🙌 Miami/Deerfield Theosophical Society ~ A congregational 501(c) (3) non-profit Celebrating 106 Years!
Gatherings are open to the public. We currently hold meetings at Thubten Kunga Ling (located in the Cove Shopping Plaza, in the teal colored building upstairs), at 201 S.E.15th Terrace, Suite 207, Deerfield Beach, FL. 33441, until such time as more people are interested in and dedicated to supporting a physical lodge of our own once again. Programs are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
SUNday, February 8, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Foods Role In Elevating Consciousness”
with Gayle Stolove, Registered Nurse, Professional Chef, Macrobiotic And Chinese Medicine Health Practitioner, And Long-Time Cancer survivor
We can’t elevate our consciousness if our organs and related emotions are clogged with unhealthy chemicals from food that our higher consciousness doesn’t recognize, and can’t process. This leads to illness and disease. Each of the seasons, corresponding organs of our body, and related meridians, have seasonal foods that nurture them. Illness and disease can be avoided IF our body and mind are in synch with the universally flowing circle of consciousness. Gayle will share how this is accomplished.
She has cooked for private clients, taught internationally, and supported many people on their wellness journeys. Her food is always tasty, creative, beautifully balanced, and full of heart.
SUNday, February 15, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Qigong”
with Ken Frankel
Qigong consists of various ancient (and modern) Chinese practices that promote health, vitality and longevity through the engagement of body, breath, and mind. This session will be primarily experiential with some discussion of the foundational concepts, historical background, and health benefits of qigong along the way. No special athletic ability is needed and most methods may be practiced in either a seated or standing position. Wear comfortable clothing.
Ken Frankel has been practicing qigong for over twenty years and has traveled to many places in the United States and Canada to learn it. He has completed three 200-hour trainings and many briefer ones. Ken began teaching qigong classes at our lodge in 2018 and currently serves on the Board as Vice President 2.
SUNday, Feb 22, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Improvisational Comedy: The Zen Art of Self-Discovery”
with Cary Bayer
What if every moment of your life were a scene you were improvising with the Universe? In this playful and profound talk, we explore the art of improv comedy as a living metaphor for awakening. Through laughter, story, and insight, discover how the improviser’s tools — “Yes, and…”, presence, surrender, and trust — mirror the deepest teachings of Zen. From the terror of a silent stage to the joy of spontaneous creation, we’ll see how each moment invites us to drop the script, dissolve the ego, and rediscover who we really are beneath all our characters. Come ready to laugh, reflect, and perhaps glimpse the cosmic punchline behind it all. (Because enlightenment might just be the best improv scene ever played.)
Cary Bayer has been blending the cosmic and the comic his entire adult life. He’s taught meditation to many hundreds of people, trained dozens of TM teachers, life coached more than a thousand people, and is the author of 18 books on personal growth including Higher Self Meditations, and 5 on the spirituality of pop culture, including The Yoga of Entertainment: Higher Consciousness in Pop Culture. He’s also been a stand-up comedian, studied improv, and is the author of 11 humor books, including Spiritual Lampoons. He’s proud to say that the first time he performed comedy, at the age of 23, it was as Groucho Marx.
SUNday, March 1, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Highlights of the 12th World Congress
of the Theosophical Society in Vancouver”
with Danuta Sagnard
Danuta will share highlights of the 12th World Congress of the Theosophical Society. She will touch upon the subjects of various speaker presentations, the launching of new books and movie, and some aspects of indigenous culture in Vancouver, Canada.
Danuta is a nutritionist, nurse and certified master gardener, a world traveler with experience on both sides of the globe, and knowledgeable in the field of dousing. She has been a lodge member for twenty-seven years and taught classes at our Palm Plaza lodge.
SUNday, March 8, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“The Power Of Anchoring”
with John Wulf
Today we examine the function of the Self-Image in the Unconscious and the power of the Superconscious to transform everything.
John Wulf is an NPL Trainer, Certified Practitioner of Rapid Trauma Resolution, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and graduate of the Landmark Advanced Courses. He has been a supporter and speaker at the T.S. Lodge in Deerfield Beach, Florida for more than sixteen years.
SUNday, March 15, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Death And Dying: Part 2”
with Lisa Spitzer
Understanding the art of Dying thru a spiritual lens can transform your life. This will be explored today with a special practice affirmation at the end of the session.
1.The Physical body exercise and discussion of care for the physical body
Mind body personal training Bring 2 water bottles
2. The Emotional body The power of Indifference
3. The Mental Body The art of observation Harmlessness The 12 Virtues
Preparing for the final journey The lower three must be elevated to the higher three.
