Explore an Embodied Spiritual Vision that Embraces an Evolving Universe.

Our path begins with the core insight of Andrew Cohen’s Evolutionary Enlightenment: that true awakening is not escape from the world, but wholehearted participation in its unfolding. We are not here to transcend life, but to become conscious instruments of its evolution.

We integrate this foundation with the expansive vision of Integral and Metamodern philosophy, honoring complexity, paradox, and the interplay of perspectives. This is a living, breathing spirituality—one that unites the sacred and the secular, silence and action, inner freedom and outer responsibility.

This is the call: to evolve beyond ego and live from the deepest knowing, in service of the whole.

Who are we?

We are a group of Students of Andrew Cohen's who are running Manifest-Nirvana after Andrew's passing in March 2025: Vincent Drouot, Annick Macher, Daniela Bomatter, Sara Topsoe. All of us have been studying and evolving with Andrew for about 17 years.

Daniela Bomatter

Daniela Bomatter, originally from Switzerland, is a former Software Engineer who progressed into various leadership roles, ultimately serving as the CEO of SwissEnergy at the Federal Office of Energy in Switzerland.

Daniela Bomatter is the co-founder of Manifest Nirvana and a senior practitioner of Evolutionary Enlightenment. She was a long-term student of Andrew Cohen and was closely studying, working and living with him from 2016 to 2025.

She lives in Tiruvannamalai, India, where she runs the small Manifest Nirvana Ashram, where the in person - events of Manifest Nirvana happen.

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Vincent Drouot

Vincent Drouot, originally from France, is a trainer and instructional designer specializing in Generative AI, with a background as an entrepreneur. His professional journey has spanned technology, training, and innovation.

Vincent is a senior practitioner of Evolutionary Enlightenment and has been a dedicated student of Andrew Cohen since 2008, following a life-changing retreat where he met his teacher. Over the past 17 years, he has cultivated a close relationship with Andrew as Guru, mentor, and friend.

He is an active member of Manifest Nirvana, deeply committed to personal and collective transformation. Vincent currently lives in France, where he continues his work in both technology and spiritual practice.

Annick Macher

Annick is a lawyer, trainer, and consultant in labor law in France. Deeply interested in the world of work and its evolution, she facilitates social dialogue within companies.

A long-term student of Andrew Cohen for 17 years, she has been passionately inspired by the teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment and the innovative practice of Intersubjective Dialogue, which she now uses as a compass to help reclaim meaning in human relationships at work.

Sara Topsoe

Sara is an artist by profession, with 20+ years of experience in leading creative processes and artistic leader in cross-aesthetic and co-creative performance productions.

Since she meet Andrew in 2011 and became his student, she has been passionately involved in the spiritual practice, development and facilitation of intersubjective dialogue.

A Vision for the Future

1. We Begin with Being, Then Emerge Through Perspectives
Everything we know comes from different perspectives—but all of them arise within the one, infinite ground of Spirit. We use maps like quadrants and levels not to explain everything, but to consciously take part in Spirit's unfolding.

2. We Embrace Evolution as Sacred Eros
Human growth isn’t random—it’s driven by a deep, sacred impulse to become more conscious, loving, and whole. Evolution is Spirit waking up through us over time.

3. We Honor Depth as Direct Encounter with Spirit
Our inner life is not just personal—it’s a doorway to the divine. Deep states of awareness aren’t fantasies, they’re glimpses into the mystery we’re always part of.

4. We Value Integration as an Act of Sacred Creativity
Bringing together science, art, and spirituality isn’t just intellectual—it’s a creative act of honoring Spirit’s infinite expressions. Every map is partial, but all are part of a larger, sacred design.

5. We Seek Transcendence as Impersonal Awakening
Real awakening isn’t about being special—it’s about realizing we are not separate from the whole. Enlightenment means letting go of the ego, not building it up.

6. We Replace Blind Faith with Evolutionary Surrender
We don’t follow beliefs blindly, but we also don’t reject mystery. We surrender to the unfolding of Spirit with both open minds and open hearts.

7. We Serve the Evolutionary Meta-Crisis
The world’s crises are signs of something new struggling to be born. We serve this emergence not with fear, but with love, responsibility, and a deep commitment to wholeness.

8. We Honor the Ancestors and Move Beyond Them
We respect the wisdom of the pioneers, and we’re not here to freeze their work in time. The Integral vision is a living process, not a fixed system.

9. We Are Explorers, Lovers, and Servants of Reality
We use models, yes—but we also wonder, create, and sit in silence. We don’t cling to dogma; we stay humble before the vastness of what we don’t yet know.

10. We Cultivate Integral Life as Evolutionary Practice
To live integrally is to engage life fully, with presence, purpose, and care. It’s a daily practice of becoming, always unfolding into what’s next.