Dr. Gail Brenner

Coming Home Together: The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
2020-12-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Sunday, December 6 9:00am – 11:00am Pacific
on Zoom
Noon Eastern, 5pm UTC
Recording will be available and sent to all who register.
You are most welcome to join…just as you are…as we create a safe and supportive space together to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Link to register: https://opencirclecenter.org/event/gail-brenner-dec-6-2020/
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.
Suggested donation: $15 to $25
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please register early if you can. All participants will receive a recording of this event.
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Link to register: https://opencirclecenter.org/event/gail-brenner-dec-6-2020/
Please email Gail with questions at gail@gailbrenner.com.
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Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-11-24 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, November 24 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
Noon Eastern, 5pm UTC
Recording will be available and sent to all who register.
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:

“I love the meetings; I feel so safe and connected in the group. The community experience through Zoom is a treasure from the COVID-19 experience for me.”
~Judy F.
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.

“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-11-17 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, November 17 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
Noon Eastern, 5pm UTC
Recording will be available and sent to all who register.
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation. Our meeting on October 6 will explore opening our minds fully beyond limiting beliefs that make us feel separate.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:
“I love the meetings; I feel so safe and connected in the group. The community experience through Zoom is a treasure from the COVID-19 experience for me.”
~Judy F.
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-11-10 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, November 10 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
Noon Eastern, 5pm UTC
Recording will be available and sent to all who register.
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation. Our meeting on October 6 will explore opening our minds fully beyond limiting beliefs that make us feel separate.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-11-03 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, November 3 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
Noon Eastern, 5pm UTC
Recording will be available and sent to all who register.
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation. Our meeting on October 6 will explore opening our minds fully beyond limiting beliefs that make us feel separate.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will be directed to the zoom link — and you will receive it by email one hour prior to our meeting.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Living as Presence in Everyday Life – A Mini-Retreat
2020-10-17 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
A 2-Day Mini-Retreat:
Living as Presence in Everyday Life
Oct. 17 and 18, 2020
11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Pacific Time
Event will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting. You’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions.
Please click here to register.
Come immerse yourself in a fresh way of being, fully aligned with your natural essence as whole, peaceful, primed for joy, and lacking nothing.
Longstanding conditioned patterns are profound invitations into liberation from the sense of separation.
Together in a safe and loving space, we’ll untangle the limited ways you think about yourself—addressing the critical mind, old stories from the past, tendencies to compare and feel inadequate. You’ll come away with skills to feel grounded within yourself and in your life, with more space to experience intimacy, generosity, and simple joy.
Our sessions will include guided meditation, small group sharing, Q&A, and joyful celebration together.
You’ll be invited to practice on your own between our sessions. Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
If you have questions about this retreat, please email gail@gailbrenner.com.
Please click here to register.
“Gail creates, embodies and models a very safe space which is helping to create safety in myself on a day to day level which is Huge.” ~H.F.
“I’m definitely continuing to recommend this course primarily because I can feel Gail’s embodiment and pure transmission as she speaks.” ~Chantal K.
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide. She is a psychologist, author, speaker, and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She is an expert in healing from early trauma and brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups. She is known for her embodied presence and for creating the safe space needed for inner exploration. Gail is the author of the award-winning The End of Self-Help and Suffering Is Optional.

Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-10-06 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, October 6 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
This week’s focus: opening our minds fully beyond limiting beliefs that make us feel separate
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation. Our meeting on October 6 will explore opening our minds fully beyond limiting beliefs that make us feel separate.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and invitation in an email.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.
Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and invitation in an email.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.
Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Bringing Heaven to Earth: Healing Trauma and Awakened Living
2020-08-18 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
6-week Intensive Course:
Tuesdays Aug. 18, 25 & Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22
9:00 – 11:00 am, Pacific Time
12:00 -2:00 pm, Eastern; 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, UK
Event will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting.
You’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend all the live sessions.
Sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please click here to register: https://opencirclecenter.org/event/gail-brenner-course-aug-sep-2020/
Are you still taken over by conditioned patterns—even after all the work you’ve already done? Do you long to heal your sense of separation from yourself and from the sacredness of all of Life?
We hear about freedom as a possibility—or we’ve had a taste of our true nature—but somehow conditioned patterns keep getting played out in our minds, our emotions, our relationships, and our choices in life.
The truth of who we are is so incredibly close. But when we’re clouded by inner judgments and fixed ideas about ourselves, it seems like it’s a million miles away. We’re hidden behind the veils of conditioning that seem so real.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. We need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home. And that’s what we create when we join together. You are welcome as you are—with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions.
This course offers just the deep dive you need to open to a fresh way of being, fully aligned with your natural essence as whole, peaceful, primed for joy, and lacking nothing. You’ll learn to untangle the limited ways you think about yourself and find your way home to the ever present space of inner aliveness.
We’ll meet weekly for 6 weeks for guided meditation, clarifying wisdom, small group sharing, and joyful celebration together. There will be plenty of time for Q&A with Gail. You’ll come away with the skills to feel grounded, safe, and connected within yourself and in your life. You’ll experience more space for intimacy, generosity, and simple joy.
You’ll receive exercises and reflections to enrich your experience between our meetings.
“This course has changed my life. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.” ~Erica C.
Please click here to register: https://opencirclecenter.org/event/gail-brenner-course-aug-sep-2020/
Week 1: Essential Practices

