Our Mission

EnlightenNext is dedicated to catalyzing evolution in consciousness and culture. We strive to be leaders, examples, and pathfinders in the emerging field of integral and evolutionary spirituality, and to stand for the ultimate relevance of spiritual enlightenment in our time. Through our integrated annual cycle of programs and events and our award-winning publications, we are awakening, connecting, and cultivating a global movement of “evolutionaries”—individuals who feel personally responsible for creating the future.

About Us

Founded by spiritual leader and cultural visionary Andrew Cohen in 1988, EnlightenNext is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Based in Lenox, Massachusetts, and with centers in New York, Boston, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Copenhagen, we are a global organization with a network of members spanning twenty countries. Our flagship publication, EnlightenNext magazine, was first published in 1992, and today it is an award-winning quarterly with a readership of 75,000 and editions in English, German, French, Dutch, and Spanish. In 2009, we launched the EnlightenNext Discovery Cycle, an ongoing program of events including a month-long retreat and an international conference (forthcoming) that enable individuals to directly participate in both personal and cultural evolution.

EnlightenNext is inspired and guided by the principles of Andrew Cohen’s spiritual teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment. Connecting individual transformation with a deep sense of responsibility for our collective future, this twenty-first-century spiritual philosophy is the lifeblood of EnlightenNext’s organizational culture and all of its events, programs, and publications.

EnlightenNext Offers:

• An original, contemporary spiritual path and practice for individuals who aspire to make their own lives an expression of enlightened values
• Numerous courses and publications on the essential elements of Evolutionary  Enlightenment
• A global network of “evolutionaries”—individuals dedicated to evolving consciousness and culture—and a series of forums and events in which individuals can engage with others to explore the collective dimension of enlightened consciousness and its implications for the evolution of culture
• In-depth cultural inquiry through the award-winning quarterly magazine EnlightenNext (formerly What Is Enlightenment?), as well as through teleconferences, websites, salons, and a forthcoming international conference
• Retreats with Andrew Cohen, which provide an opportunity for experiential  engagement with the teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment

Through its programs and publications around the world, EnlightenNext is recognized as a focal point and guiding light for spiritual leaders, progressive thinkers, visionaries, and inspired activists who are passionately interested in and contributing to the evolution of consciousness and culture.