BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Open Circle - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Open Circle X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://opencircle.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Open Circle 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171011Z CREATED:20260106T171009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171011Z UID:10001059-1751328000-1751328000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Standing Tall as Truth - Strong and Soft ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:June 30\, July 3\, 7 & 10\, 2025 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT) \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. \nIt is safe to be soft\, soft and strong. When humanity softens it benefits everyone: the bodymind\, animals\, plants\, Nature itself. A blessing makes everything soften\, to soften is true strength. You can soften about anything\, into everything permeating all walls and defenses. As peace you are welcomed\, your presence blesses and liberates all beliefs\, habits and misunderstandings\, even wars. \nPlease join Pamela and your fellow sages to hold and soothe and clarify as rooted Truth. \nPamela Wilson evokes through dialogue\, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about oneÕs identity relax. Featured in the bookÊOrdinary Women\, Extraordinary Wisdom\, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue\, so please bring your questions! \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $80 to $120 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/pamela-wilson-standing-tall-as-truth-strong-and-soft-4-part-online-retreat/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170909Z CREATED:20260106T170909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170909Z UID:10001017-1751328000-1751328000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Gail Brenner ~ Deep Healing of Trauma-Based Patterns: Tending the Fertile Ground for Awakened Living ~ 4-Part Online Course DESCRIPTION:4-Part Online Course \nSaturday and Thursday – March 20\, 22\, 27 & 29\, 2025 \n9:00 am Ð 11:00 am\, Pacific Time\, each day \nTime Zone Converter \nRecording will be sent out each day to all who register \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nDo you still get taken over by conditioned patternsÑeven after all the work youÕve done? Do you long to heal your sense of separation from your divine nature? \nWe hear about freedom as a possibilityÑor weÕve had a taste of our true natureÑbut somehow these patterns continue in our minds\, emotions\, relationships\, and choices in life. \nJoin this 4-part course as we create a safe and supportive healing community to do the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. Through helpful practices\, including guided meditations\, teachings\, practical tools\, and heartfelt conversation\, weÕll learn to untangle these patterns and find our way home to the ever-present space of inner aliveness. \n\nWeÕll 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.\nWeÕll learn to notice repetitive thought patterns without getting caught in them and challenge limiting beliefs about ourselves\, others\, and the world.\nWeÕll practice ways to be with difficult emotions so they donÕt control us.\nWeÕll attend to the nervous system and the body to stay rooted in the world.\nAnd weÕll discover\, over and over\, the ground of being\, your true home that has never been touched by these experiences. There is so much more to life than our patterns!\n\nStress and worryÉpeople pleasingÉpersistent relationship strugglesÉproving yourself through accomplishmentsÉthese longstanding patterns are profound invitations into liberation from the sense of separation. Together\, we lovingly embody our humanness as we expand into appreciation\, joy\, and deep connection with all of Life. \nAbout Gail Brenner\, Ph.D: \nGail Brenner\, Ph.D. is a psychologist\, author\, and teacher with a devotion to the nondual teaching and embodied conscious living. For over 25 years\, she has worked with individuals and groups on healing from early trauma. She is known for creating safe space for inner exploration and loves witnessing people grow into their full aliveness. She is experienced in supporting older adults in the transitions of aging\, death\, and dying and is the author ofThe End of Self-Help and Suffering Is Optional. Over the years\, her capacity for presence and intimacy in all aspects of life has transformed\, and she loves bringing this possibility to others. \nwww.gailbrenner.com \nSliding Scale: $80 to $130 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/gail-brenner-deep-healing-of-trauma-based-patterns-tending-the-fertile-ground-for-awakened-living-4-part-online-course/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170909Z CREATED:20260106T170909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170909Z UID:10001018-1751328000-1751328000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT ~ Finding Balance in a World out of Balance DESCRIPTION:We are now subject to ever-increasing amounts of stress in the world we live in. The number of issues we are facing globally and the fast pace in which these issues are increasing can overwhelm our current ability to stay in balance. In addition\, we have whatever stresses there are in our personal lives. \nThis webinar offers somatic support for staying regulated as well as spiritual inspiration and guidance for remaining awake in the midst of it all. When our somatic system is regulated\, we can be more present and have more capacity to rest in our deeper nature. Both being regulated and in touch with our being will help us through even the most challenging times. \nLynn Marie has decades of experience helping people with awakening and embodiment on all levels. This is an opportunity for you to bring your concerns about our world situation in a supportive and open environment. She will offer her skills as a somatically trained and nondual psychotherapist to support you with experiential exercises as well as inspired talks and group discussion. You are encouraged to attend in person but are welcome to attend by recording as well. \nWatch a 6-part video series with Lynn Marie \nwhere she shares about her awakening journey\, her views on nervous system activation on the spiritual path\, \nmain obstacles to awakening\, ways of including all of our human experience\, and more. \n.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nLynn Marie LumiereÊis a nondual and holistic psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor\, and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Lynn Marie is the author of Awakened Relating: A Guide to Embodying More Love in Relationships. \nSee www.lynnmarielumiere.