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SUMMARY:Stephan Bodian ~ Working with Trauma on the Path of Awakening
DESCRIPTION:When I asked my first Zen teacher about becoming a monk\, he said\, “Monasteries are places for desperate people.” Many of us are drawn to the spiritual path because of the suffering we experience as the result of early-life trauma\, be it childhood abuse or neglect\, life-threatening experiences\, or repeated situations where our physical or emotional survival or integrity seem to be at stake. \nCompared with the ordinary range of painful life experiences\, trauma has a unique impact on the psyche and the nervous system that can complicate the awakening process and leave us feeling especially frightened\, isolated\, or unintegrated. \nIn this satsang\, we’ll explore how to relate to the effect our trauma continues to have on our lives\, in the context of awakening. Includes teachings\, guided meditation\, and dialogue. \nStephan Bodian has been sharing the direct approach to spiritual awakening for more than 40 years. A former Buddhist monk\, a licensed psychotherapist\, and a longtime student of Advaita master Jean Klein\, Stephan received Dharma transmission from Adyashanti in 2001. Since 2007 he has taught the annual months-long School for Awakening\, which will begin again\, in online form\, in January 2020. His books include Wake Up Now and Beyond Mindfulness. \nwww.stephanbodian.org \nYou can purchase a recording of this event for $10: \n  \nAfter purchase\, you’ll receive a link to a video on Vimeo.\nThe recording is not downloadable\, but can be saved for later viewing on your Vimeo account. \nPlease note this is an unedited recording of a live\, interactive Zoom meeting. Therefore it may include technical imperfections related to the quality of internet connection & equipment available to the participants.
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/stephan-bodian-jan-19-2020/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ The Sacrament of Love
DESCRIPTION:2-4 pm\, with refreshments until 5 pm \nRealization allows us to know ourselves as a force of love and the embodiment of that realization results in living love in our daily lives. Join Jeannie for an exploration of realization\, love and the joys and challenges of living that knowing. \nJeannie’s gift for inviting people to join her in resting and rooted presence evokes a deep meeting with oneself and reality. Within that\, Jeannie’s 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. Come join us! \nJeannie 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. Residing in Colorado\, she travels widely in the US\, bringing a down-to-earth embodied teaching of living as love. \nLocation: 8476 Sonoma Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA.\nPark in driveway or on Sonoma Ave. Walk down short driveway to house with carport.\nThe satsang starts with a short meditation\, then comments by the speaker\, followed by questions\, answers\, and discussion. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat. \n$20\, no one turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/jeannie-zandi-1-19-2020/
LOCATION:Sebastopol\, 8476 Sonoma Ave.\, Sebastopol\, CA
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