Unity of Sarasota

ACIM with Callie Nicholas
2024-08-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-08-29 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-05 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)

Colleen Cassidy Art Class
2024-08-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-30 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-06 09:00 - 16:00
Colleen Cassidy teaches an open class to people interested in art. She had her own art school in Sarasota for the past 25 years and is a graduate of Ringling School of Art.
Price is $30 per class. Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm. Rooms A & B at Unity of Sarasota.

Buildings & Grounds Beautification
2024-08-24 09:00 - 11:30

Sunday Morning Celebration Service - All Are Welcome Here!
2024-08-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-09-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-09-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
The Sunday Morning Celebration Service is one of joy and reverence for the divine spark in all of us. We gather together in-person and virtually to pray, sing, listen, and rejoice in the celebration of life. All are welcome here! Unity of Sarasota is a diverse, inclusive, accepting and welcoming safe space for everyone!
Please remember that we need your support more than ever to keep Unity of Sarasota a Beacon of Light and Love. Click here to donate now

The Higher Realm Mediumship Service with Natalie Anne
2024-08-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-01 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-08 15:00 - 16:00

Sangha SRQ - Buddhist Oriented Recovery Meeting
2024-08-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Refuge Recovery is a practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment, and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction. The main inspiration and guiding philosophy for the Refuge Recovery program are the teachings of Siddhartha (Sid) Gautama, a man who lived in India twenty-five hundred years ago. Sid was a radical psychologist and a spiritual revolutionary. Through his own efforts and practices he came to understand why human beings experience and cause so much suffering. He referred to the root cause of suffering as “uncontrollable thirst or repetitive craving.” This “thirst” tends to arise in relation to pleasure, but it may also arise as a craving for unpleasant experiences to go away, or as an addiction to people, places, things, or experiences. This is the same thirst of the alcoholic, the same craving as the addict, and the same attachment as the codependent.
Eventually, Sid came to understand and experience a way of living that ended all forms of suffering. He did this through a practice and process that includes meditation, wise actions, and compassion. After freeing himself from the suffering caused by craving, he spent the rest of his life teaching others how to live a life of well-being and freedom, a life free from suffering.
Sid became known as the Buddha, and his teachings became known as Buddhism. The Refuge Recovery program has adapted the core teachings of the Buddha as a treatment of addiction.
For more information on this meeting, email: rr-srq@mail.com

Colleen Cassidy Painting Class
2024-08-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-29 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-03 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Colleen Cassidy teaches an open class to people interested in watercolor painting. She had her own art school in Sarasota for the past 25 years and is a graduate of Ringling School of Art.
Price is $30 per class. Tuesday and Thursday 9:00am – 4:00pm. Rooms A & B at Unity of Sarasota.
Art Class

ACIM with Alarra Lux
2024-08-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-03 18:00 - 19:30

ACIM canceled today for summer break
2024-08-28 10:00 - 11:30
Canceled August 14, 21, 28. Teacher on vacation.

The Story of Your Life. A New Directed Memoir and Autobiography Writing Class.
2024-08-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-05 14:00 - 16:00
Thursdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Aug. 1st ~ Oct. 3rd
~ Cost: $120 for the series or you can join anytime during the series at a pro-rated price.
Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Rd.
Hello, my name is David Bradshaw of My Idea Factory. Did you know 80% of adults say they want to write a book, but only 1% do? As a writer, editor and publisher for 30 years, I can help you create a series of memoirs to assemble your own autobiography.
Why? Two reasons: 1) because writing the story of your life will be transformational for you —
and 2) you are creating a cherished keepsake for your loved ones and posterity.
In class you’ll be prompted to write about one aspect of your life at a time, for at least two hours a
week. The goal is to compile a series of memoirs covering your lifetime into your autobiography.
Don’t wait! Now is a great opportunity to start writing your life review. Although challenging, it is
simplified with the support of small group of fellow writers.
Each week a new topic will be covered:
1. Your major life branching points
2. Your family and closest relationships
3. Your relationship and views on money
4. Your major life work or career
5. Your health and physical identity
6. Your spiritual life and values
7. Your experiences and ideas about death
8. Your future goals and aspirations
In between classes, students will be asked to write two typed pages of text related to the weekly
theme. Attendees will be provided with prompting questions to stimulate thinking. During each
session, participants will read their two pages in a small group (3-5 people) and receive encouraging,
supportive feedback from the other participants, who will also read their work and receive feedback.
Join me starting Tuesday, August 1st, 2-4pm. Create the gift of a lifetime, your
lifetime!
Because if you don’t tell your life story, no one else will! Bring a friend.
(Join class at any time)

Birthday Celebration
2024-09-01 10:45 - 12:00
1st Sunday of each month is Birthday Celebration Sunday – come and be celebrated!

New Moon Class with Michele D’Ambrosio
2024-09-03 14:15 - 15:45
New Moon Class with Michele D’Ambrosio
9/3, 10/1, 11/5, 12/3
2:15-3:45

ACIM with Jerry Jordan
2024-09-04 10:00 - 11:30

Kirtan with Cheryl Chaffee at Unity of Sarasota
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Kirtan with Cheryl Chaffee will be held once a month at Unity of Sarasota in Fellowship Hall. By donation to benefit Unity of Sarasota – Love Offering

Kirtan is a very different kind of music. Based on ancient chants, it has the ability to quiet the mind if listened to with intention. Everyone experiences kirtan differently, and it doesn’t have to be a religious experience. You can think of it as a sing-along. A kirtan concert is not your typical concert either.
The wallah (leader) sings the mantra, and the audience sings it back. As you sing with each other you experience a deep connection with the musicians, the other audience members and yourself. And when the music stops, your mind is quiet.
Because kirtan has roots in India, many of the songs are sung in Sanskrit. If you’ve ever chanted responses in Latin or Hebrew in your religious tradition, then you know how powerful singing in an ancient, holy language can be. You can be completely immersed in the sound, with no words to distract the mind. The magic of the chants can then carry you within.
Kirtan is non-denominational, the Universal language of Spirit, the song of the Soul.

Pub Theology - Bring a Spiritual Question & We'll Talk
2024-09-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Olive Garden, 4900 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Bring a spiritual question and we’ll talk … the second Monday of every month at 6:30 pm. Location: The Olive Garden, Sarasota Landings Plaza, 4900 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 923-3136
Note: Reservation required for the Olive Garden ; please call Rev. Amy 941-374-5811
