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SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Love’s Homing Device: The Role of Longing in Spirituality
DESCRIPTION:Within all our longings lies the greatest longing of all: to know ourselves as whole and divine. \nBeneath the hunger for relationship\, recognition\, comfort\, certainty\, or belonging\, lies the gravitational pull of the heart toward home. It can feel like a homesickness for something we cannot name or define.  \nMany spiritual traditions have understood longing not as a problem\, but as part of the path itself. The ache of the heart can become a kind of homing device\, orienting us toward what is most essential and alive. Yet in everyday life\, we can lose touch with this living pull\, or attempt to satisfy it through things that can never fully meet it. \nIn this gathering\, we will explore the sacred role of longing and love in spiritual life. We will look at the ways longing opens us\, motivates us\, and calls us beyond the pleasures of the earthly realm toward something more sublime. We will explore the relationship between longing and devotion\, yearning and surrender\, heartbreak and opening\, and the mysterious way love itself can become a guide. \nAbout Jeannie Zandi\nJeannie Zandi is a nondual spiritual teacher and guide for embodied awakening\, inviting students to fully inhabit their human lives with presence\, clarity\, and love. Known for her fierce tenderness\, irreverent wisdom\, and unwavering presence\, she creates powerful spaces for transformation\, where truth is met in the raw\, and awakening moves beyond concept into lived reality. \nHer work bridges the mystical and the practical\, inviting students to embrace every aspect of experience—joy\, challenge\, and the mundane—as fuel for awakening. Rather than transcending life\, she calls us to root in it\, maturing into authentic expressions of love\, serving the whole with wisdom and heart. \nwww.jeanniezandi.com \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you can’t pay within the sliding scale\, just contact us to let us know what you can contribute.\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/jeannie-zandi-july-12-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260701T170231Z
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SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Love’s Homing Device: The Role of Longing in Spirituality
DESCRIPTION:Within all our longings lies the greatest longing of all: to know ourselves as whole and divine. \nBeneath the hunger for relationship\, recognition\, comfort\, certainty\, or belonging\, lies the gravitational pull of the heart toward home. It can feel like a homesickness for something we cannot name or define. \nMany spiritual traditions have understood longing not as a problem\, but as part of the path itself. The ache of the heart can become a kind of homing device\, orienting us toward what is most essential and alive. Yet in everyday life\, we can lose touch with this living pull\, or attempt to satisfy it through things that can never fully meet it. \nIn this gathering\, we will explore the sacred role of longing and love in spiritual life. We will look at the ways longing opens us\, motivates us\, and calls us beyond the pleasures of the earthly realm toward something more sublime. We will explore the relationship between longing and devotion\, yearning and surrender\, heartbreak and opening\, and the mysterious way love itself can become a guide. \nAbout Jeannie Zandi\nJeannie Zandi is a nondual spiritual teacher and guide for embodied awakening\, inviting students to fully inhabit their human lives with presence\, clarity\, and love. Known for her fierce tenderness\, irreverent wisdom\, and unwavering presence\, she creates powerful spaces for transformation\, where truth is met in the raw\, and awakening moves beyond concept into lived reality. \nHer work bridges the mystical and the practical\, inviting students to embrace every aspect of experience—joy\, challenge\, and the mundane—as fuel for awakening. Rather than transcending life\, she calls us to root in it\, maturing into authentic expressions of love\, serving the whole with wisdom and heart. \nwww.jeanniezandi.com \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you can’t pay within the sliding scale\, just contact us to let us know what you can contribute.\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/jeannie-zandi-july-12-2026-2/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260713T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260713T083000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T212454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T212454Z
UID:36177-1783929600-1783931400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance)
DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nand Wednesdays: 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-monday-2026-q3/2026-07-13/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T093000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T212042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T212042Z
UID:36172-1784106000-1784107800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance)
DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nWednesdays : 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-wednesday-2026-q3/2026-07-15/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T220047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T220743Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Russell ~ Enjoying Meditation: Having It Be a Delight Rather than a Chore (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Peter Russell will share insights and practices from his new book\, How to Meditate Without Even Trying — a book that challenges conventional assumptions about meditation and offers a refreshingly simple approach: the less you try\, the easier meditation becomes. \nFor many beginners\, meditation can feel like an uphill battle — a never-ending struggle to quiet the thinking mind and focus the attention. It’s easy to walk away discouraged\, convinced that meditation demands more effort and discipline than you can muster. \nIn Peter’s approach\, we don’t need to control the mind or try to remain present. Instead he offers practices and insights that allow the mind to settle down naturally. Meditation then becomes not only easier and more effective\, but also more enjoyable. \nAlong the way\, Peter will explore egoic-thinking and how to let it go; the nature of the Self; how our inner knowing can help deepen our meditation and savor the ever-present inner stillness of our own Being.  \nThis time will also be an opportunity to discuss with Peter his work on consciousness and the nature of spiritual awakening. \nPeter Russell coined the term “global brain” with his 1980’s bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have on humanity. He is the author of twelve other books\, including From Science to God\, Letting Go of Nothing\, Forgiving Humanity and most recently How to Meditate Without Even Trying. \nHis mission is to distill the essence of the world’s wisdom traditions\, and disseminate it in ways that are appropriate for the current times.\nPeter’s website: www.peterrussell.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $30 each evening\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nNo pre-registration\n** Just show up & pay at the door **\nNorthbrae Community Church\, 941 The Alameda\, Berkeley\, CA\n(in the Parlor on 1st floor) \nPARKING: There is street parking in the neighborhood\, free and without time limit. \nFor inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/peter-russell-jul-19-2026/
