Charis Foundation

Charis Circles | In Person | Closed circles for inmates at a Colorado Jail
2025-06-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-14 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-18 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) and 13 more dates
Closed circles offered for inmates at a Colorado Jail
60-minute facilitation offered 5-6 times each week
Facilitator: Lasette Brown, MDiv
Tuesday through Saturday

Charis Circle | In Person | Spring Branch, Texas | 1st Saturday of the month
2025-06-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Sophia’s Grove, Spring Branch, Texas, Spring Branch, Texas, United States
Offered on the 1st Saturday of the month
Facilitator: Sara Socha Berry
10am – 11:30am CT
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Sophia’s Grove, Spring Branch, Texas

Charis Circle | Online | 1st and 3rd Sundays
2025-06-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-07-06 17:00 - 18:30 | Online | Zoom
Offered on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month
Facilitators: Ron Barnett and Deb Quinn
4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET
Duration: 90 minutes

Charis Circle | In Person | Carbondale, Colorado | 1st and 3rd Mondays
2025-06-16 07:30 - 09:00 | Carbondale, Colorado, Carbondale, CO, United States
Offered on the 1st and 3rd Mondays
Facilitators: Judith Blanchard, Deb Quinn, and Jenny Adamson
90 minutes
7:30 – 9am MT

Charis Circle | Online | 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
2025-06-19 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-07-02 17:00 - 18:30 | Online | Zoom
Held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Facilitators: Samantha Krezinski and Judith Blanchard
90 minutes
4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET
Contact chariscircles@charisinterspirituality.org for more information

Charis Circles Facilitation Training | Cohort 04
2025-06-25 17:00 - 2025-06-30 10:00 | Charis Mandala Sanctuary | Des Moines, NM, Des Moines, NM, United States
This retreat leads off a six-month-long process for becoming a Charis Circles facilitator.In addition to our opening retreat, the facilitation training process will include twice a month Zoom calls (two-hours), with ongoing support provided once you start your own Charis Circle.
Charis Circles are small, interspiritual practice communities which may be established anywhere in the world by facilitators trained in the Charis Circles process and Charis Meditation (a practice based on Centering Prayer and the work of Father Thomas Keating). Charis Circles are held either in-person or online, and serve a deep hunger for spiritual community among diverse practitioners, providing an opportunity for interspiritual communal practice. Utilizing Charis Meditation as a shared practice at the beginning of sessions, a small non-hierarchical circle of participants then reflect on themes of the spiritual path in an intimate, trust-based contemplative model inspired by the monastic practice of collatio.
Our intention is to create a collegial, relaxed, contemplative retreat environment for an intimate group of practitioners from diverse backgrounds. The daily routine involves meals together, periods of silent meditation, contemplative reading and reflection, teaching sessions, sharing of personal spiritual journeys, and relaxed social time for spontaneous conversation.
Please note, this is an invitation-only retreat. If you think you’d like to become a Charis Circle Facilitator, we encourage you to start by joining one of our ongoing Circles.

Charis 10-Day Retreat | Stages of the Path
2025-07-03 17:00 - 2025-07-12 10:00 | Charis Mandala Sanctuary | Des Moines, NM, Des Moines, NM, United States
July 3 – 12
All Practitioners Welcome
Join us for an enriching 10-day Charis Retreat, where we’ll explore the Stages of the Spiritual Path through diverse religious traditions, including Christianity, Buddhism, Sufism, and the Sacred Feminine. Led by Rory McEntee, Netanel Miles-Yépez, and Alejandra Warden this interspiritual retreat invites you to deepen your practice and understanding of spiritual growth. Set amidst the serene Charis Mandala Sanctuary, the retreat includes meditation, contemplative practice, spiritual dialogue, and periods of silence. You’ll learn the two-step interspiritual Charis Meditation process, combining Centering Prayer and lectio divina, to deepen your spiritual practice and insights. Explore the stages of the spiritual path while integrating transformative wisdom into your everyday life. Whether you’re new to Charis Meditation or looking to deepen your practice, all are welcome to this unique opportunity for shared learning and spiritual awakening.
Meals, lodging, and teaching are included.
REGISTER HERE
