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SUMMARY:Stephan Bodian ~ Meditation without a Meditator: From Deliberate Awareness to Nondual Presence ~ 2-Part Online Retreat
DESCRIPTION:March 4 & 5\, 2023 \n9:00 am Ð 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nMany seekers who shift from progressive approaches like deliberate mindfulness to a more direct approach continue to search for the right meditative strategy\, the sweet spot that allows them to let go of their efforting and drop into their natural state of nondual presence. But paradoxically itÕs this very strategizing that needs to drop away as presence reveals itself to be the nature of reality\, the deeper ground beyond a separate self\, not something that you can strategize into being. You canÕt do itÑyou can only join the nondual presence thatÕs always already taking place. \nSo how exactly can you position your awareness to fall into nondual presence? In this two-day mini-retreat youÕll learn how to take the backward step to illuminate the deeper ground of Being as your true nature or true Self beyond all division. Once that deeper identity has been revealed\, you no longer have to search for what is already so blatantly obvious. You merely need to be it. \nThe retreat will feature self-inquiry\, direct pointers to the nature of reality\, and a series of guided meditations that lead you through the stages of awakening to nondual presence. In nondual presence life unfolds effortlessly\, without an illusory someone in charge of the unfolding\, as an expression of the exquisite intelligence at the heart of the Mystery. Absolute and relative dimensions of BeingÑuniversal and individual\, trans/impersonal and personal\, one and manyÑdissolve into a single\, vibrant\, multidimensional\, perfectly imperfect current of love and manifestation. Just This!  \nBio \nStephan Bodian is a teacher in the nondual wisdom tradition of Zen\, Dzogchen\, and Advaita Vedanta. He’s been offering the School for Awakening\, an annual multi-month intensive program in spiritual unfolding and awakened living\, since 2007. As a licensed psychotherapist\, he brings a deep understanding of the impact of trauma and early conditioning on the process of spiritual realization and offers individual counseling and a five-session mentoring intensive in psychospiritual integration. Stephan studied for many years with Advaita master Jean Klein and received Dharma transmission from Adyashanti in 2001. His books include Wake Up Now and Beyond Mindfulness.  \nMore about Stephan Bodian: www.stephanbodian.org \nSliding Scale: $60 to $90 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/stephan-bodian-meditation-without-a-meditator-from-deliberate-awareness-to-nondual-presence-2-part-online-retreat-3/
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SUMMARY:Gail Brenner\, Ph.D ~ Deep Trauma Healing: Tending the Ground for Awakened Living ~ 3-Part Online Retreat
DESCRIPTION:3-Part Online Retreat \nNov. 3\, 4 & 5\, 2022 \n9:00 am Ð 12:00 noon\, Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nAddressing trauma and how we hold it is essential to seeing through the illusion of the separate self. Join this powerful 3-session retreat as we create a safe and supportive healing community to do this deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. \nUnexamined trauma is at the root of conditioned patterns and keeps you feeling stuck\, limited\, and unable to be free. You long for freedom and maybe have had a taste of your true nature\, but somehow these patterns keep getting played out automatically in your mind\, emotions\, relationships\, and choices in life. You feel caught in the painful sense of separationÉfrom yourself and the sacredness of all of Life. \nYou are welcome just as you are with your fears\, doubts\, shame\, and questions. Through practices\, inquiries\, and experiments during and between our sessions\, weÕll learn to untangle these patterns and find our way home to the ever present\, relaxed\, open space of inner aliveness. There will be plenty of time for Q&A with Gail. \n\nSession 1: WeÕll cultivate a sense of safety for those hidden\, cut off parts of ourselves to come out into the light of loving awareness. This is what heals shame and separation.\nSession 2: WeÕll bring skillful means to how we experience conditioned patternsÑin our bodies\, nervous systems\, emotions\, and beliefs.\nSession 3: WeÕll explore devotion\, surrender\, and the practicalities of awakened living.\n\nAnd weÕll discover\, over and over\, the ground of being\, your spacious true home that has never been touched by these experiences. \nStress and worryÉpeople pleasingÉpersistent relationship strugglesÉproving yourself through accomplishmentsÉthe inner criticÉthese longstanding patterns are profound invitations into liberation from the sense of separation. Together\, we discover being fully alive in our humanness as we expand into overflowing gratitude\, vibrant joy\, and deep connection with all of Life. \nGail is offering a free information session on Tuesday\, November 1 from 9-10am Pacific. YouÕll learn more about the course\, and there will be time for Q&A. Please click here for details and to join the session: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvd-CqqjItHtYEl60yYWV22isVjMsv7Ec0Ê) \nIf you have any questions or would like to know more about this course\, please email Gail directly atÊgail@gailbrenner.com. \nÒI am now experiencing longer moments of pure awareness and joy.ÊNo longer a slave to external circumstances and inner chatter.ÊLoving life the way it is.Ó ~Susan R. \n“YourÊwork is a bridge between practical daily life and Supreme Reality.Ó ~Henrique N. \n“You radiate such warmth\, kindness\, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice\, am finally starting to see and feel the light.ÊThank you for being a beacon in tumultuous times. Your light helps us to shine our own.Ó ~Julie Desmarais \nFor more testimonials\, please click here.Êhttps://gailbrenner.com/people-are-saying/ \nGail Brenner\, Ph.D.Êis your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration. She is the author of three books\, including the award-winning\,ÊThe End of Self-Help \nwww.gailbrenner.com \nSliding Scale: $80 to $140 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/gail-brenner-ph-d-deep-trauma-healing-tending-the-ground-for-awakened-living-3-part-online-retreat-2/
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SUMMARY:iRest Group ~ Yogic Relaxation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Open Circle is pleased to be offering biweekly facilitated iRest sessions. Developed by meditation master Richard Miller\, iRest is a modernized form of the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra or Òyogic sleepÓ. It is a restorative practice that promotes deep healing\, health\, and well-being.  \nThis 45-60 minute-long group will be gently led by Kate Foley\, an iRest trained facilitator. It will consist of a full 30 minute guided meditation\, along with the opportunity to share and connect with community. The meditation is done lying down\, and is an invitation for your nervous system to truly rest: nothing to do\, nowhere to go\, nothing to be; simply a time gifted to yourself to relax and to be supported.  \nJoin as often as you like\, and keep yourself nourished and balanced during these challenging times. No prior yoga experience necessary. \nSuggested donation: $10 to $20 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. Please register early if you can. \nREGISTER \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/irest-group-yogic-relaxation-practice-4/
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SUMMARY:iRest Group ~ Yogic Relaxation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Open Circle is pleased to be offering biweekly facilitated iRest sessions. Developed by meditation master Richard Miller\, iRest is a modernized form of the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra or Òyogic sleepÓ. It is a restorative practice that promotes deep healing\, health\, and well-being.  \nThis 45-60 minute-long group will be gently led by Kate Foley\, an iRest trained facilitator. It will consist of a full 30 minute guided meditation\, along with the opportunity to share and connect with community. The meditation is done lying down\, and is an invitation for your nervous system to truly rest: nothing to do\, nowhere to go\, nothing to be; simply a time gifted to yourself to relax and to be supported.  \nJoin as often as you like\, and keep yourself nourished and balanced during these challenging times. No prior yoga experience necessary. \nSuggested donation: $10 to $20 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. Please register early if you can. \nREGISTER \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/irest-group-yogic-relaxation-practice-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T000000
