Unplugged: The Future is Human with Mark Groves

What happens when an entire room chooses presence together?

On February 28th in Los Angeles, you'll find out.

You'll hear from Human Connection Expert Mark Groves and carefully curated speakers on why our biology craves real connection, how technology has rewired our attention, and what it actually takes to build relationships that matter. You'll participate in connection exercises designed not to perform vulnerability, but to practice it. You'll have conversations that don't get interrupted mid-sentence by a notification. You'll sit with people—some you know, many you don't—and discover what happens when everyone in the room agrees to just Be. Here. Now. (shoutout to Ram Dass).

There will be delicious food. Nourishing drinks. Saunas and cold plunging. Space to think. Space to breathe. No pressure to post about it, capture it, or turn it into content. Just the rare luxury of being fully offline, together.

This event is for everyone who feels digitally exhausted and emotionally under-resourced – For people who miss being in rooms that actually change how they feel. For anyone who's realized that no amount of screen time will ever replace the irreplaceable: eye contact, real laughter, the feeling of being truly seen.

And a special call to you creators, founders, entrepreneurs and leaders who need to put your phones down, log off of social media, and remember that not everything in life needs to be content, and you don’t always need to be available.

You'll leave with clarity on how to build a healthier relationship with technology. You'll leave with tools for reclaiming your attention and regulating your nervous system. You'll leave with new perspectives from people who think deeply about what it means to be human in a world racing toward automation.

But more than anything, you'll leave remembering what it feels like to be in a room where everyone is actually here. Present. Alive. Human.

We're not anti-tech. We're human-first. And right now, that's the revolution.

• Step fully offline for 5 hours and feel what presence actually does to your nervous system
• Learn from Mark Groves and guest speakers on relationships, attention, technology, and what science tells us about human connection
• Practice real conversation in a room where no one is half-listening while checking their phone
• Connect with people who get it—creators, founders, and thoughtful humans navigating the same tension between digital life and real life
• Regulate your nervous system through guided breathwork, sauna, cold plunge, and embodied practices
• Discover emerging tools and approaches designed to help you reclaim your attention without going off-grid
• Leave with friends, not just followers—real relationships formed through real presence
• Walk out knowing exactly how to shift your relationship with technology so it serves you, not the other way around.

We don't need more content. We don't need more information.

We need bridges back to each other. We need to build longer tables.

Additional Pass Options include; Offline VIP Long Table Dinner Experience & VIP Mastermind.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

MUD\WTR :gather, 2515 Main Street, Santa Monica, United States

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