BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Open Circle Center - ECPv5.7.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Open Circle Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://opencirclecenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Open Circle Center BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261008T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261008T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012042Z UID:36774-1791450000-1791457200@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Ryan Burton ~ From First Sit to First Shift DESCRIPTION:Sept 28\, Oct 1\, 5 and 8\, 2026\n9:00 am – 11:00 am\, Pacific Time (PT)\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: World Time Buddy\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. \nA four-session journey over two weeks\, moving from the first taste of recognition to living from awake awareness in daily life. Each session builds on the last\, tracing a direct path from initial recognition to expressed realization. \nSession 1: Pointing Out Instructions The foundational transmission — an introduction to the nature of mind\, given from teacher to student which is the direct pointing out of awareness itself. \nSession 2: Transmission of the Six Gates Building on the initial pointing\, we explore the six sense gates as doorways and expressions of awakening — learning to recognize sight\, sound\, smell\, taste\, touch\, and thought as dimensions of awakened awareness rather than obstacles to it. \nSession 3: Mindfulness of the Body Awakening moves off the cushion. This session explores how to integrate recognition into movement and daily activity\, carrying the pointing into a living and unfolding practice. \nSession 4: Full Release The culmination of the series is aimed at the understand that awakening was never interrupted or obscured to begin with. Sitting\, walking\, and speaking reveal themselves as different modes of enlightenment. \nWho it’s for: Practitioners ready to move from first glimpse to sustained recognition — from “first sit” to a genuine shift in how life is lived. \nGet to know Ryan through these short videos: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyan Burton is a meditation teacher and guide in the non-dual traditions\, with over seventeen years of practice across Dhammakaya Theravada\, Dzogchen\, Vedanta\, and Zen. He teaches post-awakening integration — the territory that opens after the initial recognition. His work also draws on Tibetan Buddhism\, Dream Yoga\, and Robert Monroe’s Focus Levels system. \nFind out more about Ryan: www.afterawakening.com\nYouTube: @afterawakening072 \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/ryan-burton-sep-oct-series-2026-2/2026-10-08/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ryan-Burton-portrait_2025-12.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T113000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260920T221928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T234715Z UID:36828-1791626400-1791631800@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ The Heart is our true Mind - human intelligence and connectivity in the era of AI DESCRIPTION:We consider the mind to be the voice that never stops — the ego’s inner commentary\, planning\, judging\, defending itself. Then machines learned to imitate that voice: they generate language\, reason\, predict\, and increasingly perform what we once called thinking. So the question becomes unavoidable — if thinking can be reproduced\, what is our mind? \nMeanwhile we have never been more connected\, and yet the experience of being a separate self has perhaps never been more continuously reinforced. What does presence mean when our attention is endlessly captured\, predicted and mirrored by machines? \nIn this 90-minute talk\, Shakti Caterina Maggi invites us to look beyond thought itself. Thought is not the source of the mind\, but one of its movements. \nOur true mind is the Heart — not sentiment\, not emotion\, not the opposite of reason\, but the dimension of presence in which Awareness recognizes itself\, prior to thought. Our true mind is not merely the capacity to think. It is the conscious space in which we recognize ourselves as the presence in which everything is. \nIn the conscious recognition of the Heart\, thought need not be fought or rejected; the inner dialogue simply loses its authority\, and as we come to abide there it gradually fades. What remains is an intelligence already one with everything and everyone. \nShakti Caterina Maggi is a spiritual guide\, meditation teacher and author widely recognized as one of the most authentic and profound voices of contemporary spirituality. Combining the vision of Advaita and non-dual Tantra with a contemporary approach\, Shakti offers with humanity\, compassion and great clarity an inner technology to dissolve that contraction of suffering that accompanies our lives\, and access a space of peace and unconditional love towards life.\nwww.shakticaterinamaggi.com\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/shakti-oct-10-2026/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9f32230c-d327-4d30-a0fe-40cb318eb70a.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T113000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260919T050840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T195216Z UID:36812-1791712800-1791718200@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Ishita Sharma ~ The Spiritual Ego and Walking in Joy DESCRIPTION:This event will be rescheduled to a new date. Please stay tuned.