John Prendergast ~ Letting Go ~ Bay Area Daylong Retreat

While the essence of the awakening process is a letting go, it cannot be willed. Rather, it arises from a spontaneous upwelling of our deepest desire to be completely emptied out, opened, and freed from any internal resistance to abiding in and as our true nature as loving awareness. Through guided and silent meditation, dyadic inquiry, a talk and experiential conversations, we will explore attuning with this deepest of desires and recognizing and welcoming the inevitable resistance that arises.

John Prendergast, Ph.D is 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.

www.listeningfromsilence.com
YouTube channel

The meeting will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm and 3:00pm to 5:30pm (2 hour break for lunch).
Please bring your own lunch, or feel free to go into town to one of the restaurants or to Good Earth Natural Foods.

Pre-registration for In-Person event is required, as space is limited.
Registration for In-Person event closes at Midnight on Sept. 26th
Suggested donation: $75
(Any amount acceptable. No one turned away for lack of funds.)

REGISTRATION for IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS FULL and now CLOSED
You can email to be added to a wait list in case spaces open up.
localevents@opencirclecenter.org

Livestream registration is still open.
LIVESTREAM & Recording Access
Sliding Scale: $60 – $100

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Location:
The 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.

If you have symptoms of a viral infection, or have had a recent
Covid exposure or positive test, please stay home out of consideration for others.