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SUMMARY:Arian Mateo ~ Open Meeting in Presence
DESCRIPTION:An open meeting in presence. \nWe sit together in loving awareness.\nThere is guidance\, inquiry\, and shared reflection. \nYou may listen\, speak\, ask questions\, or simply sit.\nAll experiences are welcome.\nSilence\, thought\, emotion\, sensation. \nA space to return to what is already here\,\nin the company of others. \nAll are welcome. \nWatch Arian Mateo share on Non-Duality\, Self-Judgment\, and Finding Goodness in Life: \n\n  \nAbout Arian Mateo\nMateo (Arian Mateo) is a spiritual guide\, psychologist\, and master therapist who shares an integrative approach to awakening\, healing\, and self-realization. Drawing from a wide range of traditions\, including Dzogchen\, Mahamudra\, Diamond Approach + attachment and trauma healing\, \nMateo supports others in fully embodying their highest potential. He is the founder of the Awareness Method\, where he integrates profound spiritual insights with deep psychological understanding to bring about embodied and lasting liberation. Mateo has been a deep practitioner for 14 years\, which has included living 3 years on a mountain and more than 100 days in isolated dark retreats. \nwww.arianmateo.com \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/arian-mateo-oct-29-2026/
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:20261101T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260927T045820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T164215Z
UID:36864-1793523600-1793530800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Sensual Satsang for Women
DESCRIPTION:An invitation into Silence\, Sensuality and Embodied Presence\nTime: 9-11 am PT / 12pm – 2pm ET / 5pm UK / 6pm CET \nDear Woman\,  \nI invite you with all my heart to Sensual Satsang for Women. \nSensual Satsang is an exploration of ‘incending’ – coming home into your female body\, into the senses\, and into the fullness of embodied life. More accurately\, it’s the body ‘incending’ back into the spacious\, still nature that you are\, until body and Silence melt together as one. \nDuring the Sensual Satsang\, we begin by resting in and as the Silence that we are. From this spacious stillness\, through guided practice we awaken our senses and deeply feel and receive the body.  \nAs we come home to ourselves\, we may encounter places that are numb\, tender or painful. With kindness and patience\, we meet whatever arises – going only as fast as our slowest part – allowing body and Silence to slowly soften and melt together. \nWhy Satsang for Women? \nThere is a certain archetypal flavor when women gather. That delicious felt-sense of the feminine calls out to be honored and nurtured. \nTogether\, we can delight in the beauty\, bounty and simplicity of Life\, and allow ourselves to be nourished by the fountain of the formless and form. \nLet us gather\, soften\, feel and receive — resting in Silence and opening to the sensual aliveness of being here\, together. \nSilence & Sensuality are very close to my heart. I hope to see you in Sensual Satsang. \nAbout Marlies:\nMarlies Myoku Cocheret brings a potent invitation into the deep silence that you are. She gathers women together to celebrate their sovereignty and the sensual\, silent essence within their bodies. She’s been leading women on journeys of intimate connection with themselves and the feminine Divine for 25+ years and has been offering satsang and retreat since 2000 when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She lives in Tennessee and works internationally as a spiritual teacher\, psychologist\, Hakomi therapist\, and tantric educator. \n“Marlies is a master at offering practices that help us embody and connect to ourselves. I felt seen and met by her. Her work is deeply still and yet so enlivening. What a gift!” ~ B.E. \nwww.marliescocheret.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nPlease register early if you can. \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/marlies-myoku-nov-1-2026/
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:20261101T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261028T200558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T201105Z
UID:37039-1793523600-1793530800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Sensual Satsang for Women
DESCRIPTION:An invitation into Silence\, Sensuality and Embodied Presence\nTime: 9-11 am PT / 12pm – 2pm ET / 5pm UK / 6pm CET \nDear Woman\, \nI invite you with all my heart to Sensual Satsang for Women. \nSensual Satsang is an exploration of ‘incending’ – coming home into your female body\, into the senses\, and into the fullness of embodied life. More accurately\, it’s the body ‘incending’ back into the spacious\, still nature that you are\, until body and Silence melt together as one. \nDuring the Sensual Satsang\, we begin by resting in and as the Silence that we are. From this spacious stillness\, through guided practice we awaken our senses and deeply feel and receive the body. \nAs we come home to ourselves\, we may encounter places that are numb\, tender or painful. With kindness and patience\, we meet whatever arises – going only as fast as our slowest part – allowing body and Silence to slowly soften and melt together. \nWhy Satsang for Women? \nThere is a certain archetypal flavor when women gather. That delicious felt-sense of the feminine calls out to be honored and nurtured. \nTogether\, we can delight in the beauty\, bounty and simplicity of Life\, and allow ourselves to be nourished by the fountain of the formless and form. \nLet us gather\, soften\, feel and receive — resting in Silence and opening to the sensual aliveness of being here\, together. \nSilence & Sensuality are very close to my heart. I hope to see you in Sensual Satsang. \nAbout Marlies:\nMarlies Myoku Cocheret brings a potent invitation into the deep silence that you are. She gathers women together to celebrate their sovereignty and the sensual\, silent essence within their bodies. She’s been leading women on journeys of intimate connection with themselves and the feminine Divine for 25+ years and has been offering satsang and retreat since 2000 when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She lives in Tennessee and works internationally as a spiritual teacher\, psychologist\, Hakomi therapist\, and tantric educator. \n“Marlies is a master at offering practices that help us embody and connect to ourselves. I felt seen and met by her. Her work is deeply still and yet so enlivening. What a gift!” ~ B.E. \nwww.marliescocheret.com \nSuggested donation: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nPlease register early if you can. \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/marlies-myoku-nov-1-2026-2/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261102T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261102T083000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012458Z