\nSpiritual 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: URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/ishita-sharma-oct-11-2026/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ishita-Sharma-portrait_2026-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T083000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z UID:36777-1791792000-1791793800@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-q4/2026-10-12/ 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:20261012T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260919T040046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T040813Z UID:36799-1791799200-1791806400@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Leaning back into being the dark love that holds everything ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:Oct 12\, 15\, 19 & 22\, 2026\n10:00 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. \nPlease join Pamela and your fellow sages for a 4 part series exploring our elemental nature as love\, immovable\, tender and eternal\, wise and strong. \nLet us explore the background presence within\, that which is unshakable and life giving. We actually live from there already\, though our attention is on our heart center and outwards. On our marvelous world of movement and contrasts. So natural to explore and be curious! Yet\, we have neglected exploring within from the unmoving\, the intelligent essence of the movements. This compassionate love that we are returns for everything that calls to it for relief and freedom. \nKnow Thyself includes intimate reunion with the body\, mind and emotions. So that Stillness is wearing satisfaction. Simply because then\, life can flow and be beautiful again seeing and noticing the heart of everything\, as the heart of hearts. \nAbout Pamela Wilson:\nPamela has been a messenger for Truth and Heart wisdom worldwide for over 30 years. Like many of us\, she was originally motivated by a passionate curiosity fueled by despair and sorrow about humanity and her own struggles. She started meditating in 1976 after her mother died\, and was lucky enough to find true teachers. Chance meetings with Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche in a garden\, shaktipat from Muktananda\, private spontaneous encounters with Rabbi Zalman Schachter\, and alone time with Lester Levenson and Robert Adams nourished her en route. Merging in Neelam and Prem’s satsang back into the original river of love\, dissolved the sense of self and much history. What a relief to return to aware naturalness! There were enough clues that kept her marinating in satsang\, especially that of Yudishtara! His whisper\, “Don’t let anyone tell you\, you are anything but love!” No one ever tells you that! An ongoing passion for liberation and light-heartedness kept inquiry into the nature of mind\, the emotions and the body ongoing. Oh\, and what treasures were found in the essence of all that! Confirming Lao Tzu’s invitation to be a kind-hearted grandparent within\, and Papaji’s “Look within\, approach everything with devotion and gratitude\, stay as heart!” And Ramana Maharshi’s “Nothing is what it appears to be!” \nHow could any form resist all the warm compassion meeting it?\nAnd so it unwinds from defense back into relaxation\, renewed by respect and surprised to be met with gratitude. The original invitation is Know Thyself! As modern sages we return for every form and function so it All can know itself!\nAs compassion we all notice harmful ignorance and suffering\, enough is enough!\nA quiet revolution from the inside out. Each sage is required to do the inner work. \n“Pamela shares something she calls “Inner satsang.” It is quite simple and direct\, and although it requires a clear intention\, it is not hard to learn. In my recent reading of Carl Jung’s essays and lectures\, I came upon Jung’s description of his own inner exploration method which he called “active imagination.” It became clear that Jung’s practice and Pamela’s are identical. This method of going within is most likely something ancient which has been passed down through the ages by saints and sages of all traditions. I feel extremely fortunate that in my friendship with Pamela she has passed on to me this beautiful way of fulfilling my long held and deepest heart’s desire.”\n~ Lawrence Homolka \n“Thank you for bringing the Heart back to Advaita!”\n~ Rabbi Ravi Shapiro \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/pamela-wilson-retreat-oct-2026/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pamela-2026-portrait_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260928T224921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T225051Z UID:36880-1791799200-1791806400@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Leaning back into being the dark love that holds everything ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:Oct 12\, 15\, 19 & 22\, 2026\n10:00 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. \nPlease join Pamela and your fellow sages for a 4 part series exploring our elemental nature as love\, immovable\, tender and eternal\, wise and strong. \nLet us explore the background presence within\, that which is unshakable and life giving. We actually live from there already\, though our attention is on our heart center and outwards. On our marvelous world of movement and contrasts. So natural to explore and be curious! Yet\, we have neglected exploring within from the unmoving\, the intelligent essence of the movements. This compassionate love that we are returns for everything that calls to it for relief and freedom. \nKnow Thyself includes intimate reunion with the body\, mind and emotions. So that Stillness is wearing satisfaction. Simply because then\, life can flow and be beautiful again seeing and noticing the heart of everything\, as the heart of hearts. \nAbout Pamela Wilson:\nPamela Wilson has been a messenger for Truth and Heart wisdom worldwide for over 30 years\, honoring the Sage within everyone and the absolute oneness of All That Is. Pamela evokes through dialogue\, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about one’s identity relax. \nHow could any form resist all the warm compassion meeting it?\nAnd so it unwinds from defense back into relaxation\, renewed by respect and surprised to be met with gratitude. The original invitation is Know Thyself! As modern sages we return for every form and function so it All can know itself!\nAs compassion we all notice harmful ignorance and suffering\, enough is enough!\nA quiet revolution from the inside out. Each sage is required to do the inner work. \n“Pamela shares something she calls “Inner satsang.” It is quite simple and direct\, and although it requires a clear intention\, it is not hard to learn. In my recent reading of Carl Jung’s essays and lectures\, I came upon Jung’s description of his own inner exploration method which he called “active imagination.” It became clear that Jung’s practice and Pamela’s are identical. This method of going within is most likely something ancient which has been passed down through the ages by saints and sages of all traditions. I feel extremely fortunate that in my friendship with Pamela she has passed on to me this beautiful way of fulfilling my long held and deepest heart’s desire.”\n~ Lawrence Homolka \n“Thank you for bringing the Heart back to Advaita!”\n~ Rabbi Ravi Shapiro \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/pamela-wilson-retreat-oct-2026-3/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pamela-2026-portrait_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T093000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z UID:36782-1791968400-1791970200@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-q4/2026-10-14/ 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:20261015T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260919T040904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T040904Z UID:36804-1792058400-1792065600@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Leaning back into being the dark love that holds everything ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:Oct 12\, 15\, 19 & 22\, 2026\n10:00 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. \nPlease join Pamela and your fellow sages for a 4 part series exploring our elemental nature as love\, immovable\, tender and eternal\, wise and strong. \nLet us explore the background presence within\, that which is unshakable and life giving. We actually live from there already\, though our attention is on our heart center and outwards. On our marvelous world of movement and contrasts. So natural to explore and be curious! Yet\, we have neglected exploring within from the unmoving\, the intelligent essence of the movements. This compassionate love that we are returns for everything that calls to it for relief and freedom. \nKnow Thyself includes intimate reunion with the body\, mind and emotions. So that Stillness is wearing satisfaction. Simply because then\, life can flow and be beautiful again seeing and noticing the heart of everything\, as the heart of hearts. \nAbout Pamela Wilson:\nPamela has been a messenger for Truth and Heart wisdom worldwide for over 30 years. Like many of us\, she was originally motivated by a passionate curiosity fueled by despair and sorrow about humanity and her own struggles. She started meditating in 1976 after her mother died\, and was lucky enough to find true teachers. Chance meetings with Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche in a garden\, shaktipat from Muktananda\, private spontaneous encounters with Rabbi Zalman Schachter\, and alone time with Lester Levenson and Robert Adams nourished her en route. Merging in Neelam and Prem’s satsang back into the original river of love\, dissolved the sense of self and much history. What a relief to return to aware naturalness! There were enough clues that kept her marinating in satsang\, especially that of Yudishtara! His whisper\, “Don’t let anyone tell you\, you are anything but love!” No one ever tells you that! An ongoing passion for liberation and light-heartedness kept inquiry into the nature of mind\, the emotions and the body ongoing. Oh\, and what treasures were found in the essence of all that! Confirming Lao Tzu’s invitation to be a kind-hearted grandparent within\, and Papaji’s “Look within\, approach everything with devotion and gratitude\, stay as heart!” And Ramana Maharshi’s “Nothing is what it appears to be!” \nHow could any form resist all the warm compassion meeting it?\nAnd so it unwinds from defense back into relaxation\, renewed by respect and surprised to be met with gratitude. The original invitation is Know Thyself! As modern sages we return for every form and function so it All can know itself!\nAs compassion we all notice harmful ignorance and suffering\, enough is enough!\nA quiet revolution from the inside out. Each sage is required to do the inner work. \n“Pamela shares something she calls “Inner satsang.” It is quite simple and direct\, and although it requires a clear intention\, it is not hard to learn. In my recent reading of Carl Jung’s essays and lectures\, I came upon Jung’s description of his own inner exploration method which he called “active imagination.” It became clear that Jung’s practice and Pamela’s are identical. This method of going within is most likely something ancient which has been passed down through the ages by saints and sages of all traditions. I feel extremely fortunate that in my friendship with Pamela she has passed on to me this beautiful way of fulfilling my long held and deepest heart’s desire.”\n~ Lawrence Homolka \n“Thank you for bringing the Heart back to Advaita!”\n~ Rabbi Ravi Shapiro \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/pamela-wilson-retreat-oct-2026-2/2026-10-15/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pamela-2026-portrait_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260923T190758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T190758Z UID:36853-1792317600-1792324800@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ It Takes a Village: Community & the Embodiment of Awakening DESCRIPTION:Awakening may reveal the truth of our essential oneness\, but it is in relationship that this realization is tested\, deepened\, and brought to life. Other people have a wonderful way of showing us exactly where love has taken root and where we are still defending\, hiding\, accommodating\, controlling\, or insisting that life go our way. \nIn this two-hour gathering\, we’ll explore the essential role of community in the embodiment of awakening. What becomes possible when we practice among others who are also committed to truth? How do belonging\, friction\, support\, difference\, and vulnerability help us grow beyond a private spirituality into something lived and relational? \nAnd as the sense of a separate self loosens\, another invitation emerges: to take our place as stewards of the whole. Awakening asks us not only to receive from the field\, but to tend it\, each in our own particular way\, bringing our gifts\, our care\, our courage\, and our unique expression into service of the life we share. \nCommunity asks us to discover how to be fully ourselves while remaining part of the whole\, to love without requiring sameness\, and to let our awakening become more than an inner realization. \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-oct-18-2026/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Jeannie-Zandi-2025-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260928T225330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T225529Z UID:36884-1792317600-1792324800@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Jeannie Zandi ~ It Takes a Village: Community & the Embodiment of Awakening DESCRIPTION:Awakening may reveal the truth of our essential oneness\, but it is in relationship that this realization is tested\, deepened\, and brought to life. Other people have a wonderful way of showing us exactly where love has taken root and where we are still defending\, hiding\, accommodating\, controlling\, or insisting that life go our way. \nIn this two-hour gathering\, we’ll explore the essential role of community in the embodiment of awakening. What becomes possible when we practice among others who are also committed to truth? How do belonging\, friction\, support\, difference\, and vulnerability help us grow beyond a private spirituality into something lived and relational? \nAnd as the sense of a separate self loosens\, another invitation emerges: to take our place as stewards of the whole. Awakening asks us not only to receive from the field\, but to tend it\, each in our own particular way\, bringing our gifts\, our care\, our courage\, and our unique expression into service of the life we share. \nCommunity asks us to discover how to be fully ourselves while remaining part of the whole\, to love without requiring sameness\, and to let our awakening become more than an inner realization. \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-oct-18-2026-2/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Jeannie-Zandi-2025-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T083000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z UID:36778-1792396800-1792398600@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-q4/2026-10-19/ 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:20261019T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260919T040904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T040904Z UID:36806-1792404000-1792411200@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Leaning back into being the dark love that holds everything ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:Oct 12\, 15\, 19 & 22\, 2026\n10:00 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. \nPlease join Pamela and your fellow sages for a 4 part series exploring our elemental nature as love\, immovable\, tender and eternal\, wise and strong. \nLet us explore the background presence within\, that which is unshakable and life giving. We actually live from there already\, though