September 2019
Matt Kahn ~ Healing Your Empathic Heart
A special message written from Matt to the Berkeley audience:
"What’s not to love about Berkeley? From the free-spirited nature of a passionate artist-driven community to farm-to-table ethics celebrated throughout so many restaurants and cafes alike, Berkeley is home to the progressive thinker. Balance all this with the energies of oneness that permeate the hearts of so many residents and you have a place where tech execs, die-hard foodies and spiritual warriors can call home.
"This is why I am always so privileged to make Berkeley a featured stop along my annual group-healing tour. My intuition tells me this year will be perhaps the most potent and miraculous Berkeley weekend of them all. I'd love to gather with you there on September 13 and 14!"
The Heart of Awakening
Fri. September 13, 7:00-9:00pm PDT
All seating is GENERAL ADMISSION and on a first-come, first-served basis.
What if there was an easier, more direct and loving way to experience the light of self-realization? What if it didn’t require effort, years of study, or endless hours of practice in order to be experienced? Are you ready to explore a brand-new way of waking up that allows the ego to let go and surrender with kindness, simplicity, and ease? If so, then please join best-selling author, YouTube sensation, and empathic healer Matt Kahn to enter a brand-new paradigm of revelation and self-discovery. Those who are unable to attend both weekend gatherings are able to purchase livestream passes for either event. If you are ready to explore a new reality of truth that is as equally loving and supportive as it is aligned and wise, then this event will be an exciting new way to dissolve the boundaries of perception.
Ultimate Liberation
Sat. September 14, 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
All seating is GENERAL ADMISSION and on a first-come, first-served basis.
This full-day immersion is your opportunity to experience the living presence of liberation or Samadhi that is transmitted on an energetic level as Matt speaks. The more often the energy of Samadhi is felt, the more it is received by the subconscious mind to be integrated and embodied throughout your life. If you are ready to end the seeking and suffering and step into the fullness of your radiant eternal being, then this one-day immersion is an incredibly healing way to open the door of liberation with compassion, peace and ease.
Discover what has nearly 12 million YouTube viewers feeling loved, supported, awakened, and opened to the greatest possibilities in life as part of “The Love Revolution.” The video teachings we offer are a mere taste of the full-body experience of our LIVE events! Don’t just hear about it online afterwards, but come be in the healing energy as the spontaneous transmission unfolds. Each gathering is a living, breathing, visceral experience of unconditional love to inspire your soul’s journey to be reawakened, and reimagined in the most heart-centered way.
Using his laser-like, highly-honed intuitive abilities of seeing, hearing, feeling, and direct knowing, Matt Kahn feels the emotions of others and is able to accurately pinpoint what blocks any heart from opening. As a result, he brings forth revolutionary teachings through the spoken word to assist energetically-sensitive beings in healing the body, awakening the soul, and transforming reality to its absolute potential. At each live event, Matt delivers channeled teachings that guide you into higher levels of consciousness with humor, gentleness, and ease.
If you’re ready to explore your life’s purpose on a deeper level, feel more aligned with Spirit, and contribute to the awakening of humanity by shining your light as never before; you are invited to receive the timeless insights, loving wisdom, and healing energy that are offered at each Soul Gathering, Weekend Immersion, and Retreat event. The messages, healing energies, and “It’s amazing how he’s speaking just to me!” moments are a part of the alchemical combination that have had people coming back to these gatherings again and again from states and even countries away.
Each live event is a life-changing opportunity to:
- Accelerate healing on a physical, emotional, and energetic level
- Feel more whole, nourished, inspired and fulfilled
- Connect into the radiance of your highest vibration
- Align with the power of the Universe
- Have greater access to your own intuitive gifts
- Activate the light of your highest potential
- Become more happy, abundant, joyful, and free
Matt Kahn is a spiritual teacher and highly-attuned empathic healer. He is the author of the books, Whatever Arises, Love That and Everything Is Here To Help You. His spontaneous awakening arose out of an out-of-body experience at the age of 8, and through his direct experiences with ascended masters and archangels throughout his life. Using his intuitive abilities of seeing, hearing, feeling, and direct knowing, as an empath, Matt feels the emotions of others and is able to pinpoint what blocks any heart from opening. As a result, he brings forth revolutionary teachings through both the written and spoken word that assist energetically-sensitive beings in healing the body, awakening the soul, and transforming reality through the power of love.
