March 2025
Lisa Schumacher ~ Your True Nature (In-Person & Livestream)
A meeting with Lisa is an opportunity to step away from your day to day life and devote time for inquiry into the source of who you are. There will be a few moments of silence to start the meeting and then Lisa will speak and invite you to share about your realizations and ask questions about awakening.
In Lisa’s meetings, she invites you to rest in stillness. Your discoveries and questions about awakening, deepening, and the unfolding truth are welcome. The teaching is in the tradition of Gangaji, who is a student of Papaji, who had his awakening at the feet of Ramana Maharshi.....
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April 2025
Izzy Cloke ~ This Boundless Freedom
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
Izzy Cloke is a non-dual teacher from the UK, visiting the U.S. for the first time. She points to the natural freedom that is already everything.
"This Boundless Freedom points to the natural reality that is all there is. There is no such thing as separation. All there is, is what appears to be happening. Freedom never went anywhere. It was always just this."........
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May 2025
Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Presence: Our Only Refuge (In-Person & Livestream)
Open Circle is hosting an evening Satsang and two DAYLONGS with Marlies Myoku Cocheret in California, USA.
May 2nd (7-9 pm, PT) ~ Berkeley, CA (In-Person & Livestream)
May 3rd (11am - 5pm, PT) ~ Fairfax, CA (In-Person & Livestream)
May 4th Way of the Women Daylong (11am - 5pm, PT) ~
......Fairfax, CA (In-Person only - Women only)
Presence: Our Only Refuge
Abiding presence is the only ground from which right action can flower in our world.
These times demand a strong Presence if we are to care as Love for the world right now. So let’s come together in truth and love, to connect as our true nature for ourselves and our world. This brings forward wisdom and compassion. Naturally the right action follows......
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Ramachandra Roddam ~ Deity Worship as Spiritual Practice (Online Event)
We are sorry to announce that the In-Person event has been cancelled due to unforseen events.
We plan to reschedule as an Online Event.
Stay tuned to our emails and calendar for the new online date!
A beautiful opportunity to step into the world and learn about some basic methods of Worship and Sadhana, from an authentic voice and practitioner.
Sri Ramachandra Roddam is a sadhak on the path of Shakta Tantra and a teacher of the path of the Bauls. The Bauls are a traditional sect from northeastern India who often defy societal conventions and who seek a direct connection with the divine through ecstatic singing, music and dance. Sri Ramachandra is a trustee of Sanatan Siddhashram, a center in West Bengal founded by the internationally acclaimed Baul dancer and teacher, Maa Parvathy Baul......
Find out more »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"........
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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.