John Prendergast ~ ÒSeeing through False GroundÓ ~ Bay Area Daylong Retreat (In Person & Livestream)
Almost all of us unknowingly stand (or have stood) upon a highly conditioned, self-constructed ground that we mis-take as being solid and real. As we become more honest and intimate with our experience, this constructed ground, much like the foundations of a house, begins to give way revealing a breath-taking openness Ð a groundless ground Ð that is our true nature.
In this daylong retreat, we will welcome this false ground into Presence via silent and guided meditation, talks, dyadic meditative inquiry, and experiential conversations.
John Prendergast, Ph.DÊis a spiritual teacher, retired psychotherapist, and retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at CIIS, well known for his pioneering work in integrating non-dual wisdom and psychotherapy. He studied with the European sage Jean Klein for many years, as well as with Adyashanti, who gave him dharma transmission in 2023. He is the author of The Deep Heart (2019), In Touch (2015), and a new book, Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality (March, 2025) from Sounds True.
The meeting will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm and 3:00pm to 5:30pm (2 hour break for lunch).
Please bring your own lunch, or feel free to go into town to one of the restaurants or to Good Earth Natural Foods.
Pre-registration for In-Person event is required, as space is limited.
Registration for In-Person event closes at Midnight on May 23rd
Suggested donation: $75
(Any amount acceptable. No one turned away for lack of funds.)
PRE-REGISTER HERE & PAY AT DOOR WHEN YOU ARRIVE.
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This event is Co-sponsored by Open Circle & the Schwartz Family Trust.
For contributions in relation to In-Person, all proceeds, above covering event costs, will go to the
Schwartz Family Trust to support Rob SchwartzÕs vision of
his property being available for Open Circle retreats and events.
In-Person event donations will go directly to the Schwartz Family Trust, rather than to Open Circle.
If you want to contribute more for this project, you can do so at the event,
or contact us for more information (contributuons, loan, volunteer).
REGISTRATION IS FULL and now CLOSED for IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE
You can email to be added to a wait list in case spaces open up.
Livestream registration is still open.
Livestream registration payments support the work of Open Circle & John Prendergast.
Sliding Scale: $60 Ð $100
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If you register for Recording access by event, link to access it will be sent to you within a week.
If you register for Recording access AFTER event, please forward your confirmation email to web@opencircle.net with your request that we send the recording.
For inquiries about In-Person attendance contact LocalEvents@opencircle.net
For inquiries about the Livestream Registration & Access contact Web@opencircle.net
Location:
The meeting will be held at a private home in the Fairfax hills, with views of Mount Tam and hiking trails.
Address and directions will be provided upon registration.
If you have symptoms of a viral infection, or have had a recent
Covid exposure or positive test, please stay home out of consideration for others.
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