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SUMMARY:Coming Home Together Online Gathering—The Way of Kindness
DESCRIPTION:Coming Home Together Online Gathering:\nThe Way of Kindness \nWednesday\, April 2\, 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific\nNoon Eastern\, 5pm BST on Zoom \nRecording will be available and sent to all who register. \nThe Coming Home Together online gathering offers a deep dive into the practicalities of awakened living. Your everyday human life will be the laboratory as we explore the myth of the separate self\, unexplored trauma patterns\, and everyday living of the deepest teachings of nondual reality. \nPlease 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. A sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges. \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nOur focus for this meeting is on kindness—recognizing the often harsh nature of our conditioned thought patterns and exploring the possibility of kindness. \nWhat I’ve seen so clearly is that most of our thoughts are incredibly harsh and unkind. They criticize other people\, they judge the things that have happened to us in the past\, they go on about how we’re essentially flawed\, and they tell us what’s not possible and what we can’t do. \nAnd how do we feel when these thoughts are living in our mental space? Some combination of anxious\, sad\, tense\, angry\, lonely\, inadequate\, and shameful. \nConsciousness is already essentially kind because it resists nothing. Deeply accept everything\, and you’ll stand as the infinite field of conscious awareness that is effortlessly kind. \nWith guided meditation\, teachings\, and conversation\, we’ll practice turning inward with kindness\, like a breath of fresh air. We’ll see what it’s like to turn down the volume on negative noise in our minds so we’re available to openness\, presence\, and peace. \nCome with your fears\, doubts\, shame\, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. \nTogether\, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand beyond the known into overflowing appreciation and deep connection with all of Life. I look forward to being with you! \nQuestions? Please contact Gail here. \nDetails \nWednesday\, April 2\, 2025 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific \nStarts at noon Eastern\, 5pm BST\, 6pm CET \nRecording will be sent to everyone who registers. \nA sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges.  \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nFriends are saying: \n\n“What you’re pointing to is so difficult to talk about in words\, but you describe it so brilliantly and give such practical\, actionable steps to follow that I truly\, deeply get it. I just cannot express to you how transformative your approach has been for me. I am inhabiting my life with so much more peace and openness\, flow and freedom.” ~Sandra Joseph\, Broadway star and author of Unmasking What Matters \n“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. \n“I felt bathed in presence on the retreat. Your clarity and presentation style was lovely. I found the guided meditations to be very helpful. I appreciate how relatable you are in the group\, how you don’t set yourself apart.” ~Denis N. \n“Thank you so much for your teachings and for all the compassion and love you transmit to me\, and so many others. Your teachings are a gift of grace and love.” ~Pat Brown \n“You radiate such warmth\, kindness\, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice\, am finally starting to see and feel the light. Your light helps us to shine our own.” ~Julie Desmarais \n\n“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. \nIn 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…”\n~Gail \nGail 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. \nimage
URL:https://gailbrenner.com/event/coming-home-together-kindness/
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SUMMARY:Coming Home Together Online Gathering—Core Practices for Peace and Happiness
DESCRIPTION:Coming Home Together Online Gathering:\nCore Practices for Peace and Happiness\n \nWednesday\, April 9\, 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific\nNoon Eastern\, 5pm BST\non Zoom \nRecording will be available and sent to all who register. \nThe Coming Home Together online gathering offers a deep dive into the practicalities of awakened living. Your everyday human life will be the laboratory as we explore the myth of the separate self\, unexplored trauma patterns\, and everyday living of the deepest teachings of nondual reality. \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nOur focus for this meeting is on core practices for peace and happiness in everyday life. These are the five core practices I describe in my book Suffering Is Optional. Practices give us tools to rely on when strong conditioned patterns take hold and help us to integrate our deep love for freedom into the moments of our actual human lives. \nAs we explore and practice loving self-care for the patterns that arise in us\, we realize these old stories don’t accurately define who we are. Then we’re much more available to fully experience life as it is in the present moment…unlimited and free…  \nDo you want peace and freedom to be your living reality? Do you want to authentically connect with yourself and others? Then practice now with whatever habitual reactions appear. Let every story\, emotion\, and identity come into the light of awareness so you know exactly how you end up feeling limited and triggered.  \nNo longer veiled by conditioning\, you’ll expand into spaciousness\, fresh responding\, and an infinite capacity for love. \nHere are the five core practices: \n\nTurning toward your experience;\nThe safe haven of being aware;\nLosing interest in thoughts;\nWelcoming feelings; and\nThe sacred return to loving aware presence.\n\nThese practices are like breadcrumbs on the spiritual path to support you in finding your way back from the illusion of made-up stories to the realization of the truth of your essential self. You discover that who you are has always been whole\, fully alive\, and overflowing as love… You discover the freedom to be yourself fully.  \nIn our time together\, we’ll unpack these five practices so they feel accessible to all. Through guided meditation\, practical guidance\, and heartfelt conversation\, we’ll open to all that is with compassion and love as we find our way home.  \nCome with your fears\, doubts\, shame\, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. \nTogether\, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into appreciation\, vibrant joy\, and deep connection with all of Life. \nDetails \nWednesday\, April 9\, 2025 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific \nStarts at noon Eastern\, 5pm BST\, 6pm CET \nRecording will be sent to everyone who registers. \nA sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges.  \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nFriends are saying: \n\n“I am now experiencing longer moments of pure awareness and joy. No longer a slave to external circumstances and inner chatter. Loving life the way it is.” ~Susan R. \n“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. \n“Your work is a bridge between practical daily life and Supreme Reality.” ~Henrique N. \n“You radiate such warmth\, kindness\, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice\, am finally starting to see and feel the light. Your light helps us to shine our own.” ~Julie Desmarais \n\n“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. \nIn 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…”\n~Gail \nGail 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.
