Conscious Growth Convergence 2026

🌿 2026 Conscious Growth Convergence

October 1-4, 2026 | Lost Valley Education Center | Dexter, OR

The 2026 Conscious Growth Convergence returns October 1-4 to Lost Valley Education Center, on the ancestral lands of the Kalapuya. We gather once again through music, education, art, ceremony, and shared presence, rooted in relationship with land and one another.

This year's theme, Rooting into Resilience, asks us to reflect on the foundations that truly sustain us: our relationships, our cultures, our ancestral lineages, our connection to place, and the networks of care that exist beneath the surface. In a time of political, ecological, and social upheaval, this convergence invites us to come together and listen deeply. To remember that resilience is not built in isolation, but through what we tend together.

The theme is deeply inspired by the camas that grows in the Lost Valley meadow, a traditional food source of the Kalapuya people, whose root bulbs were carefully harvested and eaten as nourishment. Its medicine reminds us that life is sustained below the surface, where deep roots, patience, and relationships create the conditions for healthy growth.

Rooting into Resilience calls us to turn toward our own roots. To strengthen our mycelial networks of community and mutual support. To remember that endurance is not about surviving alone, but about tending what connects us. Join us for the 2026 Conscious Growth Convergence as we care for what is essential, both seen and unseen, so that we may remain grounded, connected, and resilient together.

PERFORMERS:

Yaima • Curawaka • Peia • Iyakuh • The Dogon Lights • Yemanjo • Family Mystic • Youssoupha Sidibe • Sisters of the One Drum • Andy-Fischer Price • Bloomurian • Heather Christie & Vir McCoy • Uria Tsur • Murray Kyle • Sara Tone • Micaela Kingslight Band • Bonnie Medicine • Hanna Leigh • J Brave • RootFlute • Little Whale • Miguel Carrillo • Rebecca Elatiki • Ríomas • Sheena Medicina • BonBon Spirit • Delady • Dave Hoover • Coop Mahndala • Izzi Shenandoah • James Rian O'keeffe & Anna Mae • Finn & Heyona • Alexa & the Folk • Ian Love • River Medicine • Fiona Maura • Mokshajoyti • & more!

FACILITATORS:

Acosia Red Elk • Aiyanna Brown • Alyx Somas • Able Kloster • Arielle Therese • Chiyokten Wagner • Daj́e Aloe • Dan Wahpepah • Dana Aronson • Huehca Omeyocan • Heather Wolf • Helena Virga • Hollye Holbrook • Hosanna White • Janessa Bautista • Jenny Lee • Jessi Rado • Joanna Botvin • Jordan Sun • Josh Fattal • Kat Brady • Katie Lee • Keith Gilmore • Laurence Cole • LeeYen Anderson • Manimou Camara • Michaela Brazington • Morgan Vanderpool • Patrick Merle Sellin • Paul Deering • Plaedo & Kody • Reishi Strauss & Nick Canino • Saffire Bouchelion • Simon Yugler • Sisters of the One Drum • Steven Hancock • Wes Ozier & more!

✨ EVENT DESIGN:

The Conscious Growth Convergence is designed through Elemental Activism. Each offering is categorized by the elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit), where we activate the forces that support growth.

EARTH: Ground into practical skills and resource sharing that build tangible community resilience. From permaculture to mutual aid, discover how we can create stable foundations.

💧 WATER: Flow through emotional landscapes with grief circles, healing ceremonies, and practices that help us process collective trauma while maintaining our capacity for joy.

💨 AIR: Clear the mind and strengthen communication through breathwork practices, conflict resolution, stress management, and tools for maintaining clarity amidst chaos.

🔥 FIRE: Ignite your empowerment through creativity and power. Explore embodiment and somatic practices that transform challenge into catalyst for change.

✨ SPIRIT: Connect it all together through ritual, song circles, and practices that remind us of our interconnection and innate resilience.

We will begin each day with the Spirit element, then split up into multiple workshops and offerings, where you choose which element you are feeling called to. We will gather back with Spirit at the end of each day to share meals, reflect, sing, and dance to music together.

✨ ABOUT THE CO- PRODUCERS:

Conscious Growth ~ A 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to rebuilding relationships with people and place through ecological education, cultural regeneration, and community connection.

Reciprocity Music ~ A mission-driven event production and artist management collective cultivating gatherings, artist growth, and educational experiences that weave music, culture, and community into spaces of connection and renewal.

📍 ABOUT THE VENUE:

Lost Valley Education Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and intentional community land trust located in Dexter, Oregon. LVEC uses a permaculture approach of ecological design and restoration to steward 87 acres of Oak Savanna, woodlands, and mixed conifer forest ecosystems. This sacred land is home to a camas meadow, meandering creek, streams, ponds, orchards, and permaculture gardens that are collectively stewarded. Since 1989, Lost Valley has been a place for experiential learning through holistic educational programs, community development, events and volunteer opportunities.

🌲 ABOUT THE LAND:

We gather on the traditional lands of the Winefelly band of the Kalapuya nation. We acknowledge the history of forced removal and genocide at the hands of European colonizers, and recognize that these impacts continue today. We are committed to moving beyond acknowledgment into direct action and reparative relationships with Indigenous communities. We strive to honor this intention throughout the event and beyond.

Questions? Email us at consciousgrowthconvergence@gmail.com