Common Street Spiritual Center

Listening Circle - Baba Ram Dass on Astral Planes, Time, Paradox & Freedom
2024-03-17 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Studio @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
? Event: Listening Circle – Baba Ram Dass on Astral Planes, Time, Paradox & Freedom ?
Embark on a transformative journey as we delve into the timeless teachings of Ram. Join our 2-hour Listening Circle for an immersive experience that combines profound insights, meditation, and communal reflection.
What to Expect:
• Listening & Contemplation: Sit in a circle, absorb the teachings, and explore the path to understanding and overcoming suffering.
• Meditation Interlude: Following the lecture, we’ll create a space for silent reflection. Allow the teachings to resonate within, guiding you towards a deeper understanding.
• Open Dialogue: Engage with fellow participants in a supportive group discussion. Share your reflections, insights, and questions as we collectively explore the profound concepts presented in the lecture.
Why Attend:
• Connect with a community of individuals on a similar journey. Foster meaningful connections with those who share an interest in mindfulness and the pursuit of inner peace.
• Discover insights that can empower you to navigate the spiritual path with mindfulness, resilience and an open-heart.
Date & Time: March 17th, 2024 – 5pm to 7pm
Location: Natick CSSC – 3rd Floor (Studio Room)
Admission: Members Free*/ Non-Members $5 Donation to Natick CSSC
* Members encouraged to set-up their monthly contributions to Natick CSSC if able or one time annual for 2024 if they haven’t already
RSVP via email to Marky (markynmili@gmail.com) and join us on this insightful journey

Introduction to Family Constellations
2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-05-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-06-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join us for an introduction to Family Constellations — a practice for healing intergenerational patterns and connecting with the strength and wisdom from our lineage.
In every family there are heroes, heroines, villains, and outcasts; people who are easy to love, and people who feel impossible to love. There have most definitely been great triumphs and death-defying difficulties.
We will be exploring how these people and events influence our lives today. We’ll learn how it is possible to come into relationship with the treasures in our family lineage that have been hiding in plain sight. And we will activate a closer relationship with those ancestors who can can most empower us.
For more details and to register: alissafleet.com
Offered by Alissa Fleet
Alissa is a Facilitator of Family and Systemic Constellations. Her personal passion is finding ways to bring healing and transformation for ourselves and society.

Dating with Clarity & Confidence ~ A 3 Step Guide to Master Dating Profiles
2024-04-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
In this workshop, we will cover the first module of our dynamic course, followed by a mixer opportunity at the end!
This is a course that facilitates self-reflection and self-awareness as a means to craft a genuine and engaging online dating profile, bio to pictures. It includes exercises and guides to uncover the fundamental reasons for seeking a partnership, an inquiry used to create a personal bio including interests, achievements, & values, as well as a framework to identify partner attributes and differentiate between essential and negotiable qualities in partners.
It encourages deep introspection to lead to more meaningful connections.
To register, please email Jenica at j.c.radack@gmail.com
We offer a comprehensive yet simple program covering a wide array of aspects from creating the bio to creating the first messages and dates!

The Artist's Way
2024-04-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-07-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-09 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Studio @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
The Artist’s Way is a monthly drop-in group for aspiring or established creatives.
We will create an open, no-pressure space to experiment, share, collaborate and be in community with others.
Themes from Julia Cameron’s book will be discussed. Contact Nathaniel@plantseyeview.com to register or for more information.

Grief and loss support group
2024-04-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Meeting Room of CSSC
An open group that provides a space for all community members to connect with others who have experienced personal loss.
Community members are welcome to share their experiences, gain insight into their own grief and offer and find mutual support.

Unnamed Poetry Group
2024-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join us at the Unnamed Poetry Group on Thursday, May 16th!
This month’s topic is Free of form! Flowers, sproutings, springings, galore!

We’ll listen to and reflect on what’s currently alive in your poetic world! Bring any poems of your own or of published authors to share.

A small insight:
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi.

Grief and Loss Support Group
2024-05-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
An open group that provides a space for all community members to connect with others who have experienced personal loss.
Community members are welcome to share their experiences, gain insight into their own grief and offer and find mutual support.
The group will be facilitated by Elda Zeko, one of our community members.