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SUMMARY:Coming Home Together Online Gathering—The Secret to Happiness
DESCRIPTION:Coming Home Together Online Gathering:\nThe Secret to Happiness\n \nWednesday\, April 16\, 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific\nNoon Eastern\, 5pm BST\non Zoom \nRecording will be available and sent to all who register. \nThe Coming Home Together online gathering offers a deep dive into the practicalities of awakened living. Your everyday human life will be the laboratory as we explore the myth of the separate self\, unexplored trauma patterns\, and everyday living of the deepest teachings of nondual reality. \n“This is my secret. I don’t mind what happens.”\nJ. Krishnamurti on the secret to a happy\, content life \nOur focus for this meeting is on the secret to happiness\, which is to want what we have. We’re invited to discover the capacity within for unconditional acceptance of all that arises. \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\nIf we’re focused on wanting what we don’t have\, we’re living in a state of lack. It’s an “if only” way of being…”if only I get what I want\, then I’ll be happy.” This mindset focuses on the imagined future and distracts us from opening to the direct experience of reality present now.  \nFor some of us\, longing for what we don’t have is a habitual state. We’re pulled into the mind’s stories of lack and we’re familiar with feeling dissatisfied and inadequate in our bodies.  \nIn our time together\, we’ll explore need\, lack\, longing\, and the fullness of what is. We’ll identify the stories that keep us hoping for something better…and open to the simple joy of meeting what is with a deep and heartfelt “yes!”. It’s such a lovely way to walk in life… \nCome with your fears\, doubts\, shame\, and questions—and simply to share sacred space together in community with like-minded friends. \nTogether\, we lovingly embrace our humanness as we expand into appreciation\, vibrant joy\, and deep connection with all of Life. \nDetails \nWednesday\, April 16\, 2025 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific \nStarts at noon Eastern\, 5pm BST\, 6pm CET \nRecording will be sent to everyone who registers. \nA sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges.  \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nFriends are saying: \n\n“I am now experiencing longer moments of pure awareness and joy. No longer a slave to external circumstances and inner chatter. Loving life the way it is.” ~Susan R. \n“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. \n“Your work is a bridge between practical daily life and Supreme Reality.” ~Henrique N. \n“You radiate such warmth\, kindness\, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice\, am finally starting to see and feel the light. Your light helps us to shine our own.” ~Julie Desmarais \n\n“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. \nIn 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…”\n~Gail \nGail 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.
