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:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD 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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170710Z CREATED:20260106T170710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170710Z UID:10000940-1733011200-1733011200@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. \nIn this video Ishita shares what it means that everything is a call back to coherence: \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-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170710Z CREATED:20260106T170710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170710Z UID:10000941-1733011200-1733011200@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-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170516Z CREATED:20260106T170516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170516Z UID:10000902-1733011200-1733011200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ellen Emmet ~ Venturing Into the Unlit Corners of the Now DESCRIPTION:We start at 9:00 am Pacific Time / 5:00 pm UK time / 6:00 pm Central European Time. \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants 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-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170515Z CREATED:20260106T170515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170515Z UID:10000901-1733011200-1733011200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ellen Emmet ~ Venturing Into the Unlit Corners of the Now DESCRIPTION:2-Part Retreat: Sept. 28 & 29\, 2024 \nWe start at 9:00 am Pacific Time / 5:00 pm UK time / 6:00 pm Central European Time. \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after the meeting. \nYouÕre welcome to join even if you canÕt attend all the live sessions. \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 weekend 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: $40 to $80 \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-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241001T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241001T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170635Z CREATED:20260106T170635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170635Z UID:10000931-1727740800-1727740800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Richard Miller ~ This Which We are Above All Else (In-Person Event) DESCRIPTION:This Which We are Above All Else \nThe belief that we are a separate Òme-I-selfÓ who is in control is simply that\, an illusory captivating narrative where we’re the main character in a movie constructed by our thoughts\, feelings\, actions\, and experiences. A first step toward awakening entails recognizing that the separate self has never existed and that its dissolutions isn’t a death or a loss. It’s a freeing of an illusion that we had to constantly defend and maintain. An important step in releasing this illusion entails realigning with and embodying our intrinsic Essential Essence. \nJoin Richard as he introduces you to five simple inquiries designed to offer you a glimpse of your Essential Essence\, and practical approaches for helping your mind break free of its preoccupation with the illusion of separation and control. \nRichard C. Miller\, PhD After decades of searching Richard met his spiritual mentor\, Jean Klein in 1983\, who guided him through the non-path\, non-method\, and nondual realization of Essential Nature. Founder of iRest Institute\, and a co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology\, Richard teaches nondual inquiry and the realization of Essential Nature internationally\, as well as serves as a consultant researching and teaching the meditation protocol heÕs developed\, Integrative Restoration ~ iRest\, a modern-day secular adaptation of an ancient nondual practice of self-inquiry and awakening. \nRichard’s website: shop.irest.org \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/richard-miller-this-which-we-are-above-all-else-in-person-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241001T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241001T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170403Z CREATED:20260106T170358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170403Z UID:10000879-1727740800-1727740800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Dorothy Hunt ~ Mystery and Manifestation DESCRIPTION:Although given many names\, there is an unnameable Mystery that cannot be spoken. It reveals itself most deeply in Silence. There are also the Òten thousand thingsÓÑlife in its ever-changing manifestations. When we experience that both Mystery and manifestations arise from the same source\, we are invited to the freedom\, depth\, and aliveness that come from not dividing essence from what is here now. We are invited into the intimate and ever-present mystery that is illuminating our every experience\, loving its own expressions\, giving worth and beauty to the wholeness of Being\, including our uniquely human and precious place within it. \nPlease join Open Circle and Dorothy Hunt for this 2-hour satsang exploring Mystery and manifestation through guided meditation\, silent sitting\, and dialogue. \nDorothy HuntÊcurrently 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.