January 2019
Larry Robinson ~ The Way of the Boddhisatva
2:00-4:00 pm, with refreshments until 5 pm
The way of the boddhisatva - full-hearted engagement with a suffering world. The boddhisatva’s commitment is this: “Beings are numberless; I vow to save them. Delusions are boundless; I vow to end them. Dharma gates innumerable; I vow to enter them. Buddha’s way is unsurpassable; I vow to become it.” We will explore what this vow means in actual practice.
Larry Robinson is a potter, retired psychotherapist and recovering politician. He is the founder and producer of Rumi’s Caravan, committed to restoring the soul of the world through reviving the oral tradition of poetry. He is a practitioner of Zen Buddhism who has been meditating for 48 years.
Suggested donation: $10 to $20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Where: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA
Park on Sonoma Ave, walk down short driveway to to house with carport.
Arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
February 2019
Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ The Way of Perception
Shakti is a teacher very well known in Europe and her native Italy, who offers a contemporary and accessible vision of true awakening that is profoundly in tune with Advaita and nondual Tantric traditions.
The spiritual journey inevitably leads to the confrontation between our "spiritual life" and our "material life", discovering how and where we truly embody the truth of our heart. Realizing the emptiness of our true nature is just the starting point of an integration process that can take several years and involve all aspects of our lives, and leads us to several moments of crisis in which old egoic patterns of behavior that are still based on the separative mind emerge to be dissolved by the light of Awareness.
Shakti has spent many years deepening this integration process. With wisdom, humor, and heartfelt connection, she shares a message of discovering our divinity at the very core of our humanity. Shakti has been sharing this message of non-separation since 2003 with many people around the world, especially in Italy and in Europe, where she holds satsangs and retreats.
"Peace is not a destination, but a starting point. Find that Peace that rests behind anything and anybody and bring it into your world. Every human being looks for Peace in their inner or outer reality. In this call for clarity, what we are looking for is what our true nature actually is.
“We are used to imagining that the dissolving of inner and outer conflicts comes as the result of some action, whereas it is only when we move from Peace that those actions will bring the end of any conflict. Moving and living from Peace is recognizing what we are, and integrating it in our everyday life.
“Awakening to your true nature means to wake up to your true essence that lies behind any conflict of daily living. Thoughts and feelings are not an obstacle to this recognition, but the direct expression of how we know or ignore ourselves. Once we find that silence that rests behind manifestation, the ego will come back, out of habit. If we can recognize its presence, not as a disturbance but as an opportunity to integrate the message, our everyday life becomes our true spiritual journey. The Peace of our Being becomes the world we see and live in.”
Sliding Scale: $45-$105, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Email tommy@sonic.net to reserve a seat
Where: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA
Park on Sonoma Ave, walk down short driveway to to house with carport.
Arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
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Also check our full calendar for Marin & Berkeley events with Shakti...
Tues. Feb, 12th, 7:00-8:45 pm ~ Awakening in Daily Living (San Rafael)
Thur. Feb. 14th, 7:00-8:45 pm ~ Love in Non-Duality (Berkeley)
Sat. Feb. 16th, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm ~ The Way of Perception (Berkeley)
March 2019
Susanne Marie ~ The Path of Devotion
1:15-2:00 Kirtan music & chanting, with Hannah Caratti & friends
2-4 pm satsang, with refreshments until 5 pm
Without the engagement of our hearts our spiritual and life journey is dry and barren. Devotion is the ability to reach outside of ourselves with trust that something greater exists than what we ourselves know or understand. This something is the mystery of existence itself. It is the divinity inherent within all things. When we lean into trust that there is a greater intelligence guiding our lives, we are able to let go of our limited selves and hand over our need to maintain control and open in surrender.
Bio:
Featured in conversation with Adyashanti on Buddha at the Gas Pump as well as recently on Conscious TV, Susanne Marie offers teachings in support of freedom, sacred mutuality, and the celebration of our common essence of love and unity with all life. Her work is transformational and empowering, as she points to the remembering of That which we have always been, allowing truth to become ever more conscious of itself through a human life.
In a relaxed, empathetic and personable manner, and with deep personal insight, humor, and grace, she helps others deconstruct their beliefs of what living a life of freedom looks like. Susanne, the parent of two young adults, divides her time between Taos, New Mexico, and Northern California, and offers spiritual mentoring as well as Grace Healing Sessions to individuals and groups.
Susanne Marie's website: www.susannemarie.org
Suggested donation: $10 to $20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Where: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA
Park on Sonoma Ave, walk down short driveway to to house with carport.
Arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
April 2019
Dorothy Hunt ~ Intimacy with the Infinite: Sensing the divine in human experiencee
2-4 pm, with refreshments until 5 pm
Any perception is a portal to the infinite - be it of breath, space, silence, sound, feeling, sensation, thought, memory, passion, love, terror. When we consciously give our whole being to any moment, we discover there are endless ways to sense the divine in our human life. What we often imagine we might find someday "when..." is right here, right now as opposites play in the vast field of Awareness, flowing and dissolving in experience. Join Dorothy for this afternoon exploration of intimate gateways to the Infinite through our very bodies.
