Speaking Engagements

and Keynotes

Gustavo Monje is available for interviews, Q&A’s, retreat leading, workshops, trainings, and bylined articles.

He offers keynote talks and immersive presentations that offer embodied practices, meditation, Indigenous wisdom, and practical frameworks for personal and collective transformation. Monje's speaking engagements are designed to inspire clarity, awaken purpose, and equip audiences with grounded tools they can use for living a more purposeful life.

Whether addressing conferences, retreats, organizations, or educational spaces, each presentation is tailored to the audience and aligned with the intention of the event.

Places where Gustavo has taught Visionary Practices:

Topics & Signature Talks

Monje can speak/write on topics including but not limited to:

How to Uncover Your Higher Purpose: Listening Within and Aligning Your Life

This session provides an opportunity for participants to explore embodied practices, including a guided meditation, to help them articulate a Higher Purpose statement. This is the starting point for developing what Monje calls a "Higher Purpose Codex," a personal framework for living in true alignment. Participants gain: clarity on their Higher Purpose, an understanding of alignment through a yogic framework, and insights into one's Vision Seeds (biggest goals) or Core Values.

Indigenous Wellness Principles: Weaving Quechua & Yogic Wisdom

This talk explores how Quechua Andean spirituality and yogic traditions converge around kinship alliances, ethical guidelines, and embodied learning and practice. Drawing from Monje's role as a Quechua yachacha pampa paqo (shaman of wisdom), decades of experience teaching and practicing yoga, and academic research, Monje offers a combined model of Indigenous wellness to help seekers reconnect with nature, themselves, and the kinship worldview.

The Inner Work of Writing: Helping Students Live Their Purpose in the Composition Classroom

Designed for educators, this talk explores writing as a practice of self-authorship, purpose, and vision. Drawing from Monje's 18 years of college teaching experience, this presentation offers practical frameworks for helping  composition courses become laboratories for self knoweldge.

FORMATS AVAILABLE:

  • Podcast and video interviews

  • Workshops & half-day intensives

  • Retreat facilitation

  • Panel discussions

  • Multi-day immersive retreat experiences

  • Pilgrimages to Peru

  • Custom-designed experiences

Presentations can be delivered in person or virtually, and may include guided practices, storytelling, and participatory reflection depending on the setting.

Who Is This For?

Monje's speaking engagements are well-suited for:

  • Conferences and summits

  • Retreat centers and spiritual communities

  • Universities and educational institutions

  • Wellness organizations

  • Leadership and personal development events

  • Cultural and Indigenous-focused gatherings

  • Travel experiences to Peru

Why Invite Me to Speak

  • Academic Credibility Meets Lived Wisdom
    As a professor of College Writing and Literature at Northern Virginia Community College since 2006, Monje brings decades of experience teaching Western and non-Western audiences in traditional academic platforms, bridging scholarly rigor with real-world application.

  • Author of a Robust Purpose Framework
    Monje's book,     Stuck in Yesterday, adopted as a college textbook in 2026, introduces the Higher Purpose Codex—a six-part, research-informed framework that helps individuals move from disorientation to aligned action.

  • Authentic Indigenous Lineage & Ethical Practice
    Recognized within his native Quechua lineage as a yachacha pampa paqo (shaman of wisdom), Monje speaks from lived tradition, ethical grounding, and cultural respect—offering Indigenous wisdom without appropriation or dilution.

  • Global Perspective on Visionary Leadership
    As a PhD candidate in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership, Monje's work explores how purpose, vision, and Indigenous wisdom can guide individuals and communities toward sustainable, meaningful futures and sustainable wellness.

  • Engaging, Accessible Communicator
    Through teaching, coaching, and Monje's YouTube channel (@GustavoMonjePhD) with over 20,000 subscribers, he is known for translating complex spiritual and philosophical concepts into language that resonates across cultures, disciplines, and lived experiences.

  • Tailored Talks with Practical Outcomes
    Every presentation is adapted to the audience and setting—leaving participants with clarity, tools, and practices they can immediately apply in their lives, work, or leadership roles.

Interested in having Monje speak at your event?

Please complete the inquiry form below or reach out directly to discuss your event goals, audience, and format.

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