Attunement, loving witnessing, and creating safety
Everyday meditation

Week 2: The Experience of Trauma

What is a conditioned identity?
How do we forget the truth of our being?
Caring for the nervous system

Week 3: How Do You Resist?

Understanding the ways you resist
Bringing compassion to all of your experience
The ongoing realization of our original essence

Week 4: Opening to Everything

Thoughts and attachment to thoughts
Holding space for the most tender places within
Opening to love

Weeks 5 and 6: Awakening in Everyday Life

Being with each other in relationship; heart-based communication
Old resentments/forgiveness
Not taking things personally
Flowing in daily life

Please click here to register: https://opencirclecenter.org/event/gail-brenner-course-aug-sep-2020/
“Gail creates, embodies and models a very safe space which is helping to create safety in myself on a day to day level which is Huge.” ~H.F.
“It was pure delight (and relief) to find such a healing container in this sangha group. Gail’s masterful facilitation and unhurried attention to our experience of coming together, shifting into direct experience, and powerful questions were grounding and illuminating.” ~Lisa L.
“I feel accepted, included, safe, loved and also, as importantly, I feel that my presence in the group can offer the same qualities to others.” ~Sue E.
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide. She is a psychologist, author, speaker, and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She is an expert in healing from early trauma and brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups. She is known for creating the safe space needed for inner exploration. Gail is the author of the award-winning The End of Self-Help and Suffering Is Optional.
Questions? Please email Gail directly at gail@gailbrenner.com.

Quintessence Online Retreat - Speaker
2020-08-14 - 2020-08-16 | online
I would like to invite you to Quintessence Virtual Retreat: Embrace Healing.
To sign up visit www.quintessenceretreat.org! ⁣
I am thrilled to be inviting you into this empowering community.
“Ultimately, there can be no complete healing until we have restored our primal trust in life.”
Georg Feuerstein
Quintessence is the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies.
It is also the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form. Quintessence is Spirit.
Creating a culture of vitality through the journey of a heroine. Forgiveness, healing, spiritual journeys, heart/mind connection, grounded manifestation, clearing and trusting the teacher within are the quintessence of feminine power.
We have certainly been releasing and healing our traumas…but what is next? How do we trust our inner knowing from the voices of fear and doubt that can run rampant in our minds? How do we live from a place of wholeness?
That is where Quintessence comes into play. It is the creative spirit that permeates the elements of life and the divine spark in us all. Through these seven activations on the heroine’s journey we embody ourselves so fully that our knowingness is unwavered.
The universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. Are you expanding with it?
The women that you will be gleaming wisdom from have all achieved greatness in their respective fields. They will share with you their stories and offer an intimate understanding of how embracing healing has rejuvenated their lives and careers.
Your personal journey of expansion may elevate and flourish as you embrace healing.
Connect with a community of female game changers from all over the world from the comfort of your own home.
Together, we will create an astral retreat that provides a sacred space for our time together, as well as a live community discussion during the presentations.
During the Quintessence 3- Day Virtual Retreat you will learn:

Spiritual modalities that will help you expand your energy further into the universe.
How to fully heal our suffering and open the doors to your heart-center
Sacred grounding tools that will help you to evoke your divine blueprint
Healing Alchemy
How to activate co-creative powers that have been dormant inside of us
Late summer – nourishing our body, mind and soul
How to dissolve our limitations and soul contracts through healing work