our attention is on our heart center and outwards. On our marvelous world of movement and contrasts. So natural to explore and be curious! Yet\, we have neglected exploring within from the unmoving\, the intelligent essence of the movements. This compassionate love that we are returns for everything that calls to it for relief and freedom. \nKnow Thyself includes intimate reunion with the body\, mind and emotions. So that Stillness is wearing satisfaction. Simply because then\, life can flow and be beautiful again seeing and noticing the heart of everything\, as the heart of hearts. \nAbout Pamela Wilson:\nPamela has been a messenger for Truth and Heart wisdom worldwide for over 30 years. Like many of us\, she was originally motivated by a passionate curiosity fueled by despair and sorrow about humanity and her own struggles. She started meditating in 1976 after her mother died\, and was lucky enough to find true teachers. Chance meetings with Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche in a garden\, shaktipat from Muktananda\, private spontaneous encounters with Rabbi Zalman Schachter\, and alone time with Lester Levenson and Robert Adams nourished her en route. Merging in Neelam and Prem’s satsang back into the original river of love\, dissolved the sense of self and much history. What a relief to return to aware naturalness! There were enough clues that kept her marinating in satsang\, especially that of Yudishtara! His whisper\, “Don’t let anyone tell you\, you are anything but love!” No one ever tells you that! An ongoing passion for liberation and light-heartedness kept inquiry into the nature of mind\, the emotions and the body ongoing. Oh\, and what treasures were found in the essence of all that! Confirming Lao Tzu’s invitation to be a kind-hearted grandparent within\, and Papaji’s “Look within\, approach everything with devotion and gratitude\, stay as heart!” And Ramana Maharshi’s “Nothing is what it appears to be!” \nHow could any form resist all the warm compassion meeting it?\nAnd so it unwinds from defense back into relaxation\, renewed by respect and surprised to be met with gratitude. The original invitation is Know Thyself! As modern sages we return for every form and function so it All can know itself!\nAs compassion we all notice harmful ignorance and suffering\, enough is enough!\nA quiet revolution from the inside out. Each sage is required to do the inner work. \n“Pamela shares something she calls “Inner satsang.” It is quite simple and direct\, and although it requires a clear intention\, it is not hard to learn. In my recent reading of Carl Jung’s essays and lectures\, I came upon Jung’s description of his own inner exploration method which he called “active imagination.” It became clear that Jung’s practice and Pamela’s are identical. This method of going within is most likely something ancient which has been passed down through the ages by saints and sages of all traditions. I feel extremely fortunate that in my friendship with Pamela she has passed on to me this beautiful way of fulfilling my long held and deepest heart’s desire.”\n~ Lawrence Homolka \n“Thank you for bringing the Heart back to Advaita!”\n~ Rabbi Ravi Shapiro \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/pamela-wilson-retreat-oct-2026-2/2026-10-19/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pamela-2026-portrait_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261021T093000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z UID:36783-1792573200-1792575000@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-q4/2026-10-21/ 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:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260919T040904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T040904Z UID:36807-1792663200-1792670400@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Pamela Wilson ~ Leaning back into being the dark love that holds everything ~ 4 Part Online Retreat DESCRIPTION:Oct 12\, 15\, 19 & 22\, 2026\n10:00 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. \nPlease join Pamela and your fellow sages for a 4 part series exploring our elemental nature as love\, immovable\, tender and eternal\, wise and strong. \nLet us explore the background presence within\, that which is unshakable and life giving. We actually live from there already\, though our attention is on our heart center and outwards. On our marvelous world of movement and contrasts. So natural to explore and be curious! Yet\, we have neglected exploring within from the unmoving\, the intelligent essence of the movements. This compassionate love that we are returns for everything that calls to it for relief and freedom. \nKnow Thyself includes intimate reunion with the body\, mind and emotions. So that Stillness is wearing satisfaction. Simply because then\, life can flow and be beautiful again seeing and noticing the heart of everything\, as the heart of hearts. \nAbout Pamela Wilson:\nPamela has been a messenger for Truth and Heart wisdom worldwide for over 30 years. Like many of us\, she was originally motivated by a passionate curiosity fueled by despair and sorrow about humanity and her own struggles. She started meditating in 1976 after her mother died\, and was lucky enough to find true teachers. Chance meetings with Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche in a garden\, shaktipat from Muktananda\, private spontaneous encounters with