This season, we’ll be exploring Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground by Mirabai Starr.

Discover how every ordinary moment in your life can be sacred.

In Ordinary Mysticism, Mirabai Starr reminds us that the mystical isn’t reserved for mountaintops, temples, or church services—it’s hidden in the fabric of our daily lives. Weeding the garden, walking with a friend, setting the kitchen table—these simple acts become gateways to the Divine when we bring presence and awareness.

Drawing on her own story of grief and transformation, along with wisdom from age-old mystics like Julian of Norwich and Ram Dass, Starr offers practices, reflections, and writing prompts to help us awaken to the holiness beneath our feet.

What you’ll gain from this journey:

• A renewed sense of presence and aliveness in everyday life
• Freedom from the idea that spirituality requires special places or rituals
• Practical tools—mindfulness, surrender, attention, and connection—to bring the sacred into daily routines
• A deeper, more compassionate relationship with yourself, including your imperfections and struggles

If you long for more joy, wonder, and sacredness right where you are, Ordinary Mysticism will guide the way.

Study Groups:

We have numerous groups to choose from. Some are meeting in person in homes, on the Unity campus, and online over Zoom. Select the group that works best for your schedule. All groups will begin the week of October 5 and will meet for seven weeks.

Sundays, 5:30-7pm with Olivia Robie and Cyndee Thiara at Olivia’s home in Concord

Mondays, 2:30-4pm with Bob Hardy in Laurel Patterson’s home in Pleasant Hill

Tuesdays, 2-3:30pm with Mike McGarvey & Friends at Unity

Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm with Geneieve Cushing via Zoom

Thursdays, 9:30-11am with Chris Gomes via Zoom

Fridays, 5:30-7pm with Carmen Alcarez and Susan Bennett in Diana Jenkins home in Rossmoor

Sign up for a Group:

• Sign up on Sunday mornings on the patio or send an email to office@unityofwalnutcreek.org.
• The facilitator of the group will follow up with more details before the group begins.

Books:

• Pick up your copy of Ordinary Mysticism in our Bookstore, which is open on Sundays from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm