Common Street Spiritual Center

Modern/Jazz Dance Class
2025-10-23 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-30 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2025-10-24 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-10-27 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-10-29 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-10-31 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-11-03 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.
Suggested donation $10. Meets every Mon, Wed, and Fri morning at 7:30am.
More info at www.energymatters2u.com

Adult Ballet
2025-10-24 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-29 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-31 09:30 - 11:00

Kirtan: East-West
2025-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
A blend of traditional chants with western instrumentation and melodies in a call and response format. An active, effective way to meditate. No previous chanting is necessary. All are welcome!
Michael Orlando- Kirtan leader
Lisa Leake- Response Leader
Dave Curry- Percussion
Cost: $20

Mohanji Meditations
2025-10-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Meeting Room of CSSC
The Mohanji Meditation is a powerful heart-opening guided meditation that offers release from binding patterns through love and gratitude.
All are welcome. No prior experience necessary.

Embodiment and Movement Day
2025-10-25 09:30 - 21:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
In America today, we’re more disconnected and disembodied than ever. We spend our days in front of screens, rarely moving, quietly overwhelmed, and holding onto stress and emotion we don’t always realize we’re carrying. So many of us have grown to fear physical connection, a fundamental human need. In the wake of the pandemic and an epidemic of loneliness, we’ve become more sharply aware that we are starved for presence, community, and physical connection. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way. We can come back to ourselves, to our hearts, to community, and the parts of us that we have been disconnected from through safe, non-sexual touch, movement, somatics, and shared presence.
Join us for an Embodiment & Movement Day, a full-day community event designed to create a safe place to explore, learn, and connect through different embodiment and movement modalities and consent work. There will also be opportunities to meet different bodywork and energy work practitioners in the community. This is a space to soften what’s been hardened, to move what’s been stuck, and to remember what it feels like to belong: in your body, and in community. The day culminates in a live DJ jam session, where we welcome the different types of embodiment and movement explored in workshops to be combined in a safe, full-community container.
* Participants must attend at least 1 workshop to participate in the jam. No one turned away for lack of funds. Contact us if cost is a barrier. $15-$20/workshop $40-$60 for full day/unlimited workshops $10-$20 for open jam
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**Workshop Schedule**
9:30am: Opening Mindful Movement with Grant Rizvi • 20 minutes
10:00am: Compassionate Touch for Deep Connection with Tim Lewandowski and Becca Phillips • 90 minutes
10:00am: Vibrating into Vibrant Aliveness: Tension Release Exercises (TRE) with Matt Krolick • 90 minutes
11:45am: Reiki Dance: Energy Healing Through Movement with Daniel Montoya and Dani Bentz • 90 minutes
11:45am: Thai Partner Massage with Lee Ann Song • 90 minutes
1:15pm: Potluck Lunch and Community Consent and Harm Reduction Talk with Adam Greenberg • 60 minutes
2:15pm: Sonic Shake-Up with Wren Medina • 20 minutes
2:45pm: Embodied Vocal Expression with Selah • 90 minutes
2:45pm: Contact Beyond Contact with Nathaniel Mahieu • 90 minutes
4:30pm: Mirror & Merge: A Contact Improv Workshop with Gabrielle Fiedor • 90 minutes
4:30pm: Soul Dance with Shün • 90 minutes
6:00pm: Dinner Break 60 minutes
7:00pm: Open Jam live DJ set by Smalankas • 2 hours
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If you have any questions, contact Becca Phillips:
Phone: 781-690-0525
Email : rebeccajemmaphillips@gmail.com

Bollywood Dance Workout
2025-10-25 11:45 - 12:45, 2025-11-01 11:45 - 12:45 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 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.thebollywooddance.com/booking-calendar/bollyx-in-natick?referral=service_list_widget

Spirit Drum
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00
WHAT: Spirit Drum
WHEN: Every 4th Saturday monthly, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
WHERE: Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick MA, 3rd floor
HOW MUCH: $10 per person (cash/check/venmo/paypal)
WHO / WHY: SpiritDrum is a unique gathering that combines life-affirming ritual with meditative drumming, sacred chanting and sound exploration for an overall intention of deepening connection between the Earth-mother and our inner selves. Partly facilitated, partly free-form, SpiritDrum creates an intimate space which allows us to express our spiritual aspirations through the vibrations of our drums and voices. SpiritDrum is unlike a typical drum circle — it is quieter, more contemplative and focused on healing through the medium of sound. For that reason, we ask two things: please leave large drums (such as djembes) at home, and please arrive before 7pm to minimize disruptions once the evening’s energy begins to flow. Extra drums will be provided for sharing, but you are encouraged to bring smaller drums such as frame drums, doumbeks, bongos and other instruments like rattles, singing bowls, chimes, didgeridoos and flutes. No prior experience is necessary. Young people must be able to maintain focus for the full two hours. Located on the 3rd level in the choir room. Come in through the School Street entrance.
Dave Curry is the creator of Drums For One & All, which includes facilitating public events, giving workshops, teaching private lessons, giving live performances, and doing drum repairs. Every month, Dave has lead the popular FreeDrum event since 2001, and the SpiritDrum event since 2006. Dave is co-creator and organizer for the Eastern Mass Rhythm Festival, which is entering its 18th season. Dave is the author of two books on hand drumming, and has taught drum classes at the Assabet school since 2009. Dave is the creative director of the Drum Nomads performance ensemble. Over the past 22 years, Dave has lead well over 1000 drumming events at schools, churches, colleges, libraries, retreat centers and other institutions across New England.
Website: www.DrumsForOneAndAll.com
Email: Drumhead@DrumsForOneAndAll.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/DrumsForOneAndAll

Intro to Qi Gong
2025-10-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-11-02 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 Gathering
2025-10-26 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!

