Common Street Spiritual Center

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2023-09-01 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-09-04 07:30 - 08:30 (America/New_York)
Jaguar Path yoga incorporates Vinyasa flow postures with a focus on opening the body’s meridians and expanding the Energy Body.
This sixty minute all-levels class provides a gentle and complete physical stretch with space for breath awareness and meditation.
Email leo.j.ryan@gmail to confirm your attendance.
Suggested donation $10. Meets every Mon, Wed, and Fri morning at 7:30am.
More info at www.energymatters2u.com

PAUSE community retreat
2023-09-01 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-09-02 08:00 - 10:30, 2023-09-02 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-02 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-09-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-09-03 10:30 - 12:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Dear Common Street attendees, members and new friends,
We have set aside a weekend to celebrate the amazing place that is Common Street Spiritual Center. Please PAUSE, to come and join us. This relaxing, wellness-focused retreat will be a time for the community to come together. You may attend all or any parts of the retreat. We will spend our time focused on self-care through guided meditations, small group activities, children’s activities, art, movement, a yogic open mic night, and sharing nourishing meals. Most of all, my hope is to bring the community closer by providing space and time for connection with each other. I want everyone to walk away from this weekend feeling loved, a little more healed, nourished in body and spirit, and hopefully, like they made a new friend.
Hope to see you there!
Amanda Short

Schedule
Friday September 1
6:00PM Opening Circle, Guided Meditation, setting intentions.
6:30PM Cacao Ceremony, Milla Dalbem
7:00PM Appetizer and dessert potluck, please bring a healthy appetizer and dessert to share with the community.

Saturday September 2
Morning Session
Muffins, coffee and tea will be available in the lobby 8:00-10AM
Choice of movement classes:
8:00AM Intro to Qi Gong, Teacher, Wei Li
9:00AM Yoga, Teacher, Nelya Binder
9:15AM Intro to Tai Chi, Teacher, Dan Adams

Afternoon Session
11:00AM Lunch and connection (provided by Common Street)
1:00PM Children’s Play Space opens
2:00-4:00PM Choice of activities:
Painting Class, Putting Your Emotions on Canvas. “Learning to use art as a way to release emotion through color and texture. Art is a window to one’s soul”, Teacher, Abby Short
Creating Connection through Giving and Receiving, “Explore the dynamics of free exchange in relationships: giving with joy and receiving with gratitude.” Teacher, Ann LaFleur
Men’s small group, Ian Mevorach
Womens small group, Colleen Puzzas
2:00-3:00 Ayurveda class, Rebecca Donato

Evening Session
4:00 PM Community Dinner (provided by Common Street)
5:30PM Dessert Potluck, please bring a healthy dessert or fruit to share.
7:00-9:00 PM Yogic Open Mic

Sunday September 3
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Open Circle and Community Brunch

Please register here: https://forms.gle/XNj3awCV9azR7HTZ6

Saturday lunch and dinner are included in the cost of retreat.
Suggested donation, CSSC members $22-111, nonmembers $55-151
Donations can be made in advance via Venmo @commonstreet or at this link: www.commonstreet.org/give
or at the retreat by cash or check.
Contact Event Organizer, Amanda Short with any questions.

Cacao Ceremony
2023-09-01 18:30 - 19:30
This Cacao Ceremony is offered free and open to the public, as the kickoff to our PAUSE community retreat that will continue with programs and events throughout the weekend. Milla Dalbem will facilitate the ceremony. Come experience a communal spiritual experience that is nourishing and heart opening. Cacao helps us feel connected to ourselves and each other and Spirit as we build community and support each other on our spiritual paths!
Foe more info and to register for PAUSE, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/UJ4FQgDifWryjxrW8

