Common Street Spiritual Center

Meditation Mondays
2023-08-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Conscious Kundalini Yoga
2023-08-29 09:15 - 10:15 (America/New_York) | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join Nelya for a Kundalini-inspired community class to restore spirit, mind, and body. We start by tuning in with breath work and mantra, followed by a warm up and Kriya (set of Kundalini exercises). We’ll end with a relaxing meditation. Each class focuses on a unique theme, from self love and immune support to connecting with your intuition. This class is an invitation to slow down and look inward to connect with a deeper consciousness. All levels welcome, no experience needed.

Members – $11
Non-members – $15
To register, Venmo @Nelya-Binder (#6560) or email nelya@rootedsanctuary.com
To learn more about Nelya’s yoga, healing, and community work, check out www.rootedsanctuary.com.

Introduction to the Erotic Blueprints™ (aka a fun date night!)
2023-08-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
What if you had a road map for understanding your own sexual wiring?
What if you could also understand your partner more deeply?
What if you could unlock more fulfillment in your intimate life?
What if you could start to unlearn the habitual patterns that have you feel less alive?
This workshop could be perfect for you, if:
You want to unlock a deeper understanding of your own – and your lover’s – eroticism
You know you want to feel more alive in bed, but have no idea how to get there
You are open to learning new maps and methods, and open to new possibilities.
In this evening introduction you will:
Learn about the 5 core Erotic Blueprints™
Have an embodied experience to better understand each Blueprint
Discover new avenues to bring more aliveness to your erotic explorations

“After 25 years of marriage, the conversations that came out of this event were a game-changer for us. Thank you so much!”
Jim and Janice T
Both singles and couples are welcome to attend. There will be no explicit sexual activity, and no nudity.
Your Facilitator:
Elizabeth Carrington is a Certified Erotic Blueprint™ Coach and Master Certified Coach with twenty-seven years of working in the personal and professional development field. Elizabeth’s purpose is to empower individuals and couples to strengthen their clarity in articulating what they most want and discovering what brings them more aliveness and freedom. A lifelong seeker of her own freedom to fully express herself, she finds great joy in assisting people in discovering how to embody their most alive life.

Register here! DateNightNatick.eventbrite.com

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2023-08-30 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.
Classes are $10. Meets every Mon and Wed morning at 7:30am.
More info at www.energymatters2u.com

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2023-08-30 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-09-01 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

A Course in Miracles
2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | France
A Course in Miracles: 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.

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Intro to Ayurveda - IN PERSON
2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Known as Yoga’s “sister science,” Ayurveda is the world’s oldest system of health and healing. This time-tested, nature-based wisdom empowers us with principles and practices to maximize our existing health and prevent the onset of future “dis-ease.” Ayurveda uses nature’s basic elements (space, air, fire, water and earth) as a foundational framework to understand everything we see in the material world including the design of our unique body/mind constitution.

By observing ourselves through the lens of elemental qualities, we learn how the seasons, weather, physical environments, emotions, food, relationships, and all life activities have an impact on our constitution – how they support balance or lead to imbalance within our own unique organism. This deeper self-awareness can lead us to better life choices and combined with Ayurvedic practices, improve our overall physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

Join this workshop to learn…
• Origins of Ayurveda & the practice of Ayurveda today in the US
• Key concepts in Ayurveda and its unique view of health
• Potential benefits of practicing Ayurveda
• Your unique constitution through a take home assessment (Vata, Pitta, Kapha doshsa)

To register, email rebecca@illuminate-discover.com indicating you intended date of attendance.

Dub Yoga
2023-08-31 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
A vinyasa flow yoga class set to live roots and dub Reggae

Yes, Yoga and Reggae fusion!

FREE & open to the community

w/ Dr. Jen Kurz and DJ Jah Rich, live!!

Curious about the meaning of “Dub”?

What is Dub music? Dub is one of the many sub genres of Reggae music. Dub is instrumental Reggae that is artistically enhanced and layered with effects like echo and reverb as well as production techniques like splicing in snipits of vocals or sporadically dropping out all the instruments except for the powerful, stripped down drum and bass.

Dub gives the recording engineer the opportunity to become the musician as their multi-track mixing console acts as the instrument. An engineer making Dub is like a chef creating a unique meal not often seen on most menus!

Jamaican producer and engineer King Tubby is commonly known as the creator of Dub, as he first experimented with ways to manipulate and “dub out” his instrumental tracks in the early 1970s. Today, his innovation and influence is widely seen in genres like techno, drum and bass, and electronic music overall. Dub stands as another example of the rich contributions of Jamaican music.

Jah Rich 7/19/23

Mohanji Meditations
2023-08-31 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | 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.

An Intro to Ayurveda VIRTUAL
2023-08-31 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join this VIRTUAL workshop to learn…
-Origins of Ayurveda & Ayurveda today in the US
-Key concepts in Ayurveda and its unique view of health
-Potential benefits of practicing Ayurveda
-Take-home assessment to learn about your own constitution

About the event

Known as Yoga’s “sister science,” Ayurveda is the world’s oldest system of health and healing. This time-tested, nature-based wisdom empowers us with principles and practices to maximize our existing health and prevent the onset of future “dis-ease.” Ayurveda uses nature’s basic elements (space, air, fire, water, and earth) as a foundational framework to understand everything we see in the material world including the design of our unique body/mind constitution. By observing ourselves through the lens of elemental qualities, we learn how the seasons, weather, physical environments, emotions, food, relationships, and all life activities impact our constitution – how they support balance or lead to imbalance within our own unique organism. This deeper self-awareness can lead us to better life choices and combined with Ayurvedic practices, improve our overall physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

Join this workshop to learn…

Origins of Ayurveda & the practice of Ayurveda today in the US
Key concepts in Ayurveda and its unique view of health
Potential benefits of practicing Ayurveda
Your unique constitution through a take-home assessment (Vata, Pitta, Kapha doshsa)

To register email rebecca@illuminate-discover.com indicating your attendance.
RSVP link: https://www.illuminate-discover.com/event-details/an-intro-to-ayurveda-virtual/form

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 (America/New_York) | 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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York)
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 (America/New_York) | 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 (America/New_York) | 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 (America/New_York)
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