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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-q4/2026-11-02/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T093000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z
UID:36957-1793782800-1793784600@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-q4/2026-11-04/
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:20261104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260910T025346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T025454Z
UID:36714-1793786400-1793790000@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Louise Kay ~ Embodied Awareness
DESCRIPTION:If you bring your attention fully present into the now and inquire with a genuine\, open curiosity into the truth of this moment\, what is discovered is that underlying all experiences lies an invisible\, potent presence. This presence is often referred to as stillness\, being\, consciousness or awareness and is the eternal\, formless essence of who you are. All else appears in and is perceived by this awareness. \nThe recognition of this truth through direct experiential knowing is a divine blessing and is followed by a sacred process of integration\, which takes place on the level of body and mind. As higher consciousness penetrates the physical body in the surrendered state\, unconscious beliefs and conditionings are revealed and released\, and unprocessed emotions held in the system rise to the surface to be consciously felt and transmuted. This process of deep healing and maturing takes place over time on the level of form\, while one remains anchored in the formlessness of the unending now. \nYou are invited to join Louise for an exploration of Embodied Awareness comprising a guided meditation and opportunity to ask questions. \nWatch a 5-part conversation with Louise\nwhere she shares about her awakening journey and its impact on her life\, her\nunderstanding of what true meditation is\, gratitude for challenging situations\, 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\nAbout Louise\nLouise Kay was born in the north west of The UK. After graduating from university she worked as an English teacher for 15 years\, and during this time began to question the deeper meaning of life. This led her to the path of spirituality\, where she found a strong resonance with the teachings of non-duality. \nIn her early thirties Louise felt a deep call in her heart to visit India\, where she experienced a profound spiritual awakening. Shortly afterwards Louise began channeling and traveled around the world sharing this gift for several years. During this time she experienced a deepening and integration of her initial spiritual awakening and as she opened more to this non-dual truth a new form of expression revealed itself from deep in her heart. \nLouise is passionate about supporting people to live a life of presence and unconditional love. Her greatest joy is to sit together in presence and gently hold space for all emotions\, all sensations and all experiences which arise in the moment in order to support the integration of unresolved energies and allow the unfolding of the divine in all who feel the call.\nExplorations are usually focused around self-inquiry\, the release of limiting beliefs and the integration of unprocessed emotions and energies. \nLouise holds group events online and around the world. \nMore about Louise: www.louisekay.net \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\n \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/louise-kay-nov-4-2026/
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261028T201853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T202233Z
UID:37045-1793786400-1793790000@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Louise Kay ~ Embodied Awareness
DESCRIPTION:If you bring your attention fully present into the now and inquire with a genuine\, open curiosity into the truth of this moment\, what is discovered is that underlying all experiences lies an invisible\, potent presence. This presence is often referred to as stillness\, being\, consciousness or awareness and is the eternal\, formless essence of who you are. All else appears in and is perceived by this awareness. \nThe recognition of this truth through direct experiential knowing is a divine blessing and is followed by a sacred process of integration\, which takes place on the level of body and mind. As higher consciousness penetrates the physical body in the surrendered state\, unconscious beliefs and conditionings are revealed and released\, and unprocessed emotions held in the system rise to the surface to be consciously felt and transmuted. This process of deep healing and maturing takes place over time on the level of form\, while one remains anchored in the formlessness of the unending now. \nYou are invited to join Louise for an exploration of Embodied Awareness comprising a guided meditation and opportunity to ask questions. \nWatch a 5-part conversation with Louise\nwhere she shares about her awakening journey and its impact on her life\, her\nunderstanding of what true meditation is\, gratitude for challenging situations\, 