LOCATION:Northbrae Community Church\, 941 The Alameda\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,SF Bay Area In-Person Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260701T212748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T212748Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Russell ~ Enjoying Meditation: Having It Be a Delight Rather than a Chore (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Peter Russell will share insights and practices from his new book\, How to Meditate Without Even Trying — a book that challenges conventional assumptions about meditation and offers a refreshingly simple approach: the less you try\, the easier meditation becomes. \nFor many beginners\, meditation can feel like an uphill battle — a never-ending struggle to quiet the thinking mind and focus the attention. It’s easy to walk away discouraged\, convinced that meditation demands more effort and discipline than you can muster. \nIn Peter’s approach\, we don’t need to control the mind or try to remain present. Instead he offers practices and insights that allow the mind to settle down naturally. Meditation then becomes not only easier and more effective\, but also more enjoyable. \nAlong the way\, Peter will explore egoic-thinking and how to let it go; the nature of the Self; how our inner knowing can help deepen our meditation and savor the ever-present inner stillness of our own Being. \nThis time will also be an opportunity to discuss with Peter his work on consciousness and the nature of spiritual awakening. \nPeter Russell coined the term “global brain” with his 1980’s bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have on humanity. He is the author of twelve other books\, including From Science to God\, Letting Go of Nothing\, Forgiving Humanity and most recently How to Meditate Without Even Trying. \nHis mission is to distill the essence of the world’s wisdom traditions\, and disseminate it in ways that are appropriate for the current times.\nPeter’s website: www.peterrussell.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $30 each evening\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nNo pre-registration\n** Just show up & pay at the door **\nNorthbrae Community Church\, 941 The Alameda\, Berkeley\, CA\n(in the Parlor on 1st floor) \nPARKING: There is street parking in the neighborhood\, free and without time limit. \nFor inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/peter-russell-jul-19-2026-2/
LOCATION:Northbrae Community Church\, 941 The Alameda\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T083000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T212454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T212454Z
UID:36178-1784534400-1784536200@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance)
DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nand Wednesdays: 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-monday-2026-q3/2026-07-20/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T093000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T212042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T212042Z
UID:36173-1784710800-1784712600@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance)
DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nWednesdays : 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-wednesday-2026-q3/2026-07-22/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T110000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T041925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T234348Z
UID:36098-1785056400-1785063600@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lisa Schumacher ~ Life is the Teacher
DESCRIPTION:Self-discovery is the direct realization that who you are is already free and perfect; it cannot be held in the mind or in experience because you are not an object. You are the living truth in form. Your life is showing you directly. \nAgain and again\, the mind gives rise to a new identity — a better me\, a worse me\, a self striving for survival\, approval\, or control. through these movements of everyday life\, we are invited to see what comes and goes\, and what has never moved at all. \nThe way this unfolds is deeply unique for each of us\, and life itself offers the perfect teaching – if you are paying attention. \nThis meeting with Lisa is an invitation to embrace life – yourself – as you are now; not as an obstacle to awakening\, but as the doorway itself. Through honest self-inquiry\, there is the possibility of recognizing that there is no need to reject parts of yourself to realize the inherent wholeness that is your True Self\, right now. \n\nWatch Lisa share on True Meaning of Self Discovery: \n\n\n  \nAbout Lisa Schumacher \nFor 30 years\, Lisa has been a devoted student of her beloved teacher Gangaji—who\, in 2005\, invited her to begin sharing Satsang. Lisa now stands as a devoted teacher in the respected lineage of Ramana Maharshi\, Papaji\, and Gangaj —honoring a tradition rooted in direct self-inquiry\, stillness\, and the intimate discovery of truth of who you are. 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. \nLisa’s website: satsangwithlisa.org \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40\nHowever\, no one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you can’t pay within the sliding scale\, contact us to let us know what you can contribute.\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/lisa-schumacher-july-26-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T083000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T212454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T212454Z
UID:36179-1785139200-1785141000@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance)
DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nand Wednesdays: 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-monday-2026-q3/2026-07-27/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/conscious-design-VsI_74zRzAo-unsplash-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T123000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T192254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T162010Z
