The Way of Human Flourishing

What does human flourishing truly mean beyond productivity, success, or well-being metrics?

In this live, experiential workshop, Bhaskar Goswami invites participants into a guided inquiry that moves beyond ideas and into lived understanding. The session offers a rare chance to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with what genuinely allows humans to thrive.

The workshop unfolds in three intentional phases:

1. First, participants clarify human flourishing through a guided dyadic exchange that explores embodied, personal definitions of flourishing, both individually and collectively. 
2. Second, the group identifies what obstructs flourishing through an inquiry that surfaces internal and systemic patterns, assumptions, and pressures that quietly undermine vitality in our lives, work, and institutions. 
3. Third, the session concludes with a short, grounded practice that helps participants sense a clear and practical next step toward greater alignment, meaning, and aliveness.

This is not a lecture. It is a participatory, reflective experience designed to cultivate clarity, presence, and insight in a short yet powerful format.

Because the experience builds progressively, punctuality is essential.

Ideal for educators, researchers, students, professionals, and leaders curious about flourishing as a lived reality, not just an abstract ideal.

Bhaskar Goswami is a transformative leadership mentor with 20+ years in leadership development and organizational wellness. Born into the yogic tradition in Assam, India, he blends embodied mindfulness with rigorous, practical inquiry. Bhaskar has facilitated 70+ corporate and public retreats, trained leadership teams at organizations including Bombardier Aerospace, and mentors senior executives, including Quebec’s CEO of the Year (2022 and 2023). He is a Master Coach Trainer in the Accelerated Evolution Academy and founder of BODHI, a multiple award winning workplace wellbeing organization. He also co founded daana, a CBC Media Prize winning non profit, and has spoken at COP22.

To find out more about Bhaskar's work, visit his website: bhaskargoswami.com

In a time marked by growing mental health pressures, uncertainty about the future of work, and increasing polarization, the Center for Human Flourishing lecture series equips students, faculty, staff, and community members with research-informed tools to move beyond coping toward flourishing.

Your support helps translate wellbeing and health science into practical learning, strengthen trust and belonging, and position Concordia as a leader in nurturing resilient, engaged communities.