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\nAbout Louise\nLouise Kay was born in the north west of The UK. After graduating from university she worked as an English teacher for 15 years\, and during this time began to question the deeper meaning of life. This led her to the path of spirituality\, where she found a strong resonance with the teachings of non-duality. \nIn her early thirties Louise felt a deep call in her heart to visit India\, where she experienced a profound spiritual awakening. Shortly afterwards Louise began channeling and traveled around the world sharing this gift for several years. During this time she experienced a deepening and integration of her initial spiritual awakening and as she opened more to this non-dual truth a new form of expression revealed itself from deep in her heart. \nLouise is passionate about supporting people to live a life of presence and unconditional love. Her greatest joy is to sit together in presence and gently hold space for all emotions\, all sensations and all experiences which arise in the moment in order to support the integration of unresolved energies and allow the unfolding of the divine in all who feel the call.\nExplorations are usually focused around self-inquiry\, the release of limiting beliefs and the integration of unprocessed emotions and energies. \nLouise holds group events online and around the world. \nMore about Louise: www.louisekay.net \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/louise-kay-nov-4-2026-2/
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:20261108T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T140000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261024T003825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261024T003825Z
UID:37003-1794139200-1794146400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Kristin Kirk ~ The Identity Game: The winner always surrenders and the loser always wins
DESCRIPTION:How to play the identity game\, when the winner always surrenders and the loser always wins? \nCome explore the divine function of Identity and Oneness’s many faces. Discover how to surrender through the conditioned self and experience true freedom. Find the Gateless Gate and Surrender into the heart of Being everything and nothing; and discover the wonder of Being empty radiant surrendered empowered presence. \nWhen we dissolve the identity game….we discover an infinite and invincible radiant truth within. \nKristin Kirk is an international healer\, spiritual teacher and writer who has been gifted extraordinary vision and healing capacities from her 2003 awakening. She accesses our enlightened self and multidimensional true nature to dissolve our wounds\, karma\, and conditioning into light and reveal our innate wholeness. Her transformative energy and powerful transmissions accelerate the awakening process and foster deep spiritual growth for many. \nEngaging with individuals and groups\, Kristin supports rapid and radical spiritual alignment and transformation in both inner and outer realities. She shares her gifts worldwide to dissolve distortion into harmony\, accelerating healing\, embodied awakening\, and self-realization. She offers in-person and online classes\, private and group sessions\, retreats and advanced  training. Visit: kristinkirk.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: World Time Buddy
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/kristin-kirk-nov-8-2026/
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T140000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261028T202541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T202541Z
UID:37050-1794139200-1794146400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Kristin Kirk ~ The Identity Game: The winner always surrenders and the loser always wins
DESCRIPTION:How to play the identity game\, when the winner always surrenders and the loser always wins? \nCome explore the divine function of Identity and Oneness’s many faces. Discover how to surrender through the conditioned self and experience true freedom. Find the Gateless Gate and Surrender into the heart of Being everything and nothing; and discover the wonder of Being empty radiant surrendered empowered presence. \nWhen we dissolve the identity game….we discover an infinite and invincible radiant truth within. \nKristin Kirk is an international healer\, spiritual teacher and writer who has been gifted extraordinary vision and healing capacities from her 2003 awakening. She accesses our enlightened self and multidimensional true nature to dissolve our wounds\, karma\, and conditioning into light and reveal our innate wholeness. Her transformative energy and powerful transmissions accelerate the awakening process and foster deep spiritual growth for many. \nEngaging with individuals and groups\, Kristin supports rapid and radical spiritual alignment and transformation in both inner and outer realities. She shares her gifts worldwide to dissolve distortion into harmony\, accelerating healing\, embodied awakening\, and self-realization. She offers in-person and online classes\, private and group sessions\, retreats and advanced training. Visit: kristinkirk.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: World Time Buddy
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/kristin-kirk-nov-8-2026-2/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kristin-Kirk_2026.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T083000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z
UID:36965-1794211200-1794213000@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-q4/2026-11-09/
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:20261111T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261111T093000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z
UID:36958-1794387600-1794389400@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-q4/2026-11-11/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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:20261114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T113000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261018T005528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T005528Z