We Are the Great Turning
2024-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Are you concerned and overwhelmed about the dire threat to our biosphere from the climate crisis?
Do you long to serve the healing of our world in a more powerful and effective way?
If so, please join us for
Creating the Great Turning
A 2-hour gathering to reinforce our interdependence, honor our grief for this world, explore new perspectives on these complex problems and manifest a life-sustaining society.
Our interactive approach uses “The Work That Reconnects.”, developed by Joanna Macy and others, which integrates systems thinking, deep ecology and deep time, spiritual traditions and undoing oppression.
We highly recommend listening to the first episode of the podcast “We Are the Great Turning” before the meeting, as it provides an excellent introduction to The Work That Reconnects process.
Join us on Tuesday, October 22nd, from 7-9 PM in the CSSC Moon Room.
We will begin promptly at 7:00PM and ask that you arrive at 6:45PM, so that you can settle in and prepare for the deep work we will be doing.

Lessons Across Faith: Exploring our neighbors' traditions
2024-11-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-11-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-11-18 18:00 - 19:30
Join us in reading through a collection of stories and sharing our own stories encountering persons of other faiths. All are invited to join this conversation, whether you belong to a religious group or are atheist or agnostic. The book is available through Amazon or through your local library : “My Neighbor’s Faith : stories of interreligious encounter, growth, and transformation.”
3 sessions – Monday nights 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM on Zoom. Nov. 4, 11, & 18
**the 4th session in person Sunday Nov. 24** at 4:00 PM – 6 PM
at the Center for Interfaith Collaboration, 130 Newton St., Weston, MA 02493. Refreshments & meet the editor(s).
Co-facilitators: Deborah Mitchell (Christian), and Fran Pollitt (Baha’i Faith)
RSVP if you are interested!
Deborah: deborahmitchell25@gmail.com, 617-894-8771
Fran: francespollitt@gmail.com, 207-252-9647
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We Are the Great Turning
2024-11-21 18:45 - 21:00 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Are you concerned and overwhelmed about the dire threat to our biosphere from the climate crisis?
Do you long to serve the healing of our world in a more powerful and effective way?
If so, please join us for
Creating the Great Turning
A 2-hour gathering to reinforce our interdependence, honor our grief for this world, explore new perspectives on these complex problems and manifest a life-sustaining society.
Our interactive approach uses “The Work That Reconnects.”, developed by Joanna Macy and others, which integrates systems thinking, deep ecology and deep time, spiritual traditions and undoing oppression.
We highly recommend listening to the first episode of the podcast “We Are the Great Turning” before the meeting, as it provides an excellent introduction to The Work That Reconnects process.
Join us on Thursday, November 21st, from 7-9 PM in the CSSC Moon Room.
We will begin promptly at 7:00PM and ask that you arrive at 6:45PM, so that you can settle in and prepare for the deep work we will be doing.

Healing Yoga for Everyone - Winter Series
2025-01-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-19 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-26 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-23 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-09 17:00 - 18:00 and 1 more date | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
We heal one breath at a time. A safe and nurturing practice guides us gently into our inner experience, where we can explore the layers of our experience. The winter series honors the quiet and stillness of the season, bringing in breath work and movement that can build heat, welcome in rest, and brings in light. Each class will open with Pranayama (guided breath work), evolve into a gentle yoga flow, and will wrap with a guided meditation.
All are welcome, and modifications will be offered. Please bring a mat.
January 5th, 5 PM
January 12 (no class)
January 19, 5 PM
January 26, 5 PM
February 2, 5 PM
February 9, 5 PM
February 16 (no class)
February 23, 5 PM
Drop-in: $20 non-members / $15 members (join here: https://commonstreet.org/how-to-join/), cash at the door, or venmo @Maria-Vasilevsky

Men's Circle
2025-02-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Studio @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join us for a men’s circle to support our fellow brothers in the community with all life is throwing at us.
As we face shifts, changes, and challenges, we gather to find collective insight, compassion, and connection.
We’ll open the space with chanting to let our voices come together and be heard.
Facilitated by Emmanuel Weinman. Free and open to the community. Donations are welcome via venmo @emmanuel-weinman
