Vanja Bokun Popović, PhD

🌑TRIBUTE POST AND AN INVITATION🌘

It has been said that we are the first civilization that will be mourning its Futures...

That grief has already been present in poetry, music and the arts, but it tends to enter our conscious conversations slowly...

In attempts to share all the wisdom, knowledge, and resources, I have worked dilligently on over the past years - for this year...

🌘 Dr. Laurence Hillman and I have spent countless hours researching, brainstorming, and testing these principles in practice.

🌘 We are getting ready to launch two incredible courses at Pacifica Graduate Institute (link in bio/profile)

🌘 We also gathered in person hosted by
Richard Olivier and Pavanne Chatha at the incredible Casa Olivier - with other colleagues - to really experiment with the edges of our current understanding of the Futures...

🌘Finally, I am preparing The Annual Pilgrimage. For those of you who know what I mean, feel free to message me)...

Yet, when the last week arrived carrying the message of three dear Souls passing - I got to taste The Kiss of the Dark Mother - yet again...

This post is a tribute to those among us who are in direct contact with the spaces of loss, mourning, grieving, and surrender.

For the rest of this year, I will continue to provide both group- and 1:1 - access to support.

🇪🇸 LEADERSHIP, ARCHETYPES, AND THE EMERGING INTELLIGENCE - and beyond...

We gathered as 11 leaders.
We named 10 archetypes.
And.. The Untameable...

But what unfolded could not be contained by either.

Through Olivier Mythodrama
through the body, through relationship, through silence—
we began to see who was actually leading from within us.

Something that doesn’t belong to identity at all.
A deeper organizing intelligence
that emerges only when the usual structures soften.
And all of this…
held, witnessed, and quietly shaped
by the presence of the Sierra Nevada.
There was something about those mountains—
ancient, unmoving—
that made it impossible to pretend.

Big thanks to our generous hosts at Casa Olivier and to all the participants of this 6-day experiential gathering...

P.S. I will be softly inviting you in the following days to join us at Pacifica Graduate Institute's programs in May and June.

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JOIN US AT PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE!

Black Moon Lilith: The Astrological Portal of Refusal and Liminal Intelligence Advanced Training Certificate Black Moon Lilith is one of the most misunderstood points in astrology. Often reduced to sexuality, rebellion, or shadow projection, it is in fact a precise astronomical point—the lunar apogee—that marks a threshold within the natal chart. In this course, we will work specifically with the True ...

💫SVEČANO OKUPLJANJE💫

Divni Ljudi,

U martu slavimo 10 godina programa Zlatna Manifestacija.

Najčešća rečenica koju smo godinama čuli bila je:
"Svi programi su super, ali jedna je Zlatna..."

Ukoliko ste sa nama kročili kroz Zlatnu, pozivamo vas da nam se pridružite na svečanom okupljanju 24.2.2026. u 19h.

Link za registraciju vas čeka u komentaru.

Na ovom okupljanju ćemo da slavimo lagano i "radno" - kroz sagledavanje i iznenađenja 💫

U to ime, pozivam vas da poslušate pesmu koju smu posvetili našem desetogodišnjem koračanju.

Jedva čekam okupljanje i dočekujem vas raširenih ruku!

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✨GLEDAMO SE KOD NATAŠE NA WOMEN NET PODCASTU ✨

Psihodelici, Trauma i Potencijal: Zašto Neki LJudi Ostvaruju Izuzetne Rezultate? Programi za lični razvoj: woman-net.com/🎙️ Nova epizoda Woman Net podcastaŠta zaista stoji iza izuzetnih rezultata u životu?Zašto neki ljudi uspevaju da ost...

VIDIMO SE NA PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE!

Divni Ljudi,

Ove godine delim sa vama priliku da nam se pridružite u 9-nedeljnom akreditovanom programu na Pacifica Graduate Institute u Kaliforniji.

Program će se odvijati onlajn, za kvalifikovane profesionalce nosi 9CE i "bedž" za CV.

Za više informacija kliknite na link ispod:

The Third in the Room – Relational AI and the Helping Professions This microcredential addresses a largely unexamined challenge of our time: how the growing presence of artificial intelligence is reshaping human relationship, authority, imagination, and meaning within the helping professions. Rather than approaching AI as a technical tool or abstract ethical issue...

✨WISE THERAPY SPOTLIGHT - PUBLICATION✨
-link in bio-

Massive thanks to
for the inclusion of our article in this affirming and confirming edition.

I kindly invite you all to download the edition, follow on IG, and join the discussion.

"This thought-provoking collection of essays and artwork was submitted in response to the prompt,

How do you see the rise of AI affecting mental health and therapy?

And the answers given by your colleagues are surprising, deep, beautiful, and important.

We encourage you to grab your favorite warm beverage and cozy up with the Wise Therapy Spotlight as 2025 draws to a close."

*excerpt from the email announcement by Ian McPherson and Brian Spielman, Founders of Academy of Therapy Wisdom

LINK IN BIO

After almost 2 years of rich collaboration on the subject of relational AI, Dr Laurence Hillman and I released the paper.

For English speakers, we will soon be guests on podcast to discuss this subject deeper with our brilliant host.

For those from the Balkans interested in relational AI, the link from a recent interview: TV show "Praktična žena" is in the bio. Our generous hosts provided ample time to warn about possible risks of frequent GPT use.

Why now?

The trained social scientist in me has been hypervigilant about the speed at which AI has been entering mainstream use, with tragical consequences in some instances.

The Creative and the Explorer in me have been on a creative fender-bender developing Chat GPT models and training other creatives on the subject.

This is just a beginning...

VEŠTAČKA INTELIGENCIJA - OPASNA ROMANSA

Budućnost se kreće ka nama vrtoglavom brzinom duž trendova uslovljenim veštačkom inteligencijom...

Sa psihološke strane šta u nama pokreće relacijski AI (u ovom slučaju CHAT GPT) razgovarali smo u emisiji "Praktična Žena."

Praktična žena – Veštačka inteligencija: prednosti i mane Zvanicna stranica: www.prakticnazena.tvCopyright: Grand Production Zabranjeno svako kopiranje video i/ili audio snimaka i postavljanje na druge kanale!

"The PILGRIMAGE TO THE INNER ALTAR OF THE SOUL"

It has been 8 years since I responded to the inner spark of inspiration, fueled greatly by a breathing assignment provided by

Dan Brule was clear - start your daily breathing practice...

Why do it alone, I thought to myself and - I invited others to join me on a 21-morning journey.
It was easy.
Every morning at 6 AM we gather on FB Live and breathe...
And we did...
The practice snowballed into an entire community...

Together online we kept discovering the entire new worlds and inner landscapes...
One breath at a time...

Then, 21 days expanded into 40 days...
40 days expanded into 144 days...

The initial gathering evolved into a unique experience offered twice a year...

The signs kept following the meridians - and wonders emerged...

Over the years, I've facilitated The Inner Pilgrimages to the Altar of the Soul" from the following countries:

🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇪 Peru
🇺🇸 USA

The pictures in this post are from Oxford University, where, yet again, I was greeted by the signs...

And we continue - 9th year in a row...

If you have "walked" with us before, please let me know in DM or comment. What we have planned for November is something else...