URL:https://gailbrenner.com/event/coming-home-together-secret-happiness/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T090000
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SUMMARY:Coming Home Together Online Gathering—The Gifts of Anger
DESCRIPTION:Coming Home Together Online Gathering:\nThe Gifts of Anger \nWednesday\, April 23\, 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific\nNoon Eastern\, 5pm BST\, 6pm CET\non Zoom \nRecording will be available and sent to all who register. \nThe Coming Home Together online gathering offers a deep dive into the practicalities of awakened living. Your everyday human life will be the laboratory as we explore the myth of the separate self\, unexplored trauma patterns\, and everyday living of the deepest teachings of nondual reality. \nPlease 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. A sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges. \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nOur focus for this meeting is on the experience of anger. How can we know the freedom of our true nature\, even when anger is present? How can we meet it with understanding and compassion? What are the gifts that anger offers us? \nAnger is a challenging emotion for many of us—because its energy can be strong. We’re scared of anger and suppress it\, or it bursts out and wreaks havoc on ourselves and our relationships.  \nHow does anger live in your system? Hidden in fear\, shutting you down\, ready to explode\, a seething slow burn\, in judgment and sarcasm? \nAwakened consciousness is naturally open to everything. In our gathering together\, we’ll bring anger out of the shadows and into the light of conscious awareness—because if anger is present it’s here to be seen\, felt\, and known. We’ll explore the story it tells and tune into its enlivening energy that comes through the body. And we’ll include the messages you received about anger when you were young.  \nWith great compassion\, we’ll give anger space to be\, acknowledging the power it can offer us for clarity\, self-care\, boundaries\, and the experience of our essential aliveness.  \n Through guided meditation\, teachings\, and Q&A\, we’ll address ways to express this sometimes confusing emotion with authenticity and care and explore self-care practices that support its integration. Come with your questions\, confusions\, shame\, stuck places…and curiosity.  \nNo longer afraid of the power of anger\, you’ll realize its gifts…energy\, aliveness\, and expansive inner freedom… \nQuestions? Please contact Gail here. \nDetails \nWednesday\, April 23\, 2025 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific \nStarts at noon Eastern\, 5pm BST\, 6pm CET \nRecording will be sent to everyone who registers. \nA sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges.  \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nFriends are saying: \n\n“I am now experiencing longer moments of pure awareness and joy. No longer a slave to external circumstances and inner chatter. Loving life the way it is.” ~Susan R. \n“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. \n“Your work is a bridge between practical daily life and Supreme Reality.” ~Henrique N. \n“You radiate such warmth\, kindness\, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice\, am finally starting to see and feel the light. Your light helps us to shine our own.” ~Julie Desmarais \n  \n\n“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. \nIn 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…”\n~Gail \nGail 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 safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration. \nimage
URL:https://gailbrenner.com/event/coming-home-together-gifts-anger/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T103000
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SUMMARY:Coming Home Together Online Gathering—The Body as a Gateway for Healing and Awakening
DESCRIPTION:Coming Home Together Online Gathering:\nThe Body as a Gateway for Healing and Awakening \nWednesday\, April 30\, 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific\nNoon Eastern\, 5pm BST\non Zoom \nRecording will be available and sent to all who register. \nThe Coming Home Together online gathering offers a deep dive into the practicalities of awakened living. Your everyday human life will be the laboratory as we explore the myth of the separate self\, unexplored trauma patterns\, and everyday living of the deepest teachings of nondual reality. \nPlease 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. A sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges. \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nOur focus for this meeting is on the body as a gateway for healing and awakening. What is your relationship to your body? Your body image? The physical sensations and energies that arise? \nThere is much to be explored when we bring our attention to the physical realm of our experience. We find the root of emotions\, the residue of old habits and traumas…and the possibility for the free flow of the vibration of life as it appears through the body. \nMany of us live in our heads—without much awareness of our physicality. And when we open to experiences occurring in our bodies\, we find hidden contractions\, habitual ways of being\, and places that feel stuck or shut down. \nLet’s explore how we create the sense of separation that lives in the body and nervous system. Then we’ll bring awareness to these body experiences to liberate them from unconsciousness and the limits of our stories. \nBecause sensation without a story is simply life energy…without interpretation\, past\, or future. \nIn our sacred time together\, we’ll bring space\, breath\, and deep compassion to our body experiences. We’ll notice how attuning to our shared nervous systems in our group can support grounding and connection. \nThrough guided meditation\, practical guidance\, and heartfelt conversation\, we’ll hold all that arises in our bodies in the infinite freedom of loving presence. We’ll discuss specific tools and practices for body awareness\, informed by wisdom traditions. \nAll are welcome as we lovingly embrace our humanness…and expand into overflowing appreciation\, vibrant joy\, and deep connection with all of Life. I look forward to being with you! \nQuestions? Please contact Gail here. \nDetails \nWednesday\, April 30\, 2025 9:00am – 10:30am Pacific \nStarts at noon Eastern\, 5pm BST\, 6pm CET \nRecording will be sent to everyone who registers. \nA sliding scale is offered for those with financial challenges.  \n\nChoose the amount you would like to pay.Option 1 $15.00 USDOption 2 $9.00 USDOption 3 $4.00 USD\n\n\nFriends are saying: \n\n“I am now experiencing longer moments of pure awareness and joy. No longer a slave to external circumstances and inner chatter. Loving life the way it is.” ~Susan R. \n“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. \n“Your work is a bridge between practical daily life and Supreme Reality.” ~Henrique N. \n“You radiate such warmth\, kindness\, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice\, am finally starting to see and feel the light. Your light helps us to shine our own.” ~Julie Desmarais \n  \n\n“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. \nIn 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…”\n~Gail \nGail 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 safety and trust needed for this deeper exploration. \nimage
URL:https://gailbrenner.com/event/coming-home-together-body-gateway/
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