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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//opencircle.net - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:opencircle.net X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://opencircle.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for opencircle.net REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T004142Z CREATED:20260604T101557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T004142Z UID:10001218-1787565600-1787572800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy as a Path of Embodiment and Awakening Part 4 DESCRIPTION:When the separate self dissolves – and awakens to one’s natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that closeness was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to move together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of awareness As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as a living capacity. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if…\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part. \nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time. \nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence. \nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/awake-attachment-intimacy-as-a-path-of-embodiment-and-awakening-part-4/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,3-hour Event,Teachers,Louise Kay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/event-square-featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T004119Z CREATED:20260604T101140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T004119Z UID:10001217-1787392800-1787400000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy as a Path of Embodiment and Awakening Part 3 DESCRIPTION:When the separate self dissolves – and awakens to one’s natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that closeness was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to move together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of awareness As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as a living capacity. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if…\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part. \nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time. \nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence. \nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/awake-attachment-intimacy-as-a-path-of-embodiment-and-awakening-part-3/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,3-hour Event,Teachers,Louise Kay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/event-square-featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260817T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260817T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T082200Z CREATED:20260604T100755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T082200Z UID:10001216-1786960800-1786968000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy as a Path of Embodiment and Awakening Part 2 DESCRIPTION:When the separate self dissolves – and awakens to one’s natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that closeness was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to move together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of awareness As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as a living capacity. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if…\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part. \nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time. \nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence. \nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/awake-attachment-intimacy-as-a-path-of-embodiment-and-awakening-part-2/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,3-hour Event,Teachers,Louise Kay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/event-square-featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T104515Z CREATED:20260602T123405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T104515Z UID:10001215-1786788000-1786795200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Awake Attachment™ ~ Intimacy as a Path of Embodiment and Awakening Part 1 DESCRIPTION:When the separate self dissolves – and awakens to one’s natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that closeness was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to move together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of awareness As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as a living capacity. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if…\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part. \nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time. \nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence. \nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/awake-attachment-intimacy-as-a-path-of-embodiment-and-awakening-part-1/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,3-hour Event,Teachers,Louise Kay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/event-square-featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T170000 DTSTAMP:20260804T213119Z CREATED:20260428T130907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T213119Z UID:10001209-1783670400-1783702800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Turning Everything Into The Path Of Awakening DESCRIPTION:If ever there was a time to engage our spiritual practice\, so we can stay present\, open-hearted\, peaceful\, loving and wise\, it’s now. \n\n\n\nThis daylong with Miranda Macpherson is a day for deep spiritual nourishment and community support to connect more substantially to the luminous presence within\, illuminate obstacles one your path\, and explore what timeless Truths have to offer practically for living meaningfully and navigating life from our spiritual depth. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will embrace all that we grapple with personally and collectively as fuel that ultimately can serve to propel us further on the path of awakening. Miranda will share potent teachings and practices on how we can ground more substantially in the Grace of our True Nature\, Trust the Mystery and come from Loving awareness in all that we face. \n\n\n\nBoth the morning and afternoon sessions will be inspirational and experiential\, with meditation\, mantra\, a rich inquiry practice\, plus time for satsang and sharing. If you life in the Bay Area\, do not miss these affordable opportunities to journey with Miranda in an intimate setting. \n\n\n\nCome join us! URL:https://opencircle.net/event/turning-everything-into-the-path-of-awakening/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Meetings,3-hour Event,Teachers,Louise Kay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Teachers-square-Louise-Kay.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260402T175252Z CREATED:20260117T152629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T175252Z UID:10001128-1777629600-1777636800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:True Nature DESCRIPTION:Who are we really? Join Jeannie to explore the idea and experience of true nature. \n\n\n\nJeannie’s gift for inviting people to join her in resting and rooted presence evokes a deep meeting with oneself and reality. Within that\, Jeannie’s humor and iconoclasm serve to bring people into an understanding that is beyond the intellectual. Through silent and guided meditation\, spontaneous talks and exchange with participants\, Jeannie will host a space of clarity and warmth where the richness of relating can be explored safely and your innermost questions met fully. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/true-nature/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Adam Chacksfield,Mini Retreat,Retreats,Teachers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Teachers-square-Jeannie-Zandi.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open Circle Center - Online Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T101251Z CREATED:20260409T101248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T101251Z UID:10001198-1777536000-1777568400@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/silent-group-meditation-2/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260402T080059Z CREATED:20260120T140713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T080059Z UID:10001132-1777536000-1777568400@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Being the Love that Doesn’t Come and Go DESCRIPTION:In all of us there is a background substratum: Stillness\, dark and often overlooked or unseen\, as it is unadorned and we\, as awareness\, are attracted to the luminous. It is sober and wise and anciently ageless. Honoring and including this dark love nourishes it\, so that it is more our felt experience. This allows us to live from the ancient heart of everything\, to recognize the heart at the core of everyone and everything. Ultimately\, embodied balance is revealed hidden within all the opposites\, and streaming soothing transmission results. Each one of us is a sage\, mystic and warrior\, the great promise\, the alchemist and the one that allows humanity to rest as ease in grace. Join Pamela and your fellow sages for a four-part retreat. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/being-the-love-that-doesnt-come-and-go/ LOCATION:Test Venue\, 58 Hayle Terrace\, Hayle\, Cornwall\, TR274BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Adam Chacksfield,Online,Teachers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Teachers-square-blank.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260402T175332Z CREATED:20260120T103124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T175332Z UID:10001130-1776931200-1776963600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Embodied Awareness DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join Louise Kay for a full day retreat. This event is an invitation to dedicate a whole day to deepening into the stillness of being in a field of pure\, unconditional love alongside like-minded community. The day will consist of guided and silent meditations as well as Q&A sessions where you will have the opportunity to explore whatever arises for you in the moment. \n\n\n\nLouise will support you to rest your attention as the aware witness while consciously including and feeling the experience of the body as alive sensations. This practice\, which Louise calls ‘Embodied Awareness\,’ supports the direct recognition of one’s true nature through self-inquiry as well as the integration of unprocessed energies and emotions held in the body. When employed with consistency this practice allows one to live fully in presence in an integrated way and to become a vessel through which higher consciousness can flow more freely\, bringing joy to every aspect of life. \n\n\n\nYou will be supported to surrender fully into the now\, dis-identify from the conceptual self and open up to your true nature\, pure consciousness\, to discover an ever-present dimension of peace. \n\n\n\nWhatever emotions or sensations arise in the body will be met with unconditional love under Louise’s gentle guidance\, allowing for deep healing and transformation to take place on the level of form. \n\n\n\n*************** \n\n\n\nThe meeting will be from 10:30am to 4:30pm\, with a break for lunch. \n\n\n\nThere are a variety of places to eat out or pick up prepared food within a few blocks. You can also bring your own food\, though there is no kitchen or refrigerator access. People are welcome to eat outside on the lawn. No eating is allowed indoors at the venue. List of Nearby Solano Ave. Food PlacesParking is unrestricted on Los Angeles Avenue. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/embodied-awareness/ LOCATION:Test Venue\, 58 Hayle Terrace\, Hayle\, Cornwall\, TR274BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Adam Chacksfield,Retreats,Daylong Retreat,Livestream,Teachers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Teachers-square-Louise-Kay.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T213216Z CREATED:20260129T114929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T213216Z UID:10001193-1776672000-1776704400@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Turning Everything Into The Path Of Awakening (In-Person) DESCRIPTION:If ever there was a time to engage our spiritual practice\, so we can stay present\, open-hearted\, peaceful\, loving and wise\, it’s now. \n\n\n\nThis daylong with Miranda Macpherson is a day for deep spiritual nourishment and community support to connect more substantially to the luminous presence within\, illuminate obstacles one your path\, and explore what timeless Truths have to offer practically for living meaningfully and navigating life from our spiritual depth. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will embrace all that we grapple with personally and collectively as fuel that ultimately can serve to propel us further on the path of awakening. Miranda will share potent teachings and practices on how we can ground more substantially in the Grace of our True Nature\, Trust the Mystery and come from Loving awareness in all that we face. \n\n\n\nBoth the morning and afternoon sessions will be inspirational and experiential\, with meditation\, mantra\, a rich inquiry practice\, plus time for satsang and sharing. If you life in the Bay Area\, do not miss these affordable opportunities to journey with Miranda in an intimate setting. \n\n\n\nCome join us! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://opencircle.net/event/turning-everything-into-the-path-of-awakening-in-person/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Adam Chacksfield,Retreats,Daylong Retreat,Teachers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/miranda.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T170000 DTSTAMP:20260402T175349Z CREATED:20260129T111124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T175349Z UID:10001192-1776499200-1776531600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Truly Natural Compassionate Engagement DESCRIPTION:With guest Rick Hanson\, we’ll explore recognizing our true nature not just as awareness\, but as compassionate humans who are deeply collaborative and cooperative. Founder of the Global Compassion Coalition\, Rick will guide us in carrying our wounds with love and exploring collective action in response to suffering. \n\n\n\nJust as nondual teachings point to our already awake nature\, we don’t have to make an effort to be compassionate\, but can unleash our natural compassionate engagement. Just as nondual practice is surrendering to our true nature\, we can also surrender to our innate goodness: our impulse to connect with others and engage in an effective response to suffering. \n\n\n\nFounder of the Global Compassion Coalition\, renowned author on contemplative practices and neuroscience\, Rick brings a depth of spiritual understanding and wealth of insight about using the power of compassion to accelerate effective collective action while also maintaining our resilience. We’ll explore how we can come together and open to our creative\, empowered response to our troubled world. \n\n\n\nThis session will include guided meditation\, practice\, talks\, conversation exploring compassionate engagement\, and plenty of time for questions and group participation. \n\n\n\nAbout The Engaged Nonduality seriesThis Engaged Nonduality series\, hosted by Lisa Ferguson\, explores how nondual wisdom may respond to our world in crisis. We live in a time of multiple intersecting crises that threaten the wellbeing of all life\, including climate breakdown\, unaligned tech and AI\, injustice\, war and authoritarianism. The recognition of nonduality has much to offer in these times\, including a deep knowing of our wholeness and shared Being\, as well as opening to the wellspring of our wise and creative response. This series invites guest presenters to explore how nondual teaching may respond to planetary crises through talks\, practices and group participation. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/truly-natural-compassionate-engagement/ LOCATION:Test Venue\, 58 Hayle Terrace\, Hayle\, Cornwall\, TR274BT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Retreats,Daylong Retreat,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/event-square-featured.