Dorothy Hunt serves as spiritual director of Moon Mountain Sangha, teaching at the request of
Adyashanti. She is the founder of the SF Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy and has practiced psychotherapy since 1967. She is a mother and a grandmother. Dorothy is the author of Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness, Leaves from Moon Mountain, and Only This!
Her website: www.dorothyhunt.org
Suggested donation: $10 to $20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Park in driveway or on Sonoma Ave. Walk down short driveway to house with carport.
The satsang starts with a short meditation, then comments by the speaker, followed by questions, answers, and discussion. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
May 2019
Satsang with Pamela Wilson ~ Refreshing Stillness
Fellowship of the Heart hosts this event.
Co-sponsored by Open Circle
Memorial Day, Monday May 27th, 2-4 pm.
71 Windsor Lane, Petaluma- Home of Menahem & Jennifer Anderman
Sangha and Refreshments following. You are invited to bring a savory or sweet snack (vegan/vegetarian) to share. We will provide beverages. Please bring back jacks if you want to sit on the floor. Suggested donation $10-20, no one turned away.
A Walk in the Petaluma hills following refreshments is possible so, if interested, bring walking shoes.
From Pamela: here we are, benevolent rooted space wearing a remarkably sensitive instrument called the body. Most sages report the body mind insists on being included and permeated by presence, so it too, can know and live its naturalness. The body is the five elements, already free with no history, though it has born witness to all. As compassion we will be instantly aware of any suffering and answer its call, as stillness we will be aware of remaining restlessness. To be with what is in the moment, this is our function and is at the heart of all longing. Join with your fellow sages in satsang, sharing what you are noticing is an act of love.
Pamela speaks the Truth of advaita, non-duality - that the universe is one undivided whole. For the last fifteen years she has traveled widely in the United States, Canada and Europe, holding satsang and giving private sessions. She sat with Robert Adams and Neelam. Week-long retreats have been held in Mexico, Costa Rica, France, the United Kingdom, Canada and the USA. She has endeared herself to many through her lighthearted humor and compassion, and deep understanding of what it is to be human. She lives in the Bay Area of Northern California.
Drop-ins welcome. Please plan to arrive before 2pm so we can all settle in together. Doors open at 1:30pm. Our home is the far right house in a grouping of four houses off of Windsor Lane. We are the last grouping on the right from “D” street direction and the first grouping on the left from Western Avenue direction. Parking is available on Windsor Lane. Please do not park in the driveway area.
For Information, contact Menahem @ (707) 690 8395 menahem@world12.net or Jennifer @ (530) 701 8162 or jennifer@world12.net
Pamela's website: www.pamelasatsang.com
Find out more »June 2019
Michael Damian ~ From Awareness to Dynamic Wisdom
2-4 pm, with refreshments until 5 pm
From Awareness to Dynamic Wisdom: How do we find true peace, love and happiness? Michael has met many seekers who complain that despite recognizing awareness they do not feel particularly happy or empowered. In Michael's approach, recognizing awareness is only the first step, which ends outward seeking and brings equanimity. It's then a process of using the light of awareness to fully open the heart, clarify the mind and come to dynamic wisdom. This breakthrough is usually described as Satori or Gnosis. This brings responsive, dynamic wisdom and true spiritual empowerment.
Michael Damian, Ph.D. is a spiritual teacher, psychologist and author of The Art of Freedom: A Guide to Awakening. Michael is a guide to authentic transformation and awakening for many around the world. His approach arises from a powerful spiritual awakening in 2006, and is based largely on A Course in Miracles and his main teacher Barry Long. He has a therapy office in Mill Valley.
Batgap Interview 11/11/13:
http://batgap.com/michael-damian/
Location: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA.
Park in driveway or on Sonoma Ave. Walk down short driveway to house with carport.
The satsang starts with a short meditation, then comments by the speaker, followed by questions, answers, and discussion. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
Suggested donation: $10 to $20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
August 2019
Prajna Ginty ~ Born to Love
2-4 pm, with refreshments until 5 pm
We will explore how deep love lives within us. Regardless of all that life brings to us once we claim our birth right we set free our most authentic expression empowered by love. Love is all that matters. Tumble into your soft quiet openness and notice how protection and division dissolve.
Prajna Ginty, MA. Mystic, Shamanic Practitioner, Hakomi Therapist, Spiritual Mentor and author Edge of Grace, A Fierce Awakening to Love. Prajna’s journey raising her twin daughters with disabilities continues to illuminate life’s spiritual and deeply human dimensions. She offers a rare fusion of non-dual mysticism, somatic therapy, and plant medicine. Prajna’s popular retreats catalyze the healing and integration of traumatic experiences empowering you to live as love. Prajna was an early student of Adyashanti and lives with her family in Santa Cruz, CA
Prajna's website: www.awakeningprajna.com
Prajna's Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/c/AwakeningPrajna
Location: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA.
Park in driveway or on Sonoma Ave. Walk down short driveway to house with carport.
The satsang starts with a short meditation, then comments by the speaker, followed by questions, answers, and discussion. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
Suggested donation: $10 to $20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Find out more »September 2019
Satsang with Pamela Wilson ~ Autumnal Blessings
Fellowship of the Heart hosts this event.
Co-sponsored by Open Circle
Labor Day, Monday Sept. 2nd, 2-4 pm.
71 Windsor Lane, Petaluma- Home of Menahem & Jennifer Anderman
Sangha and Refreshments following. You are invited to bring a savory or sweet snack (vegan/vegetarian) to share. We will provide beverages. Please bring back jacks if you want to sit on the floor. Suggested donation $10-20, no one turned away.
A Walk in the Petaluma hills following refreshments is possible so, if interested, bring walking shoes.
From Pamela: here we are, benevolent rooted space wearing a remarkably sensitive instrument called the body. Most sages report the body mind insists on being included and permeated by presence, so it too, can know and live its naturalness. The body is the five elements, already free with no history, though it has born witness to all. As compassion we will be instantly aware of any suffering and answer its call, as stillness we will be aware of remaining restlessness. To be with what is in the moment, this is our function and is at the heart of all longing. Join with your fellow sages in satsang, sharing what you are noticing is an act of love.
Pamela speaks the Truth of advaita, non-duality - that the universe is one undivided whole. For the last fifteen years she has traveled widely in the United States, Canada and Europe, holding satsang and giving private sessions. She sat with Robert Adams and Neelam. Week-long retreats have been held in Mexico, Costa Rica, France, the United Kingdom, Canada and the USA. She has endeared herself to many through her lighthearted humor and compassion, and deep understanding of what it is to be human. She lives in the Bay Area of Northern California.
Drop-ins welcome. Please plan to arrive before 2pm so we can all settle in together. Doors open at 1:30pm. Our home is the far right house in a grouping of four houses off of Windsor Lane. We are the last grouping on the right from “D” street direction and the first grouping on the left from Western Avenue direction. Parking is available on Windsor Lane. Please do not park in the driveway area.
For Information, contact Menahem @ (707) 690 8395 menahem@world12.net or Jennifer @ (530) 701 8162 or jennifer@world12.net
Pamela's website: www.pamelasatsang.com
Find out more »October 2019
Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ Embodied Consciousness
Afternoon Intensive with Shakti Caterina Maggi
From understanding to being, the passage of embodying awakening requires a deep integration into our everyday life of what has been revealed in our spiritual journey. Perception is the way through which we will directly connect to our non-dual nature, as all illusion of separation is purely conceptual.
This experiential intensive will lead to profound access to our true Consciousness, and will guide participants in the transformation of the way in which we see ourselves and the world, as well as the way in which we can deal with suffering in ourselves and others. The intensive will include meditations, open discussion, and special perception exercises to help us see and dissolve the patterns of holding and resistance that reinforce the sense of separation.
Shakti Caterina Maggi has been sharing a message of awakening to our true nature as One Consciousness since 2003. Her approach to Self-Realization is very contemporary and accessible, and is profoundly in tune with Advaita and the non-dual Tantric traditions. She reveals the real possibility of seeing what we truly are, and embodying it in our everyday lives with clarity, wisdom, and humor.
She was recently asked to contribute to the anthology On the Mystery of Being: Contemporary Insights into the Convergence of Science and Spirituality edited by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo, the founders of the Science and Non-Duality (SAND) Conference. She teaches in Europe, Canada and the USA, offering satsang, seminars and retreats.
“The true Heart is the space in which we can deeply meet ourselves and the entire world. The way to the Heart is an embodied Consciousness, in which we are divinely human.”
Sliding Scale: $45-$80
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Preregistration is not required, but it is best to email tommy@sonic.net to reserve a seat.
Where: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA
Park on Sonoma Ave, walk down the short driveway to the house with a carport.
Arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
Find out more »December 2019
Prajna Ginty ~ Embodied Living!
Explore a fresh start with Prajna, in this exceptional day of transformation. Prajna is the Queen of transformation! Bring forth your deep knowing. Live a life driven of curiosity rather than fear. Separate the real from the unreal, the past from present. Heal from trauma, suffering, scars, and psychological uncertainty, so you can travel lighter, and flow. Through caring guidance, deep listening, embodiment and meditation, Prajna will empower you to live from your deep knowing.
Prajna Ginty, MA. Mystic, Shaman, Hakomi Therapist, Spiritual Mentor and author Edge of Grace, A Fierce Awakening to Love. Prajna’s journey raising her twin daughters with disabilities continues to illuminate life’s spiritual and deeply human dimensions. She offers a rare fusion of non-dual mysticism, somatic therapy, and plant medicine. Prajna’s popular retreats catalyze the healing and integration of traumatic experiences empowering you to live as love. Prajna was an early student of Adyashanti and lives with her family in Santa Cruz, CA.
Prajna's website: www.awakeningprajna.com
Her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AwakeningPrajna
Sliding Scale: $45-$105, no one turned away. Email tommy@sonic to reserve a seat or scholarship.
Location: 8476 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol, CA. Park on Sonoma Ave. Walk down short driveway to house with carport. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat.
Find out more »