UID:36113-1785150000-1785155400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Eva Müller ~ The Next Level of Your Evolution - A Deep Journey into Healing & Awakening ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:July 27\, 28 & 29\, 2026\n11:00 am – 12:30 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nAre you ready to raise your vibration and consciousness\, let go of what no longer serves you\, and reconnect with your highest Truth and deepest potential in this life — becoming who you truly are in your True Nature? \nDuring this 3-day online event\, powerful spiritual energies will support you through a deep process of awakening\, healing\, and transformation. This journey often begins even before the event starts\, gently building in the days leading up to it\, deepening throughout the three days together\, and continuing to unfold for days and weeks afterward. \nEach day\, we will come together for a powerful energy healing session that includes a talk\, guided healing and energy transmission\, followed by a live Q&A. \nIf you feel called to step into the next stage of your personal evolution\, I would truly love for you to join us. Whether you are just beginning your journey or already walking a spiritual path\, this experience is here to support you exactly where you are. \nI can’t wait to share this space with you. \nEva is a renowned spiritual teacher and energy healer who has worked with thousands of people from all over the world. Through her own profound spiritual awakening—moving through multiple levels of consciousness\, such as Unity Consciousness and Brahman (the Absolute)\, and healing her human system—she has embodied the wisdom she now shares. \nEva Müller’s websites: www.em-healing.com & www.nextelevations.com\nEva offers a special code for a free month of Next Elevations to the Open Circle community: FreeMonthOpenCircle \nIn this video Eva shares about the role of karma\, trauma\, and ancestral influences in healing: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $60 to $120\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/eva-muller-retreat-jul-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260728T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260728T123000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T192520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T192520Z
UID:36119-1785236400-1785241800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Eva Müller ~ The Next Level of Your Evolution - A Deep Journey into Healing & Awakening ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:July 27\, 28 & 29\, 2026\n11:00 am – 12:30 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nAre you ready to raise your vibration and consciousness\, let go of what no longer serves you\, and reconnect with your highest Truth and deepest potential in this life — becoming who you truly are in your True Nature? \nDuring this 3-day online event\, powerful spiritual energies will support you through a deep process of awakening\, healing\, and transformation. This journey often begins even before the event starts\, gently building in the days leading up to it\, deepening throughout the three days together\, and continuing to unfold for days and weeks afterward. \nEach day\, we will come together for a powerful energy healing session that includes a talk\, guided healing and energy transmission\, followed by a live Q&A. \nIf you feel called to step into the next stage of your personal evolution\, I would truly love for you to join us. Whether you are just beginning your journey or already walking a spiritual path\, this experience is here to support you exactly where you are. \nI can’t wait to share this space with you. \nEva is a renowned spiritual teacher and energy healer who has worked with thousands of people from all over the world. Through her own profound spiritual awakening—moving through multiple levels of consciousness\, such as Unity Consciousness and Brahman (the Absolute)\, and healing her human system—she has embodied the wisdom she now shares. \nEva Müller’s websites: www.em-healing.com & www.nextelevations.com  \n  \nIn this video Eva shares about the role of karma\, trauma\, and ancestral influences in healing: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $60 to $120\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/eva-muller-retreat-jul-2026-2/2026-07-28/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T093000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T212042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T212042Z
UID:36174-1785315600-1785317400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance)
DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nWednesdays : 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others. There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. Let’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, there will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be seated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You are welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to register only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-wednesday-2026-q3/2026-07-29/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T123000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T192520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T192520Z
UID:36121-1785322800-1785328200@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Eva Müller ~ The Next Level of Your Evolution - A Deep Journey into Healing & Awakening ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:July 27\, 28 & 29\, 2026\n11:00 am – 12:30 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nAre you ready to raise your vibration and consciousness\, let go of what no longer serves you\, and reconnect with your highest Truth and deepest potential in this life — becoming who you truly are in your True Nature? \nDuring this 3-day online event\, powerful spiritual energies will support you through a deep process of awakening\, healing\, and transformation. This journey often begins even before the event starts\, gently building in the days leading up to it\, deepening throughout the three days together\, and continuing to unfold for days and weeks afterward. \nEach day\, we will come together for a powerful energy healing session that includes a talk\, guided healing and energy transmission\, followed by a live Q&A. \nIf you feel called to step into the next stage of your personal evolution\, I would truly love for you to join us. Whether you are just beginning your journey or already walking a spiritual path\, this experience is here to support you exactly where you are. \nI can’t wait to share this space with you. \nEva is a renowned spiritual teacher and energy healer who has worked with thousands of people from all over the world. Through her own profound spiritual awakening—moving through multiple levels of consciousness\, such as Unity Consciousness and Brahman (the Absolute)\, and healing her human system—she has embodied the wisdom she now shares. \nEva Müller’s websites: www.em-healing.com & www.nextelevations.com  \n  \nIn this video Eva shares about the role of karma\, trauma\, and ancestral influences in healing: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $60 to $120\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/eva-muller-retreat-jul-2026-2/2026-07-29/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T200339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T200339Z