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SUMMARY:Ellen Emmet ~ The Shrine of Not Knowing: 2-part Online Mini Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Nov. 25 & 26 \nWe start at 9:00 am Pacific Time / 5:00 pm UK time / 6:00 pm Central European Time. \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nWe gather\, invited to leave our convictions and spiritual beliefs at the door of our shared space. \nTogether we welcome our direct experience and let it gradually reveal its palpable yet un-nameable\, source and reality. \nWe will not engage with the singularity of our psychology and history. However\, in the immediacy of our inquiry\, layers of resistance that keep us trapped in the cage of thinking will surface in the form of raw feelings\, sensations\, and emotions. \nEach one of us is invited to fully allow\, taste and face these landscapes of exile and separation\, which in daily life come in the form of anxiety\, addiction\, hopelessness\, boredom\, emptiness\, resistance and even despair. \nNothing needs to change and the agendas for change are surrendered as they surface. \nIn this sacred process something is touched and shared\, the openness is made palpable\, the One source of all experience begins to flow through\, and we partake in the mystery of our humanity and divinity. \nThere will be guided meditation and conversation. \nAbout Ellen: \nEllenÕs deepest intuition was confirmed when she met her teacher in the non-dual tradition\, Francis Lucille. Hearing his words\, she recognised the eternal\, limitless and universal nature of our shared reality. Over the years\, this understanding has continued to unfold and to touch all levels of experience. \nAt the very same time\, Ellen has never ceased to delve into the depths of her human experience\, seen and unseen\, thirsting for a wholeness and connectedness which appeared to be lost or obscured. This unstoppable quest brought her to therapy\, Jungian workshops (and later Jungian analysis)\, Dream Work\, Authentic Movement and creative writing. \nMore and more\, she senses that each of our lives is a journey of revelation and integration\, including its darker crossings\, through which the face of truth can shine uniquely and anew\, wedding us to our direct experience and connecting us to the great family of creation. \nTo find out more about Ellen and her offering\, visit www.ellenemmet.com \nSliding Scale: $60 to $90 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease register early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ellen-emmet-the-shrine-of-not-knowing-2-part-online-mini-retreat/
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SUMMARY:Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ Sacred Heart: Embodying the Non-Dual Understanding
DESCRIPTION:From understanding to being\, the passage of embodying awakening requires a deep integration into our everyday life of what has been revealed in our spiritual journey. Direct perception is the way through which we directly connect to our non-dual nature\, as all illusion of separation is purely conceptual. In this meeting\, Shakti will guide participants to discover their true essence\, the Sacred Heart\, an inner space completely free from fear\, out of which we can transform our life. \nShakti Caterina Maggi is a spiritual guide\, meditation teacher and author widely recognized as one of the most authentic and profound voices of contemporary spirituality. Combining the vision of Advaita and non-dual Tantra with a contemporary approach\, Shakti offers with humanity\, compassion and great clarity an inner technology to dissolve that contraction of suffering that accompanies our lives\, and access a space of peace and unconditional love towards life. \nwww.shakticaterinamaggi.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/shakti-caterina-maggi-sacred-heart-embodying-the-non-dual-understanding-2/
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Matt Kahn ~ The Heart of Awakening:  A Deep Dive into Loving Presence.......In-Person & Live-Streamed Event
DESCRIPTION:Sorry to announe we’ve had to cancel this event. \nFriday June 17th\, 2022 ~ 7:00pm Ð 9:00pm (PDT) \nand \nSaturday June 18th\, 2022 ~ 11:00am Ð 5:00pm (PDT) \nAttend one or both dates\, In-person or by Livestream. \nIs there an inner calling inviting you back home to the truth of love? Are you ready to explore a reality more real and tangible than the pain and fear of the world? IsnÕt it time to make more meaningful contact and deeper connections with yourself and those you know? If so\, then please join best-selling author and empathic healer\, Matt Kahn for a deep dive into the heart of awakening. \nThis Friday Night Event and Full-Day Saturday Immersion are your opportunities to: \n\nExperience a profound transmission of healing energy that eases the mind\, relaxes the nervous system\, expands consciousness\,and opens your heart to receive more love.\n\n\nExplore innovative ways that point awareness back to the truth of undivided reality in the most direct and abiding way.\n\n\nLearn how to be more naturally present\, awake\, and aware without giving the ego more things Òto doÓ.\n\n\nRelease core wounds to amplify self-worth and strengthen your sense of compassion as necessary components to the deeper stages of awakening.\n\n\nRemember how to be the grace of loving presence without denying your personal self and no matter how others around you seem to be.\n\nAbout Matt:Ê \nMatt Kahn is the author of the best-selling booksÊWhatever Arises\, Love That\,ÊEverything Is Here to Help You\, The Universe Always Has A PlanÊand his upcoming bookÊAll for Love Ð the Transformative Power of Holding SpaceÊ(release date: June 21). His books have been translated into more than a dozen different languages around the world. In 2020\, Matt was named as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World by Watkins Magazine. His second book\,ÊEverything is Here to Help You\,Êwas featured in the ÒBe KindÓ box by Ellen Degeneres. \nHe is a spiritual teacher and highly attuned empathic healer who has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos. Universally known as ÒThe I Love You Guy\,Ó more than 20 million YouTube channel viewers are finding comfort\, inspiration\, and relief from the challenges of daily life through his intuitive updates and helpful\, uplifting heart-centered messages. When the world gets crazy\, help is here Ð one ÒI Love YouÓ at a time. \nWhat People Are Saying: \nThe most amazing fresh\, most ahead of time and new paradigm teachings ever from the kindest most loving and humblest teacher ever.ÊÐ Sabine N. \nThank you\, Matt! I feel so supported in the most compassionate way when I listen to you. Ð Heather S. \nA beautiful speaker and spiritual teacher. Matt has helped me tremendously with letting go of blame\, ridicule\, and sabotaging thoughts and emotions I was inflicting on myself and others. And incredible at teaching me to love this within me with so much self-compassion that I can finally breathe and live easier.ÊÐ Silencio M. \nHe has a way of explaining things that makes you feel like heÕs talking to you. Just you. Right through the TV at you. He has helped me work through so much own stuff and I finally feel free. I understand how this works. And IÕm doing everything I can to embody it.ÊÐ Steven H. \nThank you Matt. Everything you say seems like missing pieces of a gigantic puzzle. You’re not just making more sense of the whole picture\, but you’re helping me see how much bigger it really is. I feel exposed to more and better mystery about the world and myself. I love everything you say and reading your books releases so much heaviness in my heart. – Amelie B. \nI recommend if your heart is in need of healing and your soul is calling out for a higher level of consciousness — then Matt Kahn is what you’re looking for. Helping to guide you to a better level of understanding. Gratitude\, LOVE\, compassion so much more. Blessed to have crossed his path.ÊÐ Donna \nmattkahn.org
