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SUMMARY:Neelam ~ How to Break the Illusion of Separation
DESCRIPTION:10 am to 12 noon (Pacific Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) Time Zone Converter \nThe sense of I arises in Presence and that itself is not a problem at all. 🙂 \nHowever the moment we believe it and identify ourselves as “it”\, as the sense of I\, we experience suffering. We are habitually used to going by the sense of separateness that arises with that identification. We are also used to relying on the mind\, in its limited way\, to describe Reality for us and tell us how we are to believe things really are. \nBy understanding what the illusion of separation is and by addressing and inquiring into the sense of I\, we can break the habit of separation. By learning to recognize strategies that are a substitute for Being Here\, we strengthen the invitation to Awakening and to Embodied Living. \nAreas of focus for this satsang: \n• Recognizing the illusion of separation and the impermanence of all experience\, and finding comfort in the Unknown.\n• Inquiring into the sense of I\, and learning to recognize strategies that stop us from Being Here \nNeelam is a direct disciple of HWL Poonja (affectionately known as Papaji)\, whose own teacher was Ramana Maharshi. Neelam’s unequivocal commitment to Truth helps us turn inward and release underlying patterns of conditioning which block the recognition of our True Nature. With the utmost tenderness\, she invites us into the same recognition of Truth that her teacher\, Papaji\, transmitted to her\, while helping us to address all aspects of daily living\, including past conditioning and trauma. \n“Awakening is a shift from identifying yourself as this body to knowing yourself as Presence. Freedom means a true independence from the past\, where our ability to Be Here and the action in the moment are not guided by our attachment to the arising past. To truly be Free we need to embody our recognition of Presence\, and that requires growing of the capacity of our nervous system to Be Here. It is in the meeting of what arises that we find true and lasting freedom.” \nwww.neelam.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25\nPLEASE REGISTER EARLY if you can. Review in advance info for joining event.\nNOTE: All event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA (more details on time conversion below) \nTo proceed to Registration\, please affirm that you have read and agree to these terms: \nclick here to READ TERMS.\nI Accept Terms \nTIME CONVERSION for your location (see link to Time Zone Converter near top of this page)\nAll event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA \n  \nMORE INFO ABOUT TIME ZONE CONVERSION\nPacific Daylight Time (PDT) March into November and Pacific Standard Time (PST) November into March\nCheck specific dates here: Clock Changes in United States \nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time)\, same as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)\, is the international basis for other time zones.\n10 am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 5 pm UTC \n10 am PST (Pacific Standard Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 6 pm UTC
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/neelam-jul-7-2019/
LOCATION:Worldwide TELE-satsang\, Meetings by phone or internet access (Audio Only)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Ajaya Sommers ~ Awaken to the Intimate Embrace of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:Within a field of unconditionally loving presence\, Ajaya facilitates a unique discovery process called Core Embodiment®\, an integrated system of embodiment practices\, principles and perceptual orientations to awaken and align with the power of your human potential. She is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Integration Teacher\, Authorized Continuum Teacher\, gifted healer\, writer and creative catalyst in the field of embodied awakening and trauma resolution for the last 26 years. All of her programs are grounded in science\, expanded through devotional practice\, and made real through direct experience. \nDue to early developmental trauma\, ancestral trauma and our cultural context at large\, there is a prevailing unconscious nervous system habit of using spirituality\, and particularly the non-dual orientations\, to hide\, bypass or otherwise disassociate from the intelligence of your core human needs and desires. It is as if your needs and desires are problems to be ashamed of; to fix or get rid of\, on your way to spiritual realization. \nThis is not a sustainable\, humane or truly integrative path. We long for the tangible felt sense of our wholeness. We long to passionately embody all that is present within our very human\, holy and messy majesty of being alive. It is time that we compassionately discover how to allow everything to be lived within the intimate embrace of the Heart. \nIn this introductory evening\, we will melt below our habit patterns of the default nervous system and connect directly with this core intelligence ─ discovering our own intimate\, ever fresh\, self-healing\, oxytocin-replenishing\, cell-renewing\, inspired embodiment practice. \nUtilizing conscious breath\, sound vibration\, subtle intrinsic movement\, embryological anatomy and provocative inquiry\, we enter into the inner alchemy that allows a dissolve of any outdated structures that may be obstructing our path. A psycho-spiritual somatic reorganization and higher order of self-regulation arises as our cells surrender into the all-pervasive holding ground of nature that is always present\, when we are seated in the Core. \nWe will re-emerge renewed\, resourced and ready to re-engage our senses such that they become thresholds where the divine\, the natural world\, our culture and the mystery of being human coalesce as the dynamic dance of Life. \n“The beauty of any true transformational path is that it will involve pattern interrupting the normal way in which you breathe\, and thus your unconscious identity\, taking you home to the innocence of your origins and the birthright of your Biological Breath – a systemic breath that unifies your body\, mind and heart. You awaken as a whole body\, mind\, and heart breathing\, reclaiming ALL that you are.”   \nwww.ajayasommers.com \nPlease arrive at least a few minutes early\nSuggested Donation: $15-$25 per person
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/ajaya-sommers-july-7-2019/
LOCATION:Chochmat HaLev\, 2215 Prince St.\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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