All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Please have a look below for helpful links.

This program will no longer be held: The Sanctuary is closed.

 Self-Inquiry Dyad Practice:
~This program will no longer be held as of Saturday, September 14, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.
How to Enter the Sanctuary

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – with Rev. Anne Blanchard
One of the core practices of the Awakening Together community is Awareness watching Awareness meditation. Those words can inspire as much confusion for some as they do clarity of purpose for others. This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to find that place of no-place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

 3:00 – 4:00 pm – Nisargadatta Maharaj: Contemplating “I Am That” – Facilitated Rev. Anne Blanchard
In this program, we contemplate the teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj together. “Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem.” – Nisargadatta Maharaj

While the impetus for this program was born from the power and the clarity of the practice of the Minister Preparation Program curriculum, “The Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj,” in which his pointings were contemplated, the desire is to share in this practice with all at Awakening Together regardless of any prior familiarity with the teachings of this Indian Master. So whether you have taken the MPP class or are brand new to these teachings, you are warmly invited to join in and see how Nisargadatta speaks to you.

 4:00 pm ET The Sanctuary is Closed
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.
How to Enter the Sanctuary

*CANCELLED TODAY*  7:30 – 8:30 am – Meditation Exploration led by Rev. Rhoda Makled
This program provides an opportunity to meditate in community with others who want to explore the Truth of what we are. During these meditations, Rev. Rhoda Makled will gently guide participants through a meditation practice. These practices will not be limited to a specific style.

12:00 – 12:30 pm – A Space For Silence – Hosted by Lisa Bakke
“Silence was here before anything else, and it envelops everything else. It is the most primary phenomenon of existence, both palpably something and seemingly nothing. Silence is prior to sound, not the cessation of sound. It is already present. If we drop into quietness for just a moment, we feel the presence of Silence as an invitation.” (from “Silence: The Mystery of Wholeness” by Robert Sardello) All are welcome to this time of silence. Nothing to do, nothing to say, nothing to be. Our time together will begin with a brief intention for centering followed by 3 sounds of the bell. We will conclude with 3 sounds of the bell and leave in silence.

2:00 – 2:30 pm – Member Spotlight – Hosted by Rona Marren
Are you ready to share your insights and let your light shine? Have you ever experienced a moment of clarity about a challenge in your life and felt the urge to share it with your spiritual community, but weren’t quite prepared to commit to a weekly program?

Join us for the new program, “Member Spotlight” hosted by Rona Marren, where you share. This is an opportunity to teach yourself what you most need to learn by committing to sharing in the sanctuary for 10-15 minutes, without making a commitment to share weekly.

This program is inspired by the principle of teaching what we want to learn for our own awakening. We’ve called this new program “Member Spotlight” because the purpose  is to provide a platform for members to share whatever is on their heart in brief segments of 10-15 minutes, live in the sanctuary. No need to commit to a weekly sharing. You sign up to share as you are called by Inner Wisdom.

Examples of what to consider sharing:

• Recent insights
• Guidance received from Inner Wisdom
• Journal entries
• Shifts in perception
• Poetry or other inspired writings
• Quotes or short readings to contemplate
• Root Cause Inquiry

Interested participants can sign up now for available time slots at this link:
AT Member Spotlight

6:00 – 7:30 pm – Joel Goldsmith Tape Study Group – Facilitated by Rev. Cyndi Krupp
Joel Goldsmith is a Truth Teacher who taught all over the world, published approximately 30 books, and recorded about 1300 hours of teachings before he left his body in 1964.  His teachings invite the participant to let go of separation and to allow God Consciousness to be the only voice listened to. He was also clear that students were not to teach until the God Consciousness taught through them.

This 90-minute program follows the guidelines he set for his students.   It will be 5 minutes of silent meditation, listening to a 1-hour teaching, 5 more minutes of silence,  then 15-20 minutes for the group to discuss the experience. Rev Cyndi has been listening to these audios daily for over 4 months now and has been moved to share them with all of us.

7:30 pm Sanctuary is closed
All times are Eastern Standard Time 
Direct links to join us:
Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.
How to Enter the Sanctuary

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

 7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – Led by Rev. Anne Blanchard
One of the core practices of the Awakening Together community is Awareness Watching Awareness meditation. Those words can inspire as much confusion for some as they do clarity of purpose for others. This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to find that place of no-place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Rev. Anne will lead participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness Meditation. Rev. Anne Blanchard  facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

11:30 am – Willingness – with Sami Ross
During this half hour we will listen together, either in meditation or contemplation, with eyes opened or closed, as a beautiful prayer of willingness is spoken. We will notice without judgement what is present, the “yesses” and the “noes”, with open curiosity.

12:00 pm – I Think, Therefore…  – Rev. Cyndi Krupp
In this program, Rev. Cyndi will explore how we can use the Conditioning Loop (What I think, I see, what I see, I experience, what I experience I think) to shine a light on how the little self works to keep us in the dark. She will be using personal stories, contemplations, and wisdom teachings. Join Cyndi in using the world that we see and the thoughts that we think to Awaken Together.

12:30 pm – Living The Undefended Surrender Experiment – Rev. Rhoda Makled
With humor, love, and open-hearted awareness, Rev. Rhoda Makled explores her own take on the Surrender Experiment as coined by Michael Singer. Raw, authentic, and faithfully she is uncovering the path to living in the undefended Heart.

Rev. Rhoda digs into topics she is exploring in her life such as what it means to live the experiment of being surrendered. Feeling every feeling and seeing every thought she can, Rhoda shares the journey of studying, journaling, contemplating, being inspired by, and surrendering to Truth. Inspired by so many teachers including those here at Awakening Together, Rhoda shares her contemplations and invites you to come and discuss your experience with your own surrender experiment. This undefended dialogue with Inner Wisdom is just one more way to observe, as the self is undone–the intention being to leave space only for awareness of Awareness and release everything that covers Truth.

In this program, Rev. Rhoda explores the teachings of Michael Singer, Regina Dawn Akers, Paul Hedderman, Roger Castillo, Helen Hamilton, and many more.

1:00 pm – Unfiltered – Rev. Anne Blanchard
Rev. Anne Blanchard shares her experience of purification and awakening, unfiltered and as it happens. Raw, reflective, brave, and infused with clarity, Anne’s open honesty inspires us all to dive deep into the spiritual journey instead of simply skimming the surface.

2:00 pm – Get Curious with Tina – Tina Brown
In this weekly program Tina invites all to “Walk with me and ask the unquestionable questions. Inquire about the different principles of God. Go to Source with me and look to the Holy Spirit for Answers. Asking for discernment, clarity, and the willingness to be wrong. I need you to help me awaken! I’m willing, are you?”

2:30 pm – CSI: Back to Basics – Rev. Doreen Bonnet
Join Rev. Doreen Bonnet as she uses the tools of CSI….contemplation, silence (meditation), and inquiry. Using her spiritual aspiration as a pointer, Doreen calls upon Inner Wisdom to navigate life and share her discoveries.

3:00 pm – Group Led Contemplation ~ Sangha
Please join us as we continue to contemplate  The Seven Steps to Awakening and Out of the Stillness

Regina Dawn Akers has shared a retreat called “The Sangha is the New Guru.” The retreat is described this way:

“It has been said that more than 50% of the members of an effective sangha are likely to awaken. The Sanskrit word, ‘sangha,’ literally means community. Specifically, it refers to a community that is dedicated to spiritual awakening. The primary qualities of sangha are:

• Members genuinely live the spiritual teachings they study.
• They speak and teach from their own authentic experience.
• They support one another on the spiritual path.

Awakening Together was designed by inner guidance to be a sangha rather than a guru-centered collective.”

As we step into the vision of “The Sangha is the New Guru” we are learning how the sangha is its own teacher, and honing the skills that are important for each member of a highly effective sangha. We are teaching ourselves how to genuinely support awakening, for each of us and for the community.

During this program we are currently contemplating Out of the Stillness and The Seven Steps to Awakening as Regina had been contemplating during this time.

Each week, we will share from Regina Dawn Akers’ published journal, Out of the Stillness. It was written as a personal journal over 8½ years as she contemplated quotes from spiritual masters and practiced the insight she realized through contemplation. The quotes Regina contemplated were collected by Michael Langford and published in The Seven Steps to Awakening. Both books are used in this program.

A new facilitator will be assigned each week. The facilitator will be the one to facilitate the program during the following week. The facilitator will lead by reading the quotes, calling on participants who wish to share their contemplations and may also be the one to share contemplations. To be a facilitator you will need both books. Please email Jo-Ann Crane- Rodrigues if you feel to volunteer to facilitate at j_crane_rodrigues@yahoo.com.

Any questions posed will be posed to the group and inner wisdom will be brought forth from the sangha in response. We invite anyone who feels called to join us as we step into the vision of a highly effective sangha.

4:00 – 5:30 pm – Awakening Together Sanctuary Closed

5:30 – AN HOUR Tonight: A Lot to Say About Nothing – Rev. Billy Sintiris
In this weekly program, Rev. Billy will expand on Awakening Together’s Core Value Number One by utilizing inspirational writings by various authors, including awakened masters, poets, and personal guests. Words alone, being subject to duality, cannot transform in and by themselves. But when paired with seeing and looking within, we can go beyond their limits. “A Lot to Say About Nothing” is about surrendering self (personal identity). Words can only point to the Truth of the Whole Mind. He will look deeper into the many words used to take us home to the One. NOTE: This program will be an hour long on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, beginning a half an hour earlier at 5:30 ET.