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/cancelled-matt-kahn-the-heart-of-awakening-a-deep-dive-into-loving-presence-in-person-live-streamed-event/
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SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT ~ TRUE HEALING: BODY-MIND & BEING ~ 3-Part Retreat
DESCRIPTION:3-Part Transformational Retreat \nMay 27\, 28 & 29\, 2022 \n9:00 am Ð 12:00 pm Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nThis retreat offers an opportunity to take time out of daily routines to focus together into the Being we all share and find healing and balance within our human body-mind. \nTrue healing requires an awakening of body\, mind and Being. We will bring together spiritual wisdom and somatic psychology to focus on both waking up to True Nature and resolving the human issues we struggle with such as depression\, anxiety\, low self-worth\, and illness. These issues\, along with the life problems they create\, can interfere with our ability to rest as Being. \nThe retreat will offer: \n\nDeepened recognition of our True Nature through guided meditations and sharing truth\nSomatic practices to help regulate the nervous system and build resilience\nPsychotherapeutic processes for resolving the blocks to our full expression\nSharing and dialogue in the group\nPractices to do between meetings on retreat days\n\nThe Presence of our own Being is the only true healing force there is. As we awaken to/as Being and allow it to fully meet all our humanness as it is\, we are healed and transformed from within. We are also directed to whoever or whatever is needed for our healing. \nYou are invited to join the retreat sessions live to benefit from group interaction and processing with Lynn Marie.Ê You are also welcomed to register and attend the retreat by recording on your own time. \nLynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT is a psychotherapist and author with a focus on bringing awakened consciousness to the healing of our human body-mind issues. Her work is grounded in nondual spiritual teachings and psychotherapeutic and somatic training. Lynn Marie is a contributing author for the Sacred Mirror: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, co-author of The Awakening West\, and is the author of Awakened Relating: A Guide to Embodying Undivided Love in Intimate Relationships. \nFor more information se: www.lynnmarielumiere.com \nSliding Scale: $75 to $135 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/lynn-marie-lumiere-mft-true-healing-body-mind-being-3-part-retreat-2/
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SUMMARY:John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D ~ Being Grounded and Seated in Our Inner Authority: 4-Part Course
DESCRIPTION:4-Part Online Course \nJan. 16\, 23\, 30 & Feb. 6\, 2022 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 noon Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nWhat is the experience of being seated in our inner authority? Of more fully landing here in the timeless now? Of being grounded in but not limited to the body? \nThis series of four meetings will continue the vital exploration of the groundless ground that we began last spring\, further unpacking this dense instinctual level of conditioning in order to more deeply embody our spiritual understanding.  \nMany long-term spiritual practitioners remain unfamiliar with this critically important domain and are subject to doubting their inner authority and being regularly hijacked by the deeply conditioned and unconscious fears embedded in this area.  \nSunday\, January 16th  ÒGround Zero: Opening to Not KnowingÓ  \nSunday\, January 23rd ÒDiscovering Open-BodiednessÓ \nSunday\, January 30th  ÒThe Willingness and Unwillingness to Be HereÓ \nSunday\, February 6th   ÒBeing Seated in Our Inner AuthorityÓ \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of The Deep Heart and In Touch\, a retired Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at CIIS\, and a retired psychotherapist. He studied for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, and offers online and in-person retreats. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nYouTube channel \nSliding Scale: $80 to $140 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/john-j-prendergast-ph-d-being-grounded-and-seated-in-our-inner-authority-4-part-course-3/
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SUMMARY:Matt Kahn & Julie Dittmar ~ Whatever Arises\, Love That
DESCRIPTION:Co-Hosted with True Divine Nature  \nTwo Events: \nSATURDAY Nov. 19th\, 6:30 – 8:30 pm \nSUNDAY Nov. 20th\, 11am – 5pm  \nMatt Kahn is a true original. Without a human teacher\, but with guidance from beyond\, he underwent a series of revelations and realizationsÑstarting with an out-of-body experience at the age of eightÑto emerge as a spiritual teacher\, an empathic healer\, and a potent transmitter of the transforming power of love. His teachings are fresh\, original\, humorous\, straightforward and immediately applicable\, while his highly-attuned ability to read peopleÕs energy makes dialogues with him especially impactful. A bridge between the mystical realms and the path of awakening\, he is able to pinpoint what blocks the heart from opening\, and assist energetically in balancing the emotional body\, awakening the soul\, and transforming peopleÕs reality through the direct transmission of sacred heart wisdom. He is the author of the book Whatever Arises\, Love That. \n“One of the reasons why judgments cannot be resolved by most spiritual approaches is because it maintains a negative view on how you react\, while overlooking the higher purpose of judgment as an initial sign of change occurring throughout your journey. Once you change the way you are viewing each reaction and response\, all perceivable obstacles can be recognized as a sign of evolution – no matter how slowly or quickly your progress seems to be.” \nwww.truedivinenature.com \nSATURDAY Nov. 19th\, 6:30 – 8:30 pm:  \n$25 per person with Pre-registration ~~~ $40 per person at the door\, if space available \nSUNDAY Nov. 20th\, 11am – 5pm:   \n$120 per person with Pre-registration  ~~~ $135 per person at the door\, if space available \nOR \nPre-register now for both events for discount rate of $130 \nThis discount rate for both events together will be discontinued once a certain number of tickets are sold. \nSome partial scholarships may be available for those who can not afford the fee. \nTo Register for one or both events click here: REGISTER \nCancellation Policy
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/matt-kahn-julie-dittmar-whatever-arises-love-that-2/
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SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ New Year's Day Retreat ~ In-Person Gathering
DESCRIPTION:“May all beings return to natural balance\, heartfelt clear seeing\, listening within and living as this courageous and unshakeable Oneness” \nJoin us on New Year’s Day for in-person daylong meeting with Pamela Wilson at a private residence in the hills of Fairfax. \nIn addition to enjoying the warmth of community in the midst of winter\, and on this traditional day of renewal\, we will explore and enjoy the themes of naturalness\, resting in timelessness\, and unconditional receptivity. \nPamela Wilson evokes through dialogue\, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She endears herself to her audiences with her playful and light-hearted humor\, combined with compassion and deep understanding of what it is to be human. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart\, call forth our own inner sage\, and create a space in which long-held struggles and notions about oneÕs identity relax. Pamela is featured in the bookÊOrdinary Women\, Extraordinary Wisdom. \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nThe meeting will be from 10:30am to 4:30pm\, and is completely by donation. \nWe hope you will join us! \nFor more information and to REGISTER: \nEmail Rob at robmschwartz@yahoo.com \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. \nPlease bring your own lunch\, or feel free to go into town to one of the restaurants or to Good Earth Natural Foods.
