A Community Dialogue on Gaza
2024-02-25 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
We invite members and friends of the Spiritual Center community to gather for a dialogue about the war that is raging in Gaza. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Sadik Kassim, who is a seasoned interfaith leader with years of experience in the facilitation of conversations on interfaith peacemaking and understanding.

Our community wants to foster a dialogue about what’s happening in Gaza and how we can make a difference for the people suffering there. We also want to bring our diverse local community together around this issue to seek understanding, respect, and connection across our differences.

Seven Sacred Talking Circles: Indigenous Wisdom from Within
2024-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Sanctuary at Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
In honor of one of the primary principles of a Talking Circle, to be able to look into each persons’ eyes, we are holding space for 20 people at the most. You are welcome to sign up for as many, or as few, as you are called to and your schedule allows. It’s okay to over or under register and come back to the form and add or subtract a registration. If a Circle is filled you will be put on a wait list and be notified of that status, and you will be notified when a space opens. You should also expect an email a week or so ahead of time to confirm your registration. This will help ensure people on the wait list can get a spot that may have become available.

Register here: https://forms.gle/WK2jpJjKGkWNVAKf9

Sun, Jan 28 – Truth
Sun, Feb 11 – Humility
Sun, Feb 25 – Respect
Sun, Mar 10 – Love
Sun, Mar 24 – Courage
Sun, Apr 7 – Honesty
Sun, Apr 21 – Wisdom

The Seven topics are Seven Sacred Indigenous topics. How the Circle moves and what comes forth individually and collectively will be a result of who shows up on any given date. Each Circle will hold its own magic and connection to what is already embedded in you. Come and explore life through an Indigenous lens. You may be pleasantly surprised by what you find out about life and how you are called to walk in it!

Once the Seven Circles are complete, we intend to host a collective integration on Zoom where all participants can come on to share how things are moving, or have moved, since they participated in one or more of the gatherings. It promises to be a beautiful experience!

Wuniish – A gift and blessing to all from Medicine Story

Introduction to Danza Mexica
2024-02-25 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Tokalli Macewalli ( Home of Indigenous people) humbly invites you to join us for Danza Mexica introduction.

We are families and young adults, who come together to learn the ways of the cultural dance tradition.

Donations to the Center are appreciated, and we openly invite all people to come in a good way to meet the dancers, our community, and learn about this tradition and who we are.

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2024-02-26 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-02-28 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
2024-02-26 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-02-28 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-03-01 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

Coffee With a Purpose
2024-02-26 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
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]
Meeting ID: 955 8095 5741
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Meditation Mondays
2024-02-26 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

Yoga in the Sanctuary
2024-02-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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
Spring 2024 Schedule (Mondays from 7-8pm)
Jan 8, 22
Feb 5, 26
Mar 4, 18
Apr 1, 15, 29
May 6, 13
June 3, 17
www.doctorjenkurz.com
www.finerprogram.org

Tuesday morning devotions
2024-02-27 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
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=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 899 8709 8568
Passcode: [REDACTED]

CSSC Annual Meeting
2024-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Our community meets once a year in February to vote to approve our annual budget and appoint new members to our council (aka board). We also reflect on the year that came before and look forward to what is to come.
There is much to celebrate!
This year we’re meeting on Tuesday, February 27th at 7pm via the zoom link below:
https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/95279121225?pwd=[REDACTED]
Our goal is to have at least 20% of our members present, so that we can have an official quorum. Please mark your calendars and plan to be there if you are available.

Satsang with Hailey
2024-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Moon Room @ Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join me as we coalesce with the Source energy of the Universe! Learn the formal meditation practice of Zazen as we tap into the Source and let go of all that weighs us down. ‘Satsang’ translates to a gathering of people interested in the Truth, or dharmakāya, thus this is a visceral metaphysics class for those interested in becoming Self Realized. Beginners to intermediate practitioners welcome.

Adult Ballet
2024-02-28 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-01 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Beginner Ballet
2024-02-28 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York)

A Course in Miracles
2024-02-28 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.

https://commonstreet.zoom.us/j/91709436048?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 917 0943 6048
Passcode: [REDACTED]
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Modern/Jazz Dance Class
2024-02-29 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Drum Lesson for Beginners
2024-02-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Come and practice drums with us in a circle. As we all express ourselves with sounds and rhythms, the most powerful force that can transmit movement of energy in the universe is the rhythms. Essence of this lesson is to teach you how to play intuitive melodies without thinking in your mind, by truly listening to your heart. It is completely BEGINNER friendly class.
We won’t be able to provide drums, please bring your own drum.

Room : Fellowship Hall
Suggested Donations
$10+ Cash or Venmo
Venmo: @tov-demirel

tovdemirel@gmail.com

Mohanji Meditations
2024-02-29 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.

LifeResults Core Seminar
2024-03-01 17:30 - 23:00, 2024-03-02 09:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Fellowship Hall @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
We are excited to be partnering with LifeResults, a nonprofit personal growth and training organization in Rochester, NY, to bring this transformational weekend to Common Street.
This is an opportunity to give yourself time and space to reconnect to the core of who you are, with skilled facilitators to guide and support you.
Several members — including Ian — have taken this program in the past and gotten significant benefit. Learn more at register at https://commonstreet.org/liferesults-core-seminar/

Intro to Qi Gong
2024-03-02 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.

Bollywood Dance Workout
2024-03-02 13:15 - 14:15 (America/New_York) | 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

Group Energy Healing Circle
2024-03-02 16:30 - 18:15 (America/New_York) | Studio @ Common Street, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Group Energy Healing Circle
Join us in a potent space of shared healing where Spirit guides us to collectively metabolize old wounding, not through reliving pain, but through powerful energy shifts. Each session is unique, addressing concerns like releasing grief and fear seated deep in the body or enhancing our energetic tools to help ourselves and others.
Expect 45-60 minutes of profound transformation. Through guided meditation, we open to Spirit’s guidance, allowing Diana to channel Its gifts: the release of tension held in the body; upgrades to our energy systems; or simple, nourishing support.
The Healing
Diana channels Spirit’s wisdom, weaving Arenal Volcano energy, Jaguar energy, and blessings from the Archangels into transformative group healings, igniting a unique alchemy of release and empowerment within each participant.
Diana Phillips- is a gifted practitioner who has worked in the healing arts since 2004. In the last few years, Spirit has gifted her a unique set of healing energies to assist individuals and lineages.
What participants say about past group healings:
“Diana has created a beautiful space for people to come together and connect with one another. Through guided meditation, imagery, and Spirit, we are magically transformed by the intertwining tapestry of physical and spiritual communion. Diana freely shares her gifts of connection with Spirit and beautifully facilitates a safe, non-judgmental space for women. I am always in awe of the peace and renewal I feel at the end of each session. This is a MUST for those committed to healing and growth.”- Sara S
“Diana is an incredibly warm and kind person with really remarkable gifts that she so kindly shares within these healing groups. The energy she channels in these goddess sessions is extremely powerful and I can really feel the effects during and after the sessions. Diana’s groups are really for anyone who is seeking healing and growth, as you don’t have to be an expert meditator to participate. During the sessions, Diana channels the powerful energies she works with and then they do their thing while Diana shepherds us through it all with her breath and her words, and afterward, you feel great, it’s really quite magical. I highly recommend working with Diana and participating in one of her goddess healing circles! Both Diana and the work she does is absolutely wonderful.” M.L.
Refunds and exchanges: Refunds will be given with 48 hours notice of the event. If the event is canceled by the organizer, everyone will receive a refund.

Listening Circle: The Transition from Somebody to Nobody with Ram Dass
2024-03-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Join us for a transformative 2-hour experience delving into the profound wisdom of Ram Dass’s lecture on “The Transition from Somebody to Nobody.” This event invites you to explore the essence of self-discovery, mindfulness, and the journey from ego to interconnectedness.
What to Expect:
• Listening & Contemplation: Immerse yourself in the captivating words of Ram Dass as we play his insightful lecture in a cozy circle setting. Allow his teachings to guide you through the transition from the self-focused “somebody” to the liberated state of “nobody.”
• Meditation Interlude: Following the lecture, we’ll create a space for quiet introspection. Embrace the stillness and let the teachings resonate within, fostering a deeper connection with your inner self.
• Open Dialogue: Share your reflections and insights with fellow participants in an open and supportive discussion. Engage in a collective exploration of the lecture’s themes and discover how these timeless teachings can enrich your personal journey.
Why Attend:
• Inspiration for Growth: Ram Dass’s wisdom has inspired countless individuals on their spiritual journeys. This event provides a unique opportunity to absorb his teachings in a communal setting, fostering personal and collective growth.
• Community Connection: Join like-minded individuals in a warm and inclusive environment. Connect with others who share a passion for self-discovery and mindfulness.
• Guidance for Daily Life: Explore practical applications of Ram Dass’s teachings in your everyday experiences. Gain insights that can positively impact your relationships, mindset, and overall well-being.
• Date & Time: March 3RD, 2024 – 5pm to 7pm
• Location: Natick CSSC – 3rd Floor Moon Room
• Admission: Members Free*/ Non-Members $5 Donation to Natick CSSC
Don’t miss this chance to embrace the transformative power of Ram Dass’s teachings in a supportive community. Reserve your spot for an evening of inspiration, introspection, and connection.
RSVP via email to Marky (markynmili@gmail.com) and embark on the journey from “somebody” to “nobody” with us!
* Members encouraged to set-up their monthly contributions to Natick CSSC if able or one time annual for 2024 if they haven’t already
