Foundations of Presence Training
Most of us were never taught how to truly be with another person. We were taught to fix, advise, stay positive, move on. And somewhere along the way, real presence became rare.
Foundations of Presence is a two-day immersive in Medellín for anyone who wants to change that.
You'll learn how to listen without fixing, be with someone in pain without taking it on, and create the conditions for genuine intimacy, the kind that doesn't feel like work. You'll leave with a settled, reliable presence. The kind people feel before you've said a word.
You don't need to want to become a facilitator. You just need to deeply care about people.
What you'll walk away with:
Real listening: not the kind where you're already thinking about what to say next, but the kind that makes people feel genuinely heard, sometimes for the first time.
Empathy without absorption: how to be fully with someone in their experience without taking their energy on as your own.
Presence under pressure: staying grounded when conversations get charged, heavy, or uncomfortable.
A body-level shift: more ease in your nervous system. Less ambient tension. A physical sense of peace that isn't manufactured.
Who this is for: Coaches, therapists, executives, parents, partners, healers, and anyone who senses that real connection is possible and wants to live closer to it.
The Schedule
Saturday | Day One
9:00am — Arrive and settle in.
10:00am – 1:00pm — Session 1: Dyadic Presence. Foundation dyad work: real contact, sincere communication.
1:00pm – 2:30pm — Lunch and siesta.
2:30pm – 4:30pm — Session 2: Group Dyads Part I. Expanding the practice into a group field.
4:30pm – 7:00pm — Session 3: Triads and the Witness. Triadic work with an observing third: holding space from the outside.
Sunday | Day Two
9:00am — Arrive and settle in.
10:00am – 11:00am — Opening Circle. Group reflection and intentions for the day.
11:00am – 1:00pm — Session 4: Group Dyads Part II. Deepening with what emerged from Day One.
1:00pm – 2:30pm — Lunch and siesta.
2:30pm – 5:00pm — Session 5: 1-on-1 with Forrest. Each participant works directly with Forrest.
5:00pm – 7:00pm — Closing Ceremony. Acknowledgements, commitments, and the path forward.
About Luminous Labs
Everything we create is infused with the consciousness it comes from.
Luminous Labs exists to bring people back to the deepest ground of their being, and help them build from there. Not pointing at a better world from a distance. Living from it, creating from it, together.
We've run labs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Austin, Medellín, Costa Rica and beyond. The work is the same everywhere: drop in, meet each other for real, and remember what's actually possible.
Your Guide
Forrest Wilson is the founder of Luminous Labs and Our Emerging Future, a global community reimagining what human beings are actually capable of. He has been designing and holding transformational spaces for over a decade across a dozen countries and four continents, working with thousands of people from all walks of life.
He supports people from an orientation of wholeness. Whatever is alive in you is welcome in the room. He won't walk the path for you, but he's here to walk by your side, supporting, encouraging, challenging, and loving you in your evolutionary unfolding.
"Forrest ranks among the most outstanding facilitators alive today. Just being around him tends to be a highly transformative experience." — Diego Garcia Schober
"Being with Forrest is like being wrapped in a golden embrace." — Susanne Fink