Common Street Spiritual Center

Annual Business Meeting of Common Street Spiritual Center
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Meeting
Every year, our community has an annual business meeting, facilitated by our council (aka board) to which all members are invited. At this meeting, members of the community have a chance to hear updates about how our center is doing and what our goals are going forward, engage in discussion, and also to vote on important topics like our budget and the election of new members of our council (aka board).
This year’s annual meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 24th at 7pm, and will be held virtually via zoom. Here’s the link: https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/99306609037
Attendance at the meeting is highly encouraged, because we are seeking to have a solid quorum of members present. If you are getting this email, you are a member of the Spiritual Center community and we do ask that you attend the meeting if possible.
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Our community functions as a small democracy where each member has a voice and a vote, and the most important decisions come before the community as a whole for discussion and a vote. The annual business meeting is open to the wider community, like “friends” of the center who may be interested in learning more, but only members are allowed to vote.
If you cannot be there on Feb 24th at 7pm, our council is working on a way to include more members in the process by sending out a recording of the meeting afterwards, along with a survey that would at least informally give folks who missed the meeting a chance to vote or voice questions or comments for a two week window after the meeting.
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This year, we will be asking the community to vote on this proposed budget for 2025. [insert link] If you have questions about the budget, please do ask them in advance by emailing the council at council@commonstreet.org.
We will also be sharing a report about our spending in the last calendar year with updates about what we accomplished, how the community is growing and developing, and forecasts of our plans for 2025, including invitations for community members to get more engaged.
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Currently, our council is working to recruit new members to fill vacancies, both for our council itself and for key teams that we are seeking to build around fundraising, membership, and volunteer engagement. Hopefully, at the annual meeting, we will be ready to present candidates for the council to the community for a vote. We will keep you updated as we learn more, and let you know more about who the candidates may be in advance of the meeting. Also, we want to invite members of the community to view this page to find out more about the openings on our council and to express interest if they feel called to serve in this way. https://commonstreet.org/growing-our-council/
Similarly, if you feel called to serve, or if you simply want to learn more about the volunteer openings in the key areas of fundraising, membership, and/or volunteer engagement, please visit this page to learn more and express interest: https://commonstreet.org/forming-core-volunteer-teams/
As we move into 2025, one of our goals is to strengthen the volunteer structure of the community, which we believe will add to our overall resilience and our ability to accomplish the goals we envision.
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Current member of the Common Street Council:
Laura Hake, Samuel Gloyd, Michael Corthell, Damon Farnum, Ian Mevorach
The council can be reached by email at council@commonstreet.org

Tuesday morning devotions
2025-02-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-04 09:00 - 10:00 | MA
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
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Foundation, Communication, & Connection in Relationships ~ A Roadmap Conversation
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Unlock the power of intuitive living and transform your relationships in 2025! This dynamic workshop invites you to explore and reinvent your connections through a series of thought-provoking exercises and reflections.
Key Focus Areas:
Clarifying your relationship vision
Harnessing the power of communication
Understanding the essence of your interactions
Developing gratitude and commitment
Exploring possibilities and shared inventions
Through guided pondering and insightful questions, you’ll gain clarity on your desires, expectations, and the potential within your relationships. Learn to navigate challenges, celebrate strengths, and create a roadmap for meaningful connections that light you both up.
Join us to elevate the connection in your relationships, leaving you inspired, empowered, and ignited for the year ahead!
We understand that cost can be a factor. Contact us at LiveIntuitiveTeam@gmail.com to request a sliding scale price.
Monday February 24, 2025 7pm
Online

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2025-02-26 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-02-28 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-03-03 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-03-05 07:30 - 08:30 | MA
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

Sacred Stillness - A Midweek Mindfulness Meditation
2025-02-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Join Pooja for a 60-minute guided meditation. In this sacred space, you’ll be guided to pause, reconnect, and center yourself amidst the busy rhythms of life.
Whether you’re feeling the weight of a hectic schedule, seeking a moment of grounding, or simply in need of a peaceful reset, this session will help you realign and nourish your soul. With gentle guidance, you’ll release stress, calm racing thoughts, and anchor yourself in the present moment—creating a foundation of peace that supports you throughout the week.
This offering is by donation, allowing you to contribute what feels most aligned for you. Your donation helps maintain the accessibility of this space, but please know that it is not required. We warmly invite everyone to join us—this sacred space is for everyone.
Donations can be made via Venmo (@Pmahtani) or PayPal (https://tinyurl.com/donate-Pooja). Thank you for your support!
https://calendly.com/akashacodes/sacred-stillness
Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation email with Zoom details for each session. ?
We look forward to sharing this sacred time with you! ✨
We look forward to sharing this sacred pause with you! ✨

Adult Ballet
2025-02-26 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-28 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-05 09:30 - 11:00 | MA

Beginner Ballet
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-05 19:00 - 20:15 | MA

A Course in Miracles
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-05 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/92894618915?pwd=[REDACTED]

Modern/Jazz Dance Class
2025-02-27 09:30 - 11:00 | MA

Interfaith Clergy Meet and Greet
2025-02-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
As we kick off Interfaith Harmony Week, come and chat with spiritual leaders in your community of a variety of faith traditions. We’ll enjoy coffee, tea, and cacao from the Uncommon Cafe, an experimental project of the Common Street Spiritual Center. Feel free to bring snacks or other items to share with folks as we discuss matters of faith, spirituality, social justice, etc., and seek to strengthen our sense of interfaith community and solidarity. All are welcome, whether or not you are part of one of Natick’s many faith communities.

Mohanji Meditations
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:15 | Choir Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
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.

Bollywood Dance Workout
2025-03-01 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.bollywoodstepbystep.com/booking-calendar/in-person-in-natick-center-1?referral=service_list_widget

Sufi Zikr and Whirling
2025-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 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 available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sufi-zikr-and-whirling-tickets-1243130810719?aff=oddtdtcreator�
About Mevlevi Order of America: http://hayatidede.org/aboutmoa

Call of Love Yoga
2025-03-02 08:30 - 09:45 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Experience a gentle, mindful yoga where divine sources of love are channeled into messages that are often in the form of songs, poems, and mudras: hand gestures to help guide the flow of energy in the body and focus the mind
Donations welcome: Cash or Venmo @Judith-Thapa
Varunayoga.com / 617.417.4386 / Judy.thapa@ gmail
Common Street Spiritual Center Sanctuary
Sundays 8:30-9:30 a.m. (except last Sunday)
Judy is a teacher of yoga since 1998. She is a certified yoga therapist, energy healer and channel.

Open Circle with Sufi Teacher Karim Payton
2025-03-02 10:30 - 12:00 | MA
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.

We are excited to welcome Sufi Teacher Karim Payton as our guest facilitator on Sunday, March 2nd. He is Board Chair and Sertariq of the Mevlevi Order of America, a tradition rooted in the mystical teachings of the great poet Rumi.
More info here: www.hayatidede.org

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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!

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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! You’re welcome to become a member simply by filling out the form on this page: www.commonstreet.org/membership

Healing Yoga for Everyone - Winter Series
2025-03-02 17:00 - 18:00 | 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

Coffee With a Purpose
2025-03-03 09:00 - 11:00 | MA
Conversations that Matter.
We welcome you to make this part of your week! We gather every Monday morning to hear from guest presenters on various themes of local, national, or global interest, followed by questions and discussion. Most all sessions are recorded: check out our CWAP You Tube channel to get a taste. Our meetings are hybrid – both in person and via zoom. Email the organizers Doug Hanna (natickhanna@rcn.com) or Martin Kessel (mgk49natick@comcast.net) to get attendance details or learn more.

Interfaith Iftar
2025-03-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Please join us for an interfaith Iftar gathering, with leaders of the Natick interfaith clergy group in collaboration with leaders of the ASK Muslim Sunday School community, a Shiite community that meets at the Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn about and experience Ramadan and engage in interfaith dialogue with Jews, Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths and spiritual paths. All are welcome. We will seek to find common ground and celebrate each other’s faith.
The event will include a traditional Iftar meal, and participants are welcome to bring a dish to contribute for a potluck supper. Please note that any dishes with meat should be Halal, or else please bring a vegetarian item to contribute; drink and snack items are also welcome. Or, simply come as you are without bringing anything; that is OK too.
There is no registration required but RSVP’s are welcome by email at info@commonstreet.org.

Yoga in the Sanctuary
2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Yoga is a practice that brings together 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! Yoga provides relief from numerous forms of trauma, anxiety, and physical stiffness. It also builds a strong physical and spiritual core.

Join us every Monday from 7-8 pm for a vinyasa flow that 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 the class meets in the beautiful sanctuary. There is no registration required, and the cost per class is $10 or a food pantry donation (the pantry is located outside the center). Class will not meet on federal holidays. Venmo: Jennifer-Kurz-2. Please follow us on instagram: @yogadoc_

Ecstatic Worship
2025-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Studio @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
A diverse community of open-minded students of Jesus who love, care and support each other and seek an authentic relationship with God through music, study, prayer, and interactive sharing.
We offer our gifts to each other through expressions of Holy Spirit with music, poetry, prayer and interactive sharing. As we share, we practice deeply listening to each other and allowing Holy Spirit to move through us.
People of all faiths and spiritual paths are welcome!
Doors opens @ 7:00pm
7:00-8:00 | Music, Poetry, Prayer and more.
8:00-8:30 | Study
8:30-9:00 | Open Altar
Donations are welcome through cash or venmo.
Venmo: @tov-demirel

Council Meeting
2025-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | MA
The Common Street Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm, and often one other time a month as needed.
If you have questions, or would like to discuss something with the council, please email us at council@commonstreet.org
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