UID:36126-1785488400-1785499200@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere ~ The Healing Power of Embodied Presence
DESCRIPTION:3 part series July 31\, Aug 1 & 2\, 2026\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time\nTime Zone Converter\nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nHeal your human nature through embodying your true Nature. \nWe all carry wounds from living as though we are separate from the Presence of your true Nature. This has caused hurt\, insecurity\, trauma and imbalances in our mental and physical health in varying degrees for everyone. This retreat will explore how we can heal our human wounding on all levels\, and become the magnificent\, unique\, expression of embodied Presence that we each are\, free of the identities formed from our wounding. \nOur nondual Nature includes not only the essence of who we are\, a loving Presence\, but also all manifestations of our wounding and trauma in our body-mind-world. When all of who we are is met in/as our essential Nature\, we are undivided\, empowered and healed. We become embodied Presence.  \nThis retreat offers you an opportunity to:\n— Deepen your awakening to the Presence of your true Nature\n— Build more regulation and capacity in your nervous system\n— Learn how to be skillfully present with challenging experience so it can be allowed and released \nLynn Marie will offer guided meditation\, inspired dialogue\, somatic practices\, and individual therapeutic work\, as needed. Also\, an opportunity for participants to do deep inquiry with each other in breakout rooms\, time permitting.  \nLynn Marie Lumiere is a nondual and holistic psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates both the healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Lynn Marie is also the author of Awakened Relating.\nFor more information see www.lynnmarielumiere.com \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSliding Scale: $110 to $220\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/lynn-marie-retreat-jul-aug-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T200516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T200516Z
UID:36131-1785574800-1785585600@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere ~ The Healing Power of Embodied Presence
DESCRIPTION:3 part series July 31\, Aug 1 & 2\, 2026\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time\nTime Zone Converter\nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nHeal your human nature through embodying your true Nature. \nWe all carry wounds from living as though we are separate from the Presence of your true Nature. This has caused hurt\, insecurity\, trauma and imbalances in our mental and physical health in varying degrees for everyone. This retreat will explore how we can heal our human wounding on all levels\, and become the magnificent\, unique\, expression of embodied Presence that we each are\, free of the identities formed from our wounding. \nOur nondual Nature includes not only the essence of who we are\, a loving Presence\, but also all manifestations of our wounding and trauma in our body-mind-world. When all of who we are is met in/as our essential Nature\, we are undivided\, empowered and healed. We become embodied Presence.  \nThis retreat offers you an opportunity to:\n— Deepen your awakening to the Presence of your true Nature\n— Build more regulation and capacity in your nervous system\n— Learn how to be skillfully present with challenging experience so it can be allowed and released \nLynn Marie will offer guided meditation\, inspired dialogue\, somatic practices\, and individual therapeutic work\, as needed. Also\, an opportunity for participants to do deep inquiry with each other in breakout rooms\, time permitting.  \nLynn Marie Lumiere is a nondual and holistic psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates both the healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Lynn Marie is also the author of Awakened Relating.\nFor more information see www.lynnmarielumiere.com \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSliding Scale: $110 to $220\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/lynn-marie-retreat-jul-aug-2026-2/2026-08-01/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260531T200516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T200516Z
UID:36133-1785661200-1785672000@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lynn Marie Lumiere ~ The Healing Power of Embodied Presence
DESCRIPTION:3 part series July 31\, Aug 1 & 2\, 2026\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time\nTime Zone Converter\nEvent will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. \nHeal your human nature through embodying your true Nature. \nWe all carry wounds from living as though we are separate from the Presence of your true Nature. This has caused hurt\, insecurity\, trauma and imbalances in our mental and physical health in varying degrees for everyone. This retreat will explore how we can heal our human wounding on all levels\, and become the magnificent\, unique\, expression of embodied Presence that we each are\, free of the identities formed from our wounding. \nOur nondual Nature includes not only the essence of who we are\, a loving Presence\, but also all manifestations of our wounding and trauma in our body-mind-world. When all of who we are is met in/as our essential Nature\, we are undivided\, empowered and healed. We become embodied Presence.  \nThis retreat offers you an opportunity to:\n— Deepen your awakening to the Presence of your true Nature\n— Build more regulation and capacity in your nervous system\n— Learn how to be skillfully present with challenging experience so it can be allowed and released \nLynn Marie will offer guided meditation\, inspired dialogue\, somatic practices\, and individual therapeutic work\, as needed. Also\, an opportunity for participants to do deep inquiry with each other in breakout rooms\, time permitting.  \nLynn Marie Lumiere is a nondual and holistic psychotherapist\, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner\, spiritual mentor and author. She offers a rare blend of embodied spiritual wisdom with a skilled therapeutic approach that facilitates both the healing of psychological trauma/wounding and the embodiment of awakening. Lynn Marie is also the author of Awakened Relating.\nFor more information see www.lynnmarielumiere.com \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSliding Scale: $110 to $220\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/lynn-marie-retreat-jul-aug-2026-2/2026-08-02/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T113000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260703T195627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T195627Z
