April 2025
Izzy Cloke ~ This Boundless Freedom
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
Izzy Cloke is a non-dual teacher from the UK, visiting the U.S. for the first time. She points to the natural freedom that is already everything.
"This Boundless Freedom points to the natural reality that is all there is. There is no such thing as separation. All there is, is what appears to be happening. Freedom never went anywhere. It was always just this."........
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October 2025
Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Fri, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm ~ Sat, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm ~ Sun, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply This meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already "what is"........
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Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
These meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already "what is". This obvious simplicity is overlooked by a personal sense of separation that "what is" is missing something, and a conviction that something needs to happen. This sense of a personal reality can be recognized as a need for more experience or knowledge. The hope is that enough of the right experience or knowledge will lead to fulfillment or endless happiness. In the meetings this sense of a personal reality and the need for becoming as necessary is exposed as unnecessary and illusory. In his early twenties, Jim experienced an awakening that completely upended his search within the realm of what could be known. Not understanding what had happened, he turned to those who claimed to know: spiritual teachers and gurus. But it didn't work. The practices and explanations didn't resonate. Then he encountered a radical message: one that stated, without compromise, that there is no one. Upon truly hearing this, the dream and the dreamer dissolved. Never having happened.
And yet, all of this being said: there is no path to what is.
* You can join one date or the full Series: * Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm * Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm * Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm *
Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Fri, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm ~ Sat, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm ~ Sun, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply This meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already "what is"........
LEARN MORE HERE
Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Fri, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm ~ Sat, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm ~ Sun, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply This meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already "what is"........
LEARN MORE HERE
December 2025
Pamela Wilson ~ Solstice Satsang ~ In-Person
Solstice Satsang, a gathering to warm the Heart. Join Pamela and your fellow sages to celebrate clarity and compassion.
Pamela 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 one’s identity relax. Featured in the book Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue, so please bring your questions!
More about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com
We'll have a short holiday get together after the satsang, to 6pm. Feel free to bring something to share if you wish.
Suggested donation: $15 to $30
No one turned away for lack of funds.
PARKING: There is some street parking in the neighborhood, free and without time limit.
For inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencirclecenter.org
If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, or have had a recent
Covid exposure or positive test, please stay home out of consideration for others.
Pamela Wilson ~ Solstice Satsang ~ In-Person
Solstice Satsang, a gathering to warm the Heart. Join Pamela and your fellow sages to celebrate clarity and compassion.
Pamela 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 one’s identity relax. Featured in the book Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue, so please bring your questions!
*** We'll have a short holiday get together after the satsang. Feel free to bring something to share if you wish.***
Find out more »February 2026
Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Bay Area Event Series
Join us for any or all in this series of In-Person events in Berkeley....
Feb. 19 & 20 (7:00pm - 8:45pm) & Feb. 21 Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm)
“Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
This retreat is an opening — a return to love, stillness, and the simple joy of saying yes to life as it is... “Satsang” means “in the company of Truth” – it describes a meeting where we gather together to uncover our True Nature...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Bay Area Event Series
Join us for any or all in this series of In-Person events in Berkeley....
Feb. 19 & 20 (7:00pm - 8:45pm) & Feb. 21 Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm)
“Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
This retreat is an opening — a return to love, stillness, and the simple joy of saying yes to life as it is... “Satsang” means “in the company of Truth” – it describes a meeting where we gather together to uncover our True Nature...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Bay Area Event Series
Join us for any or all in this series of In-Person events in Berkeley....
Feb. 19 & 20 (7:00pm - 8:45pm) & Feb. 21 Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm)
“Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
This retreat is an opening — a return to love, stillness, and the simple joy of saying yes to life as it is... “Satsang” means “in the company of Truth” – it describes a meeting where we gather together to uncover our True Nature...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Join us for any or all in this series of in-person events in Berkeley & Sebastopol * Thursday Feb. 19 - Berkeley (7:00pm - 8:45pm) * Friday Feb. 20 - Berkeley (7:00pm - 8:45pm) * Saturday Feb. 21 - Berkeley, Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm) * Sunday Feb. 22 - Sebastopol, CA - (2:00pm - 4:00pm) ***
In the midst of an overloaded mind and constant striving, it’s easy to lose touch with the quiet wisdom of the heart. “Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
For 30 years, Lisa has been a devoted student of her teacher Gangaji. With many years of guiding others, Lisa offers a rare and grounded presence, inviting everyone she meets directly into their own loving heart. Being with her in Satsang feels like coming home, you are welcome just as you are into the quiet recognition of what is already whole and free.
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