Natick Music Makers
2023-09-01 19:00 - 21:00
What: Natick Music Makers
When: First Fridays, 7-9pm
Where: Common Street Spiritual Center, Upstairs
How much: Cost; 100% of your $10 entry fee goes to the center to support its mission*
Who: You & Us!! ?
Hello! We want to play music with YOU!
If you have a basic musical ability (play an instrument, know your chords), We welcome you to bring your instrument; guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, ukelele, voice, and more – for a night of playing songs together. We’ll finish out the night with a jam.
Point of the event is to have fun and make music together. There is little expectation beyond that.
Format of the event: we’ll play relatively easy songs which are 3-5 chords. We’ll have a list to choose from for this event, and we’ll cast them on a screen / or have on poster-boards, so everyone can see the chords and lyrics. We’ll draw numbers from a hat @ 7pm and that will be the order of those wanting to lead a song. If you just want to play, then just play!
Genres include but not limited to Rock, Pop, Folk, Blues. Typically, we’ll be mostly in 4/4 time to keep things simple. I’ll start off the 1st song to get us warmed up, then we’ll take turns leading a song (optional if you desire to).
Note: we’ll play mostly “clean” in terms of sound, but some basic pedals / effects are permitted such as Wah, Compressor, Reverb, Delay, etc. Ear plugs will be available.
Also Note: respectfulness of everyone’s ability level is expected, kindness is appreciated. This is for fun, and there is no expectation that the songs will sound like the original nor do we really desire for it to.
Keep your alcohol and drugs and pets at home.
We’ll take a break about halfway through to socialize and munch on snacks.
If you have any questions, you can reach me by email: MrDaveStewart@gmail.com
Hope to see you there!

Natick Music Makers

*Free if you’re a member of Common St. Spiritual Center. See this link if interested: https://commonstreet.org/membership/

Intro to Qi Gong
2023-09-02 08:00 - 09:00
Intro to Qi Gong
How to cultivate balance in body and mind and improve your life energy (Qi)
Time: Saturdays 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 Moon Room on the 3rd floor. Enter through the school street door and come upstairs 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.

Intro to Tai Chi
2023-09-02 09:15 - 10:15
Tai Chi Chuan is a series of movements that combines coordinated internal mental concentration and controlled deep breathing with soft, slow and circular external movements that work together to massage and condition the internal organs, increase blood circulation, chi flow and strengthen tendons, ligaments and bones.
Tai Chi has evolved from the Yin/Yang philosophy of the I Ching and serves to strengthen the mind, body and spirit.
Dan Adams has been studying and practicing Tai Chi for 43 years and is currently a student at Gin Soon Tai Chi, 33 Harrison Ave, Boston.
Class time: Saturdays 915 – 1015:AM. Suggested Donation $5.00 – $12.00

PAUSE Retreat for Children
2023-09-02 13:00 - 19:00
Pause is for children too! We’re excited to offer children’s programming on Saturday afternoon
during the Pause Retreat, from 1:00 until 7:00.
Children can join for any or all of the events listed on the schedule below while their parents attend the adult retreat; we do ask for preregistration for planning purposes. Open to ages 4 and up.
They are also able to join any adult events throughout the weekend beyond the children’s programming.
1:00 Welcome, Story, and Play: Pausing to nourish and refresh ourselves
2:00 Painting Your Feelings with Jen and Abby
3:00 Move with Eve, for children of all ages and abilities: Yoga+ Dance, Movement, Song, and
Story focused on mindfulness, movement, and calming techniques in a play-based setting. All
abilities welcomed for this one of a kind experience.
4:00 Dinner & Community Gathering
4:30 Making Mandalas as a centering technique
5:30 Dessert
6:00 Togetherness through Games and Art
7:00 End and join Yoga Open Mic

Paint Your Emotions
2023-09-02 14:00 - 16:00
Paint your emotions. Learn how to release intense emotions. Let your inner child out.
This event is part of a larger weekend of community building and retreat at the Spiritual Center called PAUSE.
Paint Your Emotions is offered free and is open to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Stuart Foundation.
To find out more about PAUSE and let us know if you’d like to participate in other events during the weekend, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/aGp5qQaFxugYWytr8

Move With Eve for Children and Teens
2023-09-02 15:00 - 15:45
An experience for children of all ages: Join Eve Costarelli for Yoga+ Dance, Movement, Song, and Story focused on mindfulness, movement, and calming techniques in a play-based setting. All abilities welcomed for this one of a kind experience.

Community Dinner
2023-09-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join us for a relaxed and joyful dinner that’s all about cultivating community and connection.
Enjoy good food. Celebrate life, experience togetherness, make new friends.