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T170000 DTSTAMP:20260402T175403Z CREATED:20260402T075941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T175403Z UID:10001208-1776240000-1776272400@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/silent-group-meditation/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001207-1772611200-1772643600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-03-04/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260302T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001197-1772438400-1772470800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-03-02/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001206-1772006400-1772038800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-02-25/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001196-1771833600-1771866000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-02-23/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001205-1771401600-1771434000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-02-18/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260216T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001195-1771228800-1771261200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-02-16/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001204-1770796800-1770829200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-02-11/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260203T113800Z CREATED:20260117T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T113800Z UID:10001194-1770624000-1770656400@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \n\n\n\nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \n\n\n\nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \n\n\n\nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/alternative-facilitator/2026-02-09/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (& Livestream)\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Up to 3 hours,Other Facilitator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/meditation.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Test Organiser":MAILTO:hlc2000@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170845Z CREATED:20260106T170845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170845Z UID:10001004-1764633600-1764633600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Community Work Party\, Fairfax\, CA DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy community and help work on the beautiful land in Fairfax that was purchased by Open Circle co-founder Rob Schwartz a few years before his death. Help Rosie\, the caretaker of the land\, and Open Circle in continuing to realize Rob’s dream of using this special property as a place to gather together in satsang. \nThe emphasis of the day will be on clearing trails and creating space around the outdoor meeting sites on the property. This will include raking\, pulling Scotch broom\, using a small hand or circular saw to trim small branches off fallen trees\, repairing fencing\, and some watering. And preparing a community salad! \nWe will start at 10:00am with a brief meditation. We will then work until noon\, enjoy a potluck lunch until 1:30\, then go back to work\, ending around 4:00 pm with another brief meditation. You are free to come and go as your schedule allows. \nPlease bring work gloves and any tools you may have for clearing trails. Dress in layers and bring a hat. Long sleeves and long pants are recommended as we will be working around poison oak. \nAlso\, please bring a dish to share\, and water to stay well hydrated. And feel free to bring your friends! \nHeavy rain will cancel. \nRSVP/Registration is requested (though not required) to give us a sense of how many people are coming. \nWe will also then provide the address and directions. \nRSVP for (select how many people): \nONE PersonTWO People URL:https://opencircle.net/event/community-work-party-fairfax-ca/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170845Z CREATED:20260106T170845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170845Z UID:10001005-1764633600-1764633600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Amoda Maa ~ An Inquiry into the Living Truth of Freedom (In-Person & Livestream) DESCRIPTION:Open Circle is hosting a series of SATSANGS & a DAYLONG with Amoda Maa in California\, USA. \nFebruary 27th (7-9 pm\, PT) ~ Berkeley\, CA \nFebruary 28th (7-9 pm\, PT) ~ Mill Valley\, CA \nMarch 1st Daylong (11:00am – 5:00pm\, PT) ~ Fairfax\, CA \nMarch 2nd (2-4 pm\, PT) ~ Sebastopol\, CA \nAll events are In-Person ~ \nLivestream is also available for Feb. 27th to March 1st \nClick here to access details & registration for ALL events in series. \nAmoda Maa invites an open-hearted honesty to the exploration of what it means to live as freedom in all circumstances. She offers profound pointers to how this freedom reveals itself if we are willing to surrender all resistance to Òwhat isÓ and how the light of our essential nature shines through all experience when the Òveil of self” comes undone. Through dialogue\, inquiry\, and guided meditation she supports the recognition of that which is beyond the duality of perception\, thought and feeling\, and takes us to the experience of the ever-present and unchanging reality of awareness. This unbounded awareness is the eternal ground of Being É and this is the source of true peace and freedom. \nThis is a two-hour meeting\, including guided meditation/silence\, discourse and Q&As. \nAmoda Maa offers a profound invitation to all those who wish to embody the truth of awakened consciousness in the midst of everyday life. AmodaÕs teachings are free from any ideology and are not affiliated with any lineage or tradition\, and yet the luminous truth is the same nondual understanding at the core of many spiritual traditions. \nShe offers meetings and retreats in the USA and Europe\, is the