October 2025
Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Fri, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm ~ Sat, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm ~ Sun, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply This meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already "what is"........
LEARN MORE HERE
Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Fri, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm ~ Sat, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm ~ Sun, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply This meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already "what is"........
LEARN MORE HERE
December 2025
Adam Bauer & Friends Kirtan ~ Sacred Chant
In strange and turbulent times, we remember to breathe and seek connection and healing in the sacred vessel of community. Join Adam and friends in this heartfelt celebration of the natural devotional practice of gathering and singing mantra together.
A kirtan with sacred chant artist Adam Bauer is a deep immersion in bhakti—the yoga of devotion, a blissful union of hearts and voices carried on a current of music and love. With his warm baritone voice and sonorous harmonium accompaniment, Adam leads his chanting sessions with a gentle, grounded energy, guiding participants to profound levels of conscious awareness.
Adam Bauer travels the globe sharing the heart-expanding beauty of kirtan, healing touch, the I Ching, and transformational conversation. Adam spent years playing bass with kirtan pioneer Krishna Das, and later with Bhakti Yoga legend Shyamdas, both of whom nourished his love of sacred sound and the yoga of devotion. He has released three critically-acclaimed records.
Open to all, no experience necessary. Pre-Registration requited. LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Maja Apolonia Rodé, PhD ~ Divine Dialogue
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About Divine Dialogues
Divine Dialogues are gently guided mystical conversations with magic at the core. The process is designed to bring us to a state of coherence and build our capacity to discover and express interconnected wisdom.
At the heart of each Dialogue is a single oracular prompt—revealed in the moment through Maja's Divine Dice. A profound idea then becomes the gravitational center of our inquiry and cultivates a unified field of exploration.
Limited to 12 participants. Register to save your seat..... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Pamela Wilson ~ Solstice Satsang ~ In-Person
Solstice Satsang, a gathering to warm the Heart. Join Pamela and your fellow sages to celebrate clarity and compassion.
Pamela Wilson 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. Featured in the book Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue, so please bring your questions!
More about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com
We'll have a short holiday get together after the satsang, to 6pm. Feel free to bring something to share if you wish.
Suggested donation: $15 to $30
No one turned away for lack of funds.
PARKING: There is some street parking in the neighborhood, free and without time limit.
For inquiries contact LocalEvents@opencirclecenter.org
If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, or have had a recent
Covid exposure or positive test, please stay home out of consideration for others.
February 2026
Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Bay Area Event Series
Join us for any or all in this series of In-Person events in Berkeley....
Feb. 19 & 20 (7:00pm - 8:45pm) & Feb. 21 Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm)
“Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
This retreat is an opening — a return to love, stillness, and the simple joy of saying yes to life as it is... “Satsang” means “in the company of Truth” – it describes a meeting where we gather together to uncover our True Nature...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Bay Area Event Series
Join us for any or all in this series of In-Person events in Berkeley....
Feb. 19 & 20 (7:00pm - 8:45pm) & Feb. 21 Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm)
“Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
This retreat is an opening — a return to love, stillness, and the simple joy of saying yes to life as it is... “Satsang” means “in the company of Truth” – it describes a meeting where we gather together to uncover our True Nature...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »Lisa Schumacher ~ Yes to Life – Resting in the Heart of Being (In-Person)
Bay Area Event Series
Join us for any or all in this series of In-Person events in Berkeley....
Feb. 19 & 20 (7:00pm - 8:45pm) & Feb. 21 Daylong (10:30am - 4:30pm)
“Yes to Life” offers a sacred space to pause — to rest, reflect, and rediscover the peace that’s already within you. Guided by Lisa’s compassionate presence, you’ll gently release the need to be more or do more—and begin to see beyond the fears and self-doubt that cloud the mind, awakening to the truth of who we really are.
This retreat is an opening — a return to love, stillness, and the simple joy of saying yes to life as it is... “Satsang” means “in the company of Truth” – it describes a meeting where we gather together to uncover our True Nature...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »March 2026
John J. Prendergast, Ph.D. ~ “Being Absolutely No One and No Thing” (In-Person)
When 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.
John 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...... LEARN MORE HERE
Find out more »John Astin ~ Everything is the Doorway (In-Person)
The largely consensus human view is that our thoughts about reality are essentially the same as reality, what psychologists term, “cognitive fusion.” But is that really true? Do our experiences actually conform to the ideas and beliefs we hold about them?
Through a series of meditative inquiries and dialogue, psychologist and spiritual teacher John Astin invites us into a deep dive into this question, exploring the nature of what’s appearing experientially to discover how it is not just those special, “peak” experiences that lie beyond the reach of our concepts and descriptions, but every experience....... LEARN MORE HERE
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