Common Street Spiritual Center

Mohanji Meditations (Virtual)
2023-11-02 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.
For 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, sessions will be held online at the link below:
When:Every Thursday
Time: 7pm
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85141271883?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 851 4127 1883
Passcode: [REDACTED]

PAUSE
2023-11-02 17:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
PAUSE is a deliberate space for you and others to hold what is your life experience. Come once or to all of them. Come for 10 minutes or the full 30. Come as you are and, in stillness and silence, we will pause together.

Tea, Pray, Knit
2023-11-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Meeting Room of CSSC
Join Diana, Fran and Donese in the Meeting Room from 2-4 pm. Bring along any handcraft you’d like to work on as we take time to enjoy one another’s company, exchange prayers, engage in thoughtful conversations and seek ways to contribute to those in need.
Drop in when you can. Children welcome with parent or caregiver
Email Donese @ donese.sylvester@gmail.com to RSVP or answer questions

Modern/Jazz Dance Class
2023-11-02 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Conscious Kundalini Yoga
2023-11-02 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.

A Course in Miracles
2023-11-01 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 Movement for Beginners
2023-11-01 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York)

Book Discussion: Decolonizing Wealth
2023-11-01 12:00 - 12:40 (America/New_York) | Online
CSSC member and Outreach Coordinator for Family Promise Metrowest Paula Brown will facilitate a series of discussions related to Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villaneuva, a renowned activist, author, and philanthropy expert who offers a crucial perspective on wealth and philanthropy. As a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Villanueva advises a diverse range of organizations on social impact strategies, working with philanthropic entities, Fortune 500 corporations, and entertainment enterprises. His work empowers communities, giving them control over their own narratives and representations while striving for increased visibility across all sectors of society. In “Decolonizing Wealth,” he examines the role of colonialism in philanthropy, the wealth gap, and the prevailing power dynamics in modern philanthropic structures.

Adult Ballet
2023-11-01 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-10-27 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2023-11-01 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-10-30 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-10-27 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

Gentle Jaguar Path Yoga
2023-11-01 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-10-30 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

Meditation Mondays
2023-10-30 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

Coffee With a Purpose
2023-10-30 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]

Being Present Together: A Peace Vigil for the Wars in our World
2023-10-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Welcome to a time to be held in community. A time and space to be still, reflect, feel, and express.
We do not need to be alone with all the suffering and chaos happening in our world: in Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and other places of violence and injustice.
In this safe, nonjudgmental space, we will honor the complexity of what we are feeling, get in touch with our humanity, and meet the moment with truth and kindness.
FREE and open to ALL

Serene Sounds, DPC An Immersive Soundbath Experience
2023-10-29 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Open your Mind * Relax your Body * Soothe your Soul
In this healing soundbath, time dissolves and you become one with music and the natural world. With each note you are gently guided into a state of meditation and relaxation, allowing you to shed the weight of daily life and enter a cocoon of mindfulness and tranquility.
Dominic Castellano is a multi-instrumentalist whose repertoire includes handpan, guitar, piano, crystal bowls and percussion instruments. He has a deep connection and loving relationship wiith Mother Earth.
Dominic incorporates self-recorded sounds of nature in his music.

Serene Sounds, DPC An Immersive Soundbath Experience
2023-10-29 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Open your Mind * Relax your Body * Soothe your Soul
Dominic Castellano is a multi-instrumentalist whose repertoire includes handpan, guitar, piano, crystal bowls and percussion instruments. He has a deep connection and loving relationship with Mother Earth.
Dominic incorporates self-recorded sounds of nature in his music.
In this healing soundbath, time dissolves and you become one with music and the natural world. With each note you are gently guided into a state of meditation and relaxation, allowing you to shed the weight of daily life and enter a cocoon of mindfulness and tranquility.

SoulCollage® for Personal Growth and Development
2023-10-29 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
SoulCollage® is a fun collage art form using your imagination, creativity and intuition. It is an amazing process for accessing the many sides of your personality. You will create a series of collaged cards using found images from magazines or photos from which you will then journal and share your insights. SoulCollage® has proven to be a valuable tool for spiritual and personal growth! It’s FUN and no artistic experience is necessary! Collaging helps cultivate peace and relaxation of body, mind, and spirit. It provides an opportunity to improve your health, relationships and overall sense of wellbeing. SoulCollage® is a powerful tool that can help one achieve optimal growth and development by:
• Developing new and creative solutions to life’s difficulties.
• Fostering respect, empathy, and acceptance for self and others.
• Learning to experience and express emotions in a healthy manner.
• Providing insight in how to prevent or solve inner conflicts and emotional struggles.
• Improving self-worth and confidence in one’s abilities.
To register, Contact Nadine Lucas at nadineelucas@gmail.com