author of several books\, and is founder and spiritual director of the Amoda Maa Foundation. \nwww.amodamaa.com \n– \n \n  \nSuggested donation: $15 to $30 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at Midnight on Feb. 26 (the night before event) \nPre-registration is encouraged\, but you can also just show up & pay at door. Come & join us! \nREGISTER for IN-PERSON Attendance \nOR \nREGISTER for LIVESTREAM &/or Recording Access \nIf you register for Recording access by event date\, link to access it will be sent to you within a week. \nIf 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. \n  \nPARKING: There is some street parking in the neighborhood\, free and without time limit. \nFor inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencircle.net \nIf you have symptoms of a respiratory infection\, or have had a recent \nCovid exposure or positive test\, please stay home out of consideration for others. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/amoda-maa-an-inquiry-into-the-living-truth-of-freedom-in-person-livestream-3/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171135Z CREATED:20260106T171135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171135Z UID:10001109-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:CANCELED Pema Salem ~ Living & Being True Intimacy DESCRIPTION:We are sorry to let you know this event has been canceled. \nPema will likely come back next year – please stay tuned. \nSpend a couple of hours with Pema Salem\, from Denmark\, in a space of fullness and intimacy with Reality. \nWe gather into the tender center in a 25 minute guided meditation\, before enjoying the space of Grace and natural intelligence together\, exploring the depths of Being with Pema. \nTake a journey with us\, and experience the Presence of Pema\, and how it enlivens and nurtures\, guides and aligns us\, in unwrapping our authentic and naked stream of Life and our free breath of Spirit. \nTaste Pema’s Presence through this introductory video:\n \n  \nAbout Pema Salem \nPema is a mentor and inspirator from Denmark\, who has spent her life forging the keys of consciousness\, unlocking our depths of spirit\, being and body. Her journey has brought her Being of Truth to ground as an unfolding of the deeply human treasure in its unification with the Power of Creation. \nPema teaches online – in gender-specific groups – and offers in-person meetings in various locations\, both at her place on an island in Denmark and internationally. \nfor more information about Pema: pemasalem.com \n URL:https://opencircle.net/event/canceled-pema-salem-living-being-true-intimacy/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260219T121535Z CREATED:20260106T171048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T121535Z UID:10001081-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ Embodiment Lab Ð Experiments in Embodying Presence: Belonging DESCRIPTION:Together we will explore emotional attachment as an embodied habit of attention and how we might begin to find freedom from old patterns of co-dependence.Join us for Embodiment Lab\, an experiential exploration of the body as a doorway to presence and aliveness\, returning to the ground of being through our own direct experience.We will use the fullness of our experience to tune and attune to our bodies\, illuminating our deepest healing and freedom. Engaging and transcending our senses\, awareness\, breath\, movement and sound and more\, we will use our bodyÕs signals to return to sensate presence.We are not thinking beings who sense; we are sensing beings who think. And re-setting that balance is key to joy\, to vibrance\, and true liberation!Together on our call we will: Explore states of inner coherence in our own experience. Engage simple yet profound somatic and energetic practices. Experience the healing power of inner and group coherence. Have space to share\, ask questions and learn from within and together. Learn about ways to deepen our access to embodied presence.All levels of experience are welcome.Watch Ishita share on why she views embodiment as the quickest doorway to the divine: BIOIshita Sharma serves as a spiritual teacher\, healing mirror\, embodiment partner\, and Core Energetics Practitioner of body-based psychotherapy. Teaching Universal principles of healing and mysticism\, she is devoted to supporting healing and awakening in all those committed to living a bright and connected life\, sharing their gifts for the good of the Whole.Growing up in India\, asking big questions\, Ishita’s curiosities about the nature of All Things fueled a series of profound openings. Having her relationship to Self\, Life and others re-calibrated\, while learning to honor her own body’s signals as the ultimate path to God\, led her to study various spiritual\, neurological\, relational\, somatic and shamanic modalities\, through the Grace of her teachers and the Book of her Life.Ishita has coached visionaries and leaders from Google\, Harvard\, MIT\, Silicon Valley\, Broadway artists\, and renowned scientists\, coaches\, teachers\, artists and activists. Clients come to her to grow through their deepest longings and challenges\, held and mirrored in their perfect wholeness. She points every one of them back to center.IshitaÕs teachings\, like her learnings\, support self-study through direct realization. They marry western mind and eastern spirit through the human body and heart to facilitate embodied awakening and authentic connection\, the balm for our tumultuous times.Care for our sacred shared world informs all her endeavors. Ishita