Potent daily practices that clear your energy channels and create the foundation for divine communication and downloads
…All of this and much more!
We look forward to connecting with you at Quintessence Virtual Retreat.
A 3-Day Virtual Retreat August 14th-16th, 2020
Embark on your heroine’s journey.
Evoke your divine blueprint.
Embrace true Healing.
To sign up visit www.quintessenceretreat.org! ⁣
Join now and become a member of our exclusive Embrace Healing Facebook Group!
“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice. It takes love.” – Maza Dohta

Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-08-04 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, August 4 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
This week’s focus: how we resist surrendering into the flow of life
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation. Our meeting on August 4 will explore how we resist surrendering into the flow of life.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and invitation in an email.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and invitation in an email.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

“At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Coming Home Together—Ongoing Zoom Conversations
2020-07-28 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Coming Home Together:
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening
Tuesday, July 28 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
on Zoom
And every Tuesday until further notice…
This week’s focus: honoring old patterns…and stepping into what’s alive in you
You are most welcome to join as we create a safe and supportive space online to explore the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. We are a supportive and loving community, and you are welcome just as you are.
Come with your fears, doubts, shame, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. Our time together will include guided meditation, clarifying teachings, practical tools, and heartfelt conversation. Our meeting on July 28 will explore change: honoring limited patterns as you step into what is new, fresh, and alive in you.
A seed starts growing in us when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Details
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
Please register here. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and invitation in an email.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

Friends are saying:
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”
~Aline B
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
Please register here. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and invitation in an email.

Choose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD

“At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is your guide on this journey. She is a clinical psychologist and lover of truth with a fire that burns brightly. She brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups and is known for creating the sense of safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration.

Half-Day Retreat: Coming Home Together
2020-07-09 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
The Sacred Work of Trauma and Awakening:
Coming Home Together
Thursday, July 9 9:00am – 1:00pm Pacific
on Zoom
This event is sponsored by Open Circle Center.
A powerful insight is illuminated when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility—or we’ve had a taste of our true nature—but somehow this programming keeps getting played out in our minds, our emotions, our relationships, and our choices in life. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Finally, we realize that we can’t go it alone. Our disconnection from our divine nature happened in the context of relationship so we need to practice together—in a supportive and loving community—to find our way home.
Please click here to register.
Join us for this 4-hour retreat as we create a safe and supportive healing space to do the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. Through helpful practices, including guided meditations, clarifying wisdom, small group sharing, and heartfelt conversation, we’ll learn to untangle these identities and find our way home to the ever present space of inner aliveness.

We’ll cultivate a sense of safety for those hidden, cut off parts of ourselves to come out into the light of loving awareness. This is what heals shame.
We’ll attend to the nervous system and the body to stay rooted in the world.
We’ll learn to identify the inner critic and challenge limiting beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world.
We’ll practice honoring and embracing difficult emotions so they can be offered the loving attention they so desperately long for.
And we’ll discover, over and over, the ground of being, your true home that has never been touched by these experiences.

Stress and worry…people pleasing…persistent relationship struggles…proving yourself through accomplishments…these longstanding patterns are profound invitations into liberation from the sense of separation. Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and author who who has a passion for embodied conscious living. Her work lovingly illuminates our everyday humanness with the deepest spiritual truths. She meets with individuals and groups and continues to study pathways for healing from early trauma. Gail is the author of the award-winning The End of Self-Help and Suffering Is Optional.
Friends are saying:

“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!”~Aline B.
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.”
~Erica C.
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.”
~A.C.

“At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
~Gail
Details
Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:00am – 1:00pm Pacific, includes a 30-minute break
Starts at noon Eastern, 5:00pm UK
Please click here to register.

Deep Healing of Trauma-Based Patterns: Tending the Fertile Soil for Awakened Living ~ 4-part Course
2020-06-02 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | online
Deep Healing of Trauma-Based Patterns:
Tending the Fertile Soil for Awakened Living
4-part Course: June 2, 5, 12, 19
9:00 – 11:00 am, Pacific Time
The event will be recorded and emailed to participants after each meeting.
You are welcome to join even if you are not able to attend all the live sessions.
Please click here to register.
A powerful insight is illuminated when we realize how much our conditioned patterns mask our happiness. Many of these patterns have plagued us for years. We hear about freedom as a possibility, but we just don’t know how to find our way there. And meanwhile, the patterns keep getting played out in our minds, our emotions, our relationships, and our choices in life. We feel stuck in the painful sense of separation…from ourselves and the sacredness of all of Life.
Join this 4-session series as we create a safe and supportive healing community to do the deeper work that unfolds on the path of awakening. Through helpful practices, including guided meditations, clarifying wisdom, and heartfelt conversation, we’ll learn to untangle these patterns and find our way home to the ever present space of inner aliveness.

We’ll cultivate a sense of safety for those hidden, cut off parts of ourselves to come out into the light of loving awareness. This is what heals shame.
We’ll attend to the nervous system and the body to stay rooted in the world.
We’ll learn to notice repetitive thought patterns without getting caught in them and challenge limiting beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world.
We’ll practice honoring and embracing difficult emotions so they can be offered the loving attention they so desperately long for.
And we’ll discover, over and over, the ground of being, your true home that has never been touched by these experiences.

Stress and worry…people pleasing…persistent relationship struggles…proving yourself through accomplishments…these longstanding patterns are profound invitations into liberation from the sense of separation. Together, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into overflowing appreciation, vibrant joy, and deep connection with all of Life.
Please click here to register.
“At any moment, within the field of your own experience, there is an inner sanctuary of presence and stillness. You access this space by shifting your attention away from the jumble of thoughts, feelings, stories, fears, and external input such as others’ opinions. You simply turn inward—beyond all mind movement—and be.
In no time at all, you find the ground of being, the light of living vibration that’s here in every moment. It’s timeless, which means it’s eternally present, and all-embracing as the unity of all. Don’t be afraid of this vast love. Fall into its arms…”
Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and author who who has a passion for embodied conscious living. Her work lovingly illuminates our everyday humanness with the deepest spiritual truths. She meets with individuals and groups and continues to study pathways for healing from early trauma. Gail is the author of the award-winning The End of Self-Help and Suffering Is Optional.

Living in Truth, Peace, and Happiness
2017-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Santa Barbara, CA
These meetings have been so sweet! What do we do? We’re a community of like-minded friends in a safe and supportive space. We start with guided meditation that illuminates the deepest truth of our being, then the floor is open for questions—about discovering your true nature as awareness, getting unstuck, and awakened, embodied living.
Some comments from previous meetings: “This group is a wonderful refuge from the daily routine of so many things pulling at you. Here you can go to that internal space that is not touched by that, get familiar with it, and visit anytime.” “It’s a very helpful opportunity to hear teachings and discuss their relevance to daily life.” “I treasure this Meetup and Gail’s guidance. The one constant is that I always leave feeling better than I arrived.”
Please come and join us if you’re tired of suffering and open to the practical reality of peace and happiness—or for the simple celebration of joy and freedom.
• Do you believe that you’re lacking what it takes to be happy?
• Do you distort reality with your expectations about how things should be—then find yourself frustrated?
• Are you longing to see through the mind-made barriers that make you think you’re separate and limited?
Together, we see through the ways that our conditioning grabs us and realize our true nature as boundless and free. See how fear derails you, and love can’t help but overflow.
All are welcome!
Questions? Please email me at Gail@GailBrenner.com. I look forward to being with you!

Living in Truth—London
2017-05-26 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 14 Neals Yard, Covent Place, London, WC2H 9DP, United Kingdom
Come join a community of like-minded friends in a safe and supportive space. We start with guided meditation that illuminates the deepest truth of our being, then the floor is open for questions—about discovering your true nature as nondual awareness, getting unstuck, and awakened, embodied living.
Some comments from previous meetings: “This group is a wonderful refuge from the daily routine of so many things pulling at you-here you can go to that internal space that is not touched by that, get familiar with it, and visit anytime.” “Exactly the wisdom and community that I needed in the moment. Thank you Gail (and everyone) — you have my deepest gratitude.”
Please come and join us if you’re tired of suffering and open to the practical reality of peace and happiness—or for the simple celebration of joy and freedom.
• Do you believe that you’re lacking what it takes to be happy?
• Do you distort reality with your expectations about how things should be—then find yourself frustrated?
• Are you longing to see through the mind-made barriers that make you think you’re separate and limited?
Together, we see through the ways that our conditioning grabs us and realize our true nature as boundless and free. See how fear derails you, and love can’t help but overflow.