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/pamela-wilson-new-years-day-retreat-in-person-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T000000
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UID:10000668-1664582400-1664582400@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Gail Brenner\, Ph.D ~ Fully Alive in the Timeless Now ~ 2-Part Online Retreat
DESCRIPTION:2-Part Online Retreat \nDec. 30 & 31\, 2022 \n9:00 am Ð 11:30 am\, Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nThe calendar might tell us that a new year is approaching\, but in truth\, there is only this moment\, now\, free and uncaused\, completely fresh and new\, emerging from and infused with love. In any moment\, we can turn away from our minds to recognize wonder\, delight\, mystery\, and inspiration. \nCome and join this two-day retreat as we explore the potential of living the freedom that we are in our everyday lives. \n¥ How do you discover this freedom? \n¥ What about the fear-based mind that wants to control life? \n¥ How can you show up as love in your relationships? \n¥ What about challenging emotions and the frustrations of daily life? \nYou are wholeheartedly welcome just as you are as we share intimate\, loving space in community. Together weÕll explore the practical reality of awakened living in your own direct experience. Our time together will include guided meditation\, words of ancient masters\, self-reflective exercises\, small group conversation\, and plenty of time for Q&A. \nWe will investigate the myth of the separate self\, the power of the thinking mind to divert us\, and the possibility of living the moments of your human life with awareness\, freedom\, acceptance\, and love. \nPlease feel free to contact Gail with any questions about the program at gail@gailbrenner.com. \nFor technical questions please reach out to web@opencircle.net. \nÒThank you so much for your teachings and for all the compassion and love you transmit to me\, and so many others. Your teachings are a gift of grace and love.Ó ~Pat Brown \nÒWhat youÕre pointing to is so difficult to talk about in words\, but you describe it so brilliantly and give such practical\, actionable steps to follow that I truly\, deeply get it. I just cannot express to you how transformative your approach has been for me.Ó ~Sandra Joseph\, Broadway star and author of Unmasking What Matters \nGail Brenner\, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration. \nwww.gailbrenner.com \nSliding Scale: $50 to $80 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/gail-brenner-ph-d-fully-alive-in-the-timeless-now-2-part-online-retreat-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164731Z
CREATED:20260106T164731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164731Z
UID:10000667-1664582400-1664582400@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Gail Brenner\, Ph.D ~ Fully Alive in the Timeless Now ~ 2-Part Online Retreat
DESCRIPTION:2-Part Online Retreat \nDec. 30 & 31\, 2022 \n9:00 am Ð 11:30 am\, Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nThe calendar might tell us that a new year is approaching\, but in truth\, there is only this moment\, now\, free and uncaused\, completely fresh and new\, emerging from and infused with love. In any moment\, we can turn away from our minds to recognize wonder\, delight\, mystery\, and inspiration. \nCome and join this two-day retreat as we explore the potential of living the freedom that we are in our everyday lives. \n¥ How do you discover this freedom? \n¥ What about the fear-based mind that wants to control life? \n¥ How can you show up as love in your relationships? \n¥ What about challenging emotions and the frustrations of daily life? \nYou are wholeheartedly welcome just as you are as we share intimate\, loving space in community. Together weÕll explore the practical reality of awakened living in your own direct experience. Our time together will include guided meditation\, words of ancient masters\, self-reflective exercises\, small group conversation\, and plenty of time for Q&A. \nWe will investigate the myth of the separate self\, the power of the thinking mind to divert us\, and the possibility of living the moments of your human life with awareness\, freedom\, acceptance\, and love. \nPlease feel free to contact Gail with any questions about the program at gail@gailbrenner.com. \nFor technical questions please reach out to web@opencircle.net. \nÒThank you so much for your teachings and for all the compassion and love you transmit to me\, and so many others. Your teachings are a gift of grace and love.Ó ~Pat Brown \nÒWhat youÕre pointing to is so difficult to talk about in words\, but you describe it so brilliantly and give such practical\, actionable steps to follow that I truly\, deeply get it. I just cannot express to you how transformative your approach has been for me.Ó ~Sandra Joseph\, Broadway star and author of Unmasking What Matters \nGail Brenner\, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration. \nwww.gailbrenner.com \nSliding Scale: $50 to $80 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/gail-brenner-ph-d-fully-alive-in-the-timeless-now-2-part-online-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164721Z
CREATED:20260106T164721Z
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UID:10000664-1664582400-1664582400@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Mukti ~ Liberation & Incarnation: Embracing the Human Experience
DESCRIPTION:Often people are drawn to spirituality to be free from a sense of division and separation and to realize deeper knowledge of the undivided state. The movement of consciousness from separation toward wholeness is one in which the individualÕs identity can be liberated from the egoic state and be recognized as awareness\, which can realize itself as oneness. \nIdentity shifts can occur in varying sequence\, yet often following a short or prolonged shift into the liberated state\, consciousness moves to individuate once againÑnot to be rooted in ego but to be rooted in oneÕs authentic incarnation. Through returning focus from the transcendent to the imminent\, the individual can continue to see parts of the ego become uprooted and move toward their own liberation. As human consciousness shifts from egoic states\, it becomes more free to express and reflect the presence and undivided consciousness of spirit. \nMuktiÕs presentation will be devoted to investigating how spirit enfolds what is separate and informs what is uniquely distinct. SheÕll continue the investigation with audience members during a Q&A session following her talk. \nMukti\, whose name is translated as Òliberation\,Ó has been a teacher at Open Gate Sangha in the lineage of Adyashanti since 2004. Her teaching methods are founded in meditation\, self-inquiry\, and body awareness\, and bring flavors of healing\, nurturing\, quietude\, and a refreshing down-to-earth humanity. For teaching excerpts\, audio downloads\, qi gong videos\, and a calendar of MuktiÕs current programs\, visit MuktiÕs website: mukti.opengatesangha.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/mukti-liberation-incarnation-embracing-the-human-experience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164249Z
CREATED:20260106T164249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164249Z
UID:10000599-1656633600-1656633600@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Ellen Emmet ~ The Awakening Body: 2 part Online Mini-Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We start at 9:00 am Pacific Time / 5:00 pm UK time / 6:00 pm Central European Time. \nDrawn by our deepest longing\, we gather in the invisible shrine. \nAt the door we leave our beliefs and our ideas. We enter barefoot. We are open. We are together in openness. \nDuring this two-day retreat\, we will welcome our direct experience and let it reveal its palpable reality of unconditional love. Within it the layers of suffering that seem to keep us separate from the totality naturally surface. \nOur particular focus is our body\, allowing it to be our mirror and our pathway\, our prayer\, and our cry and ultimately the shining expression of our shared essence and unique individual shape. \nTogether\, we will listen to its tactile\, emotional\, and energetic language and allow it to simply unfold and blossom in its natural original intelligence. \nAlong the way\, held traumas find open pathways\, tensions touch the possibility of relaxation\, stories find fresh formulations\, expression is liberated\, and we may discover the effortless movement of healing. \nThere will be time for sharing each day as our inquiry deepens\, and a 20-30 minute break during the 3-hour sessions. \nEllenÕs deepest intuition was confirmed when she met her teacher\, Francis Lucille. In his presence\, she recognized the eternal\, limitless and universal nature of our shared reality. Over many years\, her understanding has continued to deepen and to touch all levels of experience. At the same time\, she has never ceased exploring her individual journey\, always curious to live at the interface between the very personal trajectory of her life and the pure intimacy of Presence. \nMore and more\, she senses that each of our lives is a path of revelation and integration\, (including its darker crossings)\, through which the face of truth can shine uniquely and anew\, wedding us to our direct experience of Awareness and connecting us to the great family of creation. \nTo find out more about Ellen and her offering\, visit www.ellenemmet.com \nSliding Scale: $50 to $90 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease register early if you can. \nREGISTER \nThe event will be recorded and emailed to participants. \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ellen-emmet-the-awakening-body-2-part-online-mini-retreat-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164127Z
CREATED:20260106T164127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164127Z