now uses her skills to help clients connect with their inner signals so they can find rest in minds\, ease in their bodies\, joy in their hearts\, and embody their True Nature in right relation with Life. She brings 15 years of advanced facilitation\, a refined meditation practice\, and a fierce devotion to her own healing to serve. She looks forward to meeting and supporting you!cometocenter.comSliding Scale: $15 to $40However\, no one turned away for lack of funds.If you canÕt pay within the sliding scale\, contact us to let us know what you can contribute.Address inquiries to web@opencircle.net REGISTER The event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.To check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ishita-sharma-embodiment-lab-d-experiments-in-embodying-presence-belonging-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Ishita Sharma,Teachers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Teachers-square-Ishita-Sharma3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171048Z CREATED:20260106T171048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171048Z UID:10001080-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Adam Chacksfield ~ Awareness\, Love\, Desire DESCRIPTION:We get to put down the burden of trying to be someone\, or pushing ourselves along to some imagined destination. WeÕre already whole\, and every part of us deserves love. In this open space weÕre invited to allow the juicy flow of our authentic desire to enrich\, inspire\, and create our life. \nLetÕs immerse ourselves in the potent field of loving awareness and explore our experience in a way that organically deepens our connection to the vitality and energy of our desire. \nAdam Chacksfield is devoted to empowering people to thrive inside awareness\, love\, and desire rather than suffering inside shame and fear. He leads retreats and workshops in North America and Europe\, and coaches individuals and couples. AdamÕs been a featured guest on ÒBuddha at the Gas PumpÓ. HeÕs the creator of several courses including Falling Open\, Erotic Embodiment & Intimacy\, and Transforming Conflict into Deeper Intimacy. Adam started his spiritual teaching and coaching in 2010 with the support and encouragement of nondual teacher\, Peter Fenner. He also offers experiential erotic embodiment and intimacy coaching using the Somatica Method\, and facilitates workshops in erotic shadow play. \nMore about Adam: www.adamchacksfield.com \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40 \nHowever\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you canÕt pay within the sliding scale\, contact us to let us know what you can contribute. \nAddress inquiries to web@opencircle.net \nREGISTER \nThe event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week. \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter URL:https://opencircle.net/event/adam-chacksfield-awareness-love-desire-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171046Z CREATED:20260106T171046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171046Z UID:10001079-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Susanne Marie ~ Serving Others\, Finding Freedom: A Path Beyond Self-Centeredness DESCRIPTION:Self-preoccupation veils the natural sense of unity and belonging. This is why\, traditionally in India\, the Bhakti path of selfless serviceÑSevaÑhas been so deeply valued. When we make a habit of prioritizing our own needs above all else\, it reinforces the illusion of a separate self. The spiritual journey is\, in essence\, a process of the self lessening so that the Divine may grow within us. Deep down\, we all long to be of true service\, to be put to good useÑbecause giving from the heart brings real joy. Yet the pull of self-centeredness is strong and deeply ingrained. Thankfully\, life offers many natural opportunities for the diminishment of ÔIÕÑthrough parenting\, caregiving\, volunteering\, and other forms of service. However\, even in these\, the inner doer can persist\, resisting the surrender that allows giving to be truly selfless and unattached. In this meeting\, we will explore the transformative power of selfless giving\, and share helpful pointers to support the gentle loosening of self-identification. \nBio: Featured in conversation with Adyashanti on Buddha at the Gas Pump as well as on Conscious TV\, Susanne Marie offers integrated teachings in support of freedom\, and the celebration of our common essence of love and unity with all life. Susanne\, who lives in Northern California\, is the parent of two young adults. As a natural empath\, her teaching style is heart-centered and practical\, whose focus is on supporting you in your unique awakening journey. Susanne leads in-person retreats\, online courses\, a monthly online meeting\, and mentors individuals privately. \nFind out more about Susanne Marie: susannemarie.org \nIn this short video Susanne is sharing details of her awakening journey: \n \n  \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40 \nHowever\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you canÕt pay within the sliding scale\, contact us to let us know what you can contribute. \nAddress inquiries to web@opencircle.net \nREGISTER \nThe event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week. \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter URL:https://opencircle.net/event/susanne-marie-serving-others-finding-freedom-a-path-beyond-self-centeredness-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170947Z CREATED:20260106T170947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170947Z