Ê 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. \nPresently\, Dorothy offers satsang and retreats via Zoom\, and dokusan by phone. For more information\, please visit www.dorothyhunt.org \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/dorothy-hunt-mystery-and-manifestation-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241001T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241001T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170402Z CREATED:20260106T170357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170402Z UID:10000878-1727740800-1727740800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Unmani ~ What is the Awakened State? DESCRIPTION:Beyond all states that come and go\, there is the knowing of them all. The Awareness of whatever is here. This is who you really are as Life itself\, always awake\, and always aware. This is all very well\, however\, in your human experience\, you might not always feel or acknowledge this knowing that is always awake. You might experience being caught up in your mind\, emotions or the dramas of life\, and then this Awakening is simply a beautiful and spiritual intellectual concept that is very far from your own experience. \nIf you have had some kind of awakening recognition\, you might experience a kind of flip-flopping in and out of the clear seeing of the Oneness of your true nature\, and then being again caught up in the dramas of the apparent separate ‘me’. This can be very painful as you experience the strong contrast between these two states of being. \nIn this Meeting with Unmani\, we will discuss what the Awakened State is\, and any confusions around this. We will also look at the various misconceptions about Awakening in general. We will then explore how Awakening can be lived in our human lives with all the ups and downs and challenges\, as well as the fast pace of our modern human lives. \nUnmani gives practical pointers and support on how to live in and as Awakening. Join the ‘live’ session to be able to ask questions\, and investigate your direct experience with Unmani. \nAbout Unmani \nMeeting with Unmani is meeting with yourself in the most real and alive way. Unmani is originally from the UK\, but has lived in many countries around the world. Since she was a child\, Unmani didn’t identify with being a separate individual\, but assumed there was something wrong with her\, until she came across the expression of Satsang and nonduality. Truth has always been her passion. Unmani had teachers including Osho\, Dolano\, Nathan Gill\, Tony Parsons\, Gangaji and several other amazing people who are not considered ‘teachers’. \nIn 2013 she met her husband\, the wonderful musician\, and courageous lover of life\, Robert Hanuman. In 2015 their son\, Sky\, was born. On 3rd January 2018\, Robert Hanuman died suddenly from a heart attack while they were in India. Robert Hanuman’s presence deeply influenced Unmani’s teaching\, and in the time they were together it evolved into a more human expression of the courage to live the paradox of the Absolute\, living as this human. Robert put Unmani’s words to his beautiful classical guitar music and Unmani still plays his songs at her meetings. \nUnmani has been holding meetings and retreats all over the world for since 2003\, and in this time people have been deeply touched by her work: She meets each person exactly where they are at\, and in whatever they need at the time\, while at the same time holding them in the truth of who they really are beyond it all. This combination\, and paradox\, of the personal and impersonal\, brings so much depth\, openness and healing to people’s lives. They wake up to who they really are\, and discover how this is lived and integrated into their daily lives. \nUnmani has written 3 books ‘I am Life itself’\, ‘Die to Love’ and ‘The Courage to Come Alive’. Unmani holds regular meetings and retreats several times a year as well as monthly webinars on different themes. \nFor more information about Unmani’s work go to: www.die-to-love.com \nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmani \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/unmani \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmani_hyde/ \nRobert Hanuman’s music can be downloaded on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/robert-hanuman/1329878840?l=en \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/unmani-what-is-the-awakened-state-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240902T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240902T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170004Z CREATED:20260106T170004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170004Z UID:10000832-1725235200-1725235200@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Christiane Prendergast ~ Exploration in Stillness ~ In-Person Local Event DESCRIPTION:With gentle movements\, we allow the body to be felt as it presents itself\, moment to moment. Whether there is constriction or heaviness\, we unconditionally welcome it through space-feeling\, sensing\, as well as with an occasional simple inquiry. With this approach\, we experience that there is nothing to do\, to change or to achieve. Open Presence allows these movements to free themselves and to be newly sensed at any moment. In this way\, we effortlessly become one with welcoming that is our home ground. \nWe start with a short meditation. At the end of the session there will be a time for sharing and questions. \nPlease bring a blanket or a mat. \nBio: Originally from France\, Christiane was a student of the late European Advaita master Jean Klein for over 20 years. Although rooted in Advaita\, Jean incorporated a form of subtle-body yoga from Kashmir Shaivism. It is this approach that he taught