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $40 \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/lynn-marie-lumiere-mft-finding-balance-in-a-world-out-of-balance-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170909Z CREATED:20260106T170909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170909Z UID:10001016-1751328000-1751328000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lisa Schumacher ~ Let Love Lead You: Return to what is Sacred ~ (In-Person Satsangs & Livestream) DESCRIPTION:Open Circle is hosting a series of SATSANGS & a DAYLONG with Lisa Schumacher in California\, USA. \nMarch 13th (7-9 pm\, PT) ~ Corte Madera\, CA \nMarch 14th (7-9 pm\, PT) ~ Berkeley\, CA \nMarch 15th Daylong (11:00am – 5:00pm\, PT) ~ Fairfax\, CA \nMarch 16th (2-4 pm\, PT) ~ Sebastopol\, CA \nAll events are In-Person ~ \nLivestream is also available for March 13th to 15th \nClick here to access details & registration for ALL events in series. \nTo be yourself is to be free and at peace with yourself and your life. Through direct inquiry\, it is possible for you to discover that the source of happiness is alive in the core of your Being right now. The support for this is waiting for your attention. \nIn our retreat together\, we will cultivate deep insight with silence\, inquiry and opening to what we love. All are welcome. \nAbout Lisa Schumacher \nLisa grew up in Colusa\, CA\, and attended college at San Luis Obispo in the 1980Õs. After she moved to Southern Oregon in the early 90s\, a friend invited her to a video satsang with Gangaji. Upon hearing Gangaji say ÒBe your Natural SelfÓ\, LisaÕs heart caught on fire and she fell into a deep bow of surrender. That meeting revealed to her the absolute simplicity of the natural\, living truth of Love\, inseparable from who one is. Lisa moved to Bolinas in 1999 to be closer to Gangaji and the vibrant community around her. \nIn 2006\, Lisa was asked by Gangaji to meet with people and share her discovery of the Love that is alive in the core of oneÕs being . She holds meetings in Europe\, Australia\, New Zealand and North America. SheÕs also a long-time student of Eli Jaxon-Bear\, GangajiÕs husband\, and a founding teacher of the ÒLeela School of AwakeningÓ. Lisa is the author of ÒThe Stone I LoveÓ\, a book of poetry inspired by her meeting with Gangaji\, available on her website. \nIn LisaÕs meetings\, she invites you to rest in stillness. Your discoveries and questions about awakening\, deepening\, and the unfolding truth are welcome. The teaching is in the tradition of Gangaji\, who is a student of Papaji\, who had his awakening at the feet of Ramana Maharshi. \nLisa’s website: satsangwithlisa.org \nPre-registration is Required for In-Person Attendance to this Daylong\, as space is limited. \nRegistration for In-Person attendance closes at Midnight on March 14 (the night before event) \nSliding Scale: $60 to $120 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nREGISTER for IN-PERSON Attendance \nOR \nREGISTER for LIVESTREAM &/or Recording Access \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 contact LocalEvents@opencircle.net \nLunch: \nBring your own lunch\, or drive 5 minutes into town where there are restaurants\, as well as the Good Earth Natural Foods Store that has a full hot and salad bar\, plus deli. \nLocation: \nThe meeting will be held at a private home in the Fairfax hills\, with views of Mount Tam and hiking trails. Address and directions will be provided upon registration. \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/lisa-schumacher-let-love-lead-you-return-to-what-is-sacred-in-person-satsangs-livestream/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250602T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250602T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170843Z CREATED:20260106T170841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170843Z UID:10000998-1748822400-1748822400@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Dorothy Hunt ~ Honoring the Life and Teachings of Ramana Maharshi ~ Retreat Day (In-Person & Livestream) DESCRIPTION:ÒThere is no greater mystery than thisÑthat being the Reality ourselves\, we seek to gain Reality.Ó \nRamana Maharshi has been a light shining in the darkness for countless seekers of Truth.Ê His expression of Truth beautifully and lovingly embodies the Absolute\, and yet his method of Self-Inquiry does not require seekers to leave home\, hearth\, job\, or family life.Ê In his words\, ÒAll that is required to realize the Self is to be still.ÓÊ Join us for this day of silence and satsang\, reflecting on the life and teachings of this great sage. There will be a 1_-hour break for lunch and afternoon tea.Ê Apart from satsang\, the retreat will be held in silence. \nIn this short video Dorothy shares about sitting in the transforming fire of awakening after the initial glimpses many of us have experienced: \n \n \nDorothy Hunt\, Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha will facilitate this retreat day. She is a teacher in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti and founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dorothy has a long and deep connection with the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and offers this day to any who are interested in coming to sit in silence and listen with the Heart. \nPresently\, Dorothy offers satsang and retreats via Zoom\, and dokusan by phone. For more information\, please visit www.dorothyhunt.org \nPre-registration is Required for In-Person attendance. \nPre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at Midnight on April 11th (the night before event) \nSliding Scale: $60 to $120 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nREGISTER for IN-PERSON Attendance \nOR \nREGISTER for LIVESTREAM &/or 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 \nLunch: There will be a 1 & 1/2 hour lunch break. \nBring your own lunch to eat outside on the patio overlooking the Bay. \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/dorothy-hunt-honoring-the-life-and-teachings-of-ramana-maharshi-retreat-day-in-person-livestream/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250601T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171127Z CREATED:20260106T171127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171127Z UID:10001104-1748736000-1748736000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Dorothy Hunt ~ Forgiving the Dream DESCRIPTION:If we go deeply enough into any feeling\, \nwe cannot help but bump up against our true nature. \n~ Dorothy Hunt \nWhat occurs between the feeling of ÒI canÕt forgive\,Ó and realizing Òthere is no one TO forgive?Ó In this exploration\, we will exclude any Òshoulds\,Ó and focus on what is real\, what is true\, and what is here beneath our judgments\, anger\, hurts\, and fears. Are we curious and courageous enough to look deeply? What happens when we find ourselves in a bigger energy field than the wounds and identities we seem to carry? What happens when our own pain is met with loving compassion? Perhaps compassion may arise for those whose own suffering created the conditions for being cruel\, unkind\, or unloving. \nWhen something truly awakens to who/what we are\, we may realize we have been living in a dream of Separation that really isnÕt true. If all of life is an expression of the ÒOne without a second\,Ó who is there to forgive? And yet\, the Love we most deeply ARE\, may one day move to forgive both the dreamer and the dream. \nI understand the wounds \nThat have not healed in you. \nThey exist \nBecause God and Love \nHave yet to become real enough \nTo allow you to forgive \nThe dream . . . \n–Hafiz\, from ÓForgive the DreamÓ \nRendering by Daniel Ladinsky \nDorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha\, teaching at the request and in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery. Dorothy is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy\, and practiced psychotherapy from 1967 until her retirement in 2020. She is the author of Only This!\, Leaves from Moon Mountain\, and Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness. In addition\, she is a contributing author to two books on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, and the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season. \nwww.dorothyhunt.org \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/dorothy-hunt-forgiving-the-dream-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171030Z CREATED:20260106T171030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171030Z UID:10001069-1746057600-1746057600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Resting in the Mess DESCRIPTION:What if the key to ease isnÕt in eliminating lifeÕs chaos\, but in learning to rest in the middle of it? \nLazy golden afternoons\, the scent of wildflowers in the breeze\, the slow rhythm of summer daysÉ yet somehow\, life keeps lifing\, the world keeps whirling. Plans unravel\, emotions rise\, the collective crashes about\, the unexpected knocks at the door. What if true ease isnÕt found in waiting for the mess to disappear\, but in learning how to rest within it? \nIn this special summertime class\, Jeannie invites us into the art of resting in the messÑembracing life as it is\, rather than exhausting ourselves trying to smooth it out. Through guided exploration\, embodied presence\, and practical tools\, weÕll discover what it means to soften into the swirl rather than resist it. \n \nTogether\, we’ll explore: \n\n\nThe value of softening into things as they are \n\n\nSoothing the body toÊ find ease amidst uncertainty \n\n\nHow to rest into the unresolved \n\n\nWays to shift from mental overdrive into embodied presence \n\n\nThe paradox of true restÑhow hands off the steering wheel actually results in truer movement \n\n\nWhen we stop chasing an ideal version of ease and instead allow lifeÕs unpredictable flow\, we tap into something deeper than controlÑa restfulness that holds both the sweetness and the storm. \nCome join us as we lean back into the arms of life itself and discover what it means to truly rest. \nAbout Jeannie Zandi \nJeannie Zandi is a nondual spiritual teacher and guide for embodied awakening\, inviting students to fully inhabit their human lives with presence\, clarity\, and love. Known for her fierce tenderness\, irreverent wisdom\, and unwavering presence\, she creates powerful spaces for transformation\, where truth is met in the raw\, and awakening moves beyond concept into lived reality. \nHer work bridges the mystical and the practical\, inviting students to embrace every aspect of experienceÑjoy\, challenge\, and the mundaneÑas fuel for awakening. Rather than transcending life\, she calls us to root in it\, maturing into authentic expressions of love\, serving the whole with wisdom and heart. \nwww.jeanniezandi.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/jeannie-zandi-resting-in-the-mess/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171030Z CREATED:20260106T171030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171030Z UID:10001070-1746057600-1746057600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Citizen of Love: Embodying Your Place in the Whole DESCRIPTION:Discover how to take your place in the living collective while maintaining your sovereignty and authenticity. \nWhat does it mean to be a true citizen of the worldÑnot as an abstract ideal\, but as an embodied reality? In this illuminating session\, Jeannie will guide participants beyond both rugged individualism and self-abandoning collectivism into a vision of citizenship rooted in the understanding that we are distinct yet inseparable parts of a living whole. \nReferencing Jeannie’s “1-2-3” framework for building authentic and love-based community\, we’ll focus specifically on how true citizenship emerges naturally when we’re grounded in being\, sovereignty and enlightened relating. \nTogether\, we’ll discover: \n\n\nThe difference between obligation-based citizenship and contribution flowing from wholeness \n\n\nThe importance of sovereignty\, authenticity\, self-care and self-trust \n\n\nThe role of container and how to relate to that with maturity \n\n\nRecognizing feel-good immature belonging versus true belonging \n\n\nHow to identify your unique gifts that may differ from those of others \n\n\nWays to participate in collective endeavors without losing your center or voice \n\n\nThe importance of learning about our impact on the commons \n\n\nThe art of holding healthy boundaries while remaining responsive to the needs of the whole \n\n\nThis class invites you to consider: What if your clearest expression of individual truth is exactly what the whole needs? What if being fully yourself is your greatest service? What if your sovereignty and the collective’s well-being are not opposed\, but intimately connected? \nAbout Jeannie Zandi \nJeannie Zandi is a nondual spiritual teacher and guide for embodied awakening\, inviting students to fully inhabit their human lives with presence\, clarity\, and love. Known for her fierce tenderness\, irreverent wisdom\, and unwavering presence\, she creates powerful spaces for transformation\, where truth is met in the raw\, and awakening moves beyond concept into lived reality. \nHer work bridges the mystical and the practical\, inviting students to embrace every aspect of experienceÑjoy\, challenge\, and the mundaneÑas fuel for awakening. Rather than transcending life\, she calls us to root in it\, maturing into authentic expressions of love\, serving the whole with wisdom and heart. \nwww.jeanniezandi.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/jeannie-zandi-citizen-of-love-embodying-your-place-in-the-whole/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170924Z CREATED:20260106T170924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170924Z UID:10001028-1746057600-1746057600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ Embodiment Lab Ð Experiments in Embodying Presence: Relationships DESCRIPTION:Together we will examine what embodied presence makes possible in relationships\, and how we can use the crucible of intimate relationships to deepen as/into unity. \nJoin 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. \nWe 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. \nWe 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! \nTogether on our call we will: \n\nExplore states of inner coherence in our own experience.\nEngage simple yet profound somatic and energetic practices.\nExperience the healing power of inner and group coherence.\nHave space to share\, ask questions and learn from within and together.\nLearn about ways to deepen our access to embodied presence.\n\nAll levels of experience are welcome. \nWatch Ishita share on why she views embodiment as the quickest doorway to the divine: \n \n  \nBIO \nIshita 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. \nGrowing 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. \nIshita 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. \nIshitaÕs 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. \nCare 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! \ncometocenter.com \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. \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/ishita-sharma-embodiment-lab-d-experiments-in-embodying-presence-relationships/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170924Z CREATED:20260106T170924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170924Z UID:10001029-1746057600-1746057600@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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170924Z CREATED:20260106T170924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170924Z UID:10001030-1746057600-1746057600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ Embodiment Lab Ð Experiments in Embodying Presence: Relationships DESCRIPTION:Together we will examine what embodied presence makes possible in relationships\, and how we can use the crucible of intimate relationships to deepen as/into unity. \nJoin 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. \nWe 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. \nWe 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! \nTogether on our call we will: \n\nExplore states of inner coherence in our own experience.\nEngage simple yet profound somatic and energetic practices.\nExperience the healing power of inner and group coherence.\nHave space to share\, ask questions and learn from within and together.\nLearn about ways to deepen our access to embodied presence.\n\nAll levels of experience are welcome. \nWatch Ishita share on why she views embodiment as the quickest doorway to the divine: \n \n  \nBIO \nIshita 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. \nGrowing 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. \nIshita 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. \nIshitaÕs 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. \nCare 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! \ncometocenter.com \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. \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/ishita-sharma-embodiment-lab-d-experiments-in-embodying-presence-relationships-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171029Z CREATED:20260106T171029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171029Z UID:10001068-1743465600-1743465600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere ~ Finding Balance in a World out of Balance DESCRIPTION:How can we bring nondual wisdom to our challenging global situation? \nHow can we remain balanced in our increasingly stressful world? \nWe are now subject to ever-increasing stress from the world we live in. The number of issues we are facing globally and the fast pace in which these issues are multiplying can overwhelm our current ability to stay balanced in our body-mind. This also impacts our ability to rest as our nature in the present moment. Additionally\, we each have all the stresses of our personal lives. \nReceive somatic support for staying regulated in your nervous system\, as well as spiritual inspiration and guidance for remaining awake in the midst of it all. This is an opportunity for you to bring your concerns about our world situation into a supportive and open environment. You are also welcome to bring the stresses in your personal life that are disturbing your sense of balance. \nLynn Marie has decades of experience helping people with awakening and embodiment on all levels. She will offer her skills as a somatically trained and nondual psychotherapist to support you with somatic exercises\, guided meditation. as well as group discussion. You are encouraged to attend in person but are welcome to attend by recording as well. \nWatch a 6-part video series with Lynn Marie \nwhere she shares about her awakening journey\, her views on nervous system activation on the spiritual path\, \nmain obstacles to awakening\, ways of including all of our human experience\, and more. \n.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nLynn Marie Lumiere is a nondual and holistic psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor\, and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Lynn Marie is the author of Awakened Relating: A Guide to Embodying More Love in Relationships. \nSee www.lynnmarielumiere.com for more information. \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/lynn-marie-lumiere-finding-balance-in-a-world-out-of-balance-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171027Z CREATED:20260106T171026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171027Z UID:10001067-1743465600-1743465600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Mature Yang: Reclaiming the Healthy Masculine DESCRIPTION:Within our dominant culture that glorifies immature yang\, explore with Jeannie how to move through and beyond to a mature\, grounded\, heartful yang. Learn to embody protection\, clarity and purpose without force or aggression\, integrating strength with tenderness. \nIn a culture saturated with immature expressions of yang (masculine) energy\, what does healthy\, integrated yang really look like? This eye opening session examines the distinction between immature and mature yang expressionÑregardless of your gender identity. \nJeannie will create a safe container to explore manifestations of yang and offer a vision of integrated\, healthy masculine presence that serves life rather than dominating it. \n \nTogether we’ll discover: \n\n\n\n\nThe essential qualities of mature versus immature yang expression \n\n\nHow to recognize and transform patterns of false yang in yourself \n\n\nWays to embody grounded protection and strength \n\n\nThe beautiful integration of power and tenderness\, action and presence \n\n\nHow balanced yang creates sanctuary for the heart’s vulnerable expression \n\n\n\n\nThis class is for anyone seeking to understand immature yang expression in themselves or others\, creating space for the emergence of authentic strength that doesn’t require disconnection from tenderness. \nIf you’re a man wanting to explore this topic more deeply\, Jeannie will be offering an in-person retreat for men August 25 – 31\, 2025. Find out more here. \nAbout Jeannie Zandi \nJeannie Zandi is a nondual spiritual teacher and guide for embodied awakening\, inviting students to fully inhabit their human lives with presence\, clarity\, and love. Known for her fierce tenderness\, irreverent wisdom\, and unwavering presence\, she creates powerful spaces for transformation\, where truth is met in the raw\, and awakening moves beyond concept into lived reality. \nHer work bridges the mystical and the practical\, inviting students to embrace every aspect of experienceÑjoy\, challenge\, and the mundaneÑas fuel for awakening. Rather than transcending life\, she calls us to root in it\, maturing into authentic expressions of love\, serving the whole with wisdom and heart. \nwww.jeanniezandi.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/jeannie-zandi-mature-yang-reclaiming-the-healthy-masculine/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170905Z CREATED:20260106T170905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170905Z UID:10001015-1743465600-1743465600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT ~ Finding Balance in a World out of Balance DESCRIPTION:We are now subject to ever-increasing amounts of stress in the world we live in. The number of issues we are facing globally and the fast pace in which these issues are increasing can overwhelm our current ability to stay in balance. In addition\, we have whatever stresses there are in our personal lives. \nThis webinar offers somatic support for staying regulated as well as spiritual inspiration and guidance for remaining awake in the midst of it all. When our somatic system is regulated\, we can be more present and have more capacity to rest in our deeper nature. Both being regulated and in touch with our being will help us through even the most challenging times. \nLynn Marie has decades of experience helping people with awakening and embodiment on all levels. This is an opportunity for you to bring your concerns about our world situation in a supportive and open environment. She will offer her skills as a somatically trained and nondual psychotherapist to support you with experiential exercises as well as inspired talks and group discussion. You are encouraged to attend in person but are welcome to attend by recording as well. \nWatch a 6-part video series with Lynn Marie \nwhere she shares about her awakening journey\, her views on nervous system activation on the spiritual path\, \nmain obstacles to awakening\, ways of including all of our human experience\, and more. \n.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nLynn Marie LumiereÊis a nondual and holistic psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor\, and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Lynn Marie is the author of Awakened Relating: A Guide to Embodying More Love in Relationships. \nSee www.lynnmarielumiere.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $40 \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/lynn-marie-lumiere-mft-finding-balance-in-a-world-out-of-balance/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171152Z CREATED:20260106T171152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171152Z UID:10001114-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:POTLUCK DHARMA ~ with Joryu Myosei and John & Christiane Prendergast DESCRIPTION:Annual Community Celebration & Fundraiser for Mountain Home Sanctuary \nWith Joryu Myosei and John & Christiane Prendergast \nIn partnership with Open Circle\, honoring Rob Schwartz and his vision for maintaining Mountain Home Sanctuary\, his home and land\, as a retreat space for spiritual gatherings. \nFeaturing Mirabai as our special musical guest. \nRegistration closes Nov. 19th \nSpace is limited so register early to save your seat at our table. \nDetails & REGISTRATION \n  \nAbout the Fundraiser for Mountain Home Sanctuary \nThis event presents an opportunity to practice generosity and to celebrate the blessings of gathering in spiritual community. The net proceeds from Potluck Dharma will be donated to Rosie Siscon to support her in honoring Rob Schwartz\, co-founder of Open Circle\, and his vision to maintain his property\, Mountain Home Sanctuary\, as a retreat space for spiritual gatherings. Your generous donations for this event help with the ongoing expenses inherent in keeping this special place open and available for sangha. \nJoryu Myosei created and leads Potluck Dharma as a monthly community practice gathering and holds an annual fundraising event in November for Mountain Home Sanctuary with the help of so many in our community. John & Christiane Prendergast\, have generously joined this year to offer their deep and embodied wisdom. Mirabai will be offering devotional music to open our hearts with her soulful voice and instruments. Rosie Siscon has lovingly stewarded Mountain Home Sanctuary as a place for us to gather. Phil Deardorff and Rick Bierman\, along with the Open Circle team\, have volunteered their time and efforts to get the word out and ensure the day runs smoothly. And so many others in the community have provided ideas\, resources\, and helping hands to bring the Potluck Dharma Annual Fundraiser to life. \nAnd the last ingredient is you! We canÕt wait to share the wisdom\, the music\, and the meal with all of you. Thank you so much for joining us and for your contribution! \nFeaturing: \nJoryu Myosei \nJoryu Myosei is a spiritual guide\, nondual meditation and inquiry teacher\, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist\, and holds a master certification as an intuitive energy healer. Myosei took formal bodhisattva vows in 2011\, dedicating her life to awakening for the benefit of all beings and her work to supporting awakening in others and its expression in daily life. Through retreats\, spiritual gatherings\, and one-to-one inquiry work with clients\, she invites all to experience their deepest knowing and to live authentic\, fully engaged lives with joy and purpose. \njoryumyosei.com \nJohn Prendergast \nJohn J. Prendergast\, PhD\, is a nondual teacher and author of Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality\, The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence\, and In Touch: How to Tune In to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself. He is a retired psychotherapist and a retired adjunct professor of psychology at CIIS where he taught and supervised masters-level counseling students for 23 years. John studied for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who offered him dharma transmission in 2023. He co-leads retreats with his wife\, Christiane\, as well as offers a number of courses online. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nChristiane Prendergast \nChristiane Prendergast\, a native of France\, studied for 20 years with Jean Klein\, who invited her to share his unique Kashmiri-influenced approach to body sensing and yoga. Christiane offers an online class most Monday mornings as well as group sessions during residential retreats\, which she co-leads with her husband\, John\, in the United States and Europe. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/potluck-dharma-with-joryu-myosei-and-john-christiane-prendergast/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171152Z CREATED:20260106T171152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171152Z UID:10001115-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:POTLUCK DHARMA ~ with Joryu Myosei\, John & Christiane Prendergast DESCRIPTION:Annual Community Celebration & Fundraiser for Mountain Home Sanctuary \nWith Joryu Myosei\, John Prendergast & Christiane Prendergast \nIn partnership with Open Circle\, honoring Rob Schwartz and his vision for maintaining Mountain Home Sanctuary\, his home and land\, as a retreat space for spiritual gatherings. \nFeaturing Mirabai as our special musical guest. \nRegistration closes Nov. 19th \nSpace is limited so register early to save your seat at our table. \nDetails & REGISTRATION \n  \nAbout the Fundraiser for Mountain Home Sanctuary \nThis event presents an opportunity to practice generosity and to celebrate the blessings of gathering in spiritual community. The net proceeds from Potluck Dharma will be donated to Rosie Siscon to support her in honoring Rob Schwartz\, co-founder of Open Circle\, and his vision to maintain his property\, Mountain Home Sanctuary\, as a retreat space for spiritual gatherings. Your generous donations for this event help with the ongoing expenses inherent in keeping this special place open and available for sangha. \nJoryu Myosei created and leads Potluck Dharma as a monthly community practice gathering and holds an annual fundraising event in November for Mountain Home Sanctuary with the help of so many in our community. John & Christiane Prendergast\, have generously joined this year to offer their deep and embodied wisdom. Mirabai will be offering devotional music to open our hearts with her soulful voice and instruments. Rosie Siscon has lovingly stewarded Mountain Home Sanctuary as a place for us to gather. Phil Deardorff and Rick Bierman\, along with the Open Circle team\, have volunteered their time and efforts to get the word out and ensure the day runs smoothly. And so many others in the community have provided ideas\, resources\, and helping hands to bring the Potluck Dharma Annual Fundraiser to life. \nAnd the last ingredient is you! We canÕt wait to share the wisdom\, the music\, and the meal with all of you. Thank you so much for joining us and for your contribution! \nFeaturing: \nJoryu Myosei \nJoryu Myosei is a spiritual guide\, nondual meditation and inquiry teacher\, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist\, and holds a master certification as an intuitive energy healer. Myosei took formal bodhisattva vows in 2011\, dedicating her life to awakening for the benefit of all beings and her work to supporting awakening in others and its expression in daily life. Through retreats\, spiritual gatherings\, and one-to-one inquiry work with clients\, she invites all to experience their deepest knowing and to live authentic\, fully engaged lives with joy and purpose. \njoryumyosei.com \nJohn Prendergast \nJohn J. Prendergast\, PhD\, is a nondual teacher and author of Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality\, The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence\, and In Touch: How to Tune In to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself. He is a retired psychotherapist and a retired adjunct professor of psychology at CIIS where he taught and supervised masters-level counseling students for 23 years. John studied for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who offered him dharma transmission in 2023. He co-leads retreats with his wife\, Christiane\, as well as offers a number of courses online. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nChristiane Prendergast \nChristiane Prendergast\, a native of France\, studied for 20 years with Jean Klein\, who invited her to share his unique Kashmiri-influenced approach to body sensing and yoga. Christiane offers an online class most Monday mornings as well as group sessions during residential retreats\, which she co-leads with her husband\, John\, in the United States and Europe. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/potluck-dharma-with-joryu-myosei-john-christiane-prendergast/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171127Z CREATED:20260106T171127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171127Z UID:10001102-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT\, SEP ~ NONDUAL TRAUMA HEALING ~ A Deep Dive Retreat into Embodied Presence DESCRIPTION:3 Day Retreat October 17\, 18 & 19\, 2025 \n9:00 am Ð 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nWe have all been touched to by trauma to some degree. Trauma can be defined as any experience that takes us out of our window of tolerance and leaves us with high levels of stress in our nervous system. It has also been defined as the inability to be present in the here and now because we get stuck in the past\, or in overwhelm. Therefore\, healing trauma is an integral part of our nondual awakening and embodiment process. \nOur nondual nature includes not only the essence of who we are\, a loving presence\, but also all manifestations of our wounding and trauma in our body-mind. When all of who we are is met in/as our essential nature\, there is no more division and we are whole\, empowered and healed. We become embodied presence. \nThis retreat is unique in that it will focus on many levels: spiritual\, somatic\, emotional and psychological. \nLynn Marie will focus on awakening to true nature as well as developing a balanced nervous system\, so you have more ability to remain awake and meet all that arises within the body-mind in your undivided nature. She will also provide skillful means that are often needed to be present with highly stressful experience. \nThis deep dive offers you an opportunity to: \n\nDeepen the recognition of your true nature\nBuild more regulation and capacity in your nervous system\nLearn how to be skillfully present with challenging experiences so they can be released\n\nThe retreat will offer guided meditation\, inspired dialogue\, somatic practices\, and both group and individual therapeutic work. \nYou are encouraged to attend in person so you can benefit from working with Lynn Marie and from the group presence. You are also welcome to attend via the recording at your own pace. \nWatch a 6-part video series with Lynn Marie \nwhere she shares about her awakening journey\, her views on nervous system activation on the spiritual path\, \nmain obstacles to awakening\, ways of including all of our human experience\, and more. \n.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nLynn Marie Lumiere is a seasoned psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor\, and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Her depth of experience\, rooted in her own healing and awakening journey\, spans decades of expertly guiding individuals in the resolution of their human wounding and into connection with their true nature. She is the author of Awakened Relating. \nSee www.lynnmarielumiere.com for more information. \nSliding Scale: $90 to $150 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/lynn-marie-lumiere-mft-sep-nondual-trauma-healing-a-deep-dive-retreat-into-embodied-presence-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171127Z CREATED:20260106T171127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171127Z UID:10001103-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Offer Everything to Love ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:Oct. 20\, 23\, 27 & 30\, 2025 \n10:00 am Ð 12:00 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT) \nTime Zone Converter \nNOTE: Time change in Europe\, October 26th \nIf you live in an area which ends daylight saving time on October 26 (such as most of Europe)\, the last two sessions following that date will start an hour earlier for you (for example at 6 pm rather than 7 pm for Central European Time zone). \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. \nIf we offer everything to Love then the body does not have to carry anything\, especially the past. What is uncomfortable is the accumulated weight of the past. As Stillness said recently within Ñ “The birds do not keep their old feathers\, nor do snakes carry their shed skin in their mouth!” \nWe have full permission from Stillness to be free of our own and humanity’s shared history and cultural beliefs. It is okay to be free of the past! It has passed! \nWhat if Love knows best! The unwinding ribbons of constraint respond beautifully when they notice there is no time required for freedom. And no need to maintain enough conditioning to fit in. \nPlease join your fellow sages to explore Inner Satsang\, blessing all within that felt it was hiding us to keep us safe! \nPamela Wilson evokes through dialogue\, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about oneÕs identity relax. Featured in the bookÊOrdinary Women\, Extraordinary Wisdom\, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue\, so please bring your questions! \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $80 to $120 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/pamela-wilson-offer-everything-to-love-4-part-online-retreat-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171045Z CREATED:20260106T171045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171045Z UID:10001078-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Arian Mateo ~ The Heart Remembers DESCRIPTION:YouÕre invited to sit in presence with Arian Mateo. \nA space of stillness\, truth\, and real connection. \nAn open meeting where we rest together in the field of consciousness. \nWhere the silence speaks and the heart remembers. \nThese gatherings welcome all layers of your experience\, \nfrom the pure sense of existence to the emotional\, physical\, mental\, and psychological. \nAny level or dimension may arise and be included in this space. \nYou may be guided. You may be invited into inquiry. \nYou may simply sit and feel the transmission. \nThis is a place to come home to yourself\, \nin the company of others on the path. \nAll are welcome. \n  \nWatch Mateo share about his teachings and spiritual journey\, including spending over 100 days in dark retreats: \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout Arian Mateo \nMateo (Arian Mateo) is a spiritual guide\, psychologist\, and master therapist who shares an integrative approach to awakening\, healing\, and self-realization. Drawing from a wide range of traditions\, including Dzogchen\, Mahamudra\, Diamond Approach + attachment and trauma healing\, \nMateo supports others in fully embodying their highest potential. He is the founder of the Awareness Method\, where he integrates profound spiritual insights with deep psychological understanding to bring about embodied and lasting liberation. Mateo has been a deep practitioner for 14 years\, which has included living 3 years on a mountain and more than 100 days in isolated dark retreats. \nwww.arianmateo.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/arian-mateo-the-heart-remembers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171011Z CREATED:20260106T171009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171011Z UID:10001058-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ Healing the Inner Split: Bridging the Gap between Mind and Heart ~ 2-part series DESCRIPTION:June 21 & 28\, 2025 \n9:00 am Ð 10:30 am\, 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. \nIn a time marked by increasing division Ñ between cultures\, communities\, families\, and even within ourselves Ñ the need for a deeper understanding of conflict has never been more urgent. \nThis two-part online seminar with Shakti Caterina Maggi invites us to look beyond the surface of conflict and into the deeper structures of separation that shape our experience of the world. \nWe will explore how the inner split Ñ between mind and Heart\, Self and other\, ego and Presence Ñ expresses itself not only in our personal suffering\, but also in the conflicts that fracture human relationships and collective life. \nIn this live event\, we will explore: \n¥ The root of outer conflict in the illusion of separation \n¥ How unresolved pain and trauma fuel division in relationships and society \n¥ Why spiritual insight alone is not enough to transform our world \n¥ The role of presence\, compassion\, and