Dr. Gail Brenner

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.