UID:10000585-1656633600-1656633600@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:(new date) Georgia Simone ~ Awakened Healing: Become The Space Where Healing Takes Place
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to The Holding Space. \nA space where we can gather together and BE exactly as we are \nA space where the full spectrum of your human experience is invited \nCalm\, anxious\, open\, closed\, \nALL is welcome here. \nIt’s in this gentle embrace that everything can start to unravel. It’s in this open space that we can begin to unwind the strategies that no longer serve us. This is the space that early mis-attunement failed to foster\, the space where love blooms and new life can emerge. This is the space where all that quivers and shakes can come to rest\, and where all that contorts can untwist into greater alignment. \nThrough gentle exploration and somatic awareness you can cultivate a new way of being with your most challenging patterns. No longer a victim of the push and pull of inner disturbance\, you can step forward with greater confidence\, knowing that whatever comes your way\, you embody the resilience and the capacity to meet and integrate it. \nYou can expect a deeply held space where youÕll be invited to slow down\, tune in\, and track your present-moment experience. As you awaken and refine a more subtle way of Being and Being With\, you can slowly but surely become the space Ð the container and the field Ð where healing takes place. \nBio: \nThe first leg of Georgia SimoneÕs path exposed her to the teachings of Advaita Vedanta\, which provided her with the foundation she needed to dis-identify from pain and suffering. However\, despite a growing freedom\, a significant bypass took place\, as her orientation towards transcendence reinforced her deep disconnection from Life. Upon seeing this\, her focus became addressing the unresolved trauma that had woven its way into every fibre of her being. \nAfter many years of wading through this marshland of conditioning\, she now shares her discoveries with others. She believes that the spiritual path is as much about arriving here fully – as an embodied human being – as it is about dissolving into the infinite source that makes this life possible. How can we die to the absolute\, while deeply embracing our relative human experience? This Living inquiry is her LifeÕs prayer. \nwww.georgiasimone.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/new-date-georgia-simone-awakened-healing-become-the-space-where-healing-takes-place/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164212Z
CREATED:20260106T164212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164212Z
UID:10000593-1654128000-1654128000@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Women Only: The Free Flowing Feminine
DESCRIPTION:A Way of Woman Gathering  \nDuring this Way of Woman Ð “WOW” Ð gathering\, the whole of you is welcome! All desire and passion is welcomed as well as all feeling\, sensation\, body and emotion. Nothing is excluded. \nSilence is the mystery of Her from which we spring\, and is sensual in nature. When the female body arrives in awareness and silence\, I call that the awakening sensual body. \nOur female body is designed for pleasure and goodness. If a woman realizes how free and luscious she really is\, the world can be changed in a split second. Nothing\, including our own imprisoned self\, is able to withstand the power of embodied love in female form. She is our Innermost\, our beloved Self.  \nIn the WOW journey you will connect with your Innermost and melt that into the sensuality of your beautiful female body. When you experience this\, naturally you shine as who you are Ð the free flowing feminine. \nLet’s come together to journey and explore. There will be time for silence\, movement\, sensuality\, questions and conversation. \nMarlies Myoku Cocheret de la Morinire has devoted her life to the Beloved. She brings a potent invitation into the deep Silence that we are. The kindness of her gentle and direct teaching guides us home like a lighthouse. Marlies has been offering satsang and retreat since 2000 when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She lives in Santa Cruz\, California and works internationally as a psychologist\, Hakomi therapist and Tantric Educator. \nMarlies is interviewed in the book Awakened Relating. A Guide To Embodying Undivided Love in Intimate Relationships by Lynn Marie Lumiere\, and in the book Ordinary Women\, Extraordinary Wisdom by R.M. Robinson. \nÒWith 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 \nwww.marliescocheret.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $35 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/marlies-myoku-cocheret-women-only-the-free-flowing-feminine/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164211Z
CREATED:20260106T164211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164211Z
UID:10000592-1654128000-1654128000@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Ellen Emmet ~ The Awakening Body: 2 part Online Mini-Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We start at 9:00 am Pacific Time / 4:00 pm UK time / 5:00 pm Central European Time. \nDrawn by our deepest longing\, we gather in the invisible shrine. \nAt the door we leave our beliefs and our ideas. We enter barefoot. We are open. We are together in openness. \nDuring this two-day retreat\, we will welcome our direct experience and let it reveal its palpable reality of unconditional love. Within it the layers of suffering that seem to keep us separate from the totality naturally surface. \nOur particular focus is our body\, allowing it to be our mirror and our pathway\, our prayer\, and our cry and ultimately the shining expression of our shared essence and unique individual shape. \nTogether\, we will listen to its tactile\, emotional\, and energetic language and allow it to simply unfold and blossom in its natural original intelligence. \nAlong the way\, held traumas find open pathways\, tensions touch the possibility of relaxation\, stories find fresh formulations\, expression is liberated\, and we may discover the effortless movement of healing. \nThere will be time for sharing each day as our inquiry deepens\, and a 20-30 minute break during the 3-hour sessions. \nEllenÕs deepest intuition was confirmed when she met her teacher\, Francis Lucille. In his presence\, she recognized the eternal\, limitless and universal nature of our shared reality. Over many years\, her understanding has continued to deepen and to touch all levels of experience. At the same time\, she has never ceased exploring her individual journey\, always curious to live at the interface between the very personal trajectory of her life and the pure intimacy of Presence. \nMore and more\, she senses that each of our lives is a path of revelation and integration\, (including its darker crossings)\, through which the face of truth can shine uniquely and anew\, wedding us to our direct experience of Awareness and connecting us to the great family of creation. \nTo find out more about Ellen and her offering\, visit www.ellenemmet.com \nSliding Scale: $50 to $90 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease register early if you can. \nREGISTER \nThe event will be recorded and emailed to participants. \nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ellen-emmet-the-awakening-body-2-part-online-mini-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164630Z
CREATED:20260106T164630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164630Z
UID:10000643-1654041600-1654041600@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Women Only: The Free Woman!
DESCRIPTION:During this Way of Woman Ð ÔWOWÕ Ð gathering\, the whole of you is welcome! All desire and passion is welcomed as well as all feeling\, sensation\, body and emotion. Nothing is excluded. \nSilence is the mystery of Her from which we spring\, and is sensual in nature. When the female body arrives in awareness and silence\, I call that the awakening sensual body. \nOur female body is designed for pleasure and goodness. When women realise how free and luscious they are\, the world would be changed. Nothing\, including our own imprisoned self\, is able to withstand the power of embodied love in female form. She is our Innermost\, our beloved Self. \nIn the WOW journey you will connect with your innermost and melt that into the sensuality of your beautiful female body. When you experience this\, naturally you shine as who you are Ð the Free Woman. \nLet’s come together to journey and taste the finest of our nature and feminine expression – Woman! We will join in silence\, movement\, sensuality\, questions and conversation. \nI am so looking forward to joining together as One Woman Flowing. \nSpecial Note from Marlies: \n‘For my women events\, I work best with cisgender women. Working with transgender women is outside my area of expertise. I have a colleague who is well experienced in this field that I am happy to refer transgender women to.’ – Marlies \nTo read more about Marlies’ ‘Way of Woman’ events\, please click HERE. \nMarlies Myoku Cocheret de la Morinire has devoted her life to the Beloved. She brings a potent invitation into the deep Silence that we are. The kindness of her gentle and direct teaching guides us home like a lighthouse. Marlies has been offering satsang and retreat since 2000 when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She lives in Santa Cruz\, California and works internationally as a psychologist\, Hakomi therapist and Tantric Educator. \nMarlies is interviewed in the book Awakened Relating. A Guide To Embodying Undivided Love in Intimate Relationships by Lynn Marie Lumiere\, and in the book Ordinary Women\, Extraordinary Wisdom by R.M. Robinson. \nÒWith 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 \nwww.marliescocheret.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $35 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/marlies-myoku-cocheret-women-only-the-free-woman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164629Z