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SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ The Spiritual Ego and Walking in Joy
DESCRIPTION:Spiritual bypassing is inevitable\, and often invisible. The spiritual ego is often one of the subtlest mechanisms of obscuration on the path to awakening. As our sense of self expands\, our ideas of that expansion can themselves become veils to it. Let’s explore the metaphysics of that innocence and ignorance and find a sweeter\, softer way to relate within and without- that liberates\, heals and empowers. Join us in sacred alchemical space to shift longstanding dynamics with precision and ease. \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-nov-14-2026/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T113000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261028T202839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T202928Z
UID:37052-1794650400-1794655800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ The Spiritual Ego and Walking in Joy
DESCRIPTION:Spiritual bypassing is inevitable\, and often invisible. The spiritual ego is often one of the subtlest mechanisms of obscuration on the path to awakening. As our sense of self expands\, our ideas of that expansion can themselves become veils to it. Let’s explore the metaphysics of that innocence and ignorance and find a sweeter\, softer way to relate within and without- that liberates\, heals and empowers. Join us in sacred alchemical space to shift longstanding dynamics with precision and ease. \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-nov-14-2026-2/
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:20261116T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T083000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z
UID:36966-1794816000-1794817800@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-q4/2026-11-16/
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:20261116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T210000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261028T172026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T184009Z
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SUMMARY:Mikael Hedman ~ Working Directly with Consciousness  (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:A shift in consciousness can change your entire relationship with what is already here. You may find freedom where you once felt confined\, or a directness of experience that the effort to understand have kept just out of reach. \nVisiting from Sweden\, Mikael Hedman offers an evening devoted to helping you experience this for yourself – with close attention to you as a person and what matters in your life. \nHis work draws on an intimate knowledge of consciousness and a precise sensitivity to where your attention becomes caught. Working directly with you\, he helps you recognize and release these points of restriction\, discovering what becomes possible when attention is freed from the effort of holding things in place. \nThrough individual exchanges and practices within the group\, Mikael offers guidance shaped by you and what matters in your life. The emphasis is on direct experience and integration: recognizing a shift for yourself\, learning to sustain it\, and allowing it to inform how you live. \nYou are welcome to participate or simply listen. Bring your curiosity\, whatever matters to you\, and a willingness to discover beyond the familiar. \nAbout Mikael Hedman\nMikael Hedman is a Swedish former military officer whose work arises from a profound and enduring shift in consciousness in 2015. Through individual conversations\, groups\, and retreats\, he guides you into a direct experience of consciousness and supports its integration into how you live\, relate\, and act. His experience includes teaching emotional processing and stress management to international special forces personnel. \nMikael combines an unwavering clarity of consciousness with a warm interest in you as a person. His manner is perceptive\, personal\, and sometimes disarmingly direct\, with room for humor and the tenderness of being human. At the heart of his work is a simple willingness to meet you where you are\, including the places you find hardest to share. He helps you approach what you habitually turn away from – and discover what becomes possible when you can finally meet yourself there. \nFor more info about Mikael: www.mikaelhedman.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/mikael-hedman-nov-16-2026/
LOCATION:Northbrae Community Church\, 941 The Alameda\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,SF Bay Area In-Person Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261118T093000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z
UID:36959-1794992400-1794994200@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-q4/2026-11-18/
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:20261121T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T170000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260116T231815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T174131Z
UID:34881-1795253400-1795280400@opencirclecenter.org
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:20261122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T120000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261027T190743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T190845Z
UID:37014-1795341600-1795348800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Selfish\, Selfless & Self-Full
