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CIRCLE OF BEING - FOURTH WAY - NON-DUALITY

We are dedicated to the study and practice of the Fourth Way system in the broader context of Non-Dual teachings, while remaining keenly aware of the need to process the Pain Body (wounds, traumas, hurts, etc.) through awareness-based psychosomatic inquiry.

HOST:

WHERE:

  • Online · worldwide
  • In-person · Nevada City, CA
  • *Those who register and cannot attend will receive a recorded video link

OFFERINGS (see individual Meetup Events):

  • A ongoing, weekly experiential group dedicated to the study of the Fourth Way & Non-Duality.
  • Periodic special events, immersions and weekend retreats in person and online.
  • One-on-one opportunities with Mihai Algiu

BEFORE YOU JOIN A MEETING
To ensure this group is a good fit, we ask that you:

1. Schedule a free 30-minute Clarity Call with Mihai. This is a brief video chat to connect before your first group.
👉 Book your Clarity Call HERE.

2. Familiarize yourself with the intention and orientation of this work by watching the following videos before attending your first group:

SOME BACKGROUND:
This group modality is intended to take healing and therapy to the next level—serving as an evolutionary tool for freeing oneself from layers of limiting conditioning: belief structures and feeling systems trapped in the body–mind. What unfolds is a journey from a contracted, domesticated existence to the discovery of one's true nature—integrated and embodied in all aspects of life.

This work is not merely about ego psychology, psychotherapy, or emotional healing. It is a space for the deep inquiry into the awakening from the unconscious, mechanical, and dreamlike state of ordinary life. The Fourth Way System offers a practical map for realizing one’s true nature and moving toward the full flowering of human potential—from the development of self-awareness to the realization of the underlying oneness of all things and all beings.

While the approach is trauma-informed and grounded in awareness-based, psychosomatic processing, the curriculum is rooted in both the Fourth Way teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky, and in the Direct Path of Advaita Vedanta—or non-dual insight. The aim is not self-improvement, but self-realization.

Though the longing to feel better is a natural and valid part of the path—especially after being shaped by a dysfunctional culture and unconscious upbringing—this group goes beyond healing. It is for those who are drawn to the Truth, who feel the pull of a mature magnetic center: the intuitive knowing that there is more to life than what is seen, and a disillusionment with conventional pursuits.

See the video link below for a brief synopsis of the Fourth Way path to awakening.

AREAS OF FOCUS:

  • An intellectual and experiential exploration of core insights from the Fourth Way and non-dual teachings of Advaita Vedanta
  • Weekly and monthly suggestions for “small aims” including:
    • Guided awareness practices, self-observation & self-remembering
    • Basics of self-processing according to the Fourth Way system of harmonious development of man
  • Space for sincere questions and answers

For more Fourth Way related content in the form of in-depth talks with Mihai Algiu and Peter Ingle (knowledge and practical guided exercises) check this playlist:

SUGGESTED SITES FOR MORE INFORMATION:

RECOMMENDED ONGOING READING:

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Mihai Algiu
MA LMFT #138872 CA
Awareness based Somatic Psychotherapy
Fourth Way | Non-Duality
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