PUBLIC GATHERINGS BY SAWY
SAWY hosts small, intimate gatherings open to the public, in both English and Mandarin. Each event brings together a curious group of people around a topic worth exploring together.
How to join a SAWY event?
Most events are on https://luma.com/sawy
You can RSVP the event if there is a spot available
All events require pre-approval, and your registration will be either approved or declined within 48 hours.
Events are posted at the end of each month, if you don’t see any upcoming ones, please check back later or sign up for our newsletter!
No Two Events ARE QUITE the same /
No Two Events ARE QUITE the same /
Our gatherings move across themes, formats, and communities, and the featured events below are simply a few moments from a much larger archive.
FEATURED EVENTS
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![Group of five young women sitting around a wooden table outside, engaged in conversation in front of a brick building with large windows.]()
Multi-FIRE, Let’s Talk about it
An open discussion on financial independence, reinvention, and designing multiple futures.
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![Two women are sitting on a beige couch, one dressed in a cream silk jacket with fur trim and the other in a blue dress with lace trim. The woman in blue is helping the woman in cream with her sleeve.]()
Self-Care from a TCM Perspective
A grounded conversation on everyday wellness through the lens of Chinese medicine.
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![A woman giving a presentation on a large screen to a group of people in a cozy, modern room with shelves displaying handbags and shoes.]()
Art to art
This session brought Qing court paintings and Tang poetry into dialogue through VTS. It was a practice in observation, interpretation, and shared reflection.
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![Two young men with glasses having a conversation in a living room, sitting on a couch and a chair with a window in the background.]()
The Fruit Stand™ Workshop
A role-playing game on workplace identity, performance, and cultural code-switching.
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Energy Management
An intimate afternoon tea on energy management and intentional living - how to balance work commitments with personal growth over time.
public Event archive
| Volume | Theme | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 049 | AI Ethics - Cost of Sychophancy | Mar. 29th, 2026 |
| Vol. 048 | Food & Tea for Women’s Cycles | Mar. 08th, 2026 |
| Vol. 047 | New Year Gathering on Wellbeing | Jan. 16th, 2026 |
| Vol. 046 | PPT Night: Work in Progress 2 | Nov. 29th, 2025 |
| Vol. 045 | PPT Night: Work in Progress 1 | Nov. 20th, 2025 |
| Vol. 044 | Catskill Fall Retreat | October 10, 2025 → October 12, 2025 |
| Vol. 043 | Let’s talk about Multi-FIRE | Sept 28th, 2025 |
| Vol. 042 | The Fruit Stand™ Workshop 3 | Sept 20th, 2025 |
| Vol. 041 | First Job, Start Big of Start Small @ NEU | Sept 18th, 2025 |
| Vol. 040 | Conversation with Body: Stretch and Sip | Aug 23rd, 2025 |
| Vol. 039 | Harvest Season: Let’s talk about food | Aug 21st, 2025 |
| Vol. 038 | post-AI era and Our Next Generation | Aug 09th, 2025 |
| Vol. 037 | Fengshui and Space | July 19th, 2025 |
| Vol. 036 | Mid-year Reflection | July 12th, 2025 |
| Vol. 035 | Practicing Inner Strength as entrepreneurs/investors | June 21st, 2025 |
| Vol. 034 | Interpersonal Relationship | June 14th, 2025 |
| Vol. 033 | Self-Care from a TCM Perspective | May 22nd, 2025 |
| Vol. 032 | Energy Management | May 17th, 2025 |
| Vol. 031 | SAWY x GIADA Through a Soft Lens | May 15th, 2025 |
| Vol. 030 | Heartline Boston LGBTQ+ Speed Dating | April 26th, 2025 |
| Vol. 029 | Show up like a flower | April 24th, 2025 |
| Vol. 028 | Grace & Grit Happy Hour | April 22nd, 2025 |
| Vol. 027 | Aging & Retirement | April 19th, 2025 |
| Vol. 026 | Springtime Self-Reset Workshop | April 12th, 2025 |
| Vol. 025 | Evolving Identity 2 | March 29th, 2025 |
| Vol. 025 | Evolving Identity 1 | March 27th, 2025 |
| Vol. 024 | SAWY x GIADA Longterm-ism | March 13th, 2025 |
| Vol. 023 | Women’s Day Special Livestream | March 8th, 2025 |
| Vol. 022 | Grace & Power Happy Hour | March 7th, 2025 |
| Vol. 021 | Myths of Talent Recruiting | February 22, 2025 |
| Vol. 020 | SAWY Boston Speed Dating | February 15, 2025 |
| Vol. 019 | The Art of Winter Preservation – Wellness Gathering | December 21, 2024 |
| Vol. 018 | GIADA x SAWY: Art to Art 2 | December 14, 2024 |
| Vol. 017 | GIADA x SAWY: Art to Art 1 | December 14, 2024 |
| Vol. 016 | Thanksgiving Lunch | November 22, 2024 |
| Vol. 015 | Opportunities & Challenges in the Next Decade | November 16, 2024 |
| Vol. 014 | GIADA x SAWY: Her Story | November 8, 2024 |
| Vol. 013 | Autumn Reunion Cocktail | November 2, 2024 |
| Vol. 012 | The Possibility of Not Working 2 | October 26, 2024 |
| Vol. 011 | The Possibility of Not Working 1 | October 24, 2024 |
| Vol. 010 | Workplace Insights: Leadership Workshop | October 19, 2024 |
| Vol. 009 | Golden Autumn Catskill Retreat | October 11, 2024 → October 13, 2024 |
| Vol. 008 | AI is Here: This is How My Industry Adapts | September 28, 2024 |
| Vol. 007 | Aesthetics, Attitude & Style | September 14, 2024 |
| Vol. 006 | Reunion Private Cocktail 1 | September 7, 2024 |
| Vol. 005 | The Fruit Stand™ Workshop 2 | August 24, 2024 |
| Vol. 004 | New Chinese-Style Conversations | August 10, 2024 |
| Vol. 003 | The Fruit Stand™ Workshop 1 | July 27, 2024 |
| Vol. 002 | Wellness Conversations | July 13, 2024 |
| Vol. 001 | First Gathering | June 8, 2024 |