UID:36335-1786269600-1786275000@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ The Feminine Mystical Path - Homecoming (women only)
DESCRIPTION:The feminine and masculine paths illuminate and engage different aspects of energy\, attention and anatomy in remembering Wholeness. A man’s body and a woman’s body are designed differently\, and that has ramifications on the maturation of our mystical paths. Popular wisdom traditions are skewed by a primarily masculine lens. \nTogether we will explore what embodiment beyond awakening entails uniquely for our feminine incarnations\, learning from and honoring the female mystics who have walked before us\, while mining the gold hidden in our own unique blueprints. \nThis one is just for women\, join us to explore the fullness of your expression with a group that will invite and receive it as such. \nThis call will build on the previous one and also standalone – all women are welcome. \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. \nIshita’s 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 \nIshita speaks on how a lifelong longing for truth and coherence led her to sharing it with others: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40\nHowever\, no one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you can’t pay within the sliding scale\, contact us to let us know what you can contribute.\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/ishita-sharma-aug-9-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260818T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260708T064427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T065855Z
UID:36374-1787047200-1787054400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lisa Schumacher ~ The Choice to Love: An Inquiry into Our Non-Dual Nature ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 18\, 19 & 20\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time (PT)\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. \nWhat does it mean to surrender to love? Is it possible to do so and live in the world? These are some of the questions that arise in the desire to awaken. Love is the medicine and the essential teacher that reveals the living truth\, freeing us from the burden of unnecessary suffering. To be devoted to Love is to give yourself to yourself and be truly happy\, a beacon of light in the world.  \nDay 1: Arrival – We will take time to create a safe and sacred space – anchoring ourselves in presence and intention together as we deepen.\nDay 2: Inquiry – Together we will inquire into what it is that we believe is in the way of loving or being loved. We will discover the truth about who we are and what our essential desire is for our life.\nDay 3: Surrender – We will open to the living truth of what does not come and go – and the possibility to realize that it is your essential nature.  \nWatch Lisa share on True Meaning of Self Discovery: \n\n  \nAbout Lisa Schumacher \nFor 30 years\, Lisa has been a devoted student of her beloved teacher Gangaji—who\, in 2005\, invited her to begin sharing Satsang. Lisa now stands as a devoted teacher in the respected lineage of Ramana Maharshi\, Papaji\, and Gangaj —honoring a tradition rooted in direct self-inquiry\, stillness\, and the intimate discovery of truth of who you are. 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. \nLisa’s website: satsangwithlisa.org\n  \nSliding Scale: $75 to $150\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/lisa-schumacher-series-aug-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260708T065706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T065706Z
UID:36382-1787133600-1787140800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lisa Schumacher ~ The Choice to Love: An Inquiry into Our Non-Dual Nature ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 18\, 19 & 20\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time (PT)\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. \nWhat does it mean to surrender to love? Is it possible to do so and live in the world? These are some of the questions that arise in the desire to awaken. Love is the medicine and the essential teacher that reveals the living truth\, freeing us from the burden of unnecessary suffering. To be devoted to Love is to give yourself to yourself and be truly happy\, a beacon of light in the world.  \nDay 1: Arrival – We will take time to create a safe and sacred space – anchoring ourselves in presence and intention together as we deepen.\nDay 2: Inquiry – Together we will inquire into what it is that we believe is in the way of loving or being loved. We will discover the truth about who we are and what our essential desire is for our life.\nDay 3: Surrender – We will open to the living truth of what does not come and go – and the possibility to realize that it is your essential nature.  \nWatch Lisa share on True Meaning of Self Discovery: \n\n  \nAbout Lisa Schumacher \nFor 30 years\, Lisa has been a devoted student of her beloved teacher Gangaji—who\, in 2005\, invited her to begin sharing Satsang. Lisa now stands as a devoted teacher in the respected lineage of Ramana Maharshi\, Papaji\, and Gangaj —honoring a tradition rooted in direct self-inquiry\, stillness\, and the intimate discovery of truth of who you are. 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. \nLisa’s website: satsangwithlisa.org\n  \nSliding Scale: $75 to $150\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/lisa-schumacher-series-aug-2026-2/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260708T065706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T065706Z
UID:36384-1787220000-1787227200@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Lisa Schumacher ~ The Choice to Love: An Inquiry into Our Non-Dual Nature ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 18\, 19 & 20\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Time (PT)\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. \nWhat does it mean to surrender to love? Is it possible to do so and live in the world? These are some of the questions that arise in the desire to awaken. Love is the medicine and the essential teacher that reveals the living truth\, freeing us from the burden of unnecessary suffering. To be devoted to Love is to give yourself to yourself and be truly happy\, a beacon of light in the world.  \nDay 1: Arrival – We will take time to create a safe and sacred space – anchoring ourselves in presence and intention together as we deepen.\nDay 2: Inquiry – Together we will inquire into what it is that we believe is in the way of loving or being loved. We will discover the truth about who we are and what our essential desire is for our life.\nDay 3: Surrender – We will open to the living truth of what does not come and go – and the possibility to realize that it is your essential nature.  \nWatch Lisa share on True Meaning of Self Discovery: \n\n  \nAbout Lisa Schumacher \nFor 30 years\, Lisa has been a devoted student of her beloved teacher Gangaji—who\, in 2005\, invited her to begin sharing Satsang. Lisa now stands as a devoted teacher in the respected lineage of Ramana Maharshi\, Papaji\, and Gangaj —honoring a tradition rooted in direct self-inquiry\, stillness\, and the intimate discovery of truth of who you are. 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. \nLisa’s website: satsangwithlisa.org\n  \nSliding Scale: $75 to $150\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/lisa-schumacher-series-aug-2026-2/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260708T052618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T052618Z
