Nostos
When taken to heart and practiced, Nostos offers a pattern that awakens us from cultural trances and moves us through essential life lessons until we arrive home as humble, audacious warriors who are brave enough to risk ego losses in return for integrity or wholeness of one’s Spirit and Essence.
Honoring the whole of you
the nostos way
When life stops you, gets your full attention and asks,
What are you waiting for???"
...and you don't have a clear answer, but you long to be
Authentic • Empowered • Intimate • Creative • PresentÂ
consider Nostos Now, which is designed to help you live with greater purpose, restore a painful past, grieve tough losses, and connect with your deepest longings and desires, become a life changing, life inspiring, and life preparing resource for you and possibly another person, or persons that you care deeply about.
As in one, all. As in all, one.Â
the program
Ten Courses.
One Personal Journey.
The NOSTOS Series takes participants through a journey that is both internal and external, individual and collective, spanning personal well-being, vocational authenticity, financial empowerment, and sacred sexuality.
Programs are available online via video, in live Zoom sessions, and at select on-site venues, making them accessible and affordable for working adults at every stage of life.
Dr margAret pinder, ed.d.
ABOUT DR. MARGARET PINDER
Educator, Mentor, Leader, Author, Speaker,
Accountability Partner
Ed.D., University of North Texas
RN
"True transformation occurs when wisdom and love translate into contemplative, courageous, and empowered actions.Â
With more than 40 years of experience spanning clinical nursing, death and dying, higher education, counseling, research, and organizational transformation, Dr. Pinder brings rare depth to the work of lifelong development. As President of NOSTOS Academy, she designs bold, accessible learning experiences that honor the whole person — body, mind, emotions, and soul — across every stage of the lifespan.
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She has served as a keynote speaker for national organizations including the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, directed federally funded research and education programs, and co-developed the trademarked NOSTOS Seminars. Her current book project, Totally Turned On: 8 Pillars of Sacred Sexuality, continues a lifelong commitment to healing the cultural narratives that keep people from wholeness.
Certified Dream Builder Coach
Clinical Fellow, AAMFT
ways to engage
Learning designed for where you are
Whether you are seeking individual growth, community connection, or organizational transformation, NOSTOS Academy offers a pathway that fits your life.
NOSTOS Now
Sacred Sexuality
Aging as Spiritual Practice
Leadership That Transforms
upcoming book
Totally Turned On:
8 Pillars of Sacred Sexuality
Co-authored with Linda Harrison and Karen Isbell, this groundbreaking work explores sexuality as a path of transformation, embodiment, and sacred connection, reclaiming its original nature as true, good, beautiful, and meant for creativity and pleasure.
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Prior to its release, join the Before the Book Club, a live Zoom series with small-group breakout sessions open to readers and research participants.
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