Community Learning Experience 2025
Join Us for the Community Learning Experience 2025
- August 25 – 29
- Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City & Sheraton Universal
- Universal City/Los Angeles, California
The 2025 CLE is presented by our Trailblazer Sponsor: Caliwater
What is the Community Learning Experience (CLE)?
The Community Learning Experience (CLE) is a prestigious biennial event bringing together students, faculty, and community members from around the globe to engage in deep exploration and foster connections. Held every fall term in odd-numbered years, CLE serves as a transformative opportunity for academic, professional, and personal growth, creating lasting relationships within a supportive and inclusive environment.
2025 Theme:
Integrating Mind, Body, and Community for Holistic Health
The 2025 CLE will focus on the powerful connections between mind, body, and community in fostering holistic well-being. This event offers a unique opportunity to engage with thought leaders and peers in exploring the role of integrated health in education, therapy, and community engagement. Topics will include:
- The impact of integrating mind, body, and community on personal and professional growth
- Promoting well-being and human potential across disciplines
- The role of empathy, creativity, and authenticity in creating transformative learning experiences
Why Attend?
5 Days of Connection and Reflection
The Community Learning Experience (CLE) offers time to step away from the everyday and connect more deeply with the people who share a commitment to our mission. Whether you’re a Saybrook student, an alumnus, a faculty member, a staff member, a board member, or a prospective student, CLE provides a unique space to build on the relationships you’ve already established, while creating new ones with others. The CLE is a gathering that strengthens lifelong connections and inspires new collaborations.
- Creative, engaging, and personable students and faculty scholars that are innovative and out-of-the box thinkers
- Full days of learning, experientials, and engagement
- Optional early morning self-care activities
- Inspiring evening events
- Leaving feeling grounded in your degree program, connected to the student body and faculty, and ready to join the learning community.
A Retreat in a Unique Location
Set in Universal City/Los Angeles, California, CLE offers the ideal mix of retreat and engagement. Enjoy a peaceful setting that allows for personal reflection and rejuvenation, while still being close to the energy and culture of LA. Whether you’re deepening your ties with members of our university, networking with peers, or learning from thought leaders, this vibrant location provides the perfect backdrop for connection, growth, and inspiration.
100+ Sessions Focused on Holistic Growth
Engage in over 100 sessions, social activities, and networking opportunities across nine impactful Key Themes. From Mindfulness and Clinical Applications to Student & Professional Success, each session is designed to foster personal and professional growth. You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh perspectives, and ideas to bring back to your work and your community, whether you’re teaching, mentoring, supporting, or leading. You’ll explore the integration of mind, body, and community to enhance well-being and drive lasting change.
Key Themes
Aligned with this year’s theme—Integrating Mind, Body, and Community for Holistic Health—our 2025 Key Themes offer intentional pathways to deepen personal awareness, professional skill-building, and collective connection. Each theme supports a holistic approach to learning and well-being, empowering participants to engage fully in their academic, clinical, and community practices.
- Mindfulness
- Dissertation & Research Skills
- Clinical Applications
- General Interest
- Student & Professional Success
- Experiences
- Diversity & Social Justice
- Humanistic Psychology
Learn more about this year’s Key Themes
Join us!
Engage in a transformative experience where shared knowledge and collective growth drive the future of holistic health and integrated learning.