The Fourth Turning

Next Cohort:
October 22nd, 2024

“Known by various names—from evolutionary Buddhism to Integral Buddhism—the Fourth Turning, like all the previous turnings, transcends yet includes its predecessors, adding new material while retaining all the essentials.”
— Ken Wilber, "The Religion of Tomorrow"

📖 Training material

  • The Fourth Turning

    What is Evolutionary Buddhism or Integral Dharma?

  • The Big Three

    Three essential perspectives for having a full picture.

  • Buddhist Modernisms

    Moving from Modern to Post-modern to Metamodern.

  • Transcend & Include

    Learn how evolution & development both work.

  • Waking Up

    Recognizing the true nature of absolutely all experience.

  • Cleaning Up

    Integrating & including your shadow material.

  • Growing Up

    Interpreting reality in more holistic ways.

  • Showing Up

    Expressing your unique karma in the world.

  • Opening Up

    Taking what you've learned in one domain and applying it to others.

👥 The Teachers

Vince Fakhoury Horn
Buddhist Geeks Guiding Teacher

Vince Fakhoury Horn is part of a new generation of teachers bringing dharma, meditation, & mindfulness to life in the 21st century. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time meditator, Vince spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking project, Buddhist Geeks, while simultaneously doing a full year, in total, of silent retreat practice. Vince began teaching in 2010 and has since been authorized in both the Pragmatic Dharma lineage of Kenneth Folk, and by Trudy Goodman (InsightLA) & Jack Kornfield of (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) in the Insight Meditation tradition.

Vince has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement” by Wired magazine and was featured in Wired UK’s “Smart List: 50 people who will change the world.” In 2022 he co-founded a new venture, focused on improving the mental health & well-being of all humans using Multiplayer Meditation, called Interbeing Inc. Vince is rooted in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, with his partner Emily and their son Zander.

Emily West Horn
Buddhist Geeks Guiding Teacher

Emily West Horn is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher via the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. She is also authorized to teach meditation, dharma, and long retreats by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, and InsightLA.

Emily has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement" by Wired Magazine. Her work is featured in 10% Happier,  Boston Children's Hospital's Comfort Ability Project, Buddhist Geeks, and apps such as Brightmind and buddhify.  She's also been mentoring mindfulness teachers in a certification led by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D and Tara Brach Ph.D for over 7 years. 

For her, a mindful life is simply learning to dance with all of this human experience: from transcendence to dirty dishes, evolutionary edges to ancient roots, solitary practice to deepening relationships. She lives the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with her husband, Vince, and son, Zander.

The Four Turnings

A brief overview of the fours turnings of the wheel of dharma by Vince Fakhoury Horn.

✺ Frequently asked questions

  • The next time The Fourth Turning will be offered is on the week of October 22nd, 2024. It will run for 9 consecutive weeks.

  • There are 2 live cohorts for this training, one which meets on Tuesdays at 7:00pm Eastern Time and the other on Wednesdays at 2:00pm Eastern Time. All cohorts meet for 75 minutes, for 10 consecutive weeks.

  • This training is offered on a transparent generosity basis, meaning that if after attending an introduction session, both you and the teacher think this is a good fit, you’ll be invited to set-up a recurring monthly donation over the 3 months of this training, in order to support it. There is a suggested donation of $108/month, but it’s up to attendees to decide exactly how much to give.

  • We ask all interested parties to fill out a simple application. Once you've filled out your application, you'll receive a response within 24-48 hours. If we have any questions for you about your application, we'll ask at that time, otherwise we'll let you know what the next steps are for completing your registration!

  • In order to join this training you must first speak with one of the teachers, during a 20-minute introduction session. If you’ve worked with either Vince or Emily prior to this, you can simply contact either of them directly and let him know that you’re interested in attending.

  • Neither cohort is capped, in terms of participation, but we anticipate around 10-25 people per cohort.

  • There will be opportunities to practice many different forms of meditation during this training, though in The Fourth Turning we’ll be focused on combining Several Ways to Meditate.

  • During the course of this training we’ll be doing a combination of Silent, Guided, & Multiplayer Meditation. Multiplayer Meditation involves practicing out-loud with other people in a social context–often in breakout groups of 3-4 people. This method is especially good for extending meditative awareness into our relationships.

  • Though there will be learning material recommended throughout this training, all of it is optional, none is required in order to participate in the live meetings.

  • Some parts of sessions will be recorded and shared back with the group. In addition, some learning material from previous trainings will be shared, for those that want to go deeper into the material.

👥 Apply Now

If you’re interested in joining this training, the next step is to fill out this short training application: