Wednesday Music and Inspiration
2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Wednesday’s Music and Inspiration service is a midweek uplift, designed to bring us back to our divine center. It is filled with music from the heart, motivational and spiritual practices, and time to reflect and meditate.
Please remember that we need your support more than ever to keep Unity of Sarasota a Beacon of Light and Love.
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The Fall Equinox - Fire Circle, Celebration and Ceremony
2022-09-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
WHAT TO BRING:
Bring a chair upon which to sit, drums or rattles to shake or beat, bug spray for safe keeping, water for thirst, some money to donate for upkeep of the Labyrinth, and wear your colorful, comfy ceremonial clothes. We will drum, chant and earth dance our way around the fire in this celebration.

FALL EQUINOX:
Rev. Zan Benham, Butterfly Deerwoman will be officiating this event.
Equinoxes mark a time of balance with equal hours of light and dark. From now on, the days grow shorter and cooler and the nights longer.
We open to this Fall Season on the western gate of the Medicine Wheel, marking a time of completions following the Harvest. What we have sown, we now reap. We celebrate our bounty, lessons and achievements.

This is a time for revaluation and give-always. It is known in native circles as the “Looks Within” time. It asks us to withdraw into the silence within ourselves for answers and revelations, and to trust this process. In Native American traditions, the Gate Keeper for the Fall time is the “Father of the Winds”, represented by the great Grizzly Bear. Old bear teaches us about “going within” as s/he prepares for hibernation. We can think of this time as a time for meditation, withdrawing ourselves from the chaos and tensions of everyday life. West is the home of the Thunder Beings; the Element is Water. The Color of the West gate is the color of darkness, of night, black or navy blue. It is said that the wise ones, the guides and shaman stand behind the veil of this gate and are always there to help us when we ask.

Thursday’s ceremony will honor these qualities. Together we will hold sacred space for the power of love and light to transcend and infiltrate all beings on this planet and that we may emulate the path of respect and forgiveness for all beings, including ourselves. It is time for us to connect deeply with one another, the earth and the oceans.
We open ourselves to the time of the Fall, time of gathering and gratitude. In the “looks within” time we release our grief and dance to our own inner drumbeat.

With blessing of Light,Love and Ease for all, Rev. Zan

Sunday Morning Celebration Service - All Are Welcome Here!
2022-09-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-10-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-10-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-10-16 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
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

HOW TO MASTER PROSPERITY WITH FACILITATOR/COACH, STEPHANIE SLAVIN
2022-09-25 12:15 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Unity of Sarasota is pleased to present “How to Master Prosperity” with facilitator/coach Stephanie Slavin. Sundays 9/11,18,25 @12:15-1:45 pm–$75 fee includes: money-back guarantee of results and a lite lunch.
This class uses various fun activities to release stuck energy, mental roadblocks, and to master three dimensions of prosperity: Health, Wealth, Happiness.

Please register so that we can order food & materials: admin.mgr@unityofsarasota.org or call 941-955-3301 × 127

Sarasota Men's Group Meditation for Spiritual Living
2022-09-27 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.
With Michael Lindquist on Zoom
Love Offering

Are you looking to make a real difference in the world? Do you desire to live for something greater and deeper? Are you seeking more meaning, belonging, and purpose, yearning for a more rooted and authentic relationship with God? If yes, then please join Michael Lindquist and other members of Unity of Sarasota as part of the Unity of Sarasota Men’s Group for Spiritual Living.
♦We are asking for a Love Offering per session, or however, you are moved to give to support Unity of Sarasota. You’ll need to make an initial donation when you sign up on Eventbrite in order to click the checkout button. Then fill out all the information with your name and email so we can contact you. For weekly session donations, go to our contribute tab for ways to give.
♦Sign up for the Men’s Group through Eventbrite. Once signed up, you will receive an email each week with a link to click into the group.
♦Download the Zoom App on whatever device you plan to use—computer, tablet, phone. When you click into the group, make sure your video and audio are on, or you can dial in for phone only use.
Click Here to go directly to Eventbrite to sign up.

Sangha SRQ - Buddhist Oriented Recovery Meeting
2022-09-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 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

Sunday Morning Awakening Class
2022-10-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-16 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Converse, Discuss, Listen, Learn what it is to actually LIVE Our Unity Principles during our everyday Lives. Have you ever asked; what does the saying mean “God dwells in me and is in all things”? FIND OUT! Join David Hawkins for the Sunday Morning Awakening Class (SMAC)

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Classroom D
With David Hawkins

We are asking for a Love Offering per session, or however, you are moved to give to support Unity of Sarasota. You’ll need to make an initial donation when you sign up on Eventbrite in order to click the checkout button. Then fill out all the information with your name and email so we can contact you. For weekly session donations, click the Contribute button for ways to give.

Sign up here on Eventbrite (click this link)

Law of Attraction with Rev. Zan Benham on Zoom
2022-10-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Freshen Up Your Law of Attraction
Starting Monday October 3, 2022
On-Going, 7pm-8pm ish ET
On Zoom
Register to receive the Zoom log-in links
Facilitated by Rev. Zan Benham
A weekly class to support and enhance good outcome for your weekly journey by setting intentions and goals using the principles and tools of the Law of Attraction.
To attend class it is helpful to be somewhat familiar with Abraham-Hicks and/or the Law of Attraction.
Included in the program is a 10 to 15 minute YouTube of Abraham to help enhance your flow.
Fee
Class fee is $10. Co-sponsored by Unity, so a portion of these monies support them.
To Register
RSVP to receive the Zoom links. Zan@woman-spirit.com or 941-922-7839.
If you have questions, please contact Rev Zan, via Zan@woman-spirit.com or call me at 941-922-7839. (Office land-line.)
Payment can be made through Zelle or PayPal using the above email or send a check to Zan Benham, 2839 Trinidad St. Sarasota, FL 34231.

Soul Sisters Group at Unity of Sarasota
2022-10-04 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Soul Sisters is an opportunity to create connections with other women along your spiritual journey. Through meditation, sharing, book discussion, and prayer, we will open our hearts and souls to see and share the beautiful creations we are.
Beginning July 12th, Join Soul Sisters 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 12:00 – 1:30 pm at Unity of Sarasota

Kirtan with Cheryl Chaffee at Unity of Sarasota
2022-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Unity of Sarasota's 2022 Annual Pet Blessing 10/8/22
2022-10-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
The Annual Pet Blessing is an opportunity for us to honor the Divine Creation of All Creatures, Great and Small and to acknowledge our interdependence with them. This year’s Annual Pet Blessing will be held at the portico in front of the Sanctuary at Unity of Sarasota on Saturday, October 8th from 11:00am – 1:00pm.
Please keep your loved ones on a leash or in a carrier for their safety. As this event is outdoors, masks are not required but are suggested. Masks will be required to use the indoor facilities.
All pets are welcome (and their people too)! Ministers and chaplains will be available for blessings. Love offerings are appreciated. For more information contact:

Amy Zehe at rev.amy@unityofsarasota.org or by calling Unity at

941-955-3301 or contact

Mary Lou Davidson at marylou@sarasotadog.com or call 941-228-4061

And a great big shoutout and thank you to all that you do for the pets in our community Sarasota Dog.

Pub Theology - Bring a Spiritual Question & We'll Talk
2022-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 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

Soul Sisters Group at Unity of Sarasota
2022-10-11 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Soul Sisters is an opportunity to create connections with other women along your spiritual journey. Through meditation, sharing, book discussion, and prayer, we will open our hearts and souls to see and share the beautiful creations we are.
Beginning July 12th, Join Soul Sisters 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 12:30 – 1:30 pm at Unity of Sarasota

Friday Night at the Movies
2022-10-14 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Friday Night at the Movies is back at Unity of Sarasota. It will be held in Fellowship Hall from 6:30-9:30 pm the 2nd Friday of the month. $5 includes beverage and popcorn. Listing of the movies is under special events.

John Stringer at Unity of Sarasota - October 2022
2022-10-16 12:15 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Billboard charting, singer-songwriter, John Stringer will perform a
Limitless Love and Light Concert 10/16/2022 @ 12:15 – 1:45 pm
Suggested Love Offering $25
John Stringer has written and recorded several albums (including a co-written top ten best-selling Billboard chart hit single with his former rock band, State of Man and has performed throughout the world (including tours for U.S. Armed Forces). His music has been featured on major network television and he has also appeared in national print ads (Rolling Stone, VIBE, SPIN, Vanity Fair, etc.).
He now travels extensively, speaking and playing at concerts, colleges/universities, workshops, spiritual centers, churches, conferences, retreats and festivals while sharing his uplifting and healing music and message through songs from both his debut solo album, “Limitless Love & Light,” which features the 2017 Posi Award-nominated song, “That’s Love;” and his follow up album, “Moment to Moment;” along with channeled teachings found in his new book, The Abundance Vibration: A Guide to Alignment. His music is currently being used for the theme songs at the Canadian Institute for Natural Integrative Medicine, Life University, the City of Hapeville, Special Needs Certified, Orlando Pranic Healing Centers and other wonderful organizations spreading love in their own way.
Between enjoying his wonderful wife and children in Atlanta, GA, John continues sharing his life and following where Source leads. Life’s Goal: To be Limitless Love & Light from Moment to Moment
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John will also provide 50-minute, recorded, channelled Personal Guidance Sessions on 10/17-10/19, 12:00-4:00 pm for $120. Please schedule with kathy@healingartsmgmt.com.