Forgiveness and resolution of karmic accounts
Please bring a notebook to begin your spiritual diary
Get Ready for the greatest transformation you may have ever considered. What we do here to prepare for this transformation helps the hierarchy in their elevation. When we transition what and who we are becomes one of the greatest acts of service to the plan and the great transformation.
Lisa Spitzer, a New York licensed MSW, has more than twelve years experience as director of psychiatric hospitals in upstate NY where she saw first hand that psychiatric illness may not be what we may believe. She is also a life long Theosophist and member of our lodge, long-time student of multiple esoteric schools, a medical intuitive, and has studied astrology for years. Lisa is currently writing a book entitled “The Starseed Chronicles” that takes place in another galaxy or world. Find more information at https://www.theguardiansofthelight.com/about-starseeds/.
SUNday, March 22, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“NIRVĀṆA ṢATKAM – SIX VERSES ON NIRVĀṆA”
with Jane (Janani) Cleary
NirvāṇaṢatkam – is a small text of only six verses that completely reveals and delivers the message of what it means to recognize that the freedom and well-being that everyone seeks is an already accomplished fact but simply not recognized. It’s something like the key that a person carries in a pocket yet searches all over the house looking for it. Set to a melodic and very soothing tone, the verses that will be presented in this talk will unfold the all-encompassing vision of oneself as one who is free and abiding, full and complete.
As a yoga teacher in New York City, Janani’s discovery of Vedanta occurred quite by accident when she met Swami Chinmayananda and was persuaded by him to fully explore what is behind the practice of yoga. She traveled to Sandeepany Sadhanalya in Mumbai where, under the brilliant tutelage of Pujya Swami Dayananda, Janani completed a full course of study and received certification in 1978. She has been actively and successfully teaching Vedanta classes in numerous formats ever since. Theosophist Janani is a member of our lodge and currently serves on the Board.
SUNday, March 29, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Death And Dying: Part 3”
with Lisa Spitzer
Understanding the art of Dying thru a spiritual lens can transform your life. This will be explored today with a special practice affirmation at the end of the session.
1.The Physical body exercise and discussion of care for the physical body
Mind body personal training Bring 2 water bottles
2. The Emotional body The power of Indifference
3. The Mental Body The art of observation Harmlessness The 12 Virtues
Preparing for the final journey The lower three must be elevated to the higher three.
Forgiveness and resolution of karmic accounts
Please bring a notebook to begin your spiritual diary
Get Ready for the greatest transformation you may have ever considered. What we do here to prepare for this transformation helps the hierarchy in their elevation. When we transition what and who we are becomes one of the greatest acts of service to the plan and the great transformation.
Lisa Spitzer, a New York licensed MSW, has more than twelve years experience as director of psychiatric hospitals in upstate NY where she saw first hand that psychiatric illness may not be what we may believe. She is also a life long Theosophist and member of our lodge, long-time student of multiple esoteric schools, a medical intuitive, and has studied astrology for years. Lisa is currently writing a book entitled “The Starseed Chronicles” that takes place in another galaxy or world. Find more information at https://www.theguardiansofthelight.com/about-starseeds/.
SUNday, April 5, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Christ Consciousness Rising”
with Sharon Ann Meyer (a.k.a. SAM)
Join SAM for meditations and discussion on the origin of Easter, the New Group of World Servers, and humanity’s rising Christ Consciousness. Come share with fellow timeline bridge builders!
Wayshower SAM, author of the Lightworker’s Log Book Series, founder of SAM IAM PROductions, and administrator of LightworkersLog.com couples ageless wisdom with personal experience in multiple realities. She is the Corresponding Secretary for our lodge.
SUNday, April 12, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Poets In Our Midst”
with Brian Burns, Carole Ross, Jane Ellen Glaser, and Phillip Elton Collins
Join us for a bevy of varied poetry ranging from descriptions of human life, non-local reality, and sacred messages.
Author Brian Burns continues to guide and support the lodge as our President. Carole Ross, Jane Ellen Glaser won prizes for her collection of poetry books described at: Jane Ellen Glasser. Phillip Elton Collins, author of “Sacred Poetry,” is a co-founder of The Angel News Network.
SUNday, April 19, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali and Comic Book Superheroes”
with Cary Bayer
In this imaginative and illuminating talk, Cary Bayer explores how the ancient siddhis—the spiritual superpowers described in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali from India—find modern expression in the myths of comic book superheroes from Marvel and DC. With gentle humor and contemplative insight, the lecture reveals how Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and many other caped and masked heroes mirror our own inner evolution from ego-driven might to enlightened yogic consciousness.