Rabbi Zalman Schachter\, and alone time with Lester Levenson and Robert Adams nourished her en route. Merging in Neelam and Prem’s satsang back into the original river of love\, dissolved the sense of self and much history. What a relief to return to aware naturalness! There were enough clues that kept her marinating in satsang\, especially that of Yudishtara! His whisper\, “Don’t let anyone tell you\, you are anything but love!” No one ever tells you that! An ongoing passion for liberation and light-heartedness kept inquiry into the nature of mind\, the emotions and the body ongoing. Oh\, and what treasures were found in the essence of all that! Confirming Lao Tzu’s invitation to be a kind-hearted grandparent within\, and Papaji’s “Look within\, approach everything with devotion and gratitude\, stay as heart!” And Ramana Maharshi’s “Nothing is what it appears to be!” \nHow could any form resist all the warm compassion meeting it?\nAnd so it unwinds from defense back into relaxation\, renewed by respect and surprised to be met with gratitude. The original invitation is Know Thyself! As modern sages we return for every form and function so it All can know itself!\nAs compassion we all notice harmful ignorance and suffering\, enough is enough!\nA quiet revolution from the inside out. Each sage is required to do the inner work. \n“Pamela shares something she calls “Inner satsang.” It is quite simple and direct\, and although it requires a clear intention\, it is not hard to learn. In my recent reading of Carl Jung’s essays and lectures\, I came upon Jung’s description of his own inner exploration method which he called “active imagination.” It became clear that Jung’s practice and Pamela’s are identical. This method of going within is most likely something ancient which has been passed down through the ages by saints and sages of all traditions. I feel extremely fortunate that in my friendship with Pamela she has passed on to me this beautiful way of fulfilling my long held and deepest heart’s desire.”\n~ Lawrence Homolka \n“Thank you for bringing the Heart back to Advaita!”\n~ Rabbi Ravi Shapiro \nMore about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com \nSliding Scale: $100 to $200\nSome Partial Scholarships Available\nPlease Register Early if you can. \nREGISTER URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/pamela-wilson-retreat-oct-2026-2/2026-10-22/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pamela-2026-portrait_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T123000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260821T054646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T055009Z UID:36611-1792832400-1792845000@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Dorothy Hunt ~ Chasing the Absolute\, Returning to Love the Relative ~ Half-Day Retreat DESCRIPTION:Tasting the Absolute\, experiencing spirit\, reading or hearing teachings from spiritual masters\, many seekers of truth develop ideas and illusions that Awakening means judging\, denying\, or by-passing the challenges\, messiness\, feelings\, thoughts\, and beauty of our human expressions. They chase an identity called “the Absolute” or being a “someone” always “resting as Awareness.” There IS a Source\, but this awake Mystery claims no identity. The truth of who/what we already are cannot be gained by our effort or lost in our forgetfulness. The real freedom of Awakening is not resisting the moment that is here now\, rather deeply experiencing that all of life is an expression of an undivided Mystery—one the intellect will never “know” yet opens the Heart to intimately love its own expressions. \nPlease join us in exploring the possibility of experiencing no separation between Absolute and Relative—true non-duality. We will meet for two sessions with a half an hour break about 10:30 am. \nDorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha\, teaching at the request and in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery. Dorothy is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy\, and practiced psychotherapy from 1967 until her retirement in 2020. She is the author of Only This!\, Leaves from Moon Mountain\, and Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness. In addition\, she is a contributing author to two books on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, and the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season. \nwww.dorothyhunt.org \nSliding Scale: $40 to $80\nSome Partial Scholarships Available.\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/dorothy-hunt-oct-24-2026/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Online Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dorothy-Hunt_2021.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T123000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260928T225821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T225821Z UID:36887-1792832400-1792845000@opencirclecenter.org SUMMARY:Dorothy Hunt ~ Chasing the Absolute\, Returning to Love the Relative ~ Half-Day Retreat DESCRIPTION:Tasting the Absolute\, experiencing spirit\, reading or hearing teachings from spiritual masters\, many seekers of truth develop ideas and illusions that Awakening means judging\, denying\, or by-passing the challenges\, messiness\, feelings\, thoughts\, and beauty of our human expressions. They chase an identity called “the Absolute” or being a “someone” always “resting as Awareness.” There IS a Source\, but this awake Mystery claims no identity. The truth of who/what we already are cannot be gained by our effort or lost in our forgetfulness. The real freedom of Awakening is not resisting the moment that is here now\, rather deeply experiencing that all of life is an expression of an undivided Mystery—one the intellect will never “know” yet opens the Heart to intimately love its own expressions. \nPlease join us in exploring the possibility of experiencing no separation between Absolute and Relative—true non-duality. We will meet for two sessions with a half an hour break about 10:30 am. \nDorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha\, teaching at the request and in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery. Dorothy is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy\, and practiced psychotherapy from 1967 until her retirement in 2020. She is the author of Only This!\, Leaves from Moon Mountain\, and Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness. In addition\, she is a contributing author to two books on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, and the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season. \nwww.dorothyhunt.org \nSliding Scale: $40 to $80\nSome Partial Scholarships Available.\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/dorothy-hunt-oct-24-2026-2/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dorothy-Hunt_2021.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261026T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261026T083000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012458Z UID:36779-1793001600-1793003400@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-q4/2026-10-26/ 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:20261028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T093000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260916T012726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T012726Z UID:36784-1793178000-1793179800@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-q4/2026-10-28/ 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:20261029T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261029T100000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260809T200445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T235324Z UID:36540-1793260800-1793268000@opencirclecenter.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Arian-Mateo_Inspired-179-1365x2048-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261029T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261029T100000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260928T230338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T230338Z UID:36889-1793260800-1793268000@opencirclecenter.org 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-29-2026-2/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Arian-Mateo_Inspired-179-1365x2048-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260927T045820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T053327Z 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0156_edited_2-2.jpg 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:20261007T232819 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Louise-Kay_2019-04_GM_3607_HighRes-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Center%20-%20Online%20Events":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Miranda-Macpherson_2025_Fairfax_crop-tall.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260603T230556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260621T231020Z UID:36198-1796466600-1796490000@opencirclecenter.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270109T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270116T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260910T000854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T003901Z 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) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270123T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260910T000854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T003901Z 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) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg 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:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260910T000854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T003902Z 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) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270206T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260910T000854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T003904Z UID:36704-1801904400-1801911600@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-2027-2/2027-02-06/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270213T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270213T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T232819 CREATED:20260910T000854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T003905Z UID:36705-1802509200-1802516400@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-2027-2/2027-02-13/ LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opencirclecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John-Prendergast-2023_2024-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Open%20Circle%20Online%20Retreats":MAILTO:web@opencirclecenter.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR