BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Berkeley: wellness\, Tuesday (Tue Sep 22\, America/Los_Angeles ). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than download. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery. com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/berkeley-ca/tuesday-wellness.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Berkeley: wellness\, Tuesday (Tue Sep 22\, America/Los_Angele s). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than download. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery .com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:Berkeley · wellness · Tuesday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Your Inner Compass Awaits: Find Grounding in Chaos (Session 1: Tru sted Source Connection) DTSTART:20260917T013000Z DTEND:20261001T033000Z DTSTAMP:20260909T000309Z UID:23187@uucb.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Discover a simple\, practical way to reconnect with your own i nner wisdom – the grounded\, unwavering source of clarity that has alway s been present\, waiting for you to listen. LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000309Z URL:https://uucb.org/events/your-inner-compass-awaits-find-grounding-in-ch aos/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Home X-SOURCE-URL:https://uucb.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Vocal Discovery with Julia Norton DTSTART:20260923T020000Z DTEND:20260923T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260724T150129Z UID:5pls4df31u8fca09ufhbj4ma9s@google.com CATEGORIES:education,music,wellness DESCRIPTION:More information: https://momence.com/l/15h68LnoThis new mont hly class is all about Vocal Discovery. We begin with gentle physical and vocal warm ups and then explore various forms of collaborative singing\, f rom close harmony singing\, improvisational singing and specific singing s tyles\, whilst building community and offering the singing balm we all des ire. At the end of each class participants will be guided through a short centering meditation to ground their experience. No previous singing expe rience needed\, ALL levels\, ages\, genders are welcome to join. Early Bir d is $20 through 5/20 and regular tickets are $30. Please wear loose comfo rtable clothing you can move in\, bring a journal or notepad to write or d raw in and water to drink. Please stay home if you have a cough or any sym ptoms of illness\, we want to make this a safe space for everyone. Thank y ou!Julia Norton has always been driven by a deep understanding that the si nging voice is not just about sounding ‘pretty’\, it’s about communi cating deep emotions and connecting with others\, whilst also connecting t o the core of who we truly are. Combining solid vocal technique\, gentle movement\, active imagination\, shadow work and play\, Julia’s mission i s to help people uncover the power\, authenticity\, and joy in their voice . To transform the stories that might be holding them back\, and to build community through collaborative singing and play. She has been singing and studying voice her whole life\, but completed an MA in Voice Movement The rapy in 2000 and has been a registered Voice Movement Therapy practitioner for over 25 years. She is also an award winning singer\, voice actor and a certified Jungian Coach. LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T150129Z X-SOURCE-NAME:The Berkeley Alembic Public Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleyalembic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Insight Meditation Satsang with Sean Oakes DTSTART:20260923T023000Z DTEND:20260923T043000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T184918Z UID:5q55laljhcmqau5v2ukqfup4hh_R20260923T020000@google.com CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Tickets  + details: https://www.berkeleyalembic.org/seanoake sThis meditation and study group is based in the Insight Meditation tradit ion and its sources in Thai Forest and Burmese Theravāda Buddhism. To th is foundation\, we add exploration of Mahāyāna Dharmas particularly fr om the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) literature and lineag e. The group meets weekly online\, and on fourth Tuesdays live at the Alem bic.The focus of the group is on deepening in Buddhist liberation practice \, and exploring the links between individual & systemic liberation in the form of social justice and collective healing. I bring a particular focus on working with the nervous system and resolving the symptoms of trauma\, supported by devotional practice\, study\, and ethics as the basis of the path.All are welcome. Cost is $5\, plus Dāna (pay what you can).Sean Oa kes\, PhD (he/him\, queer\, of Spanish/Puerto Rican and Northern European ancestry living on unceded Pomo land in California)\, teaches Buddhism\, Y oga\, and somatic practice. He has studied in Theravāda\, Zen\, and Vajr āyāna Buddhist lineages since 1993\, including training as a monk in B urma\, and was authorized to teach Insight Meditation by Jack Kornfield in 2010. His primary Buddhist teachers include Kornfield\, Sylvia Boorstein\ , Gil Fronsdal\, Eugene Cash\, Kittisaro\, Ṭhānissara\, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu\, Anam Thubten\, and Chammyay Sayadaw (U Janaka)\, with whom he o rdained as a bhikkhu for a Rains Retreat in Burma in 2002.He studied Haṭ ha and Vinyāsa Yogas with Alice Joanou\, Rachel Shaw\, Amanda Moran\, an d David Moreno\, and taught mindfulness-based āsana and prāṇāyām a for 10 years. He performed for many years in music\, dance\, and perform ance art\, including with Keith Hennessy’s Circo Zero\, and was certifie d in Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Organic Intelligence (OI) with Steven H oskinson\, integrating the complex systems approach from OI in a distincti vely Buddhist approach to trauma resolution. He received his PhD in Perfor mance Studies from UC Davis in 2016\, writing on extraordinary states of c onsciousness in Buddhist meditation and experimental dance. He teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center\, East Bay Meditation Center\, Insight Timer \, and elsewhere\, focusing on the integration of philosophy\, somatics\, and social justice discourse with the Dharma.Website: SeanFeitOakes.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T184918Z X-SOURCE-NAME:The Berkeley Alembic Public Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleyalembic.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR