest: Four Days to Transform Your Sleep, Your Health, Your Life. Experience the transformative power of rest at our exclusive 4-day sleep retreat, designed to rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul.
BETWEEN DREAMS
October 13th-17th, 2025 | Hillsboro, WV
The waning Gibbous moon welcomes us as we reunite, regroup, and rediscover the powerful potential of our collective experiences and shared joy to infect the world with laughter and healing energy.
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