DESCRIPTION:We learn from spirituality\, as well as our spiritual conditioning\, that to be fully spiritual is to be selfless—but what does that mean? Many of us learned that caring for ourselves is selfish and caring for others is good. That selflessness is the standard and everything else might be us falling short. Where do our own needs\, healing\, and limits\, fit in? How do we care deeply for ourselves without becoming self-absorbed\, and truly and freely give generously from an open heart? \nIn this two-hour gathering\, we’ll explore the territory between selfishness and selflessness\, and the possibility of becoming self-full: deeply inhabiting and caring for the human being we’ve been given without making ourselves the center of the universe. We’ll look at the difference between self-care and self-preoccupation\, between selflessness and self-abandonment\, and how tending ourselves well can become the ground from which genuine generosity\, love\, and service naturally arise. \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-nov-22-2026/
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:20261123T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261123T083000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z
UID:36967-1795420800-1795422600@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-q4/2026-11-23/
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:20261125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261125T093000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z
UID:36960-1795597200-1795599000@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-q4/2026-11-25/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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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:20261127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T120000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261016T174255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T174255Z
UID:36977-1795773600-1795780800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Stephen D'Amico ~ Designed to Awake: An Enlightenment Intensive ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Nov 27\, 28 & 29\, 2026\n9:00 am – 12:00 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. \nYour physical form is not an obstacle to transcendence. It is exquisitely engineered for it. Join us for a transformative weekend retreat exploring the profound theme that our bodies are built for enlightenment. \nDuring this immersive gathering\, you will learn three specialized yogic eye movements designed to ground your nervous system\, deepen inward stillness\, and expand your awareness into the vast\, unconditioned field of consciousness. \nAlongside these subtle visual techniques\, we will engage in contemplative inquiry to shift our identity from ego to essence\, and explore how to integrate our true nature into everyday life. \nWhether you are an experienced practitioner or seeking a fresh doorway into nondual realization\, this container provides the perfect space to abide in pure presence. \nLeave equipped with practical tools\, profound clarity\, and a renewed relationship with your own embodiment. Reserve your place today and step fully into the eternal ground of being. \nStephen D’Amico spent much of his early life connected to the enlightened state of being and attained full self-realization at age 22. For nearly three decades\, he has been teaching and guiding others on the path. Based in Toronto\, he runs an urban ashram where he hosts Satsang and offers spiritual direction. His books include Heaven On Earth: A Guide to Enlightenment & Human Unity (2005)\, The Incredible State of Absolute Nothingness: A Personal Account of Spiritual Enlightenment (2013)\, and The Lost Book of Mystical Insights: Pointers & Reminders (2023). \nTo learn more and connect with Stephen D’Amico\, please visit his website: stephendamico.com \n  \nWatch Stephen share about The Four Cardinal Movements To Awaken Our True Nature: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $120 to $240\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/stephen-damico-series-nov-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:20261128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T120000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261016T174920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T175021Z
UID:36980-1795860000-1795867200@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:Stephen D'Amico ~ Designed to Awake: An Enlightenment Intensive ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Nov 27\, 28 & 29\, 2026\n9:00 am – 12:00 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. \nYour physical form is not an obstacle to transcendence. It is exquisitely engineered for it. Join us for a transformative weekend retreat exploring the profound theme that our bodies are built for enlightenment. \nDuring this immersive gathering\, you will learn three specialized yogic eye movements designed to ground your nervous system\, deepen inward stillness\, and expand your awareness into the vast\, unconditioned field of consciousness. \nAlongside these subtle visual techniques\, we will engage in contemplative inquiry to shift our identity from ego to essence\, and explore how to integrate our true nature into everyday life. \nWhether you are an experienced practitioner or seeking a fresh doorway into nondual realization\, this container provides the perfect space to abide in pure presence. \nLeave equipped with practical tools\, profound clarity\, and a renewed relationship with your own embodiment. Reserve your place today and step fully into the eternal ground of being. \nStephen D’Amico spent much of his early life connected to the enlightened state of being and attained full self-realization at age 22. For nearly three decades\, he has been teaching and guiding others on the path. Based in Toronto\, he runs an urban ashram where he hosts Satsang and offers spiritual direction. His books include Heaven On Earth: A Guide to Enlightenment & Human Unity (2005)\, The Incredible State of Absolute Nothingness: A Personal Account of Spiritual Enlightenment (2013)\, and The Lost Book of Mystical Insights: Pointers & Reminders (2023). \nTo learn more and connect with Stephen D’Amico\, please visit his website: stephendamico.com \n  \nWatch Stephen share about The Four Cardinal Movements To Awaken Our True Nature: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $120 to $240\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/stephen-damico-series-nov-2026-2/2026-11-28/