UID:36360-1787565600-1787572800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Ajaya Sommers ~ Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy with Life as a Path of Embodied Awakening ~ 4 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 24\, 27\, 31 & Sep 3\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: World Time Buddy \nREGISTER \n  \n\n  \nA four-part experiential series with Ajaya Sommers \nWhen the separate self dissolves – and awakens to ones natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that connection was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to breathe together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut. Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart. We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of the head. center As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and the head center awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as your birthright capacities reclaimed and embodied. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if… \n\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part.\nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time.\nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence.\nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life.\n\nAbout Ajaya Sommers\nAjaya Sommers\, RCST\, is the founder of Core Embodiment®\, a somatic practitioner\, teacher\, and speaker with over 30 years of experience guiding people into genuine transformation. \nHer work lives at the intersection of somatic intelligence\, embodied awakening\, relational intimacy\, and non-dual inquiry\, helping people reclaim presence\, coherence\, and deeper connection to themselves\, others and Life itself. She is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Integration Teacher\, NARM practitioner\, and Authorized Continuum Teacher\, and has presented at the SAND Conference\, Esalen Institute\, the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)\, and the Purpose Summit. For more info: ajayasommers.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/ajaya-sommers-aug-sep-series-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T120000
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SUMMARY:Ajaya Sommers ~ Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy with Life as a Path of Embodied Awakening ~ 4 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 24\, 27\, 31 & Sep 3\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: World Time Buddy \nREGISTER \n  \n\n  \nA four-part experiential series with Ajaya Sommers \nWhen the separate self dissolves – and awakens to ones natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that connection was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to breathe together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut. Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart. We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of the head. center As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and the head center awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as your birthright capacities reclaimed and embodied. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if… \n\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part.\nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time.\nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence.\nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life.\n\nAbout Ajaya Sommers\nAjaya Sommers\, RCST\, is the founder of Core Embodiment®\, a somatic practitioner\, teacher\, and speaker with over 30 years of experience guiding people into genuine transformation. \nHer work lives at the intersection of somatic intelligence\, embodied awakening\, relational intimacy\, and non-dual inquiry\, helping people reclaim presence\, coherence\, and deeper connection to themselves\, others and Life itself. She is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Integration Teacher\, NARM practitioner\, and Authorized Continuum Teacher\, and has presented at the SAND Conference\, Esalen Institute\, the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)\, and the Purpose Summit. For more info: ajayasommers.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/ajaya-sommers-aug-sep-series-2026-2/2026-08-27/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T120000
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SUMMARY:Sarah Taylor ~ The Call of Aliveness
DESCRIPTION:Awakening can bring greater peace\, clarity\, and freedom. And on this path\, many of us eventually encounter another invitation: the call to live more fully. \nBeneath our habits\, fears\, and familiar identities\, there is a deeper current moving through life. It is a natural impulse toward authenticity\, vitality\, creativity\, and expression. It may appear as a longing\, a curiosity\, an unexpected desire…or a pulsating sense that something within us is ready to emerge! \nIn this gathering\, we’ll explore what it means to listen for\, and trust this call of aliveness. Through meditation\, dialogue\, inquiry\, and transmission\, we’ll explore how awakening can reveal the gifts\, qualities\, and possibilities already seeking expression through us\, inviting a deeper participation with life itself. \nWatch a short video with Sarah: Awakening\, Healing & Aligning with Truth \n\n  \nAbout Sarah Taylor \nSarah is an awakening trail guide\, intuitive energy healer\, and mystic whose work explores awakening\, embodiment\, and the fullness of being. Rooted in Buddhist practice and her own direct experience of awakening\, she offers grounded and compassionate support for realization\, integration\, and authentic living. As a former stand-up comedian\, Sarah brings warmth\, relatability\, and a touch of irreverence to the spiritual path. Through meditation\, dialogue\, intuitive guidance\, and energetic transmission\, she helps people soften conditioning and deepen into greater coherence and aliveness\, with a particular attunement to fellow neurodivergent and highly sensitive people. \nFind our more at www.lightofyourbeing.com\nYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahtaylor-lightofyourbeing \nSliding Scale: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you can’t pay within the sliding scale\, just contact us to let us know what you can contribute.\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org \nREGISTER \nThe event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: World Time Buddy