Ancestral Light: A Samhain Journey to Honor & Heal
2025-10-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
As the veil thins and Fall deepens, we are invited to 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥.
But this journey is not about reliving the past — it’s about softening into the wisdom that lives in your bones, your breath, your becoming.
You don’t need to know your family history. You don’t need to feel close to your ancestors. All you need is a willingness to listen… and to receive.
This sacred Akashic circle offers a safe, soulful space to connect with the light in your lineage — to honor those who came before, release inherited patterns, and open to the healing waiting for you now.
𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹:
🌿 Open with a grounding ritual and altar for the ancestors (bring a photo or a special item to include in the altar if you wish)
🌿 Journey through the Akashic Records to meet a wise ancestral guide
🌿 Receive energy healing to clear what is no longer yours to carry
🌿 Tap into intuitive writing and channeled guidance for the path ahead
This is a circle of remembrance, restoration, and soul support.
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿.
Bring a friend to share this sacred time together.
✨ 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: $𝟯𝟯 — a master number resonating with compassion, divine guidance, and spiritual mastery. In the language of numbers, 33 opens portals for deep transformation. The moment you offer this symbolic exchange, the energy of blessing begins to flow — a quiet activation that continues to ripple long before we meet in the circle. This keeps our gathering both profound in impact and accessible to all who feel called.
✨ 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: If you feel called, you can gift an additional seat for someone who might not otherwise be able to join. Your generosity will ripple through both the seen and unseen realms.
✨ 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Pre-payment via Venmo (@akashacodes) or PayPal (paypal.me/akashacodes) is appreciated. You’re also welcome to pay in person with cash.
✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: RSVPs help us prepare the space → https://tinyurl.com/ancestral-light
✨ 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Moon Room — enter from the School Street entrance, head to the 3rd floor.
✨ 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: A journal, pen, and yoga mat. You’re welcome to bring a cushion, blanket, water, or tea — anything warm to hold you in comfort.
This journey will be led by 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗷𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶. Learn more at www.akashacodes.com/about.
𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂. ✨

Yoga in the Sanctuary
2025-10-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-03 19:00 - 20:00 | 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_

Tuesday morning devotions
2025-10-28 09:00 - 10:00
Join us on ZOOM with your prayers, writings, songs, inspiration from any and all religious traditions, sacred scriptures, humor, and love. We “go around the circle” for those who wish to share, or just come along to enjoy the inspiration
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89987098568?pwd=OUVXL29RR2JKNzBLRUtxR25tMjZEdz09

Meeting ID: 899 8709 8568
Passcode: 881654

Chanting and Meditation Group
2025-10-28 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

Spirit Songs Gathering
2025-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Spirit Songs Gatherings
Day & Time: Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center
Specific Dates: 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 11/25, 12/9
Desired group size: 5-20
What to expect: 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:
October 14- Medicine Songs
October 28- Earth Songs
November 11- Spiritual Mantras
November 25- Spiritual Songs
December 9- Bring a song to share!
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.
This is part of our Fall Small Groups Program. To participate please register here.
Questions? Contact Amanda at divineconnectionsboston@gmail.com and/or Willow at conspiratrix@gmail.com

Beginner Ballet
2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:15

A Course in Miracles (Virtual)
2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
A Course in Miracles was channeled by Jesus in the 60’s to a Columbia University medical school faculty member, perhaps to help us remember the message he came to teach when he walked on this earth.
Each week we begin our exploration by reading the short introduction which includes these words “the course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim however at removing the blocks to the awareness of Love’s presence which is your natural inheritance.”
Has any other subject been written or sung about more often than love? Isn’t it the organizing principle of all religions? So popular and prominent in our daily discourse, yet so elusive. And don’t we yearn for an alternative to fear, guilt and hatred, suspicion and divisiveness?
Whether a beginner, a student of many years, or an on-again/off again inquirer, you are invited to join us in seeking to learn how to love and enjoy being in love. It’s not a solo performance. Only together, is love manifest.
We meet by ZOOM, every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
ZOOM LINK: https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/96121486527?pwd=yGb8KTplkphzCL5uuOh85wkEMuZERj.1

Open Circle and Community Brunch
2025-11-02 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.

Natick Dance Showcase
2025-11-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
The Natick Dance Showcase features dance performers from across the New England region – some amateur, some semi-professional, some professional – but all highly talented and creative. The November NDS will have 17 acts, including soloists, duos and dance troupes. Dance styles range from traditional cabaret belly dance to tribal fusion and modern theatrical. The music is exotic, the costumes, dazzling and the dancers stunning as they create poetry in motion before your eyes. This is a family-friendly event (kids 12 and under are free).
