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Open Circle Events:

Marlies Cocheret

With open-heartedness, directness, and humor, Marlies invites people to experience the divine right here in this human-body experience. Born and raised in Amsterdam, and now living in Santa Cruz, Marlies was driven by a lifelong passion to know the truth. She studied with Osho and Barry Long before meeting her root teacher, Adyashanti, who asked her to teach in 2000. ÒWith Adya the bottom fell out. I deeply knew I am not this body, mind, thought, psyche, and I am also all these things as well. There was no in and/or out. All is One.Ó Marlies is also trained as a body-centered psychotherapist and tantric educator who helps people to see that freedom and peace lie not in escaping from difficulties, but rather in completely welcoming and receiving all that the Mystery presents.

“At the heart of Satsang is the question, ÒWho Am I?Ó Who is this Beauty? When we deeply explore the question of true identity, we begin to realize that in fact there is no center, no knower, no experiencer, that we can locate anywhere. All that we find is Space, or Stillness. It takes fearlessness to stay in the dimension of Nothing or Space Ð to live where nothing is known, experienced or identified with. In Stillness nothing can be done or undone. Do you dare to live in a state of: ÒI am lost, I can do nothing, I donÕt know anything?Ó

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Frequently Asked Questions

Our online events are always recorded and the recording is sent to all registrants via email within a week, usually sooner. The recordings remain available for at least 1 year. We also occasionally record and/or livestream our in-person events. If that’s the case, you’ll find it noted on the given in-person event page.
It’s part of our core values to make our events as accessible as possible. If you are not able to pay within the sliding scale, we’d still like to make it possible for you to join by offering a partial scholarship. Please contact us on web@opencirclecenter.org to request a scholarship.
We offer our events by donation or sliding scale with scholarships available to make them as accessible as possible. We still however have many expenses to pay and therefore we ask that you contribute as much as you can comfortably afford for an event. Most of the funds are paid directly to the teacher. The remainder goes towards Open Circle’s expenses so that we can keep our platform in operation. Your generosity also helps cover any scholarships we offer to those unable to pay within the sliding scale.
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You’ll find an overview of the nature of our events, including the common types and formats, in our About Events page.
Most events consist of a guided or silent meditation, a talk by the teacher, and time for questions and sharing. There may be other practices such as somatic exercises, movement practice, dyads, etc. Each teacher chooses the format freely according to what they feel supports their message best, so formats may vary.
The recording email may have landed in the spam or promotional folder in your inbox. After confirming it’s not there, please contact our support team at web@opencirclecenter.org.
Most of our in-person events require advance booking. However we do offer some events where you can just show up. Please check the event page relating to your event. We will clearly state there if advanced booking is required. If in doubt, you can always email localevent@opencirclecenter.org to double check.
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