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Matt Kahn ~ Healing Your Empathic Heart
What if there was an easier, more direct and loving way to experience the light of self-realization? What if it didn’t require effort, years of study, or endless hours of practice in order to be experienced? Are you ready to explore a brand-new way of waking up that allows the ego to let go and surrender with kindness, simplicity, and ease? If so, then please join best-selling author, YouTube sensation, and empathic healer Matt Kahn to enter a brand-new paradigm of revelation and self-discovery. Those who are unable to attend both weekend gatherings are able to purchase livestream passes for either event. If you are ready to explore a new reality of truth that is as equally loving and supportive as it is aligned and wise, then this event will be an exciting new way to dissolve the boundaries of perception.
Find out more »June 2022
CANCELLED – Matt Kahn ~ The Heart of Awakening: A Deep Dive into Loving Presence
Sorry to announe we've had to cancel these events.
Friday June 17th, 2022 ~ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
and
Saturday June 18th, 2022 ~ 11:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
Attend one or both dates, In-person or by Livestream.
Is there an inner calling inviting you back home to the truth of love? Are you ready to explore a reality more real and tangible than the pain and fear of the world? Isn’t it time to make more meaningful contact and deeper connections with yourself and those you know? If so, then please join best-selling author and empathic healer, Matt Kahn for a deep dive into the heart of awakening.
This Friday Night Event and Full-Day Saturday Immersion are your opportunities to:
- Experience a profound transmission of healing energy that eases the mind, relaxes the nervous system, expands consciousness,and opens your heart to receive more love.
- Explore innovative ways that point awareness back to the truth of undivided reality in the most direct and abiding way.
- Learn how to be more naturally present, awake, and aware without giving the ego more “to do”.
- Release core wounds to amplify self-worth and strengthen your sense of compassion as necessary components to the deeper stages of awakening.
- Remember how to be the grace of loving presence without denying your personal self and no matter how others around you seem to be.
About Matt:
Matt Kahn is the author of the best-selling books Whatever Arises, Love That, Everything Is Here to Help You, The Universe Always Has A Plan and his upcoming book All for Love – the Transformative Power of Holding Space (release date: June 21). His books have been translated into more than a dozen different languages around the world. In 2020, Matt was named as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World by Watkins Magazine. His second book, Everything is Here to Help You, was featured in the “Be Kind” box by Ellen Degeneres.
He is a spiritual teacher and highly attuned empathic healer who has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos. Universally known as “The I Love You Guy,” more than 20 million YouTube channel viewers are finding comfort, inspiration, and relief from the challenges of daily life through his intuitive updates and helpful, uplifting heart-centered messages. When the world gets crazy, help is here – one “I Love You” at a time.
What People Are Saying:
The most amazing fresh, most ahead of time and new paradigm teachings ever from the kindest most loving and humblest teacher ever. – Sabine N.
Thank you, Matt! I feel so supported in the most compassionate way when I listen to you. – Heather S.
A beautiful speaker and spiritual teacher. Matt has helped me tremendously with letting go of blame, ridicule, and sabotaging thoughts and emotions I was inflicting on myself and others. And incredible at teaching me to love this within me with so much self-compassion that I can finally breathe and live easier. – Silencio M.
He has a way of explaining things that makes you feel like he’s talking to you. Just you. Right through the TV at you. He has helped me work through so much own stuff and I finally feel free. I understand how this works. And I’m doing everything I can to embody it. – Steven H.
Thank you Matt. Everything you say seems like missing pieces of a gigantic puzzle. You're not just making more sense of the whole picture, but you're helping me see how much bigger it really is. I feel exposed to more and better mystery about the world and myself. I love everything you say and reading your books releases so much heaviness in my heart. - Amelie B.
I recommend if your heart is in need of healing and your soul is calling out for a higher level of consciousness -- then Matt Kahn is what you're looking for. Helping to guide you to a better level of understanding. Gratitude, LOVE, compassion so much more. Blessed to have crossed his path. – Donna
Find out more »CANCELLED – Matt Kahn ~ The Heart of Awakening: A Deep Dive into Loving Presence…….In-Person & Live-Streamed Event
****** Sorry to announe we've had to cancel this event. ******
Is there an inner calling inviting you back home to the truth of love? Are you ready to explore a reality more real and tangible than the pain and fear of the world? Isn’t it time to make more meaningful contact and deeper connections with yourself and those you know? If so, then please join best-selling author and empathic healer Matt Kahn for a deep dive into the heart of awakening. This Friday Night Event and Full-Day Saturday Immersion are your opportunities to: Experience a profound transmission of healing energy; explore innovative ways that point awareness back to the truth of undivided reality; learn how to be more naturally present, awake, and aware; release core wounds; and remember how to be the grace of loving presence without denying your personal self.
Matt Kahn is a spiritual teacher and highly attuned empathic healer who has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos. Universally known as “The I Love You Guy,” more than 20 million YouTube channel viewers are finding comfort, inspiration, and relief from the challenges of daily life through his intuitive updates and helpful, uplifting heart-centered messages. He is the author of several best-selling books, as well as the upcoming All for Love – the Transformative Power of Holding Space.
Find out more »September 2024
Louise Kay ~ Embodied Awareness (In-Person & Livestream)
Open Circle is hosting a series of events with Louise Kay in various locations ~
In-Person attendance & Livestream available:
Sebastopol, CA satsang: Sept. 22nd (2-4 pm)
Berkeley, CA satsangs Sept. 24th (7-9 pm)
San Rafael, CA satsang: Sept. 26th (7-9 pm)
Berkeley, CA satsangs Sept. 27th (7-9 pm)
DAYLONG...
Sept. 28th, Berkeley, CA (10:30am-4:30pm)
Click here to access details & registration for ALL events.
Sept. 28th Daylong....
You're invited to join Louise Kay for a full day retreat. This event is an invitation to dedicate a whole day to deepening into the stillness of being in a field of pure, unconditional love alongside like-minded community. The day will consist of guided and silent meditations as well as Q&A sessions where you will have the opportunity to explore whatever arises for you in the moment.
Louise will support you to rest your attention as the aware witness while consciously including and feeling the experience of the body as alive sensations. This practice, which Louise calls 'Embodied Awareness,' supports the direct recognition of one's true nature through self-inquiry as well as the integration of unprocessed energies and emotions held in the body. When employed with consistency this practice allows one to live fully in presence in an integrated way and to become a vessel through which higher consciousness can flow more freely, bringing joy to every aspect of life.
You will be supported to surrender fully into the now, dis-identify from the conceptual self and open up to your true nature, pure consciousness, to discover an ever-present dimension of peace.
Whatever emotions or sensations arise in the body will be met with unconditional love under Louise's gentle guidance, allowing for deep healing and transformation to take place on the level of form.
Louise Kay was born in 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.
In her early thirties Louise felt a strong call to visit India, where she experienced a profound spiritual awakening. In the years that followed she experienced a deepening and integration of her initial spiritual awakening and as she opened more to this dimension of being a new form of expression revealed itself from deep within her heart.
Louise 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.
Explorations are usually focused around self-inquiry, the release of limiting beliefs and the integration of unprocessed emotions and energies.
More about Louise: www.louisekay.net
The meeting will be from 10:30am to 4:30pm, with a break for lunch.
Bring your own lunch, or feel free to eat out or pickup prepared food (various places nearby).
Sliding Scale: $60 to $120
No one turned away for lack of funds
Pre-Registration for In-Person attendance is Not necessary,
but encouraged to help us in planning.
Plenty of space at this venue. You can show up and pay at the door.
For those who can register in advance,
pre-registration for In-Person attendance Closes at 11 pm on Sept. 27th
.
For inquiries about IN-PERSON attendance, contact LocalEvents@opencirclecenter.org
For inquiries about LIVESTREAM access, contact web@opencirclecenter.org
The In-person event will be in the Gallery room upstairs.
Parking is unrestricted on Los Angeles Avenue.
Lunch break:
For In-person attendees, there are a variety of places to eat out or pick up prepared food within a few blocks. You can also bring your own food, though there is no kitchen or refrigerator access. People are welcome to eat outside on the lawn. No eating is allowed indoors at the venue. List of Nearby Solano Ave. Food Places
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.
Louise Kay ~ Embodied Awareness (Berkeley & Livestream)
You're invited to join Louise Kay for a full-day retreat, an invitation to deepen into the stillness of being in a field of pure, unconditional love, alongside like-minded community. The day will consist of guided and silent meditations as well as Q&A sessions where you will have the opportunity to explore whatever arises for you in the moment.
Louise will support you to rest your attention as the aware witness, while consciously including and feeling the experience of the body as alive sensations. This practice, which Louise calls 'Embodied Awareness,' supports the direct recognition of one's true nature through self-inquiry, as well as the integration of unprocessed energies and emotions held in the body. When employed with consistency, this practice allows one to live fully in presence in an integrated way, bringing joy to every aspect of life.
In her early thirties Louise, who is from the UK, felt a strong call to visit India, where she experienced a profound spiritual awakening. In the years that followed she experienced a deepening and integration of her initial spiritual awakening, and, as she opened more to this dimension of being, a new form of expression revealed itself from deep within her heart.
Find out more »October 2024
Rupert Spira ~ The Essence of Non-Duality ~ In-Person & Livestream ~ Berkeley, CA
“Meditation is what we are, not what we do; the separate self is what we do, not what we are.”
In the last few years Rupert Spira has become one of the most respected and sought-after teachers of non-dual wisdom, known for his crystal clear use of language, laser-like intellect, skillful guided inquiries, and powerfully direct pointing to aware presence—all delivered with warmth, wit and an unmatched and distinctive eloquence.
In his meetings, Rupert explores the perennial, non-dual understanding that lies at the heart of all the great religious and spiritual traditions, such as Advaita Vedanta, Kashmir Shaivism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Mystical Christianity, Sufism, Zen etc., and which is also the direct, ever-present reality of our own experience. This is a contemporary, experiential approach involving silent meditation, guided meditation and conversation, and requires no affiliation to any particular religious or spiritual tradition. All that is required is an interest in the essential nature of experience, and in the longing for love, peace and happiness around which most of our lives revolve.
After thirty years of intense seeking, Rupert met his primary teacher Francis Lucille, who introduced him to the direct way taught by his own teacher, Jean Klein. He is the author of several books, including his latest, You are the Happiness You Seek.
The meeting will start with a contemplation led by Rupert followed by a Question and Answer session.
Open Circle events are typically recorded and made available to others, including, but not limited to use in our Library, YouTube, social media, etc. No participant faces are recorded, only their voices. Your participation implies consent for us to use your shares, so please share accordingly.
Suggested Donation: $25 - $40
No one turned away to lack of funds.
No pre-registration for In-Person Attendance.
Just pay at the door.
Cash Preferred. Check or Venmo OK.
Card payment may be an option.
PARKING: There is some street parking in the neighborhood, free and without time limit.
Nearby parking fills up quickly. Plan accordingly.
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.
Rupert Spira ~ The Essence of Non-Duality ~ In-Person & LIVESTREAM in Berkeley, CA
In the last few years Rupert Spira has become one of the most respected and sought-after teachers of non-dual wisdom, known for his crystal clear use of language, laser-like intellect, skillful guided inquiries, and powerfully direct pointing to aware presence—all delivered with warmth, wit and an unmatched and distinctive eloquence.
In his meetings, Rupert explores the perennial, non-dual understanding that lies at the heart of all the great religious and spiritual traditions, and which is also the direct, ever-present reality of our own experience. This is a contemporary, experiential approach involving guided meditation and conversation. All that is required is an interest in the essential nature of experience, and in the longing for love, peace and happiness around which most of our lives revolve.
Find out more »Grace & Gratitude: an Evening of Sacred Chant ~ Adam Bauer & Christine Mason
In strange and turbulent times, we remember to breathe and seek connection and healing in the sacred vessel of community. Join Christine and Adam in this heartfelt celebration of the natural devotional practice of gathering and singing mantra together.
Open to all, no experience necessary.
Adam
A kirtan and satsang 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.
iamadambauer.com
Christine
Christine is a 20+ year yogi and practitioner of bhakti tantra, among other things which all point in the direction of love and liberation. She’s a mother, an author, the host of the rose woman podcast, the founder of Rosebud Woman, Radiant Farms and Sundari Gardens, and her essays can be found at
christinemariemason.com
@christinemariemason on IG
Suggested donation: $15 to $30
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Pre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at 12 noon on Oct. 30
Pre-registration is encouraged, but you can also just show up & pay at door. Come & join us!
OR
Find out more »Grace & Gratitude: An Evening of Sacred Chant ~ Adam Bauer & Christine Mason (In-Person and Livestream)
In strange and turbulent times, we remember to breathe and seek connection and healing in the sacred vessel of community. Join Christine and Adam in this heartfelt celebration of the natural devotional practice of gathering and singing mantra together.
A kirtan and satsang 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. 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.
Christine is a 20+ year yogi and practitioner of bhakti tantra, an author, the founder of Rosebud Woman, Radiant Farms and Sundari Gardens.
Find out more »December 2024
Ishtar ~ Flowing Wholeness – Melting into the Heart of Life
When the mind settles into Silence, the heart opens to the great mystery hidden everywhere in plain sight. The formless takes the form of Love, melting the barrier between self and world, reconnecting us to primordial Wholeness. This Wholeness is like a song that is already playing within. Every moment of life- sublime or awful- can be experienced as a flowing wholeness.
We’ll walk into a few powerful ways of melting into wholeness: effortless mantra practice, heart-engaging appreciation, tuning directly into Silence, and opening to the flow of Shakti. These are all different words for the singular practice of letting Presence move through us like a song. This is the way of praying until we become the prayer. Woven into shared practice will be time for questions, answers, and conversation.
Ishtar is a meditation teacher, monk, gardener, and head teacher of the School for Awakened Living. At age 13, he experienced an NDE, and fell into a Samadhi. The desire to return to Samadhi propelled him on a spiritual path. His first teacher was a shaman, who taught primarily through the magic of Presence. A meditation practice known as the Ishayas’ Ascension brought him to an Ashram at age 18 in the early 2000’s. Since then, he has worked as a guide, teaching effortless meditation, and helping people relax into Wholeness.
For those wanting to learn more about Ishtar’s work, his interviews can be found on Buddha at the Gas Pump, Conscious TV, Guru Viking, and Next Level Soul.
His websites are: www.ascension-meditation.com and www.awakenedlightastrology.com
Suggested donation: $15 to $30
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Pre-registration for In-Person attandance closes at Midnight on Nov. 30 (the night before event)
Pre-registration is encouraged, but you can also just show up & pay at door. Come & join us!
OR
If you register for Recording access by event date, link to access it will be sent to you within a week.
If you register for Recording access AFTER event date, please forward your confirmation email to web@opencirclecenter.org to notify us that you registered after event date.
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.
Ishtar ~ Flowing Wholeness – Melting into the Heart of Life (In Person: Berkeley, CA & Livestream)
When the mind settles into Silence, the heart opens to the great mystery hidden everywhere in plain sight. The formless takes the form of Love, melting the barrier between self and world, reconnecting us to primordial Wholeness. Every moment of life − sublime or awful − can be experienced as a flowing wholeness.
We’ll walk into a few powerful ways of melting into wholeness: effortless mantra practice, heart-engaging appreciation, tuning directly into Silence, and opening to the flow of Shakti. This is the way of praying until we become the prayer.
Ishtar is a meditation teacher, mystic, monk, gardener, and head teacher of the School for Awakened Living. At age 13, he experienced a near death experience (NDE ), and fell into Samadhi. The desire to return to Samadhi propelled him on a spiritual path. A meditation practice known as the Ishayas’ Ascension brought him to an Ashram at age 18. Since then, he has been teaching effortless meditation, and helping people relax into Wholeness.
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