deep listening in healing division \n¥ How awakening becomes embodied through real-life interaction \nEach session will include teaching\, meditative inquiry\, and live interaction. Participants will also receive a guided exercise or reflection to explore in daily life between the two meetings. \nThis immersion is open to anyone who seeks to meet conflict Ñ in the world\, in others\, and in oneself Ñ as a doorway to wholeness. \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 \nSliding Scale: $40 to $80 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/shakti-caterina-maggi-healing-the-inner-split-bridging-the-gap-between-mind-and-heart-2-part-series-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171008Z CREATED:20260106T171006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171008Z UID:10001057-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ramachandra Roddam ~ Deity Worship as Spiritual Practice DESCRIPTION:A 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. \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/ramachandra-roddam-deity-worship-as-spiritual-practice-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171008Z CREATED:20260106T171005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171008Z UID:10001056-1740787200-1740787200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Susanne Marie ~ The Wisdom of No Escape DESCRIPTION:Sometimes the only way to be free of something is to allow yourself to be fully trapped. Most of us are initially drawn to spirituality with the understandable desire to feel better and in general to be released from suffering. Often\, however\, our desire to escape suffering creates its own bondage. The desire itself plays into the belief that something needs to be done about what we are feeling\, that we need to somehow disappear a feeling by replacing it with bliss or peace\, or whatever we imagine freedom to be. \nThe truth of reality\, however\, is that all is One. Which means that what you are feeling and trying to escape is part of a totality. By wishing something away\, we are setting ourselves up to be at odds with an aspect of ourselves. Truth is inclusive\, meaning that what you are feeling is included in what you are. Rather than trying to escape unwanted feelings\, we might consider building bridges to deeper understanding\, where true freedom awaits. \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-the-wisdom-of-no-escape-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170942Z CREATED:20260106T170942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170942Z UID:10001045-1740787200-1740787200@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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171243Z CREATED:20260106T171243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171243Z UID:10001124-1738368000-1738368000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Solstice Satsang ~ In-Person DESCRIPTION:Solstice Satsang\, a gathering to warm the Heart. Join Pamela and your fellow sages to celebrate clarity and compassion. \nPamela Wilson evokes through dialogue\, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about oneÕs identity relax. Featured in the bookÊOrdinary Women\, Extraordinary Wisdom\, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue\, so please bring your questions! \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nWe’ll have a short holiday get together after the satsang\, to 6pm. Feel free to bring something to share if you wish. \n \nSuggested donation: $15 to $30 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \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/pamela-wilson-solstice-satsang-in-person/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171127Z CREATED:20260106T171127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171127Z UID:10001101-1738368000-1738368000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Miranda Macpherson ~ Waking Up and Showing Up ~ Daylong Retreat\, Bay Area & Livestream DESCRIPTION:In these immense times\, we need the refuge that spiritual practice provides to nurture our access to the luminous love and clarity of our shared Being. Equally\, we need the refuge of community to help us acknowledge all that we may be feeling Ð fear\, anger\, despair\, hopelseness\, and open to the presence that can transform them into responsiveness from our depth. \nWhat does it take to abide in natural great peace\, and come from love amidst such anxiety provoking times? What can help us find the restorative Grace we need to thrive\, even in the face of heart-breaking news? Most importantly\, what can help us to become more potent\, graceful human beings\, embodying spiritual values in practical actions that serve our loved ones and wider society now? \nTogether\, in this experiential daylong at a beautiful home in West Marin\, spiritual teacher and author Miranda Macpherson hold space for all that we are navigating both personally and collectively\, and offer insights and practices to help us harness the intensity of our times into the path. Themes include – \n\nCultivate the spiritual musculature that supports presence\, open-heartedess and equanimity amidst uncertainty.\nTransform fear into trust\, anger into strength\, reactivity into responsiveness.\nHarness the intensity of our times to grow deeper\, stronger\, clearer\, wiser.\nListen inwardly for fresh ways to show up from your spiritual depth in peaceful actions that serve.\n\nMiranda Macpherson is a contemporary spiritual teacher who has been guiding others into direct experience of the sacred for over thirty years internationally. In her twenties she founded the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation in London\, where she trained and ordained over 600 ministers and counsellors. Today Miranda leads the Living Grace Global Sangha\, leads retreats internationally\, broadcasts extensively and serves as core faculty at The Shift Network. \nUnapologetically feminine\, joyful and down to earth in her way of being\, Miranda is dedicated to loving people all the way home into the freedom and wholeness of our True Nature. Further\, Miranda invites others to become more graceful human beings\, showing up for creative\, peaceful and wise action that serves our loved ones and the human family in these enormous times. \nMirandaÕs books include The Way of Grace: the Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation (Sounds True)\, Boundless Love (Rider) and Meditations on Boundless Love (Sounds True)\, and the Cultivating Grace Card Deck. Miranda is also a kirtan musician and singer with 2 mantra albums Ð Streams of Grace and The Heart of Being. \nFind out more atÊ www.mirandamacpherson.com \nThe meeting will be from 9:30am to 5:00pm\, with a break for lunch. \nBring your own lunch\, or drive 5 minutes into town where there are restaurants\, as well as the Good Earth Natural Foods Store that has a full hot and salad bar\, plus deli. \nPre-registration required for In-Person attendance\, as space is limited. \nRegistration for In-Person attendance closes at midnight on Nov. 14 \nSliding Scale: $60 to $120 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nREGISTER for IN-PERSON \nOR \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/miranda-macpherson-waking-up-and-showing-up-daylong-retreat-bay-area-livestream/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171105Z CREATED:20260106T171105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171105Z UID:10001089-1738368000-1738368000@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT\, SEP ~ Integrating Nonduality and Somatic Trauma Healing DESCRIPTION:I believe that no one on this planet has escaped experiencing some trauma in varying degrees. We often think of trauma as only related to big events such as war or serious abuse. However\, it has to do with any stress outside the range of our nervous systemÕs window of tolerance. This has more of an impact if experienced in childhood and can involve even minor accidents or something that did or did not happen in relationship to our caregivers that caused harm. This can occur even with the most well-intentioned parents. \nPeter Levine\, one of the worldÕs leading trauma experts\, defined trauma as Òthe inability to be present with what is.Ó This ability is most often required to awaken to our deeper nature and embody that in our lives. Skillful means can be used to regulate the nervous system and expand our window of tolerance to make it more possible to rest in being and be present with our experience. \nTrue trauma healing happens somatically\, in the body\, and has the potential of leading to the direct experience of embodied Presence. This webinar will be an introduction to this embodied healing and will include learning somatic skills for being more present\, and a somatic guided meditation. You are encouraged to attend in person and are welcome to attend by recording as well. \nWatch a 6-part video series with Lynn Marie \nwhere she shares about her awakening journey\, her views on nervous system activation on the spiritual path\, \nmain obstacles to awakening\, ways of including all of our human experience\, and more. \n.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nLynn Marie Lumiere is a seasoned psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor\, and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Her depth of experience\, rooted in her own healing and awakening journey\, spans decades of expertly guiding individuals in the resolution of their human wounding and into connection with their true nature. She is the author of Awakened Relating. \nSee www.lynnmarielumiere.com for more information. \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/lynn-marie-lumiere-mft-sep-integrating-nonduality-and-somatic-trauma-healing/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171045Z CREATED:20260106T171045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171045Z UID:10001076-1735689600-1735689600@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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T171045Z CREATED:20260106T171045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T171045Z UID:10001077-1735689600-1735689600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ellen Emmet ~ Venturing Into the Unlit Corners of the Now DESCRIPTION:We start at 10:00 am Pacific Time / 6:00 pm UK time / 7:00 pm Central European Time. \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week. \nYouÕre welcome to join even if you canÕt attend the live session. \nThere are times in each of our lives when a bitter wind blows our spiritual torch out. It may be called depression\, grief\, trauma\, illness\, the end of a relationship\, a sense that we are no longer in alignment with our deepest self. \nHere we are\, standing at the threshold of our being\, knowing that nothing we have used to light the way forward will work. \nDuring this gathering we will venture together\, away from the certitudes held by the mind and into the dark wilderness of the body. We will listen inwardly to our felt experience. Perhaps we will face and taste the unconscious layers of defense that portent to protect us yet keep us in a cell of false security. \nPerhaps we will touch the vulnerability and strength of Life as she cycles and connects us to the great garland of creation. \nEllen will draw on her experience of Kashmir nondual yoga\, the Jungian ideas especially as expressed by Marion Woodman\, Authentic Movement\, and whatever else may arise from the field of our gathering. There will be time for sharing in a safe container. \nWatch Ellen share about the role the body plays in her work: \nhttps://opencircle.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/230602-Ellen-Emmet-Interview-Clip-1.mp4\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: $25 to $45 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease register early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ellen-emmet-venturing-into-the-unlit-corners-of-the-now-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170924Z CREATED:20260106T170924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170924Z UID:10001027-1735689600-1735689600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Amita ~ Your True Nature (In-Person Event) DESCRIPTION:Amita began her journey in the early 1970Õs in San Francisco\, and later in the remote jungles of Hawaii. Amita set to break through her conditioned way of knowing herself and the world she lived in. The conscious search for ÒWho Am IÓ began when she read the biographies of Einstein and Gandhi\, opening her mind to a way of life that was larger and deeper than she understood at the time. \nAmita was introduced to the world of Shamanism through the teachings of Carlos Castaneda. In the late 70Õs\, she studied the Enneagram with Helen Palrmer. She meditated and chanted at the Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland in the early 80Õs. During this time\, she also sat with Baba Hari Das at Mt. Madonna. He gave her the name ÒAmitaÓ meaning Òinfinite lightÓ. \nAmita has worked as a seer and spiritual mentor\, focusing on healing the thoughts\, emotions and past experiences that keep us from knowing the natural state where true grounding and support begin. Her background is in the non-dual teachings of Advaita and Kashmir Saivism as well as Shamanism and the teachings of Rumi and the poet saints of Turkey and the Middle East. \nAmita is a spiritual teacher\, seer\, and healer. Her talks\, meditations & intensives are centered around Òdirect experienceÓ of who you are: the original True Nature of the Universe. \nSatsang: AmitaÕs events focus on direct experience of True Nature. She invites you to rest in inner stability and silence\, deepening your experience of spiritual nourishment as the world continues to turn. You become the still point of the turning-world. \nAmita holds a direct transmission to the Awakened State. Her core teaching is that you are already whole and complete. She asks you to let go of the false and fixed ideas that you use to identify yourself\, and through that letting go experience the Truth of your Being. \nAmitaÕs website: amitatestsite1.weebly.com/ \nYouTube \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/amita-your-true-nature-in-person-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170828Z CREATED:20260106T170826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170828Z UID:10000995-1735689600-1735689600@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ Embodiment Lab Ð Experiments in Embodying Presence DESCRIPTION: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! \nJoin 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. \nWe 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 body’s signals to return to sensate presence. \nTOGETHER ON OUR CALL WE WILL: \n\nExplore states of inner coherence in our own experience.\nEngage simple yet profound somatic and energetic practices.\nExperience the healing power of inner and group coherence.\nHave space to share\, ask questions and learn from within and together.\nLearn about ways to deepen our access to embodied presence.\n\nAll levels of experience are welcome. \nWatch Ishita share on why she views embodiment as the quickest doorway to the divine: \n \n  \nBIO \nIshita 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. \nGrowing 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. \nIshita 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. \nIshitaÕs 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. \nCare 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! \ncometocenter.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $40 \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/ishita-sharma-embodiment-lab-d-experiments-in-embodying-presence-6/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR