Explore Upcoming Events for Highly Sensitive People

• September 2: Live Café – spend 80 minutes “alone together” alongside other members and focus on what matters most. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up with those important (but non-urgent) activities.
• September 6: Anxiety Tool School Part II – a 90-minute masterclass sharing tools for preventing overwhelm and anxiety. The class is by Alane Freund and is part of the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) community.
• September 7: Sensitivity Circle: Wise Women & Wonder (55+) – a circle of sage, sensitive women growing through shared wisdom. The group meets monthly, and Alane Freund, LMFT, is the host.
• September 9: Live Café in the Haven – an 80-minute session inside The Haven community where you receive space for gentle accountability to focus on what you’ve been putting off.
• September 12: Built to Move Book Club – Scheduled to take place on alternate Thursdays, the Book Club reads and discusses Built to Move, the phenomenal book by Kelly and Juliet Starrett.
• September 14: Highly Sensitive Person Day Retreat – A transformative day for Highly Sensitive People searching for community and like-minded others. Feel safe, empowered and confident to express your authentic self.
• September 15 – Sensitive and Strong (HSP Support Group) – A 1-hour small, online, cross-generational group for support, coaching, education, and community.
• Ongoing – September 27: HSP Conference 2024 –listen and experience the depth of being an HSP with experienced speakers. The event is led by Theodor Hundhammer, author and founder of Eurythmy4you.
• September 20: Empathy Training for Healthcare Professionals – a two-hour virtual and in-person workshop with Judith Orloff, MD. It offers 2-hour CE credits and is ideal for all mental health professionals.
• September 20: Parenting Sensitive Youth: Re-entry! Settling back into School – A 90-minute live masterclass hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT, in the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) online community for HSPs.
• September 22: Therapeutic Yoga for Stress, Anxiety & Overwhelm – a monthly self-care space for sensitive people to indulge in live, tailored Therapeutic Yoga. The event is hosted by Nichola Day.
• September 28 (and all 4th Saturdays): Speaking Horse: The Equine Nervous System in California – a 1hr in-person class to help you experience the magic of working with horses firsthand.
• September 29: Autumn Yoga & Mindfulness Retreat Day – Join Nichola Day, a Yoga teacher and therapist, for an in-person event to help you slow down, reconnect, embrace the energy of the season and nurture your health.

HSP Events in October

• October 4 – 6: HSPs and Horses (TM): Highly Sensitive People Retreat – Join Highly Sensitive Horses gifted at helping HSPs find their authentic path. This in-person event is hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT, in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Elaine N. Aron will be in attendance.
• October 7 – 9: The Empathic Leadership Summit – Join a unique gathering of visionary thought leaders and deep thinkers as they redefine the strength of Sensitivity and the power of Empathy in the workplace. The event is free and hosted by Sinead Rafferty, a career and leadership coach for HSPs and empaths.

Past HSP Events

HSP Events in August 2024

• August 3: Wise Women and Wonder Sensitivity Circle – a monthly online event for Highly Sensitive Women over 55 years. The event happens every first Saturday of the month inside the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) community and is hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT. AYHS members attend free, while guest attendees pay between $60 – $170.
• August 17: Sensitive Sisters Circle – an online event for Highly Sensitive Women of all ages hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT. The circle meets every third Saturday of the month and prices start at $60.
• August 24 (and all 4th Saturdays): Speaking Horse: The Equine Nervous System in California – a 1hr in-person class to help you experience the magic of working with horses firsthand.
• August 25: – Ask Alane Anything Open Forum – a quarterly free event for Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) community members.
• August 26: Virtual Co-working Hour with Andrea Weber (2:30 pm PT) – Join the Sensitive Empowerment community to learn more about this event.
• August 27: Climate Cafe with Alex Arnold – Meeting inside the Sensitive Empowerment community, this event discusses our emotional responses to the climate crisis. (9 am PT)
• August 30: The Journal Circle – a 30-minute short weekly journal club for encouragement, accountability, and inspiration. The sessions are for Havenites who want to build momentum with their journal habit. 

HSP Events in July 2024

• July 1: Highly Sensitive Person Café – Facilitated by Cate Allison, a fellow HSP, this is a free 2-hour in-person event for Highly Sensitive People in the UK. The meetup hopes to provide a sanctuary for those who feel deeply in a world that sometimes moves too fast.
• July 5: Designing a Life Beyond Decision Fatigue – a live masterclass hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT, sharing tools for simplifying the overwhelm, banishing perfectionism and combating decision fatigue.
• July 6: Wise Women and Wonder Sensitivity Circle – a monthly online event for Highly Sensitive Women over 55 years. The event happens every first Saturday of the month inside the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) community and is hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT. AYHS members attend free, while guest attendees pay between $60 – $170.
• July 9 – 11: Raising Highly Sensitive Kids Summit – a 3-day virtual event for moms of Highly Sensitive Children (HSCs) featuring presentations from over 20 speakers.
• July 14: Working with Sensitivity: Temperament, Treatment, and Alignment with Adults and Youth who are Highly Sensitive. – a 2-hour live training by Alane Freund, LMFT, ICHS. Following the recent conference on Sensitivity Research, Alane is hosting a live lecture to help participants achieve the following:
  • Identify Sensory Processing Sensitivity in clients/patients using the research-based assessment.
  • Describe three characteristics of Highly Sensitive People and Youth.
  • Understand effective therapeutic interventions with Highly Sensitive clients.
  • Implement three techniques for more effective alignment with Highly Sensitive clients.
• July 19: Parenting & Discipline: Connection is the Solution – a live masterclass with Alane Freund. Every month in the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) membership community, Alane hosts a parenting class to share insights and strategies. Members attend free while non-members pay between $50 – $150.

HSP Events in June 2024

• June 1: Wise Women and Wonder Sensitivity Circle – a monthly online event for Highly Sensitive Women over 55 years. Alane Freund, LMFT is the host.
• June 7: 3-Month Book Club: Highly Sensitive People in an Insensitive World – Hosted by Ritu Kaushal, author of The Empath’s Journey, this event is an online group meetup to read and discuss the HSP book by Ilse Sand. Meetings will happen once a month, on Zoom, for 90 minutes. The total cost for participating in this book club is $25.
• June 7: HSP How To: A Perfect Day in the Life – Live Masterclass with Alane Freund, LMFT in the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) community. Members attend free, while non-members pay between $50 and $150.
• June 13: Good Kids, Tough Choices – Parenting Sensitivity Book Club. Starting on June 13 and happening on alternate Thursdays, this book club will feature five online meetings with Alane Freund, LMFT as the facilitator.
• June 13 – 16: Highly Sensitive Person Retreat in Kent, UK. Co-hosted by Jules De Vitto of Highly Sensitive Humans and Dr. Genevieve Von Lob, the retreat is an annual 4-day in-person event promoting connection and learning.
• June 15: Sensitive Sisters Circle Monthly Meetup – an online event for Highly Sensitive Women of all ages hosted by Alane Freund, LMFT. Event prices start at $60.
• June 16: Highly Sensitive Asians in Markham – Online gathering. Join fellow HSP Asians in a 50-minute Zoom meetup for mindful practice and a unique opportunity to connect in friendship. Non-Asians and people outside Markham, Canada, are also welcome.
• June 17: 5 Keys to Consciously Create a Harmonious, Blended Family – Free Masterclass with Melissa Schwartz. Are you a Highly Sensitive Person navigating co-parenting or step-parenting? Melissa invites you to a live class on how to parent easily, despite your sensitivities.
• June 21: How Dads Make the Difference – Parenting Sensitivity Masterclass with Alane Freund. This online event is free for the Are You Highly Sensitive (AYHS) Community members and open to non-members at $50 – $150.
• June 22: Altered States of Consciousness: Integrating Highly Sensitive Traits in an Overwhelming World. The Philosophical Research Society (PRS) invites you to a 2-hour in-person workshop examining Highly Sensitive traits and ways to integrate them through altered states of consciousness. This is an in-person event in Los Angeles, California.

HSP Events in May 2024

• May 31 – June 2: Living Well as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), a 3-Day Workshop. Tom Falkenstein, MA and Annet van Duinen will hold space for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) in a three-day in-person event in Dorset, UK.