Community
Events

One Spirit is a vibrant and growing spiritual community comprised of students and graduates of our seminary, spiritual counseling certification, and other programs.

Members of the general public are also welcome and invited. We offer a rich variety of community events and programs free or on a donation basis to provide opportunities to come together for spiritual conversation, practice, learning, exploration, and service.

These include our weekly Gatherings, One Spirit in Action events focused on social justice issues and sacred activism, daily and weekly meditation groups, monthly ecstatic dance gatherings, daily sacred readings, and more.

Learn about our affinity groups, or see our upcoming events below.

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Begin and close your day with Spiritual Nourishment

One Spirit offers 2 FREE Live Meditations!

The ARC of Love
Apr
30

The ARC of Love

Please join One Spirit in Action in a deeper conversation about Women & Mass Incarceration and the challenges they face when re-entering and integrating back into community.

Facilitated by: Rev. Laurene Williams.

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OSLA Alt Faith Collective
Apr
9

OSLA Alt Faith Collective

Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Deb Berman

This private monthly online forum provides a warm and affirming spiritual safe haven for OSLA's Altfolk to be together, engage in sacred connection, and receive support in nourishing our unique and divinely created Alt souls.

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Soulful Conversations
Jul
6

Soulful Conversations

Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee

Our intention this evening will be to begin finding our own pathways into this space of the clear bead, so we may return to it often, and allow it to point our feet toward our next steps in life.

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Soulful Conversations: "Taking Care of Our Own”
Jun
15

Soulful Conversations: "Taking Care of Our Own”

Facilitated by Rev. Ali’a B. Edwards

In this conversation, we will explore the Buddhist Humanist approach to caring for each other as neighbors in society. With gentle consideration, we will examine simple approaches to our way of life based on the standard of “inherent belonging.”

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Soulful Conversations: "Opening the Compassionate Heart with the 5 Spirits of our Body" 
May
18

Soulful Conversations: "Opening the Compassionate Heart with the 5 Spirits of our Body" 

Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Diane Rooney

Ancient Chinese philosophy teaches us that we have 5 guardians or spirits within our body. An awareness of this can help us stoke our heartfelt compassion towards others and ourselves. Let us experience and discuss these spirits and feel the compassion they bring to us. This soulful conversation will help us understand their messages and how to turn it outward as an act of compassion to all beings.

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Soulful Conversation: “Rest as a Portal to Healing and Liberation”
Mar
16

Soulful Conversation: “Rest as a Portal to Healing and Liberation”

Facilitated by Cat Greenstreet, M.Ed

In our Soul Conversation, we will explore passages from the book Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey,, reflect in solitude, share in small groups and then in the larger group about how we rest and how we might find our way to slow down, rest more, dream more, imagine, and resist grind culture even (or especially) when it feels impossible.

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Soulful Conversations: “Wisdom of Fire”
Mar
2

Soulful Conversations: “Wisdom of Fire”

Facilitated by: Rev. Julie Brooks and Rev. Claudia Kohn

Welcome to our Soulful Conversation, “Wisdom of Fire.” As one of Earth’s four elements, fire has long fascinated humans. Join us for an evening of contemplation and consideration of how fire shows up for you!

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Soulful Conversations: “Here Be Dragons: What medieval maps may teach us about our limited god-image”
Feb
16

Soulful Conversations: “Here Be Dragons: What medieval maps may teach us about our limited god-image”

Facilitated by: Rev. Darby Christopher and Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee

In this sacred conversation, we will create a safe container where we can lean into images that, for us, feel as "not god." Our hope is to offer tools for what might become a lifelong practice of intentionally developing a more expansive and nuanced map of what is holy ground, so we are able to take up our rightful space in the world.

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Soulful Conversations: “Thankful Thursdays”
Feb
2

Soulful Conversations: “Thankful Thursdays”

Join Rev. Theresa Circi for a Soulful Conversation themed around “Thankful Thursdays”, an opportunity to feel and express gratitude allowing participants to bask in the high vibration of gratitude and realize we can always find something, if not many things, to be grateful for.

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The Gathering: “Divine Metaphors”
Dec
8

The Gathering: “Divine Metaphors”

Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Rob Spencer

Come gather to explore eye-opening (and “I” opening) metaphors of the Divine. What words can we use to describe the indescribable? Take a leap of faith and fancy as we soar off the cliff together to discern and share our own Metaphors—before landing safely by the end of the hour.

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The Gathering: “Spirit & Song”
Dec
1

The Gathering: “Spirit & Song”

With Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil

Join Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil on the first Thursday of each month for an evening of music and prayer in the spirit. Chant and sing prayers, or simply listen deeply into these musical prayers for peace and healing. The evening will also include time for personal reflection and shared prayer for healing and wholeness.

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The Gathering: “When the Wild God Arrives”
Nov
10

The Gathering: “When the Wild God Arrives”

Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee, and Rev. Darby Christopher

Join us for an exploration of the Wild God. Participants are invited to lean into their own edge of tolerance for the chaotic. As we allow our boundaries to be pushed in just the right amount, we create space for more instinctual energy in our lives.

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