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/sarah-taylor-aug-30-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260708T065506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T065506Z
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SUMMARY:Ajaya Sommers ~ Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy with Life as a Path of Embodied Awakening ~ 4 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 24\, 27\, 31 & Sep 3\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: World Time Buddy \nREGISTER \n  \n\n  \nA four-part experiential series with Ajaya Sommers \nWhen the separate self dissolves – and awakens to ones natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that connection was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to breathe together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut. Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart. We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of the head. center As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and the head center awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as your birthright capacities reclaimed and embodied. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if… \n\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part.\nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time.\nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence.\nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life.\n\nAbout Ajaya Sommers\nAjaya Sommers\, RCST\, is the founder of Core Embodiment®\, a somatic practitioner\, teacher\, and speaker with over 30 years of experience guiding people into genuine transformation. \nHer work lives at the intersection of somatic intelligence\, embodied awakening\, relational intimacy\, and non-dual inquiry\, helping people reclaim presence\, coherence\, and deeper connection to themselves\, others and Life itself. She is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Integration Teacher\, NARM practitioner\, and Authorized Continuum Teacher\, and has presented at the SAND Conference\, Esalen Institute\, the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)\, and the Purpose Summit. For more info: ajayasommers.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/ajaya-sommers-aug-sep-series-2026-2/2026-08-31/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260708T065506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T065506Z
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SUMMARY:Ajaya Sommers ~ Awake Attachment™ - Intimacy with Life as a Path of Embodied Awakening ~ 4 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Aug 24\, 27\, 31 & Sep 3\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\, Pacific Daylight Time (PT)\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. \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: World Time Buddy \nREGISTER \n  \n\n  \nA four-part experiential series with Ajaya Sommers \nWhen the separate self dissolves – and awakens to ones natural being\, in deep meditation\, in nature\, in love – what remains is not emptiness. It is intimacy. With everything. \nThis is not an achievement. It is our original nature. \nAnd yet most of us cannot sustain it. Because the nervous system learned\, early\, that connection was not always safe. \nWhat we long for most – a holy\, primal intimacy with life itself\, with ourselves\, with other humans\, with the more-than-human world – is also what we fear most. And the very places we feel most broken\, most defended\, most disconnected\, are not obstacles to that intimacy. They are the doorway into it. \nWe humans live inside a paradox. \nThe Buddha taught that attachment is the root of suffering – that freedom comes from loosening our grip\, clinging to nothing. Modern psychology says the opposite: from our first breath\, our survival depends on secure bonds. Our nervous systems\, our capacity to regulate and relate\, our sense of safety in the world – all of it is built on healthy attachment. To ourselves\, to each other\, to the more-than-human world. \nWhat if these two teachings are not in conflict? What if the path is not away from attachment – but through it\, into the embodied realization of being both awake and attached? \nMany people drawn to this work have walked a meaningful inner path. And still\, they sense a gap between what they understand spiritually and what they can sustain in real-time relationship – especially when emotions intensify\, or intimacy calls for something more. \nAwakening to our true nature does not automatically resolve the nervous system patterns organized around protection. This series explores that meeting point – where spiritual realization and the living body learn to breathe together. \nAt the center of this work is a simple but profound reframe: \nThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. It is intimacy without self-abandonment. \nThe Four Sessions \nSession One – Staying · The intelligence of the gut. Learning how not to abandon yourself. We establish the conditions for safety\, regulation\, and embodied presence – and begin to explore what it means to remain connected to ourselves when intensity arises. \nSession Two – Feeling · The intelligence of the heart. We turn toward emotional presence and the deeper intelligence within our relational patterns – meeting vulnerability and reactivity with awareness rather than avoidance or collapse. \nSession Three – Opening · The intelligence of the head. center As the nervous system settles and the heart opens\, we explore intimacy – not as fusion or dependency\, but as the capacity to remain deeply connected without losing ourselves. \nSession Four – Living · Integration of gut\, heart\, and the head center awareness as one breathing motion. What it means to love\, relate\, and meet life from a more grounded and awake presence – not as an ideal\, but as your birthright capacities reclaimed and embodied. \nHow we explore:\nEach session combines somatic practice\, guided inquiry\, and relational exploration. We slow down together\, settle the nervous system\, and build – gradually and experientially – the capacity to stay present with what is alive inside. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience rather than concept\, and on the integration of insight into lived relationship. \nThis series is for you if… \n\nYou have a spiritual practice – and your relationships are still the hardest part.\nYou sense a gap between what you understand and what you can sustain in real-time.\nYou long for a deeper ground within yourself – not through control\, but through presence.\nYou are drawn to how awakening lives in the body\, in intimacy\, in the fullness of a human life.\n\nAbout Ajaya Sommers\nAjaya Sommers\, RCST\, is the founder of Core Embodiment®\, a somatic practitioner\, teacher\, and speaker with over 30 years of experience guiding people into genuine transformation. \nHer work lives at the intersection of somatic intelligence\, embodied awakening\, relational intimacy\, and non-dual inquiry\, helping people reclaim presence\, coherence\, and deeper connection to themselves\, others and Life itself. She is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Integration Teacher\, NARM practitioner\, and Authorized Continuum Teacher\, and has presented at the SAND Conference\, Esalen Institute\, the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)\, and the Purpose Summit. For more info: ajayasommers.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/ajaya-sommers-aug-sep-series-2026-2/2026-09-03/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260621T231422Z
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SUMMARY:John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D. ~ “Being Absolutely No One and No Thing” (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:2026 Bay Area Events with John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\nJune 20 ~ San Rafael\, CA\nSeptember 19 ~ San Rafael\, CA ~ Registration available below\nDecember 5 ~ San Rafael\, CA \n“Being Absolutely No One and No Thing” \nWhen we know that we are no thing\, we are free to be as we are – both as spacious\, loving awareness and as unique\, individuated being. Through silent and guided meditations\, a talk\, meditative inquiry\, and experiential conversations in community\, we will explore seeing and feeling through who we have mis-taken our self to be and discovering what remains. \nJohn 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. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com\nYouTube channel \nPre-registration Required and closes at 6 pm the day before event \n\nSliding Scale: $60 to $120 \nREGISTER for SEPT.19 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you are not able to contribute within the Sliding Scale\, or need other support with payment or registration…\ncontact us at web@opencirclecenter.org\nFor other inquires about the event or venue\, cancellations or to be added to waiting list…\ncontact localevents@opencirclecenter.org\n \nPARKING: There is street parking in the area. \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/john-prendergast-sept-19-2026/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church  of San Rafael\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901
CATEGORIES:Marin,SF Bay Area In-Person Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260116T231815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T174131Z
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SUMMARY:Miranda Macpherson ~ Turning Everything Into The Path Of Awakening (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:2026 Bay Area Events with Miranda Macpherson\nJoin us for any or all in this series of In-Person events….\nRegister below for Nov. 21\nLinks for Info & Registration for each individual date….\nFeb. 7\, 2026\nMay 9\, 2026\nJune 13\, 2026\nNovember 21\, 2026 \nTurning Everything Into The Path Of Awakening \nIf ever there was a time to engage our spiritual practice\, so we can stay present\, open-hearted\, peaceful\, loving and wise\, it’s now. \nThis daylong with Miranda Macpherson is a day for deep spiritual nourishment and community support to connect more substantially to the luminous presence within\, illuminate obstacles one your path\, and explore what timeless Truths have to offer practically for living meaningfully and navigating life from our spiritual depth.  \nTogether\, we will embrace all that we grapple with personally and collectively as fuel that ultimately can serve to propel us further on the path of awakening. Miranda will share potent teachings and practices on how we can ground more substantially in the Grace of our True Nature\, Trust the Mystery and come from Loving awareness in all that we face.  \nBoth the morning and afternoon sessions will be inspirational and experiential\, with meditation\, mantra\, a rich inquiry practice\, plus time for satsang and sharing. If you life in the Bay Area\, do not miss these affordable opportunities to journey with Miranda in an intimate setting.  \nCome join us!  \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.  \nMiranda’s 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 – Streams of Grace and The Heart of Being. \nFind out more at www.mirandamacpherson.com \nThere will be a break for lunch.\nYou can bring your own lunch\, or there are plenty of places to eat a short walk or drive away.\nThere’s a nice area to sit outside at the venue. \nPre-registration Required and closes at 6 pm the day before event\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you are not able to contribute within the Sliding Scale amount contact us at localevents@opencirclecenter.org \nSliding Scale: $60 – $120 per person\n \nREGISTER for NOV. 21 \nFor inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencirclecenter.org \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/miranda-macpherson-nov-21-2026/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church  of San Rafael\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901
CATEGORIES:Marin,SF Bay Area In-Person Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260712T013432
CREATED:20260603T230556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260621T231020Z
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SUMMARY:John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D. ~ “Being Absolutely No One and No Thing” (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:2026 Bay Area Events with John J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\nJune 20 ~ San Rafael\, CA\nSeptember 19 ~ San Rafael\, CA\nDecember 5 ~ San Rafael\, CA ~ Registration available below \n“Being Absolutely No One and No Thing” \nWhen we know that we are no thing\, we are free to be as we are – both as spacious\, loving awareness and as unique\, individuated being. Through silent and guided meditations\, a talk\, meditative inquiry\, and experiential conversations in community\, we will explore seeing and feeling through who we have mis-taken our self to be and discovering what remains. \nJohn 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. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com\nYouTube channel \nPre-registration Required and closes at 6 pm the day before event \n\nSliding Scale: $60 to $120 \nREGISTER for DEC.5 \nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nIf you are not able to contribute within the Sliding Scale\, or need other support with payment or registration…\ncontact us at web@opencirclecenter.org\nFor other inquires about the event or venue\, cancellations or to be added to waiting list…\ncontact localevents@opencirclecenter.org\n \nPARKING: There is street parking in the area. \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://opencirclecenter.org/event/john-prendergast-dec-5-2026/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church  of San Rafael\, 1510 Fifth Ave\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901
CATEGORIES:Marin,SF Bay Area In-Person Events
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