Work of Love: Common Threads Workshop
2023-10-29 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
We are excited to welcome Amy Adams, artist and facilitator, for this dynamic workshop experience.
MOO is an acronym that describes a methodology for human connection. The acronym is explained in the session.
This experience is a journey into a pathway that assists how we engage in complex conversations and scenarios. This pathway of conversation is a key component to addressing circumstances and scenarios, both unexpected and intentional.
Attendees will then help create the start for the symbolic Common Threads driven installation, that will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Participants will exit the journey with a usable platform that will serve as an effective foundation for understanding, atonement, healing and community building.
FREE and open to the public.

Tholpavakoothu Shadow Puppet Play of Kerala, India
2023-10-28 16:00 - 18:15 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
Experience shadow puppetry by firelight! Witness scenes from the dramatic epic Ramayana, complete with scenes of battles, trickery, and the natural world, performed by masters of Tholpavakoothu, a traditional form of shadow puppetry from Kerala, India.

Sign up for this FREE event here. https://www.eventbrite.com/…/tholpavakoothu-shadow…

Handmade puppets will be for sale in the lobby for the duration of the event!
4:00 – 4:30 pm – Registration
4:30 – 5:00 pm – Try a puppet and visit with the performers behind the scenes.
5:00 – 6:15 pm – Introduction, Ramayana performance, and Q&A with artists.

This event is provided at no charge, thanks to a grant from the Stuart Foundation.

Know the Artists
Rahul Koonathara – is the younger son of legendary shadow puppet master Padmashri Ramachandra Pulavar and Rajalakshmi, born to a traditional lineage of puppet practitioners preserving the temple traditional art form tholpavakoothu for the past 12 generations.
Presently, he is a graduate student at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies under the guidance of Professor Matthew Isaac Cohen.

Rahul has completed his bachelors degree in Physics and Masters degree in Folklore studies and specialized acting degree from National School of Drama, Bangalore.

Rahul has led major roles in traditional and contemporary shadow puppetry productions in the theatre company Tholpavakoothu & Puppet Centre in national and International festivals across the globe.

Anthony Sellito Budney – is an educational and puppet expert at Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry. He has graduated from the University of Connecticut puppet arts program.

Gokul Krishnan – is a graduate student at Electrical Engineering department at the University of Connecticut. He is pursuing research in Shadow puppetry and Machine learning.

Paint your reality workshop
2023-10-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, 01760, United States
This workshop is about holding space for people to get out of their comfort zones and confront difficult emotions through art. This class we will be exploring fear and how we all individually experience it. It is for beginners who are looking to find better ways of releasing built up emotions using painting.
Sat Oct 28 1-3pm
$15 suggested donation cash or venmo @commonstreet
Register by emailing kitchenstudioboston@gmail.com

Intro to Tai Chi
2023-10-28 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

Intro to Qi Gong
2023-10-28 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.

Cacao & SoulDance Journey
2023-10-27 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a special Eclipse/Full Moon Celebration on Friday, October 27th at 7 PM at Common Street Spiritual Center

“..As above, so below…”
The upcoming partial Lunar Eclipse will happen in Libra on October 28th, 2023.
All eclipses unveil the hidden in us. Let us prepare for the upcoming Eclipse by to raise our awareness, to connect with our body and soul purpose, to dance with open hearts and minds, to elevate the consciousness collectively, and to call harmony into our lives.
The program of the evening includes:
Opening circle with a Sacred Cacao Ceremony. Followed by stretching and breathing exercises. We will then elevate our body, mind, and spirit together in a Soul Dance.
And finish with a relaxing with a Live Sound Healing Bath (with Harp) to fully integrate the dance and uplift to the divine universal grace.
Doors will open at 6:45 PM. Please be on time for the opening circle at 7PM.
Bring a yoga mat, water bottle, and blanket for relaxation. Wear comfortable preferably light or colorful clothes (no black please).
Ticket Link: https://souldance.ticketleap.com/
Early EARLY Bird —- $35 —-
Early Bird price – $55 Door price – $75
For CSSC Members:
Early Bird price- $45 Door price – $65
A discounted -“Pay what you can” option is available for a limited number of participants with lack of funds. Please connect with us to use this option.
Please confirm your attendance and register by October 22nd. The door price is still valid, but we will appreciate if you reserve your spot a bit in advance.
Thank you.
