# Event Details - **Event Name**: Social Meditation Half Day Retreat - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Meditate together, out loud. Experience deeper peace through group support and vocal noting practices.About this EventA Different Kind of Meditation RetreatJoin us for a half-day social meditation retreat in a peaceful dharma community house nestled in the Berkeley Hills, just minutes from the UC Berkeley campus. This isn't your typical silent meditation session, nor is it an intense intimate gathering like eye gazing or circling—it's something beautifully in between.What Makes This UniqueMost meditation practitioners do "noting" silently in their heads—observing sensations, emotions, and thoughts as they arise. We take this practice and bring it out loud, together. By vocalizing our noting in a group setting, something remarkable happens: different notes naturally evoke different states of consciousness, and the group's presence provides both gentle accountability and nervous system coregulation that helps many people access deeper peace more easily than solo practice.Schedule (1-6pm)Group Grounding – We begin together, settling into the space and each other's presenceCompassion & Lovingkindness Practice – Out loud group noting focused on cultivating warmth and connectionBreak – Time to stretch, rest, and integrateAwareness-Based Noting – Transitioning to group awareness practice and finally into silent meditation sitting, deepening into stillnessTea Lounge & Reflections – Casual conversation and sharing over tea & snacks to close the afternoonWhat to ExpectYou'll experience the support of practicing alongside others while maintaining your own center. The format is social enough to feel held and connected, yet contemplative enough experience shifts in consciousness and depth of stillness. All experience levels welcome. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/146ef7d0-be3b-11f0-b910-27c83e58e10d-rimg-w1014-h740-dc948b75-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/14a10450-be3b-11f0-945f-9deadf49193f-rimg-w1014-h740-dc452b19-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/14edc4c0-be3b-11f0-b910-27c83e58e10d-rimg-w1014-h740-dc928e8e-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/152639e0-be3b-11f0-945f-9deadf49193f-rimg-w533-h740-dcf3f1f3-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/15f28a90-be3b-11f0-95c4-05f756d64625-rimg-w551-h740-dc464a44-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Group grounding?: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PMLove & Compassion Noting Practice?: 02:30 PMBreak?: 03:00 PM - 04:30 PMGroup Awareness Practice?: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PMSilent Mediation Sitting?: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PMTea & Lounge - Sharing Reflections - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/berkeley/social-meditation-half-day-retreat/100001962799929426 - **Event Categories**: meditation, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fsocial-meditation-half-day-retreat-tickets-1962799929426 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Berkeley - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: 23 Hillside Ct - **lat**: 37.86768000000001 - **long**: -122.2486193 - **full address**: 23 Hillside Ct, 23 Hillside Court, Berkeley, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Sophie Jacobs (https://allevents.in/org/sophie-jacobs/27050901) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/1ad053b3152e26ee1874cd59acd901edb3eb7cc3c00166b542508f7027dda756-rimg-w1184-h864-dc452b19-gmir.jpg?v=1762782145 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/4f30402156b7526b2a63825137dc551137607dd9c9a7d5aee5debaf3042bffd6-rimg-w400-h400-dcc1c1c0-gmir.jpg?v=1762782144 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 23 Hillside Ct, 23 Hillside Court, Berkeley, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Sophie Jacobs - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** meditation, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Social Meditation Half Day Retreat ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Social Meditation Half Day Retreat", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/1ad053b3152e26ee1874cd59acd901edb3eb7cc3c00166b542508f7027dda756-rimg-w1184-h864-dc452b19-gmir.jpg?v=1762782145", "startDate": "2025-11-16", "endDate": "2025-11-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/berkeley/social-meditation-half-day-retreat/100001962799929426", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "23 Hillside Ct", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "23 Hillside Court", "postalCode": "94704", "addressLocality": "Berkeley", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "37.86768000000001", "longitude": "-122.2486193" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Meditate together, out loud. 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