6:30 pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 – Facilitated by Rev. Sharon Hepburn
Rev. Sharon Hepburn guides committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. Year 3 is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

7:30 pm – Explorations of the Unbound – with Revs. Sharon Hepburn and Shawna Summers
Please join us for this half-hour program in the Sanctuary Explorations of the Unbound, which will be a live, spontaneous contemplation, between Revs. Shawna Summers and Sharon Hepburn. They will explore and unhinge what constricts the opening to the joyous movement of the unbound. This will be an ongoing weekly program.

8:00 – Joy Enfolding All in Love – Laura Joy Bedford
Join Laura Joy as she joins in wholeness and worthiness with the Presence of God’s Unconditional Love and our True Divine Self. Laura Joy shares what is alive in her awareness during the program and enfolds it in Love if it seems to be different from the astounding and eternal Love of the Divine, so that it is dissolved and the Light that had been invested in it is returned to Source. Participants are warmly invited to join and share in Divine Presence and in opening to what Divine Love is revealing.

8:30 pm Sanctuary Closed
All Times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.
How to Enter the Sanctuary

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary.

9:30 am – Shiny Things – Rev. Claire Bhavani
What is Truth? And how do we find it in a life that is pushed and pulled around by the cravings, aversions, and ignorance of the human mind and senses? There can be no confusion about where to start, for it is all laid out within the eight limbs of Raja yoga, as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Shiny Things provides practical guidance to apply the path of Raja Yoga in daily life, relieving suffering and accessing an inner sparkle, within a supportive group environment. It includes consideration of how we conduct ourselves in the world, how we relate to our spiritual practices, appropriate care of the body and vitality, a gradual quieting of the mind and senses, throwing out what is false, and glimpsing what is True.

We will initially use the book by Bhava Ram: The Eight Limbs of Yoga, Pathway to Liberation, as an introductory guide. If you don’t have the book, you can still join us. Later in the year, we will commence a deeper immersion into a full commentary of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

10:15 am – Weekly Gathering – Rev. Rev. Beverly Toporowski
Topic: Individual struggle may be a call to Self-Realization

Description: Can illusion hold within it our personalized curriculum or is it an invitation for Awakening? Rev. Beverly will explore how we can view life’s challenges as an invitation to recognize that we are already Whole and Complete.

Reading: Yolanda Mapes will read The Infinite Way by Joel Goldsmith pages 168 -183.

11:30 am – Weekly Fellowship Time – Joy Bedford
This is the time when Awakening Together joins together in fellowship as a community. We share what is on our hearts and minds from the recent homily or anything else that is truly inspiring us.

12:00 pm – Just Being Here Now – Anja Janssen
Everything is already here now, so all we have to ‘do’ is be. In this program, Anja will look deeply into the now – the present moment, to explore how truth presents itself. She will be using everyday experiences and events to practice being present with what is. She will also share a variety of teachings about the now, the illusion of time, and resting in beingness. Some of the teachers and texts she will draw from are Eckhart Tolle, Lao Tzu, Angelo Dilullo, A Course in Miracles & NTI. Join Anja in using all experiences to embrace the present moment and be.

12:30 pm – God Through Audz – Audrey Whitehead
Join Audsie for her program ‘God through Audz’ as she reads and contemplates from Guiding Ollie Through “A Course in Miracles” Book One. It is directed and compiled by Rev. Devan Jesse Byrne. Experience the teachings of the first 60 Workbook Lessons of A Course in Miracles in a crisp, new, and child-like way.

1:00 pm – Sacred Inquiry – Rev. Shawna Summers
Rev. Shawna demonstrates the art of Sacred Inquiry in real-time. Join her as she asks to see with Clarity, questioning each layer of the thinking mind, to see what beliefs are hidden in the sub-conscious. She opens deeper into beginners’ mind with humble curiosity. This is an evolving process, as she discerns for the vibrational level of each thought, exposing the source. She invites all listening to join her in their own Inquiry to experience the strength of this powerful and often surprising spiritual practice.

1:30 pm – Freedom Practice Sangha – With Rev. Anne Blanchard
Anne leads the Sangha in the practice of unearthing and looking directly at our individual beliefs that are primarily solitary in nature. We all recognize that the sharing of that work with others who are undergoing the same process can be enormously beneficial and supportive. This will be a time of sharing our inquiries, insights, and challenges, listening to others, or just knowing that we are in community, as we find that undefended place within ourselves that longs to be free.

2:30 pm to 5:00 pm ET The Sanctuary is Closed