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Ishtar ~ Flowing Wholeness – Melting into the Heart of Life (In Person: Berkeley, CA & Livestream)

When the mind settles into Silence, the heart opens to the great mystery hidden everywhere in plain sight. The formless takes the form of Love, melting the barrier between self and world, reconnecting us to primordial Wholeness. This Wholeness is like a song that is already playing within. Every moment of life- sublime or awful- can be experienced as a flowing wholeness.

WeÕll walk into a few powerful ways of melting into wholeness: effortless mantra practice, heart-engaging appreciation, tuning directly into Silence, and opening to the flow of Shakti. These are all different words for the singular practice of letting Presence move through us like a song. This is the way of praying until we become the prayer. Woven into shared practice will be time for questions, answers, and conversation.

Ishtar is a meditation teacher, monk, gardener, and head teacher of the School for Awakened Living. At age 13, he experienced an NDE, and fell into a Samadhi. The desire to return to Samadhi propelled him on a spiritual path. His first teacher was a shaman, who taught primarily through the magic of Presence. A meditation practice known as the IshayasÕ Ascension brought him to an Ashram at age 18 in the early 2000Õs. Since then, he has worked as a guide, teaching effortless meditation, and helping people relax into Wholeness.

For those wanting to learn more about IshtarÕs work, his interviews can be found on Buddha at the Gas Pump, Conscious TV, Guru Viking, and Next Level Soul.

His websites are: www.ascension-meditation.com and www.awakenedlightastrology.com

Suggested donation: $15 to $30

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Pre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at Midnight on Nov. 30 (the night before event)

Pre-registration is encouraged, but you can also just show up & pay at door. Come & join us!

OR

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If you register for Recording access AFTER event date, please forward your confirmation email to web@opencircle.net to notify us that you registered after event date.

 

PARKING: There is some street parking in the neighborhood, free and without time limit.

For inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencircle.net

If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, or have had a recent

Covid exposure or positive test, please stay home out of consideration for others.

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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.
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