CREATED:20260106T164629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164629Z
UID:10000642-1654041600-1654041600@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Adam Chacksfield ~ Erotic Embodiment & Intimacy: Bringing Loving Awareness to our Experience
DESCRIPTION:When we dare to open to the erotic dimension of our experience everything comes vibrantly alive for us. We are turned on! There is a delicious pleasurable sensitivity to life. We are touched by so many forms of beauty\, and can enjoy the juicy energy inside all our feelings. We find ourselves inspired to engage and create effortlessly\, fueled by the same abundant energy that also makes babies. \nYet for many of us\, any invitation to open to the erotic dimension immediately brings up shame\, fear\, and layers of protective conditioning. Even if we’ve personally been fortunate enough to have been spared experiences of sexual abuse or shaming we are still shaped by the trauma of these experiences in the collective field. \nThis gathering will offer a rare safe and loving space for opening to and exploring the truth our own direct experience of sexuality\, erotic energy\, and intimate relationships. This is an opportunity for us to open to the beautiful gift of erotic embodiment and bring awareness to whatever layers of fear and shame invite our loving attention. This is not a Òhow toÓ webinar\, but an invitation for us to let the truth of our own erotic experience reveal itself. Every part of our direct experience is valid\, innocent\, and deserves to be met with love. \nAdam Chacksfield is a nondual teacher who leads retreats worldwide exploring the depths that reveal themselves as we become more intimate with our embodied experience and the vibrantly alive field of relating. He also holds online groups\, and private sessions online and in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition\, Adam is now offering private sessions on erotic embodiment and intimacy based on the method of the Somatica Institute where he trained. \nwww.adamchacksfield.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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-erotic-embodiment-intimacy-bringing-loving-awareness-to-our-experience-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164510Z
CREATED:20260106T164510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164510Z
UID:10000631-1654041600-1654041600@opencircle.net
SUMMARY:Unmani ~ Longing to Be Free
DESCRIPTION:For so many of us\, we started out on this spiritual path with a deep longing to come home. Even if you didnÕt have any real concept of what that meant at the time\, maybe you had a heart-felt longing that was impossible to conceptualise. Perhaps you felt disconnected and misunderstood in a world where the mind is revered\, and a true or heart knowing is belittled or overlooked. Maybe you felt so alone and isolated without any reflection of who you really are. Maybe over time you learnt ways to survive in this strange world which compromised yourself and your deepest longing. The sense of disconnection and separation became almost normal. At some point\, Life calls us to reconnect with our deepest longing to come home. This longing is beyond all the spiritual concepts or any other concepts. It is the longing to meet yourself right now\, and no longer compromise or overlook this.  \nAbout Unmani \nMeeting with Unmani is meeting with yourself in the most real and alive way. Unmani is originally from the UK\, but has lived in many countries around the world. Since she was a child\, Unmani didnÕt identify with being a separate individual\, but assumed there was something wrong with her\, until she came across the expression of Satsang and nonduality. Truth has always been her passion. Unmani had teachers including Osho\, Dolano\, Nathan Gill\, Tony Parsons\, Gangaji and several other amazing people who are not considered ÔteachersÕ. \nIn 2013 she met her husband\, the wonderful musician\, and courageous lover of life\, Robert Hanuman. In 2015 their son\, Sky\, was born. On 3rd January 2018\, Robert Hanuman died suddenly from a heart attack while they were in India.  Robert HanumanÕs presence deeply influenced UnmaniÕs teaching\, and in the time they were together it evolved into a more human expression of the courage to live the paradox of the Absolute\, living as this human. Robert put UnmaniÕs words to his beautiful classical guitar music and Unmani still plays his songs at her meetings. \nUnmani has been holding meetings and retreats all over the world for since 2003\, and in this time people have been deeply touched by her work: She meets each person exactly where they are at\, and in whatever they need at the time\, while at the same time holding them in the truth of who they really are beyond it all. This combination\, and paradox\, of the personal and impersonal\, brings so much depth\, openness and healing to peopleÕs lives. They wake up to who they really are\, and discover how this is lived and integrated into their daily lives. \nUnmani has written 3 books ÔI am Life itselfÕ\, ÔDie to LoveÕ and ÔThe Courage to Come AliveÕ (soon to be published). Unmani holds regular meetings and retreats several times a year as well as monthly webinars on different themes. There are many videos of her teaching from the past nearly 20 years on her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Unmani \nRobert HanumanÕs music can be downloaded on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/robert-hanuman/1329878840?l=en \nUnmaniÕs website is: www.die-to-love.com \nClick here for INFO for 3-Part Online Retreat \nSuggested donation for June 17th: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/unmani-longing-to-be-free/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T000000
DTSTAMP:20260106T164509Z
CREATED:20260106T164509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T164509Z
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SUMMARY:Unmani ~ Longing to Be Free ~ 3-Part Online Retreat
DESCRIPTION:3-Part Online Retreat \nJune 24\, 25 & 26\, 2022 \n9:00 am Ð 11:00 am\, Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nIn this 3 part event we will go deeper into the exploration of our longing and how this can open to the Freedom that we always are. How can we reconnect to our original longing beyond all concepts? And how can we live this longing and let it lead us to come home to who we really are? With guided meditations\, talks and dialogues\, we reconnect with our longing and wake up to the freedom that we are. \nDay 1 – What is the Longing? \nI invite you to remember what triggered your original longing to come home to yourself. Was it a particular event? Was it meeting a particular person? Was it a loss or tragedy? Or was this longing always there as long as you can remember? If we have been on the spiritual path for many years we might have got so caught up in spiritual concepts and hoping for some perfect Ôone dayÕ\, that we have forgotten why we even started this journey. In remembering the original longing we can start to reconnect with the innocent and true call home. \nDay 2 – What is Freedom? \nOn this path we have picked up so many spiritual concepts about what it might mean to be free. We tend to want to be free from discomfort\, fear and pain. But true freedom is not limited to any concept. It is not about being Ôfree fromÕ but more about being Ôfree withÕ. Freedom is who you are\, and not about having a perfect experience. \nDay 3 – Longing to be Free \nReconnecting to our original longing and then acknowledging that the freedom we have been longing for isnÕt Ôout thereÕ or Ôone dayÕ\, we come full circle back to meeting the longing itself. What you have been longing for is already who you are. You are already free and always have been\, despite any experience of apparent restriction. This is radical freedom that unconditionally includes whatever is here. Embracing our direct experience rather than waiting to be free from it\, is what we have been longing for. \nAbout Unmani \nMeeting with Unmani is meeting with yourself in the most real and alive way. Unmani is originally from the UK\, but has lived in many countries around the world. Since she was a child\, Unmani didnÕt identify with being a separate individual\, but assumed there was something wrong with her\, until she came across the expression of Satsang and nonduality. Truth has always been her passion. Unmani had teachers including Osho\, Dolano\, Nathan Gill\, Tony Parsons\, Gangaji and several other amazing people who are not considered ÔteachersÕ. \nIn 2013 she met her husband\, the wonderful musician\, and courageous lover of life\, Robert Hanuman. In 2015 their son\, Sky\, was born. On 3rd January 2018\, Robert Hanuman died suddenly from a heart attack while they were in India. Robert HanumanÕs presence deeply influenced UnmaniÕs teaching\, and in the time they were together it evolved into a more human expression of the courage to live the paradox of the Absolute\, living as this human. Robert put UnmaniÕs words to his beautiful classical guitar music and Unmani still plays his songs at her meetings. \nUnmani has been holding meetings and retreats all over the world since 2003\, and in this time people have been deeply touched by her work: She meets each person exactly where they are at\, and in whatever they need at the time\, while at the same time holding them in the truth of who they really are beyond it all. This combination\, and paradox\, of the personal and impersonal\, brings so much depth\, openness and healing to peopleÕs lives. They wake up to who they really are\, and discover how this is lived and integrated into their daily lives. \nUnmani has written three books: I am Life itself\, Die to Love and The Courage to Come Alive (soon to be published). Unmani holds regular meetings and retreats several times a year as well as monthly webinars on different themes. There are many videos of her teaching from the past nearly 20 years on her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Unmani \nRobert HanumanÕs music can be downloaded on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/robert-hanuman/1329878840?l=en \nUnmaniÕs website is: www.die-to-love.com \nSliding Scale: $60 to $90 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/unmani-longing-to-be-free-3-part-online-retreat/