MENU:
*Lentil Vegetable soup Vegan, GF
*Creamy potato soup Vegetarian
*Thai Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup Vegan, GF
*Garden Salad w/Balsamic or Strawberry Vinaigrette
*Honey Whole Wheat Bread and Dakota 4 Seed Bread from Great Harvest Bread Co.
*Potluck Healthy Dessert Buffet

Everyone is totally welcome, including folks who are new to the Spiritual Center community.

If you want to volunteer, please contact Amanda at kitchenstudioboston@gmail.com

This event is part of a larger weekend of community building and retreat at the Spiritual Center called PAUSE.

To find out more about PAUSE and let us know if you’d like to participate in other events during the weekend, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/aGp5qQaFxugYWytr8

Yogic Open Mic
2023-09-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Come be youuu in this intentionally loving, divinely sacred, and deeply spiritual community.
There will be…
saging centering meditation sound bowl healing pranayama live music

~Halfway through~
An enlivening ecstatic dance lead by DJ Fae Bae followed by a powerful drumming circle lead by Dominic Castellano

more live music chanting poetry reading + more Oooo soo yummYYY!

Please arrive early if you would like to join in the opening meditation!

We will have some percussive instruments available as well as yoga mats and blankets, but please bring if you have your own drums or mats, bolsters, anything to be totally comfortable!

Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti See you there! Ali, Dominic, Jaclynn, & Miranda

P.S. This yogic open mic is part of a larger weekend of community building and retreat at the Spiritual Center called PAUSE.

This event is offered free and is open to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Stuart Foundation.

To find out more about PAUSE and let us know if you’d like to participate in other events during the weekend, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/aGp5qQaFxugYWytr8

Open Circle and Community Brunch
2023-09-03 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. To become a member, please fill out the membership form here: www.commonstreet.org/membership

Community Gathering
2023-09-03 17:00 - 20:00
Join us to contemplate life together!

A gathering to connect with yourself & raise your vibe!

Early Morning Prayer
2023-09-04 07:00 - 08:00
Start your week off in alignment. Early morning prayer and scripture readings in the Christian tradition led by Common Street member Deborah Younger-Mitchell. Currently, the group is studying Psalms for Black Lives. All are welcome to come find inspiration, support, and fellowship. This prayer and study group is free and open to the public. 1st and 3rd Mondays.
https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/92839180266

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2023-09-04 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-09-06 07:30 - 08:30
Jaguar Path yoga incorporates Vinyasa flow postures with a focus on opening the body’s meridians and expanding the Energy Body.
This sixty minute all-levels class provides a gentle and complete physical stretch with space for breath awareness and meditation.
Email leo.j.ryan@gmail to confirm your attendance.
Classes are $10. Meets every Mon and Wed morning at 7:30am.
More info at www.energymatters2u.com

Coffee With a Purpose
2023-09-04 09:00 - 11:00
Fresh coffee. Tea. Conversations about changing the world.
We welcome you to make this a part of your week! We gather every Monday morning and build momentum as we spark dialogue and stoke enthusiasm for the world we can create together. Each week features a special guest presenter on a theme of interest to the group.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/95580955741?pwd=[REDACTED]
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Meditation Mondays
2023-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Meditation Room @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Whether you’re curious to begin or years into a practice, start the week off right with Meditation Mondays. Try out breathwork, chanting, sound baths and other techniques in a collaborative and supportive setting.

Meditators of all levels are welcome to drop in 7-8PM on Monday nights! Come every week or as often as works in your schedule. FREE. No registration required.

For more information, please email weronika.zawora@gmail.com

Yoga in the Sanctuary
2023-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Yoga in the Sanctuary with Dr. Jen Kurz: This moderate level vinyasa class can improve strength, balance, and well-being through yoga postures, breath, and sound.
The class meets in the sanctuary and is a beautiful way to attend to your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Donations are welcome and all proceeds support our Common Purse fund, so it is also a charitable form of yoga!
Suggested donation $10-15, cash or venmo @commonstreet
Meets every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month.
wwww.doctorjenkurz.com
www.finerprogram.org

Council Meeting
2023-09-04 19:00 - 20:30
The Common Street Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 7pm.
If you have questions, or would like to discuss something with the council, please email us at council@commonstreet.org
https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/95054008753?pwd=[REDACTED]