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:20261129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261129T120000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261016T174920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T175021Z
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SUMMARY:Stephen D'Amico ~ Designed to Awake: An Enlightenment Intensive ~ 3 Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Nov 27\, 28 & 29\, 2026\n9:00 am – 12:00 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. \nYour physical form is not an obstacle to transcendence. It is exquisitely engineered for it. Join us for a transformative weekend retreat exploring the profound theme that our bodies are built for enlightenment. \nDuring this immersive gathering\, you will learn three specialized yogic eye movements designed to ground your nervous system\, deepen inward stillness\, and expand your awareness into the vast\, unconditioned field of consciousness. \nAlongside these subtle visual techniques\, we will engage in contemplative inquiry to shift our identity from ego to essence\, and explore how to integrate our true nature into everyday life. \nWhether you are an experienced practitioner or seeking a fresh doorway into nondual realization\, this container provides the perfect space to abide in pure presence. \nLeave equipped with practical tools\, profound clarity\, and a renewed relationship with your own embodiment. Reserve your place today and step fully into the eternal ground of being. \nStephen D’Amico spent much of his early life connected to the enlightened state of being and attained full self-realization at age 22. For nearly three decades\, he has been teaching and guiding others on the path. Based in Toronto\, he runs an urban ashram where he hosts Satsang and offers spiritual direction. His books include Heaven On Earth: A Guide to Enlightenment & Human Unity (2005)\, The Incredible State of Absolute Nothingness: A Personal Account of Spiritual Enlightenment (2013)\, and The Lost Book of Mystical Insights: Pointers & Reminders (2023). \nTo learn more and connect with Stephen D’Amico\, please visit his website: stephendamico.com \n  \nWatch Stephen share about The Four Cardinal Movements To Awaken Our True Nature: \n\n  \nSliding Scale: $120 to $240\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/stephen-damico-series-nov-2026-2/2026-11-29/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261130T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261130T083000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260916T012458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z
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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-q4/2026-11-30/
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:20261205T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T170000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T120000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20261028T181721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T181832Z
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SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ Human\, After All - Making Peace with Being a Person
DESCRIPTION:We may awaken to ourselves as vast\, timeless\, peaceful\, and untouched\, only to discover that the human being is still… human. Hurt\, irritated\, confused\, tired\, reactive\, and occasionally spectacularly unreasonable. Spirituality can leave us with the “should” that if we were doing it right\, much of this would have disappeared by now. \nIn this two-hour gathering\, we’ll explore the difference between freedom from identification with our humanness and freedom from humanness itself. What if awakening isn’t meant to perfect the person as imagined\, but to give us a much larger\, freer\, and more merciful place to live from? We’ll explore how to meet our ordinary humanity without either being identified with it or trying to transcend it\, allowing the light of awareness to include the whole tender business of being human. \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-dec-20-2026/
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:20270109T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270109T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260909T073118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T000549Z
UID:36682-1799485200-1799492400@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:John Prendergast ~ Opening Up\, Lining Up\, and Lighting Up: The Subtle Somatic Dimension of Self-Recognition ~ 6-Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 and Feb. 6 and 13\, 2027\n9:00 am – 11:00 am\, 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. \nIn this six week course\, through talks\, meditation\, inquiries\, sensing\, and experiential conversations\, we will explore the role of the subtle body in the process of self-recognition or awakening. While the knowing of our true nature as open\, lucid\, loving awareness can emerge spontaneously unmediated by any sensation\, feeling or thought\, often our body responds on a subtle level by opening up\, lining up\, and lighting up. Since the body is a dynamic expression of our fundamental nature\, it also opens as our true nature flowers. The more we are attuned with our body\, the more easily we can sense this. It is very useful to sense and understand these subtle shifts and openings as we learn to let go of our self-doubt and mistaken identity and trust this natural unfolding and embodiment our deepest knowing.  \nAbout John Prendergast: \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of Your Deepest Ground (2025)\, The Deep Heart (2019) and In Touch( 2015). He studied closely for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who invited him to share the dharma. He is a retired psychotherapist and retired adjunct professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nSliding Scale: $150 to $300\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/john-prendergast-series-jan-feb-2027/
