Common Street Spiritual Center

Yoga in the Sanctuary
2025-12-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join Dr. Jennifer Kurz every Monday night from 7-8 pm for Yoga in the Sanctuary. This medium paced vinyasa flow will strengthen and energize as well as promote flexibility and balance. We will also experience inner peace by the closing meditation called Shivasana. Please bring a mat and water bottle, and this community class meets in the beautiful sanctuary of the Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick, MA. The cost per class is $15 or a food pantry donation (the pantry is located outside the center). See you on Monday night for Yoga in the Sanctuary!
Yoga is a practice that unites the mind and body. In fact, yoga means “to yoke” or unite. It is an ancient healing practice that is both physical and spiritual, incorporating postures, breath, and meditation. Yoga heals! From numerous forms of trauma, anxiety, and physical stiffness, yoga provides relief and builds a strong physical and spiritual core.
What: Yoga Class: medium paced vinyasa flow
Where: Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA
When: 7-8 pm on Monday nights (no class on federal holidays)
Cost: $15 or food pantry donation (located at center)
Venmo: Jennifer-Kurz-2
Email: Doctorjenkurz@gmail.com
Instagram: @yogadoc_

Chanting and Meditation Group
2025-12-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
This chanting and meditation group is designed to tap into our inner freedom. We will have two 15 minute sessions of chanting and two 30 minute sessions of meditation. Through the actions of chanting and meditation, the aim is to free all the thoughts and emotions stuck within our minds and bodies. And over time, the goal is to free ourselves from our unconscious programming we have built over our lifetimes and deepen our connection with Spirit.

The event is free and open to the community. Donations are welcome but not required and can be sent via Venmo to @Emmanuel-Weinman or by cash.

For any questions or comments, please contact Emmanuel Krishna by email: emanwman@gmail.com or phone: 978-578-9707

Intro to Qi Gong
2026-01-04 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-18 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-25 08:00 - 09:00 | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Intro to Qi Gong
How to cultivate balance in body and mind and improve your life energy (Qi)
Time: Sundays from 8am – 9am

Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. These practices help cultivate concentration, peace of mind, strengthen and tone your body all at once.
All are welcome. No prior experience required.
Suggested donation: $5-10
Meets in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. Enter through the school street door and come downstairs to find us.
About the Instructor:
Wei Li grew up in Mainland, China. She earned her Ph.D. in Biology at Tufts University in 2005. Since 2010, she has been studying Qi Gong and Tai Chi with Master Ming Wu and Master Shi Zhao. She finished her Fengyang Qi Gong Associate Instructor training in 2020 and has been teaching Qi Gong since at Wu Healing Center and Morse Institute Library.

Open Circle and Community Brunch
2026-01-04 10:30 - 12:00
On the first Sundays of the month, we combine our Open Circle Gathering with a community potluck brunch.

We gather and connect in a more relaxed, less structured way, yet with threads of meaning and spirituality tying it all together.

You’re welcome, if it would bring you joy, to contribute a food or drink item to share as part of the community brunch. Another option is to bring non-perishable food or toiletry items for our free mini-pantry.

If you’re new to Open Circle, you’re welcome to sign up here so you can be in the loop for future gatherings: https://forms.gle/Aa18ZuGfyy4Nv3gq7

Our community is finding a creative place in the spiritual world, where new forms of spiritual practice, artistic expression, and self-awareness are emerging to support humanity to meet the challenges of our times. We are finding balance within ourselves, making peace across differences, and stepping up to protect the Earth.

We welcome folks of all beliefs and backgrounds to build community with us as we align around a hopeful sense of common purpose.

Spirit Songs
2026-01-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Choir Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join us in circle to sing soulful songs that uplift the heart and spirit. No experience is needed—just a willingness to add your voice and share in the joy of music, connection, and community. Musicians are warmly invited to bring guitars, drums, flutes, or other instruments to help weave the sound. If you would like to suggest a particular song, email it to the leaders so they can learn it before the circle.
Here are the themes we are planning:

Jan 5 – New Beginnings
Jan 19 – Songs of Freedom and Peace
Feb 2 – Songs of Light and Inspiration
Feb 16 – Heart Songs
March 2 – Ancestral Songs
March 16 – Songs of Spring

About the Facilitators: Amanda Short and Willow Rose are longtime lovers of music, community, and soulful connection. We believe singing together can be one of the most powerful ways we heal, celebrate, and feel a sense of belonging. We’re excited to create a welcoming space where voices and instruments can come together in harmony.

Open Circle Gathering
2026-01-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-18 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-08 10:30 - 12:00
The Open Circle is a weekly gathering of like-minded spiritual seekers who show up to connect authentically, share our truths, and be held in the space of a growth-oriented and loving community.

In the Open Circle, everyone has a chance to contribute as we move around the circle. You’re welcome to bring poems, songs, prayers, and insights to share.

Free and open to the public–yes, you can simply show up!

If you’re new to Open Circle, you’re welcome to register here so you can be in the loop for future gatherings: https://forms.gle/Aa18ZuGfyy4Nv3gq7\n
The Spiritual Center community is holding space for change in the lives of our members and in our world.
*we embrace diverse forms of spiritual practice and artistic expression
*we cultivate a hopeful societal vision built on principles of compassion and justice
*we support the growth of a consciousness of interconnection across human differences and between people and the whole web of life around us
*we build authentic community based on principles like love, respect, kindness, and collaboration

If this resonates, please join us!

Rite of the Womb
2026-01-17 17:00 - 21:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join us for The Rite of the Womb, a monthly women’s circle, typically held every third Saturday at Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick.

This sacred gathering offers a space to connect, heal, and celebrate your feminine essence through empowering workshops and sacred sisterhood. The evening culminates in the Rite of the Womb, a shamanic ceremony for releasing fear and ancestral pain to reclaim your inner power. Throughout the evening, you’ll be embraced by a supportive women’s community, fostering connections that uplift and inspire.
This month’s gathering will be devoted to honoring the Maiden, Mother, and Crone archetypes—the timeless expressions of a woman’s spiritual journey through life. Together, we will explore how these phases live within us across all ages, guiding our growth, creativity, intuition, and wisdom. Through reflection, shared stories, and gentle ritual, we will connect to the cyclical nature of womanhood, reclaiming each archetype as a source of power, healing, and self-understanding. This workshop offers a nurturing space to honor where you have been, embrace where you are, and welcome the wisdom you are continually becoming.

If you feel called, a few items you may want to bring:

A snack to share with the group
A personal water bottle
Journal or writing materials
Any items you would like honored on the collective altar
Divination tools you work with (examples: crystals, cards, smokes, etc)
Musical instruments such as drums or rattles
Anything else that you feel will support the space!

Contact Sherry at owls.rising@gmail.com or via text or WhatsApp at 617-980-6022 with any questions or concerns.
Although preregistration is not required, it is helpful for event preparations. Suggested donation to support the center, workshop supplies and the group is $22 to $44, although no one will be turned away for financial hardship.
Preregister using the following form link: https://forms.gle/SiZUYrMemju433yK8

Open Circle Gathering - ONLINE!
2026-01-25 10:30 - 12:00
The Open Circle is a weekly gathering of like-minded spiritual seekers who show up to connect authentically, share our truths, and be held in the space of a growth-oriented and loving community.

In the Open Circle, everyone has a chance to contribute as we move around the circle. You’re welcome to bring poems, songs, prayers, and insights to share.

Free and open to the public–yes, you can simply show up!

Due to weather, today’s Open Circle will be held online over Zoom: https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/92530640850

Please join us!

Intro to Qi Gong
2026-02-01 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-08 08:00 - 09:00 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States

Open Circle and Community Brunch
2026-02-01 10:30 - 12:00
On the first Sundays of the month, we combine our Open Circle Gathering with a community potluck brunch.

We gather and connect in a more relaxed, less structured way, yet with threads of meaning and spirituality tying it all together.

February’s theme is Love in Action, and today we will be focusing on listening as a form of Love.

You’re welcome, if it would bring you joy, to contribute a food or drink item to share as part of the community brunch. Another option is to bring non-perishable food or toiletry items for our free mini-pantry.

Tantra Speed Dating
2026-02-07 17:30 - 20:30 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join the revolution in speed dating with a 94% connection rate in over 50+ cities! Meet singles and ignite connections through engaging, chemistry-building games.
We’ll guide you through up to 20 facilitated dates, eliminating the awkward small talk and sparking genuine connections!
For more information or to watch videos of the event, visit: https://www.tantrany.com/tantra-speed-date/?region=nat&aff=6NATcssc

Sufi Zikr and Whirling
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join us for a magical experience of Mevlevi Sufi dancing and singing in celebration of Divine Presence. For over forty years, the Mevlevi Order of America has offered gatherings with music, poetry and dervish whirling and chanting. We will lead a Zikr practice in the tradition of Rumi.

The Mevlevi tradition hearkens back to Sufi master Rumi (1207-1273), who has become the best-selling poet in America. Rumi’s poetry is filled with a longing for God the Friend and the Beloved. His realization expressed the Source of all religions and spiritual paths, the Way of Love, that unites those of many cultures and traditions.

‘Zikhr’, a Sufi chanting practice, means ‘Remembrance of God’. It awakens us from the state of forgetfulness, forgetting why one has come to Earth. It is a channel opener which helps with attaining true knowledge.

The musicians will share devotional music played on traditional instruments. Everyone attending a Zikr is a participant; as the gathering unfolds, all are tuned, by the music and language of the Heart, to the baraka (blessing)-filled atmosphere of love.

“When a human being performs zikr, their spirit—their heart starts to open. Their intelligence becomes more refined and more expansive. Their bodies become healthier. A beautiful condition comes about—similar to the one that is brought about by good music. The whole being opens up like a flower, and the divine secret—the things you couldn’t understand or know about before—begin to be revealed to you.”
Suleyman Hayati Dede, founder of the Mevlevi Order of America

Suggested donation: $20+ (cash or Venmo at the door)
Advance registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sufi-zikr-and-whirling-tickets-1979468882714?aff=oddtdtcreator

About Mevlevi Order of America:
http://hayatidede.org/aboutmoa
