September 6:  James Hilgendorf, filmmaker and author of nine non-fiction books; co-producer of The Tribute Series, several of which have appeared on PBS and international television. “Waking up to Who We Really Are: Ideas from Some of the World’s Great Thinkers.”

September 13:  Robert Fuller, past president of Oberlin College; author and speaker. “Why Does Racism Persist?”

September 20: Dr. Jeanne Foster, author and prize-winning poet; professor of English at St. Mary’s College. “Favorite Heartfelt Poems Embodied.”

September 27:  Rev. Greg Ward, UUCB Interim Minister; graduate of Pacific School of Religion; travel adventurer. “Buen Camino – A Pilgrim’s Journey.”

October 4:  David Christopher, award-winning author and teacher of the “new story,” integrating science and spirituality. “Facing the Crises of Our Times with a New Story of Creation: Changing the Stories of Modern Mind.”

October 11:  Victoria Lee, psychologist and author of Rumi Secrets and Soulful Sex; musician and public speaker. “Rumi: Poet of the Heart and Wisdom for Our Time.”

October 18: Martin Verhoeven, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at GTU; teaches meditation at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. “Walden Pond and the Ganges River: The Meeting of Waters and Minds.”

October 25: Steven Herrmann, Jungian psychotherapist; author, poet and scholar. “Teilhard de Chardin & C.G. Jung: Peacemakers in an age of Spiritual Democracy.”

November 1: Lee Lawrence, leader of Humanist Connections group at UUCB; former psychologist and professor. “Humanism: Can it Help Save Unitarian Universalism?”

November 8:  Ron Shigeta, studied at Princeton, Harvard and Stanford; co-founder, Berkeley BioLabs; professor at Baha’i Inst. for Higher Education. “Personal Paths to Truth.”

November 15:  Pat LaDouceur, MFT; trained in neurofeedback, hypnotherapy, alpha-synchrony; author. “Stress-Free Holidays: simple shifts you can make to keep your spirits up when life gets crazy.”

November 22:  Jhos Singer, Maggid/Congregational Leader of Chochmat HaLev, a Center for Jewish Spirituality in Berkeley; preacher, spiritualist and story teller; he’ll share some Jewish gastronomic and spiritual insights.  “Food and Gratitude: The Jewish Art of Eating Thankfully.”

November 29:  David Lingenfelter, UUCB member for over 30 years; PhD in Chemistry from UCLA; scholar. “Cosmic Considerations: Matter and Energy, Darkness and Light.”

December 6:  Tony Bushman, life coach, pastoral counselor, consultant and professor; group, workshop and retreat leader; world traveler and photographer. “Paying Attention to What Has Heart & Meaning.”

December 13:  Jeremy Taylor, pioneer in dream work; author of several books on dream symbolism, mythology and archetypal energy; teacher and UU minister. “In Praise of Confusion.”

December 20:  Jeremy Taylor, (see bio above). “Paying More Attention to Dreams.”

December 27:  No Session:  Enjoy the Holidays!

January 3:  Rev. Theresa Hardy, UUCB Chaplain with VITAS Innovative Hospice Care in Fairfield; active in UUCB youth programs. “Perspectives on Grief, Death, and Dying in the Present Day.”

January 10:  Hana Matt, teacher of world religions at GTU and Interfaith Chaplaincy; author and lecturer; spiritual director and counselor. “The Divine Feminine: Native/Indigenous Beliefs.”

January 17:  Hana Matt, “see bio above”. “The Divine Feminine: Hindu/Buddhist Beliefs.”

January 24:  Rosemary Bray McNatt, President of Starr King School for the Ministry; author of three books, including her memoir Unafraid of the Dark; former editor at N.Y. Times Book Review. “What Unitarian Universalism Looks Like Twenty Years from Now.”

January 31:  Jay Atkinson, Minister Emeritus, UU Church of Studio City; writer and teacher; research scholar at Starr King; UUCB member. “Our Universalist Heritage.”