Schedule

Group Practices

Group Practices

Tunings

SCHOOL-WIDE TUNINGS

Group Trainings

Group Trainings


June 27–July 06, 2025
Maui Trainings
Boulder, Colorado


July 17–18, 2025
Innate Awareness Trainings
Seattle, Washington

Study Groups

Study Groups

Advanced Psychocalisthenics® Practice Sessions


Mornings
The Arica School
worldwide

This group meets via Zoom at 9:00 am Pacific, Monday through Friday and every other Saturday. Immediately following P-Cals, we practice the Kath State Generation Exercises.

For more information, please contact Marcia Hewitt <marhew9@gmail.com>.

European Meditation Group


Fridays
The Arica School
worldwide

For Online Meditation with the Europeans on Fridays, contact Brian Wright <brian.wright00@gmail.com>.

To join a study group for The Contemplative States of the Bardo Meditations, please contact Brian Morrissey <brianmorrissey@mac.com> or Robbie Russock <robandlar@aol.com>.

Monday Night Study Group


Weekly
The Arica School
worldwide

The Group meets every Monday at 6:00 pm Eastern time. Robbie Russock is the facilitator and also sends the notifications. There are usually 10 or 11 people who come regularly. The group initially began as an offshoot to the Thursday study group. Now we review what was discussed on Thursdays in the book that is being studied at the time.

Currently, we are studying Insights. We spend approximately 45 minutes discussing the book and questions we have carried over from Thursday. The other 45 minutes is dedicated to Karma Processing Work. We use a variety of methods to be able to focus and cleanse our individual karma. We are using the 14 Pillars of Perfect Recognition for every Fixation described in The Divine Forms.

The format is very give-and-take and at times very loose. Our karma work is progressing slowly as we relearn how to do karma cleaning, which Oscar has described as being so important to the Work that we do. New members are welcome to join, though we try to limit the group to 15 members. if you are interested, please contact Robbie Russock <robandlar@aol.com>.

Integral Octagon Practice &
Thursday Study Group


Weekly on Thursdays
The Arica School
worldwide

The optional Octagon practice precedes the study group. Octagon participation is open to those who’ve completed The Integral Octagon Initiation and the study group for who have purchased the book that is being studied. This is a large, moderated study group with selected readers. Discussions are both in small group breakouts and in the large group plenary. 

Please contact Stuart Karlan <stuartkarlan1@gmail.com> for more information.
The Octagon: 3–4pm PDT / 6–7pm EDT
Study Group: 4:10–5:30 PDT / 7:10–8:30 EDT

Enneagrams of the Divine Forms
Study Forum

The AH Café

What are Study Groups?

Study groups are Aricans getting together to discuss the Work. There are two types of study groups, one for trainings and one for studying Oscar’s books.

 
Study Groups for Trainings

If you are doing one of the trainings of the Realms, for example Divine Nature, or you would enjoy doing a training again, a study group can be a great support.

The Indications for Arica individual trainings have a section stating:

OCTAGON OR STUDY GROUP

“ … working with one’s Octagon or study group is a vital support, since the actual debate of experiences between participants is indispensable for observing an attitude of impartiality with the process, for attaining a realistic understanding of the entire practice, and for gaining perspective on one’s actual experience.” – Oscar Ichazo

 
Study Groups for Books

There are also study groups related to a specific book, for example, reading and discussing The Nine Constituents as a group. A number of these study groups are ongoing in the United States, South America, and Europe.

How to Find a Group

The Arica Membership Team (AMT) would like to support you in joining or forming a study group on Zoom. If you have a training you want to do or a book you want to read and discuss, let us know and we will announce it for you in the ADU Report and the Members Website, and we’ll put you in touch when we hear from others.

To start a group, you will need an initial contact person and someone who can set up a Zoom meeting (the host). Once the participants agree on the frequency of meetings and who will host, the Membership Team can let the School know via the ADU Report and the Members Website. Then you’re on your way.

If you have questions, or need further help, contact AMT here:

Support Groups

Caregiver Support Group

A Caregiver Support Group meets monthly online. These Zoom meetings provide opportunities for sharing and support among those Aricans who are providing ongoing support for mental and physical issues to family members, friends and others.

If you are doing so and need or desire support from others who are also involved in this important process, you are welcome to join the group. Zoom calls are scheduled for the third Monday of each month at 9:00 am Pacific Time.

For more information and access to monthly calls, contact:

A.J. Allen (dessence@comcast.net ) or
Birgitt Krause (birgitt@well.com)