UID:10001049-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Susanne Marie ~ Ease into Awakening (In-Person Event) DESCRIPTION:Join Susanne and community in an afternoon of relaxing into our True Nature. The focus will be on drinking from the well of Source and taking our hands off the steering wheel. On this spring day we will relinquish striving for control\, and instead lean back into the natural state of being which is easily overlooked and veiled. Whether you dip your toe or immerse your whole self\, it will nourish your nervous system\, heart\, and mind. Resting in presence is a vital part of the spiritual path\, and it supports you in gaining trust in the safety of letting go\, facilitating growth in abiding awakening. \nSusanne Marie: Featured in conversation with Adyashanti on Buddha at the Gas Pump as well as on Conscious TV\, Susanne Marie offers integrated teachings in support of freedom\, and the celebration of our common essence of love and unity with all life. Susanne\, who lives in Northern California\, is the parent of two young adults. As a natural empath\, her teaching style is heart-centered and practical\, whose focus is on supporting you in your unique awakening journey. With over 20 years of teaching experience\, Susanne leads in-person retreats\, online courses\, a monthly online meeting\, and mentors individuals privately. \nsusannemarie.org \nRecent interviews: \nYouTube 5/24: Where Are You on the Spiritual Journey: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ_E_ZQWC5k/ \nYouTube 4/25: Spiritual Seeking is Not the Problem\, What Makes Awakening Abiding: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xgkEvNm-yk/ \nSatsang: 2-4 pm \nRefreshments: until 5 \nSuggested Donation: $10- $20\, no one turned away. \nNo pre-registration. Pay at door when you arrive. \nLocation: 8476 Sonoma Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA. Park on Sonoma Ave. \nNote: The address sign says 8474/8476.Ê Park on the street\, and walk down the short driveway to the house with the carport. \nPlease dress mindfully\, doors & windows will be open! \nIf you have covid-like symptoms\, or have had a recent Covid exposure or positive test\, please stay home out of consideration for others. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/susanne-marie-ease-into-awakening-in-person-event-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170947Z CREATED:20260106T170947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170947Z UID:10001050-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:John Prendergast ~ ÒSeeing through False GroundÓ ~ Bay Area Daylong Retreat (In Person & Livestream) DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn this daylong retreat\, we will welcome this false ground into Presence via silent and guided meditation\, talks\, dyadic meditative inquiry\, and experiential conversations. \nJohn 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. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nYouTube channel \nThe meeting will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm and 3:00pm to 5:30pm (2 hour break for lunch). \nPlease bring your own lunch\, or feel free to go into town to one of the restaurants or to Good Earth Natural Foods. \nPre-registration for In-Person event is required\, as space is limited. \nRegistration for In-Person event closes at Midnight on May 23rd \nSuggested donation: $75 \n(Any amount acceptable. No one turned away for lack of funds.) \nPRE-REGISTER HERE & PAY AT DOOR WHEN YOU ARRIVE. \n(Cash or Check only) \nThis event is Co-sponsored by Open Circle & the Schwartz Family Trust. \nFor contributions in relation to In-Person\, all proceeds\, above covering event costs\, will go to the \nSchwartz Family Trust to support Rob SchwartzÕs vision of \nhis property being available for Open Circle retreats and events. \nIn-Person event donations will go directly to the Schwartz Family Trust\, rather than to Open Circle. \nIf you want to contribute more for this project\, you can do so at the event\, \nor contact us for more information (contributuons\, loan\, volunteer). \nREGISTRATION IS FULL and now CLOSED for IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE \nYou can email to be added to a wait list in case spaces open up. \nlocalevents@opencircle.net \nLivestream registration is still open. \nLivestream registration payments support the work of Open Circle & John Prendergast. \nSliding Scale: $60 Ð $100 \nREGISTER for LIVESTREAM & Recording Access \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter \nIf you register for Recording access by event\, link to access it will be sent to you within a week. \nIf you register for Recording access AFTER event\, please forward your confirmation email to web@opencircle.net with your request that we send the recording. \nFor inquiries about In-Person attendance contact LocalEvents@opencircle.net \nFor inquiries about the Livestream Registration & Access contact Web@opencircle.net \nLocation: \nThe meeting will be held at a private home in the Fairfax hills\, with views of Mount Tam and hiking trails. \nAddress and directions will be provided upon registration. \nIf you have symptoms of a viral infection\, or have had a recent \nCovid exposure or positive test\, please stay home out of consideration for others. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/john-prendergast-oseeing-through-false-groundo-bay-area-daylong-retreat-in-person-livestream/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170947Z CREATED:20260106T170947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170947Z UID:10001047-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ramachandra Roddam ~ Deity Worship as Spiritual Practice (Online Event) DESCRIPTION:We are sorry to announce that the In-Person event has been cancelled due to unforseen events. \nWe plan to reschedule as an Online Event. \nPlease stay tuned to our emails and calendar for the new online date! \nA beautiful opportunity to step into the world and learn about some basic methods of Worship and Sadhana\, from an authentic voice and practitioner. \nSri Ramachandra Roddam is a sadhak on the path of Shakta Tantra and a teacher of the path of the Bauls. The Bauls are a traditional sect from northeastern India who often defy societal conventions and who seek a direct connection with the divine through ecstatic singing\, music and dance. Sri Ramachandra is a trustee of Sanatan Siddhashram\, a center in West Bengal founded by the internationally acclaimed Baul dancer and teacher\, Maa Parvathy Baul. This center is dedicated to the practice of the ancient Baul tradition and propagation of its philosophy\, conducting courses in deity worship\, yoga\, and meditation. Sri Ramachandra is also the author of the book Devi Bhakti Tarangani\, an English-language book of devotional poetry dedicated to the Divine Mother\, which has been translated into Hungarian and French. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ramachandra-roddam-deity-worship-as-spiritual-practice-online-event-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170947Z CREATED:20260106T170947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170947Z UID:10001048-1764547200-1764547200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Engaged Nonduality ~ With Stephanie Lopez and Lisa Ferguson DESCRIPTION:Engaged Nonduality: \nActing from the Wellspring of Essential Nature \nwith With Stephanie Lopez and Lisa Ferguson \nRecording will be emailed to participants within a week. \nYouÕre welcome to join even if you canÕt attend the live session. \nAs modern life becomes more complicated each of us faces a multitude of personal\, political\, and ecological challenges. As spiritual practitioners\, our calling is to navigate the metacrisis with integrity and right action. This requires practices that allow for skillful listening both within ourselves and to others\, as we open to our authentic response. In these moments\, the wellspring of Essential Nature serves as a ground from which we can rest\, nourish\, renew\, and engage. \nDrawing on practices of iRest yoga nidra\, somatic inquiry\, and relational psychology\, weÕll dive into restorative practices and ways of being that inform how we meet each moment as it is. \nTogether weÕll explore: \n\nHow subtle listening and Ôallowing what isÕ may reveal our calling that arises from the reality of the momentÊ\nThe stabilizing force of grounded presence and embodied peace\niRest practices that support skillful means to metabolize intense emotions and core beliefs to reveal messages that bring clarity in action\nAn intuitive inner knowing as we meet each moment\nWays of listening inspired by Julian of Norwich that cultivates living as an expression of Essential Nature\n\nIn this session Stephanie will share a talk\, practices and invite somatic inquiries in relationship to participantÕs questions and shares. \nThe Engaged Nonduality series \nThis Engaged Nonduality series\, hosted by Lisa Ferguson\, explores how nondual wisdom may respond to our world in crisis. We live in a time of multiple intersecting crises that threaten the wellbeing of all life\, including climate breakdown\, unaligned tech and AI\, injustice\, war and authoritarianism. The recognition of nonduality has much to offer in these times\, including a deep knowing of our wholeness and shared Being\, as well as opening to the wellspring of our wise and creative response. This series invites guest presenters to explore how nondual teaching may respond to planetary crises through talks\, practices and group participation. \nStephanie Lopez\, LISW\, C-IAYT\, is the Senior Director of Philosophy & Learning and Senior iRest Trainer for iRest Institute. With a deeply embodied understanding of meditation informed by nearly 30 years of immersion in the nondual teachings of yoga\, she leads retreats and trainings internationally with a focus on living an authentic and awakened life. Stephanie is a Gestalt psychotherapist\, certified yoga therapist\, and world-leading meditation teacher who has presented meditation at Google\, Spotify\, and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She is a contributing author of ÒYoga Nidra Meditations.Ó \nLisa Ferguson\, Ph.D. is the founder of Climate Compassion\, and has focused on supporting planetary wellbeing as a healing arts practitioner\, climate justice activist\, organizer and contemplative. She offers psychospiritual support to activists through one-one sessions and small groups\, weaving together a focus on awakening\, healing and wise action. \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40 \nHowever\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you canÕt pay within the sliding scale\, just contact us to let us know what you can contribute. \nFor inquiries about Registration & Livestream access contact web@opencircle.net \nPlease register early if you can. \nREGISTER \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter URL:https://opencircle.net/event/engaged-nonduality-with-stephanie-lopez-and-lisa-ferguson-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR