Common Street Spiritual Center

Bollywood Dance Workout
2024-09-07 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-09-14 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-09-21 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-09-28 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-10-05 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-10-12 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-10-19 11:45 - 12:45, 2024-10-26 11:45 - 12:45 (America/New_York) and 8 more dates | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Whoever said no pain no gain, obviously has never worked out to Bollywood music. Join me for BollyX – Bollywood Dance Workout. Let’s dance and workout together to remain healthy, physically and mentally while having lots of fun!
Get ready to groove to the beats of the vibrant Bollywood tunes while burning 400 – 800 calories. No prior dance experience is required; I will guide you through the steps, show modifications and ensure a fun-filled session. So, grab your friends or make new friends at the class, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to unleash your inner Bollywood star!
Register here: https://www.bollywoodstepbystep.com/booking-calendar/in-person-in-natick-center-1?referral=service_list_widget

Shavorã: Yawanawá Music of Magic and Revolution
2024-10-01 18:30 - 22:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Come experience the musical magic, mystery, and revolutionary love of Shavora!

Experience the transformative power of the Yawanawá indigenous traditions with sacred music, cultural ceremony, and spiritual sharing.

We are honored to collaborate with @savanahealerchurch in bringing this offering to our community.

Tuesday night Oct 1st, doors at 6:30pm!

Cacao and SoulDance Journey
2024-10-04 18:30 - 22:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join us for a Solar Eclipse/New Moon SoulDance journey on Friday, Oct 4th at 6:30 PM at Common Street Spiritual Center.
“..As above, so below…”

All eclipses unveil the hidden in us. Let us prepare for the upcoming Eclipse by raising our awareness, connecting with our body and soul purpose, dancing with open hearts and minds, elevating the consciousness collectively, and calling harmony into our lives.

The program of the evening includes:Opening circle with a Sacred Cacao Ceremony followed by warming up and breathing exercises. We will then dive into the souldance journey and finish with a deep sound healing bath-meditation to integrate all the parts of that special evening and seal all the new downloads that will present themselves through the night.

On the SoundHealing live stage this eclipse we are very happy to collaborate with our old friends – Christine and Bobby of the Awarehouse Liberative Arts who will be guiding us at the end of the journey through a profound sound meditation. Please read more about them https://www.awarehousenyc.com/about.

Doors will open at 6:15 PM. Please be on time for the opening circle at 6:30PM.
Bring a yoga mat, water bottle, and blanket for relaxation. Wear comfortable preferably light or colorful clothes (no black please).
Pay online via TicketLeap: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/souldance/oct4
OR Venmo @gtur13
Early Bird price – $55 – pay by Oct 1stDoor price – $75
For CSSC Members:Early Bird price- $45 pay by Oct 1stDoor price – $65
Easy to become a member***https://commonstreet.org/how-to-join/
A discounted -“Pay what you can” option is available for a limited number of participants with a lack of funds. Please connect with us to use this option.
Please confirm your attendance and register by Oct 1st. The door price is still valid, but we would appreciate if you reserve your spot a bit in advance.
Thank you.

The Book of Bob
2024-10-10 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-11-21 19:00 - 21:30 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Let’s get together and feel alright, in this experience of the love, wisdom, and power of Bob Marley’s story.
Alex DeGroot and friends will create a vibe of celebration, learning, and spiritual seeking through music, history, truth-telling, open sharing, dance, and many other ways of connecting with the Book of Bob, the revelations that he brought for humanity through his music.
Everyone is welcome, of all backgrounds, lifestyles, beliefs, and even music tastes. The event is free and open to the public.

Groove Lab - Dancing Through the Chaos
2024-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
These times call for dance. Dancing through the chaos.
There has been a call in our community to come together and dance. This is for us, all together, to create what we want. To gather in community as we envision.
Send in your song requests to add to our playlist. Plus we will have some live drumming too! Kat will share just a few prompts to help us all to drop in and dance it out. And before we leave, there will be time to rest–on the ground if you’d like–while gentle percussion sounds fill the air. Maybe, just maybe, you will feel this all land in your body like a nourishment.
Only together can we create the kind of gatherings that bring strength, healing and connection to our communities. Let’s do this!
Register through Maggie at learn2relax@yahoo.com or Kat at kathleensuwalski@gmail.com so that we know you are attending and know how many people to expect (or so that we can let you know if anything changes).
Investment: $25 if pre-registered and $35 at the door. If cost is prohibitive, please reach out.
Bring your friends, neighbors and family too. Spread the word!

JourneyDance: Turn Angst Into Art
2024-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Transform your emotions into creative expression at JourneyDance: Turn Angst Into Art.
In this unique, self-empowered space, you’ll explore movement as a powerful tool for healing and connection. Through guided dance, grounding practices, and connection exercises, this two-hour journey invites you to embody your authentic self, releasing stress and fostering deep inner peace.
What to Bring:
A filled water bottle to stay hydrated.
Clothes that are comfortable for free movement.
Yoga mats and journals are welcome for grounding and reflection.
No dance experience is required—just come as you are, ready to move, feel, and be with what is. This is your time to reconnect with yourself and others in a cozy, respectful space.

Bollywood Dance Workout
2024-12-28 22:15, 2025-01-04 22:15, 2025-01-11 11:45 - 12:45, 2025-01-18 11:45 - 12:45, 2025-01-25 11:45 - 12:45 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States

Sufi Zikr and Whirling
2025-01-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
We are offering a practice of Mevlevi Sufi Zikr in the tradition of Rumi with Karim and Noor Kerima Payton, Suleyman Loras and musicians friends from Orkestra Marhaba.
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.
Musicians from Orkestra Marhaba 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 available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/sufi-zirk-and-whirling…
About Marhaba: https://www.orkestramarhaba.com/#about-marhaba�
About Mevlevi Order of America: http://hayatidede.org/aboutmoa

Divine Design - Ecstatic Dance & Sound Bath (?Birthday Edition?)
2025-01-10 18:30 - 22:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
‘Divine Design – Ecstatic Dance & Sound Bath’ will be held on Friday, January 10th at the Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick, MA! And guess what? That just happens to be Jason’s birthday! Yay! Your smiling faces is the best present he could ask for, so come on out to make it a birthday party too! Who says you can’t have a fun birthday party in your 30s? Not I, that’s for sure! ?
Here are the details…
-Doors open at 6:30 for stretching, snacking, and socializing while music in the background sets the mood.
-There will be an intention-setting meditation a little after 7:00pm.
-We will then transition into dancing to delicious exotic jams, with both DJ set/performance and live (often improv) accompaniment on a variety of instruments. This will be the ecstatic dance portion of the event.
-Then, cool down and ground with a soothing sound bath meditation.
-Stick around, have snacks, and socialize for a bit after the sound bath if you wish!
There is a suggested donation of $25-35 for this event, but if funds are a barrier to entry for you, don’t let that stop you from enjoying this releasing, healing, and uplifting community event… just donate whatever you can. Every contribution will help us to keep putting on these events, as we would like for this event to keep happening on a regular basis!
To create a conscious container for all the ways folks might wish to explore and experience this event with movement, consent, and inner emotional processing, this is an adults only event. Nothing R rated will occur, just not the right container for kids.
Bring anything you might want… hoops/poi/etc. for flow arts, a yoga mat/blanket/pillow for the sound bath, water for hydration. The center will have some yoga mats, meditation cushions, and blankets available for borrowing as well.
I hope to see you there to jive, shake, wiggle, jump, twirl, and other words that describe movement…
Peace & Respect,
Jason A. Karol ??✨?

Ecstatic Dance & Sound Bath with the Drum Nomads
2025-01-17 19:00 - 21:30 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
The Drum Nomads are a performance ensemble that specializes in drum rhythms from around the world, as well as playing a variety of exotic melodic instruments.
Join the Nomads for a special evening of ecstatic dance where we start off with a welcoming ceremony to get people aligned with the vibe of dancing as a form of moving meditation and personal expression. Then the rhythms begin, easing in slowly and gradually building in tempo and intensity over the next hour until the dance floor will be bursting with high energy. Then we bring things back down for a soft landing, as the dancers melt onto the floor for a soothing and restorative sound bath to round out the night.
Cost is $20 per adult.
Doors open at 6:30, opening ceremony starts at 7:00pm.
Bring a water bottle, wear loose clothing, and have a blanket or yoga mat to lie on for the sound bath.
Note that this is a “conscious dance” event, and we ask that people arrive with their heads clear of drugs or alcohol.