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:20270116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270116T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260910T000854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T162940Z
UID:36700-1800090000-1800097200@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:John Prendergast ~ Opening Up\, Lining Up\, and Lighting Up: The Subtle Somatic Dimension of Self-Recognition ~ 6-Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 and Feb. 6 and 13\, 2027\n9:00 am – 11:00 am\, 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. \nIn this six week course\, through talks\, meditation\, inquiries\, sensing\, and experiential conversations\, we will explore the role of the subtle body in the process of self-recognition or awakening. While the knowing of our true nature as open\, lucid\, loving awareness can emerge spontaneously unmediated by any sensation\, feeling or thought\, often our body responds on a subtle level by opening up\, lining up\, and lighting up. Since the body is a dynamic expression of our fundamental nature\, it also opens as our true nature flowers. The more we are attuned with our body\, the more easily we can sense this. It is very useful to sense and understand these subtle shifts and openings as we learn to let go of our self-doubt and mistaken identity and trust this natural unfolding and embodiment our deepest knowing.  \nAbout John Prendergast: \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of Your Deepest Ground (2025)\, The Deep Heart (2019) and In Touch( 2015). He studied closely for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who invited him to share the dharma. He is a retired psychotherapist and retired adjunct professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nSliding Scale: $150 to $300\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/john-prendergast-series-jan-feb-2027-2/2027-01-16/
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:20270123T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270123T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260910T000854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T162940Z
UID:36702-1800694800-1800702000@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:John Prendergast ~ Opening Up\, Lining Up\, and Lighting Up: The Subtle Somatic Dimension of Self-Recognition ~ 6-Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 and Feb. 6 and 13\, 2027\n9:00 am – 11:00 am\, 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. \nIn this six week course\, through talks\, meditation\, inquiries\, sensing\, and experiential conversations\, we will explore the role of the subtle body in the process of self-recognition or awakening. While the knowing of our true nature as open\, lucid\, loving awareness can emerge spontaneously unmediated by any sensation\, feeling or thought\, often our body responds on a subtle level by opening up\, lining up\, and lighting up. Since the body is a dynamic expression of our fundamental nature\, it also opens as our true nature flowers. The more we are attuned with our body\, the more easily we can sense this. It is very useful to sense and understand these subtle shifts and openings as we learn to let go of our self-doubt and mistaken identity and trust this natural unfolding and embodiment our deepest knowing.  \nAbout John Prendergast: \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of Your Deepest Ground (2025)\, The Deep Heart (2019) and In Touch( 2015). He studied closely for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who invited him to share the dharma. He is a retired psychotherapist and retired adjunct professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nSliding Scale: $150 to $300\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/john-prendergast-series-jan-feb-2027-2/2027-01-23/
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:20270130T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270130T110000
DTSTAMP:20261028T185856
CREATED:20260910T000854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T162941Z
UID:36703-1801299600-1801306800@opencirclecenter.org
SUMMARY:John Prendergast ~ Opening Up\, Lining Up\, and Lighting Up: The Subtle Somatic Dimension of Self-Recognition ~ 6-Part Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 and Feb. 6 and 13\, 2027\n9:00 am – 11:00 am\, 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. \nIn this six week course\, through talks\, meditation\, inquiries\, sensing\, and experiential conversations\, we will explore the role of the subtle body in the process of self-recognition or awakening. While the knowing of our true nature as open\, lucid\, loving awareness can emerge spontaneously unmediated by any sensation\, feeling or thought\, often our body responds on a subtle level by opening up\, lining up\, and lighting up. Since the body is a dynamic expression of our fundamental nature\, it also opens as our true nature flowers. The more we are attuned with our body\, the more easily we can sense this. It is very useful to sense and understand these subtle shifts and openings as we learn to let go of our self-doubt and mistaken identity and trust this natural unfolding and embodiment our deepest knowing.  \nAbout John Prendergast: \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D.\, is the author of Your Deepest Ground (2025)\, The Deep Heart (2019) and In Touch( 2015). He studied closely for many years with the European sage\, Jean Klein\, as well as with Adyashanti\, who invited him to share the dharma. He is a retired psychotherapist and retired adjunct professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com \nSliding Scale: $150 to $300\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/john-prendergast-series-jan-feb-2027-2/2027-01-30/
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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