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SUMMARY:Unmani ~ Longing to Be Free: Introduction
DESCRIPTION:For so many of us\, we started out on this spiritual path with a deep longing to come home. Even if you didnÕt have any real concept of what that meant at the time\, maybe you had a heart-felt longing that was impossible to conceptualise. Perhaps you felt disconnected and misunderstood in a world where the mind is revered\, and a true or heart knowing is belittled or overlooked. Maybe you felt so alone and isolated without any reflection of who you really are. Maybe over time you learnt ways to survive in this strange world which compromised yourself and your deepest longing. The sense of disconnection and separation became almost normal. At some point\, Life calls us to reconnect with our deepest longing to come home. This longing is beyond all the spiritual concepts or any other concepts. It is the longing to meet yourself right now\, and no longer compromise or overlook this.  \nAbout Unmani \nMeeting with Unmani is meeting with yourself in the most real and alive way. Unmani is originally from the UK\, but has lived in many countries around the world. Since she was a child\, Unmani didnÕt identify with being a separate individual\, but assumed there was something wrong with her\, until she came across the expression of Satsang and nonduality. Truth has always been her passion. Unmani had teachers including Osho\, Dolano\, Nathan Gill\, Tony Parsons\, Gangaji and several other amazing people who are not considered ÔteachersÕ. \nIn 2013 she met her husband\, the wonderful musician\, and courageous lover of life\, Robert Hanuman. In 2015 their son\, Sky\, was born. On 3rd January 2018\, Robert Hanuman died suddenly from a heart attack while they were in India.  Robert HanumanÕs presence deeply influenced UnmaniÕs teaching\, and in the time they were together it evolved into a more human expression of the courage to live the paradox of the Absolute\, living as this human. Robert put UnmaniÕs words to his beautiful classical guitar music and Unmani still plays his songs at her meetings. \nUnmani has been holding meetings and retreats all over the world for since 2003\, and in this time people have been deeply touched by her work: She meets each person exactly where they are at\, and in whatever they need at the time\, while at the same time holding them in the truth of who they really are beyond it all. This combination\, and paradox\, of the personal and impersonal\, brings so much depth\, openness and healing to peopleÕs lives. They wake up to who they really are\, and discover how this is lived and integrated into their daily lives. \nUnmani has written 3 books ÔI am Life itselfÕ\, ÔDie to LoveÕ and ÔThe Courage to Come AliveÕ (soon to be published). Unmani holds regular meetings and retreats several times a year as well as monthly webinars on different themes. There are many videos of her teaching from the past nearly 20 years on her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Unmani \nRobert HanumanÕs music can be downloaded on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/robert-hanuman/1329878840?l=en \nUnmaniÕs website is: www.die-to-love.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/unmani-longing-to-be-free-introduction/
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SUMMARY:Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: Non Dual Understanding in Challenging Times ~ 3 Part Retreat
DESCRIPTION:May 7\, 14 & 22 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm\, PDT \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nFROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT \nnon dual understanding in challenging times \nWHAT YOU WILL FIND  \n\n9 hours of live teaching\nstreaming available\nexperiential session and live Q&A\n\nTOPIC \nIn a world ever more split in divisions\, we see more and more the other as the enemy to fight. The opportunity to awaken in the face of this global scenario is huge\, when we understand that Life is mirroring us all the places where we still hold on to divisions. \nWe can learn from this situation and use them for our own spiritual growth\, bringing light in our life and all around us. \n1) Distancing from the story\, perceiving Reality – MAY 7th \n10:00 am – 12:00 noon PDT main session \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PDT perception exercises \n2) The true meaning of turning other cheek  – MAY 14th \n10:00 am – 12:00 noon PDT main session \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PDT perception exercises \n3) Learning from darkness\, being truth – MAY 22nd \n10:00 am – 12:00 noon PDT main session \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PDT perception exercises \nBIO  \nSpiritual guide and author\, Shakti is a meditation teacher recognized throughout the world as one of the most authentic and profound voices of contemporary spirituality. Combining the vision of Advaita and non-dual Tantra with a contemporary approach\, Shakti offers with humanity\, compassion and great clarity an inner technology to dissolve that contraction of suffering that accompanies our lives and access a space of peace and unconditional love towards life. \nwww.shakticaterinamaggi.com \nSliding Scale: $180 to $250 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER for FULL PROGRAM \nOr click here to Register for single date on Shakti’s website
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/shakti-caterina-maggi-from-darkness-to-light-non-dual-understanding-in-challenging-times-3-part-retreat-3/
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SUMMARY:Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: Non Dual Understanding in Challenging Times ~ 3 Part Retreat
DESCRIPTION:May 7\, 14 & 22 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm\, PDT \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nFROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT \nnon dual understanding in challenging times \nWHAT YOU WILL FIND  \n\n9 hours of live teaching\nstreaming available\nexperiential session and live Q&A\n\nTOPIC \nIn a world ever more split in divisions\, we see more and more the other as the enemy to fight. The opportunity to awaken in the face of this global scenario is huge\, when we understand that Life is mirroring us all the places where we still hold on to divisions. \nWe can learn from this situation and use them for our own spiritual growth\, bringing light in our life and all around us. \n1) Distancing from the story\, perceiving Reality – MAY 7th \n10:00 am – 12:00 noon PDT main session \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PDT perception exercises \n2) The true meaning of turning other cheek  – MAY 14th \n10:00 am – 12:00 noon PDT main session \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PDT perception exercises \n3) Learning from darkness\, being truth – MAY 22nd \n10:00 am – 12:00 noon PDT main session \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PDT perception exercises \nBIO  \nSpiritual guide and author\, Shakti is a meditation teacher recognized throughout the world as one of the most authentic and profound voices of contemporary spirituality. Combining the vision of Advaita and non-dual Tantra with a contemporary approach\, Shakti offers with humanity\, compassion and great clarity an inner technology to dissolve that contraction of suffering that accompanies our lives and access a space of peace and unconditional love towards life. \nwww.shakticaterinamaggi.com \nSliding Scale: $180 to $250 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/shakti-caterina-maggi-from-darkness-to-light-non-dual-understanding-in-challenging-times-3-part-retreat-2/
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SUMMARY:John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D ~ ÒEmbodying SpiritÓ ~ 4-Part Course
DESCRIPTION:4-Part Online Course \nNov. 13\, 20\, 27 & Dec. 4\, 2022 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 noon Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed  \nto participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nIn this 4-part series we will take a fresh look at what the process of embodying spirit entails. In the first meeting we will explore the importance of spiritual embodiment\, what the body is\, the process by which the body becomes infused with the light of awareness\, the role of conditioning\, and the practice of welcoming the body from Presence. The three following meetings we will apply these insights to the most common areas of subtle somatic contraction as we embody spirit: the heart area (self love and acceptance)\, the solar plexus (control)\, and the base of the spine (survival). There will be guided meditations\, talks\, group meditative inquiries\, and experiential conversations. \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of The Deep Heart and In Touch\, a retired Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at CIIS\, and a retired psychotherapist. He studied for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, and offers online and in-person retreats. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nYouTube channel \nSliding Scale: $80 to $140 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/john-j-prendergast-ph-d-oembodying-spirito-4-part-course-2/
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SUMMARY:John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D ~ ÒEmbodying SpiritÓ ~ 4-Part Course
DESCRIPTION:4-Part Online Course \nNov. 13\, 20\, 27 & Dec. 4\, 2022 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 noon Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed  \nto participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nIn this 4-part series we will take a fresh look at what the process of embodying spirit entails. In the first meeting we will explore the importance of spiritual embodiment\, what the body is\, the process by which the body becomes infused with the light of awareness\, the role of conditioning\, and the practice of welcoming the body from Presence. The three following meetings we will apply these insights to the most common areas of subtle somatic contraction as we embody spirit: the heart area (self love and acceptance)\, the solar plexus (control)\, and the base of the spine (survival). There will be guided meditations\, talks\, group meditative inquiries\, and experiential conversations. \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of The Deep Heart and In Touch\, a retired Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at CIIS\, and a retired psychotherapist. He studied for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, and offers online and in-person retreats. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nYouTube channel \nSliding Scale: $80 to $140 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/john-j-prendergast-ph-d-oembodying-spirito-4-part-course/
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SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT ~ TRUE HEALING: Being Present with What Is ~ 3 Half-Days Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A 3 Half-Days Retreat \nSept. 9\, 10 & 11\, 2022 \n9:00 am Ð 12:00 pm Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nTrue healing arises from being present with all our experience as it is. In this retreat we will bring together spiritual wisdom and somatic psychology to focus on both waking up to True Nature and resolving the human issues we struggle with such as depression\, anxiety\, low self-worth\, and illness. These issues\, along with the life problems they create\, can interfere with our ability to rest as Being. \nThe retreat will offer: \n\nDeepened recognition of our True Nature through guided meditations and sharing truth\nSomatic practices to help regulate the nervous system and build resilience\nPsychotherapeutic processes for resolving the blocks to our full expression\nSharing and dialogue in the group\n\nThe Presence of our own Being is the only true healing force there is. As we awaken to/as Being and allow it to fully meet all our humanness as it is\, we are healed and transformed from within\, and directed to whoever or whatever is needed for our healing. \nYou are invited to join the retreat sessions live to benefit from group interaction and processing with Lynn Marie.Ê You are also welcomed to register and attend the retreat by recording on your own time. \nLynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT is a psychotherapist and author with a focus on bringing awakened consciousness to the healing of our human body-mind issues. Her work is grounded in nondual spiritual teachings and psychotherapeutic and somatic training. Lynn Marie is a contributing author for the Sacred Mirror: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, co-author of The Awakening West\, and is the author of Awakened Relating: A Guide to Embodying Undivided Love in Intimate Relationships. \nFor more information se: www.lynnmarielumiere.com \nSliding Scale: $75 to $135 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/lynn-marie-lumiere-mft-true-healing-being-present-with-what-is-3-half-days-retreat/
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SUMMARY:Loch Kelly ~ Effortless Mindfulness Embodied
DESCRIPTION:ÒLoch Kelly is one of the clearest expressions of authentic awakened freedom and love that I know. He offers wise\, loving medicine and direct\,Êpractical guidance which evolved from LochÕs vast experience and deep commitment to help others awaken to spiritual freedom.Ó \n~ Adyashanti \nJoin Loch Kelly in this experiential workshop to learn effortless mindfulness as a way to shift out of your chattering mind and live from your awake heart-mind.Ê It is not enough to simply wake up out of our small self and try to maintain pure awareness. In order to live awake in relationships and work\, we need to familiarize ourselves with what parts of us get in the way of living from embodied awake consciousness and how to include our full humanity. \nIn these challenging times\, effortless mindfulness is ideal as it is done with small glimpses of our True Nature in compassionate relationship to any feelings that arise\, with eyes openÊin the midst of everyday life. \nLoch will draw from the ancient wisdom traditions\, psychology\, and current neuroscience research to point us beyond our small\, separate senseÊof self to help us live from our already awake heart-mind. \nLoch Kelly\, M.Div.\, LCSW is an award-winning author of The Way of Effortless Mindfulness\, a licensed psychotherapist\, and recognized leader in the field of meditation and awakening.ÊLoch graduated from Columbia University and received a fellowship to study in Sri Lanka\, India\, and Nepal. He has collaboratedÊwith neuroscientists at Yale\, UPenn\, and NYU in the study of how awareness training can enhance compassion and wellbeing. LochÊis known for his warm sense of humor and his trust that awakening isÊthe next natural stage of development. He teaches the advanced-yet-simple nondual pointers and direct methods of Effortless Mindfulness. Loch will be teaching a live 5 day retreat May 1st atÊEsalenÊand he has just released a mobile meditation program with Daily Glimpses\, In Depth Programs and Community Support.ÊLoch lives in upstate New York with his wife Paige and their cat Duffy. lochkelly.org/em \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register early if you can. \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/loch-kelly-effortless-mindfulness-embodied/
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Georgia Simone ~ Befriending Shame and Self-Judgement
DESCRIPTION:This event had to be cancelled. \nWe look forward to scheduling for a new date.  \nShame keeps us locked in destructive strategies while simultaneously disconnecting us from our deeper nature. It manifests as low self-esteem\, self judgement\, and feeling like an outsider. Indeed\, this experience – that youÕre deficient in some way – is the glue that holds unresolved trauma together. \nSpiritual teachings acknowledge that the separate sense of self is rooted in this fundamental misperception. However\, despite this understanding\, you may have noticed how pervasive it is! Deconstructing shame is much more than changing a belief or expanding your perspective\, because shame is much more than a belief or a perception. Indeed\, it has woven its way into your very sense of self\, from mind to body to heart. Therefore\, only when you can meet it all levels of identity can you begin to loosen its tenacious grip. \nDuring our time together\, weÕll deconstruct shame through the lens of developmental trauma. \nYouÕll learn:Ê \n\nWhy shame is the glue that holds unresolved trauma together\nHow to recognise when youÕre caught in a shame spiral and how to step outside of it\nA guided process for befriending (and therefore disarming) your inner critic\nHow to meet yourself with more patience and greater compassion\n\nThis will happen in the context of a deeply held relational space where you can safely explore this patterningÊ in real time. \nAwakened Healing is a presence based\, body oriented\, and relationally centered approach to addressing unresolved trauma. Through gentle exploration and somatic awareness you can cultivate a new way of being with your most challenging patterns. No longer a victim of the push and pull of inner disturbance\, you can step forward with greater confidence\, knowing that whatever comes your way\, you embody the resilience and the capacity to meet and integrate it. As you awaken and refine a more subtle way of Being and Being With\, you can slowly but surely become the space Ð the container and the field Ð where healing takes place. \nGeorgia Simone is a facilitator of trauma-informed healing and awakening. The first leg of her path exposed her to the teachings of Advaita Vedanta\, which provided her with the foundation she needed to dis-identify from pain and suffering. However\, despite a growing freedom\, a significant bypass took place\, as her orientation towards transcendence reinforced her deep disconnection from life. Upon seeing this\, her focus became addressing the unresolved trauma that had woven its way into every fibre of her being. \nDuring this period\, Georgia was influenced by Inner Relationship Focusing\, a presence based approach that works with the Felt Sense and the split-off parts of self. She also trained as a NARM informed practitioner\, which addresses developmental\, attachment and relational trauma. After many years of wading through this marshland of conditioning\, she now shares her discoveries with others. \nGeorgia invites a rounded and grounded approach that holds psychological healing and spiritual awakening in equal measure. ItÕs through this holistic embrace that she weaves her passion for meeting and healing the conditioning that blinds and binds us. She believes that the spiritual path is as much about arriving here fully Ð as an embodied human being Ð as it is about dissolving into the infinite source that makes this life possible. How can we die to the absolute\, while deeply embracing our relative human experience? This Living Inquiry is her LifeÕs prayer. \nwww.georgiasimone.com
URL:https://opencircle.net/event/cancelled-georgia-simone-befriending-shame-and-self-judgement/
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