April 2025
Dorothy Hunt ~ Honoring the Life and Teachings of Ramana Maharshi ~ Retreat Day (In-Person & Livestream)
“There is no greater mystery than this—that being the Reality ourselves, we seek to gain Reality.”
Ramana Maharshi has been a light shining in the darkness for countless seekers of Truth. His expression of Truth beautifully and lovingly embodies the Absolute, and yet his method of Self-Inquiry does not require seekers to leave home, hearth, job, or family life. In his words, “All that is required to realize the Self is to be still.” Join us for this day of silence and satsang, reflecting on the life and teachings of this great sage. There will be a 1½-hour break for lunch and afternoon tea. Apart from satsang, the retreat will be held in silence.
Dorothy Hunt, Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha will facilitate this retreat day. She is a teacher in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti and founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dorothy has a long and deep connection with the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and offers this day to any who are interested in coming to sit in silence and listen with the Heart.
Presently, Dorothy offers satsang and retreats via Zoom, and dokusan by phone. For more information, please visit www.dorothyhunt.org
Pre-registration is Required for In-Person attendance.
Pre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at Midnight on April 11th (the night before event)
Sliding Scale: $60 to $120
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Lunch: There will be a 1 & 1/2 hour lunch break.
Bring your own lunch to eat outside on the patio overlooking the Bay.
If you have symptoms of a viral infection, or have had a recent
Covid exposure or positive test, please stay home out of consideration for others.
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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Amita ~ Your True Nature (In-Person Event)
Amita began her journey in the early 1970’s in San Francisco, and later in the remote jungles of Hawaii. Amita set to break through her conditioned way of knowing herself and the world she lived in. The conscious search for “Who Am I” began when she read the biographies of Einstein and Gandhi, opening her mind to a way of life that was larger and deeper than she understood at the time.....
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Pamela Wilson ~ From Sorrow to Solace
Join Pamela and your fellow sages in finding the rooted strength within to be with the current chaos. Rising as the transmission of truth in daily life, we are the still spine of the Tree of Life.
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!......
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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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Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Presence: Our Only Refuge ~ Bay Area Daylong Retreat
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.
During this Daylong Meditation Retreat, we sit and share together sacred space to welcome in our true nature, our silent nature, that is always here and never changes. Marlies takes you by the hand into the cathedral of your being so together we connect, taste and abide as Presence: our only refuge......
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Marlies Myoku Cocheret ~ Silence and The Female Body ~ Bay Area Daylong Way of Woman Retreat
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)
Way of Woman Retreat
(For Women Only)
Silence and The Female Body
Letting your silent nature melt with your feminine body of beauty.
Deep inside your heart you know it’s possible to be an embodied, sovereign, luscious Woman of Beauty. When you truly rest as your silent heart, naturally your feminine body wants to flow and shine. Come play together and take your place in this wonderful dance of life, and honor your precious temple as Woman......
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Miranda Macpherson ~ Turning everything into the path of Awakening ~ Daylong Retreat, Bay Area & Livestream
If ever there was a time to stay spiritually connected, so we can remain open-hearted, responsive and awake, its now.
This daylong with Miranda Macpherson, on a beautiful property in west Marin, is a day for deep spiritual nourishment and community support to help us find calm amidst the chaos, deepen in to our fundamental human unity, and explore what timeless spiritual Truths have to offer us practically in living meaningfully and navigating life from our spiritual depth.....
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Susanne Marie ~ Ease into Awakening (In-Person Event)
Join Susanne and community in an afternoon of relaxing into our True Nature. The focus will be on drinking from the well of Source and taking our hands off the steering wheel. On this spring day we will relinquish striving for control, and instead lean back into the natural state of being which is easily overlooked and veiled. Whether you dip your toe or immerse your whole self, it will nourish your nervous system, heart, and mind.......
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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......
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