to Christiane. \nSuggested Donation: $15- $25\, no one turned away. \nNo pre-registration. Pay at door when you arrive. \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/christiane-prendergast-exploration-in-stillness-in-person-local-event-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170753Z CREATED:20260106T170753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170753Z UID:10000977-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere\, MFT ~ EMBODIED LOVE: Exploring Awakened Relating DESCRIPTION:Relationships\, especially close intimate ones\, can be our greatest challenge when it comes to embodied awakening. They seem to get particularly challenging during the holiday season when we are more in touch with family members. Awakened relating offers a way to be with our relationship triggers in a way that can both heal our deeper relational wounding and allow us to stay connected with others when it is triggered. \nYou are welcome to bring whatever issues you are struggling with\, in relationship with others\, or yourself. Together\, we will explore how to meet the issues in the loving presence of our being\, while also meeting and understanding our projections and reactivity. Lynn Marie brings extensive skills and experience with awakened relating on somatic\, emotional\, and spiritual levels. \nYou are encouraged to attend this event live so you can benefit from working directly with Lynn Marie\, and you are welcome to attend by recording. \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 and 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 trauma and into connection with their true nature. Lynn Marie is the author of Awakened Relating: A Guide to Embodying More Love in Relationships. \nwww.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-embodied-love-exploring-awakened-relating-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170753Z CREATED:20260106T170753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170753Z UID:10000978-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Giving & Receiving DESCRIPTION:Join Jeannie to explore the generosity of giving and the humility of receiving. \nJeannieÕs gift for inviting people to join her in resting and rooted presence evokes a deep meeting with oneself and reality. Within that\, JeannieÕs humor and iconoclasm serve to bring people into an understanding that is beyond the intellectual. Through silent and guided meditation\, spontaneous talks and exchange with participants\, Jeannie will host a space of clarity and warmth where the richness of relating can be explored safely and your innermost questions met fully. \nJeannie Zandi is the director of Living as Love\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to seeding a culture of the Heart on the planet\, inspiring\, teaching and supporting people to live from their essence as Love. A year before the birth of her daughter\, Jeannie was plunged into a dark night of the soul that culminated in a radical shift of consciousness. She is known for her fearless clarity\, tender mercy toward humanness\, and a juicy\, poetic and often humorous style that draws from Advaita Vedanta\, Sufism\, Christian mysticism and the ongoing revelation of fully engaged living. \nwww.jeanniezandi.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/jeannie-zandi-giving-receiving-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170753Z CREATED:20260106T170753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170753Z UID:10000979-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Susanne Marie ~ The Light Inside the Dark: In Honor of Solstice DESCRIPTION:In honor of Solstice we will meet in the unmoving stillness\, resting with equanimity\, holding what we encounter within with kindness and allowance. By entering darkness\, we are invited to know ourselves more intimately\, surrendering to that which does not push away what we contain. By making peace with what is denied and feels uncomfortable\, we open to the power of yielding to the wisdom of inner reconciliation. Solstice in Latin translates to: the standing still of the Sun. Together we will stand still\, rest and gather nurturance within our beingness\, opening in allowance to what is\, which initiates what can become. Only by meeting ourselves with allowance\, do we evolve beyond resistance. Solstice is an ideal day to rest\, heal\, and prepare for the longer days ahead. \nAbout Susanne Marie \nFeatured 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  \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/susanne-marie-the-light-inside-the-dark-in-honor-of-solstice-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170729Z CREATED:20260106T170729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170729Z UID:10000956-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ishtar ~ Flowing Wholeness - Melting into the Heart of Life DESCRIPTION:When the mind settles into Silence\, the heart opens to the great mystery hidden everywhere in plain sight. The formless takes the form of Love\, melting the barrier between self and world\, reconnecting us to primordial Wholeness. This Wholeness is like a song that is already playing within. Every moment of life- sublime or awful- can be experienced as a flowing wholeness. \nWeÕll walk into a few powerful ways of melting into wholeness: effortless mantra practice\, heart-engaging appreciation\, tuning directly into Silence\, and opening to the flow of Shakti. These are all different words for the singular practice of letting Presence move through us like a song. This is the way of praying until we become the prayer. Woven into shared practice will be time for questions\, answers\, and conversation. \nIshtar is a meditation teacher\, monk\, gardener\, and head teacher of the School for Awakened Living. At age 13\, he experienced an NDE\, and fell into a Samadhi. The desire to return to Samadhi propelled him on a spiritual path. His first teacher was a shaman\, who taught primarily through the magic of Presence. A meditation practice known as the IshayasÕ Ascension brought him to an Ashram at age 18 in the early 2000Õs. Since then\, he has worked as a guide\, teaching effortless meditation\, and helping people relax into Wholeness. \nFor those wanting to learn more about IshtarÕs work\, his interviews can be found on Buddha at the Gas Pump\, Conscious TV\, Guru Viking\, and Next Level Soul. \nHis websites are: www.ascension-meditation.com and www.awakenedlightastrology.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $30 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at Midnight on Nov. 30 (the night before event) \nPre-registration is encouraged\, but you can also just show up & pay at door. Come & join us! \nREGISTER for IN-PERSON Attendance \nOR \nREGISTER for LIVESTREAM &/or Recording Access \nIf you register for Recording access by event date\, link to access it will be sent to you within a week. \nIf you register for Recording access AFTER event date\, please forward your confirmation email to web@opencircle.net to notify us that you registered after event date. \n  \nPARKING: There is some street parking in the neighborhood\, free and without time limit. \nFor inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencircle.net \nIf you have symptoms of a respiratory infection\, or have had a recent \nCovid exposure or positive test\, please stay home out of consideration for others. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/ishtar-flowing-wholeness-melting-into-the-heart-of-life/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170627Z CREATED:20260106T170627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170627Z UID:10000930-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Amoda Maa ~ Unveiling the Self to Reveal the Freedom of Being DESCRIPTION:Amoda Maa offers a profound invitation to all those who wish to embody the truth of awakened consciousness in the midst of everyday life. Her meetings include silent or guided meditation\, discourse\, and an opportunity to ask questions from the innermost. Speaking with clarity and grace\, she invites an open-hearted honesty to the exploration of what it means to recognize and live from our essential nature as Being-ness. \nAmodaÕs teachings are free from any ideology and are not affiliated with any lineage or tradition\, and yet the luminous truth is the same nondual understanding at the core of many spiritual traditions. Arising from her own direct experience and expressed in a contemporary language\, these teachings are relevant and accessible to all people from all backgrounds and cultures. \nSince 2016\, she has been living in the US\, and today her teachings are followed by a growing global community who attend her online programs as well as in person retreats in the USA and Europe. She has been a speaker and guest teacher at a variety of conferences\, featured in several magazines\, interviewed for numerous broadcasts and podcasts\, and is the author of several books including Embodied Enlightenment and Falling Open in a World Falling Apart. She is the founder and spiritual director of the Amoda Maa Foundation\, and her life and work are dedicated to supporting an Òinner transformation of consciousnessÓ and envisioning a new world of peace and enlightened living. \nwww.amodamaa.com \n– \n \n  \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/amoda-maa-unveiling-the-self-to-reveal-the-freedom-of-being/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170626Z CREATED:20260106T170626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170626Z UID:10000929-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:John Prendergast ~ ÒHow Do You Unenlighten Yourself?Ó ~ Bay Area Daylong Retreat DESCRIPTION:Our true nature is inherently open\, wakeful\, and loving; however\, it is veiled by our conscious and subconscious identification with conditioning. In this daylong gathering\, we will pointedly explore how our core limiting beliefs and their corresponding subtle somatic contractions sustain the sense of being a separate self. The day will include guided and silent meditation\, meditative inquiry\, a talk\, and experiential conversations. \nJohn Prendergast\, Ph.DÊis a spiritual teacher\, retired psychotherapist\, and retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at CIIS\, well known for his pioneering work in integrating non-dual wisdom and psychotherapy. He studied with the European sage Jean Klein for many years\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who gave him dharma transmission in 2023. He is the author of The Deep Heart (2019)\, In Touch (2015)\, and a new book\, Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality (March\, 2025) from Sounds True. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nYouTube channel \nThe meeting will be from 10:00am to Noon and 2:00pm to 4:30pm\, with a break for lunch. \nPlease bring your own lunch\, or feel free to go into town to one of the restaurants or to Good Earth Natural Foods. \nPre-registration required\, as space is limited. \nRegistration closes at 5 pm on Sept. 20th \nSuggested donation: $75 \n(Any amount acceptable. No one turned away for lack of funds.) \nPRE-REGISTER HERE & PAY AT DOOR WHEN YOU ARRIVE. \n(Cash or Check only) \nThis event is Co-sponsored by Open Circle & the Schwartz Family Trust. \nAll proceeds\, above covering event costs\, will go to the \nSchwartz Family Trust to support Rob SchwartzÕs vision of retaining \nhis house and property to be available as an Open Circle retreat facility. \nEvent donations will go directly to the Schwartz Family Trust\, rather than to Open Circle. \nIf you want to make larger donations for this project\, you can do so at the event\, or contact us \nfor more information on how to make larger donations (or loans\, or otherwise support this project). \nREGISTER \nFor inquiries contact LocalEvents@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 respiritory infection\, or have had a recent \nCovid exposure or positive test\, please stay home out of consideration for others. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/john-prendergast-ohow-do-you-unenlighten-yourselfo-bay-area-daylong-retreat-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170625Z CREATED:20260106T170625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170625Z UID:10000928-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:John Prendergast\, Lisa Ferguson & Jared Michaels ~ Engaged Nonduality ~ InPerson Daylong DESCRIPTION:Engaged Nonduality: Attending to Our World in Crisis \nwith John Prendergast\, Lisa Ferguson and Jared Michaels \nThis daylong event isÊan opportunity to turn toward our world in crisis from an awakened heart. Whatever is touching your heart is welcomed\, including climate and ecosystem breakdown\, war and conflict\, injustice and polarization. How is Being moving through us in response? We will explore through meditation\, dyadic inquiry\, and group interaction what it means to open to our awakened nature\, while also being moved by our deepest knowing to respond to our world in crisis. \nBios \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.Êis the author ofÊThe Deep Heart: Our Portal to PresenceÊ(2019 ) andÊIn Touch: How to Tune In to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust YourselfÊ(2015) and is working on a new book entitledÊYour Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied SpiritualityÊ(March 2025). He is a retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies as well as a retired psychotherapist. He studied with the European sage Jean Klein for many years as well as with Adyashanti who gave dharma transmission to John in August\, 2023. John and his wife Christiane offer residential retreats in the United States and Europe. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nYouTube channel \nLisa Ferguson\, Ph.D.Êis the founder of Climate Compassion\, and has focused on supporting planetary wellbeing as a healing arts practitioner\, climate justice activist\, organizer and contemplative.Ê She offers psychospiritual support to activists through one-one sessions and small groups\, weaving together a focus on awakening\, healing and wise action. \nwww.climatecompassion.org \nJared MichaelsÊis a psychotherapist in private practice in Berkeley\, a Zen priest in the San Francisco Zen Center lineage\, and a longtime student of John Prendergast. For decades\, he asked what he could offer humanity that would make a difference. His answer has been consistent for years: To invite us to walk a path of personal and systemic transformation. \nJaredMichaels.com \nSuggested Donation: $75 per person \n(any amount acceptable\, no one turned away for lack of funds) \nREGISTER \nPre-registration is recommended\, through you can pay at door if not pre-registered. \nLunch Break: There are places close by to go out for lunch\, or you may bring your own lunch\, though there is no refrigerator access. \nNOTE: The venue is a kosher-style facility\, so no pork or shellfish\, and no meat mixed with dairy on premises. \nPARKING: There is some limited street parking in the neighborhood\, free and without time limit on weekends. There is also parking a few blocks away at the east parking lot of the Ashby Bart station: www.bart.gov/stations/ashb/map \nYou may also find paid parking just a few blocks away at Alta Bates Parking Garage: Enter on Colby between Ashby and Webster St. \nNearby parking may fill up quickly. Plan accordingly. URL:https://opencircle.net/event/john-prendergast-lisa-ferguson-jared-michaels-engaged-nonduality-inperson-daylong-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T170436Z CREATED:20260106T170436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T170436Z UID:10000888-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Ishtar ~ Melting into Wholeness: Re-enchanting the Cosmos DESCRIPTION:When the mind settles into Silence\, the heart opens to the great mystery hidden everywhere in plain sight. The formless takes the form of Love\, melting the barrier between self and world\, reconnecting us to primordial Wholeness. This Wholeness is like a song that is already playing within. Every moment of life _ sublime or awful _ can be experienced as a flowing wholeness. Opening to this already present wholeness is the re-enchantment of the cosmos. \nIn the class\, weÕll practice a few simple but powerful ways of melting into wholeness: effortless mantra practice\, appreciation\, gratitude\, and opening directly to the flow of Shakti. \nIn addition to short talks and group practice\, there will be plenty of time for questions and answers. \nIshtar poetically speaks about discovering the Bliss-Filled Fullness we never need to chase\, as it’s always already trying to flood our lives. He shares how effortless mantra practice can help connect with SourceÑwith the Silence that’s always here: \n.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}.tg td{border:none; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg th{border:none;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;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\nAbout Ishtar \nIshtar is a meditation teacher\, monk\, gardener\, and head teacher of the School for Awakened Living. At age 13\, he experienced a near-death experience\, and fell into a Samadhi. The desire to return to Samadhi propelled him on a spiritual path\, bringing him to an Ashram at age 18\, in the early 2000Õs. Since then\, he has worked as a guide\, teaching effortless meditation\, and helping people relax into Wholeness. \nFor those wanting to learn more about IshtarÕs work\, his interviews can be watched on shows such as Buddha at the Gas Pump\, Conscious TV\, and Next Level Soul. \nFor more about Ishtar: www.ascension-meditation.com and \nwww.awakenedlightastrology.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/ishtar-melting-into-wholeness-re-enchanting-the-cosmos/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T165927Z CREATED:20260106T165927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T165927Z UID:10000827-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ WomenÕs Sensual Satsang (for Women Only) DESCRIPTION:If traditional non dual Satsang is about waking up out of our bodies to our true transcendent nature Òto know we are not this thought\, not this feeling\, etc.Ó\, then Sensual Satsang is about ÔincendingÕ back into the body\, into the senses\, Ð or more accurately Ð the body ÔincendingÕ back into our spacious\, silent nature until body and silence melt together as one. \nDuring this WomenÕs Sensual Satsang\, we first anchor ourselves as silence and then through guided practice\, we awaken our senses. Along the way\, we may bump into parts of ourselves that are disconnected and numb. With tenderness and patience Ð going only as fast as the slowest part Ð we invite these parts and the rest of the body to melt into the vast silence\, until there is no gap between the two\, no divide. \nSilence & Sensuality are very close to my heart. Hope to see you in Sensual Satsang! \nAbout Marlies: \nMarlies Myoku Cocheret brings a potent invitation into the deep silence that we are. She gathers women together to celebrate their sovereignty and the sensual\, silent essence within their bodies. SheÕs been leading women on journeys of intimate connection with themselves and the feminine Divine for 25+ years and has been offering satsang and retreat since 2000 when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She lives in Tennessee and works internationally as a spiritual teacher\, psychologist\, Hakomi therapist\, and tantric educator. \nÒMarlies is a master at offering practices that help us embody and connect to ourselves. I felt seen and met by her. Her work is deeply still and yet so enlivening. What a gift!Ó ~ B.E. \nwww.marliescocheret.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/marlies-myoku-cocheret-womenos-sensual-satsang-for-women-only-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T000000 DTSTAMP:20260106T165911Z CREATED:20260106T165911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T165911Z UID:10000826-1725148800-1725148800@opencircle.net SUMMARY:Stephan Bodian ~ Wake Up Now: A 2-Day Journey Through the Stages of Awakening DESCRIPTION:April 13 & 14\, 2024 \n9:00 am Ð 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time \nTime Zone Converter \nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions. \nAwakenings come in many shapes and sizes and are as diverse as the people who experience them. Yet they tend to follow a similar trajectory\, from the initial recognition that youÕre not who you thought you were to the full realization of your nondual spiritual nature beyond the mind. Along the way\, you may have a range of different experiences and insights that offer motivation and inspiration and deepen and expand your understanding. \nIn this weekend mini-retreat\, weÕll explore the journey of awakening through teachings\, guided meditations\, self-inquiry\, dialogue\, discussion\, and ample time to rest in the silence and stillness of Being. In the process youÕll discover that awakening is not a noun\, but a verb\, not a state but an endless unfolding into the Mystery of what is. \nStephan Bodian is a teacher in the nondual wisdom tradition of Zen\, Dzogchen\, and Advaita Vedanta. He’s been offering the School for Awakening\, an annual multi-month intensive program in spiritual unfolding and awakened living\, since 2007. As a licensed psychotherapist\, he brings a deep understanding of the impact of trauma and early conditioning on the process of spiritual realization and offers individual counseling and mentoring in psychospiritual integration. Stephan studied for many years with Advaita master Jean Klein and received Dharma transmission from Adyashanti in 2001. His books include Wake Up Now and Beyond Mindfulness. For more information\, visit : www.stephanbodian.org \nSliding Scale: $60 to $90 \nSome Partial Scholarships Available \nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencircle.net/event/stephan-bodian-wake-up-now-a-2-day-journey-through-the-stages-of-awakening-2/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR