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Sofia University is honored to present the Sofia University Global Mental Health Conference 2025, a one-day, fully virtual event designed to foster holistic solutions to societal and mental health challenges through intercultural dialogue and global collaboration.
Join them on August 17, 2025, for a transformative experience that unites diverse voices and perspectives under the theme: “Intercultural Dialogue: Solutions for a New Age.”
IONS Fellows, Cassandra Vieten, PhD & Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, will be speaking at the conference for their fireside chat, Imagination as the Bridge: Navigating the Space Between Being and Creation.
Sofia University Global Mental Health Conference 2025
A virtual one-day gathering on mental wellness, culture & leadership
August 17th | 9:00 AM-10:40 PM
Learn More & Register on sofia university’s Website
For 25% off, use codes Schlitz25 or Vieten25 at checkout.
This event is hosted by Sofia University. Please visit their website for more information.
Cassandra Vieten, PhD is Executive Director of the John W. Brick Foundation, Scholar-in-Residence at the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at the University of California, San Diego, and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, where she worked for 18 years in successive roles as Scientist, Director of Research, CEO, and President from 2013-2019. She is a psychologist, mind-body medicine researcher, author of numerous articles in scientific journals, and an internationally recognized keynote speaker.
Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., MBA, MA is an acclaimed social scientist, award-winning author, and master teacher. She has conducted clinical, laboratory and field-based research into consciousness, transformation, and healing. Her books include Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (with Cassandra Vieten and Tina Amorok): Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine (with Tina Amorok and Marc Micozzi); and Death Makes Life Possible (and companion film by same title, with Deepak Chopra). Marilyn has taught at Stanford, Harvard, and Trinity Universities and is currently Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University. She is also CEO/President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Schlitz has published hundreds of articles in scholarly journals and popular publications, and has lectured extensively in diverse venues, including the United Nations, Smithsonian Institution, Commonwealth Club, and community groups across the world.