Cary Bayer is the author of Zen Teachings of Superheroes, Higher Self Meditations, and 27 other books. He has spent most of his adult life integrating the wisdom of the ages with contemporary pop culture. He’s taught meditation to many hundreds of people, trained dozens of TM teachers, and has practiced siddhis for decades.
SUNday, April 26, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Paranormal Chat Room”
with Brian Burns
Virtually everyone has had some kind of paranormal experience in their lives. In the past people were afraid to talk about it, but today it is completely open and everybody enjoys talking about these topics whether its precognition, premonition, apparitions, ghosts, UFO’s, spirits, etc. Today we open up this wonderful topic for all people to share in an open, loving, protective and supportive atmosphere.
Brian Burns is the author of Kwan-Yin Heart and other books. He continues to guide and support the lodge as our President.
SUNday, May 3, 2026, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“The Lotus Vine Entwined: H.P.B. and the Dawn of Interspirituality: An Interfaith Perspective”
with Swamini Divyananda Saraswati, Co founder of the Tiruvanammalai Tirumoolar Ashram in Tiruvanammalai, India.
This talk positions the 1875 founding of the Theosophical Society as a precursor to modern interfaith dialogue. It honors Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s pioneering role in shaping contemporary interspiritual consciousness and offers insights on the unique personal and professional challenges that influenced her work.
Swamini Divyananda is the foremost disciple of Sri Swami Vijayananda Ji. She co-founded the Tiruvanammalai Tirumoolar Ashram with Swamiji and has served in key roles for numerous projects under his direction for the past 40 years.
Swamini Divyananda Saraswati was ordained by the revered Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda of the Yoga Research Foundation in 2009. She is an ordained Interfaith Minister completing two years of education and training at the Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary. She holds a Master of Hindu Philosophy degree from Hindu University of America and has written and taught courses on Hindu Spiritual Care for International Hindu University. She has been a licensed Registered Nurse for the past 35 years and has served the community in three appointed volunteer committee positions in Broward County, as well as her Neighborhood Association. After completing two units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) with Vitas Hospice and six years of voluntary service as a hospital based Chaplain at Pembroke Memorial Hospital, she is currently serving as an Independent Community Chaplain and member of the North American Hindu Chaplains Association (NAHCA). Swami Vijayananda Ji introduced her to the Theosophical Society in Miami in 1986.
SUNday, May 31, 2025, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“To Be Announced”
with Swami Vijayananda (Vijay)
Swami Vijayananda Ji along with Swamini Divyananda has built “Bhujageswara Rudraksha Mandir” in Davie, Florida. This serene Shiva Temple is enshrined beneath two Rudraksha Trees and is an abode of peace and tranquility. Regular Shiva Pujas, Rudra Abishekams and Rudra Homams are conducted here under the guidance of Swami Vijayanand Ji. His initial training in Yoga and Meditation was in 1976 with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh at the foothills of the Himalayas in India. Visit youtube.com/@sivohamtv for a wealth of information.
There is no charge for any of our programs. We operate entirely by donations to balance giving and receiving and to continue our work of spreading the message of theosophy. All donations are tax deductible under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c) (3).
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…” Hebrews 10:25
In-person gatherings assist us in recognizing our humanness, in voicing our needs and coming together in energetic ways that technological ways do not.
Theosophical Society Mission Statement: “To serve humanity by cultivating an ever-deepening understanding and realization of the Ageless Wisdom, spiritual self-transformation, and the unity of all life.”
If you are already a member of the Theosophical Society in America, you can join our lodge. Financial assistance for any membership fees may be available upon request.
There is no charge for any of our programs. We operate entirely by donations to balance giving and receiving and to continue our work of spreading the message of theosophy. All donations are tax deductible under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c) (3).
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We can’t elevate our consciousness if our organs and related emotions are clogged with unhealthy chemicals from food that our higher consciousness doesn’t recognize, and can’t process. This leads to illness and disease. Each of the seasons, corresponding organs of our body, and related meridians, have seasonal foods that nurture them. Illness and disease can be avoided IF our body and mind are in synch with the universally flowing circle of consciousness. Gayle will share how this is accomplished.
This session will be primarily experiential with some discussion of the foundational concepts, historical background, and health benefits of qigong along the way. No special athletic ability is needed and most methods may be practiced in either a seated or standing position. Wear comfortable clothing.
What if every moment of your life were a scene you were improvising with the Universe? In this playful and profound talk, we explore the art of improv comedy as a living metaphor for awakening. Through laughter, story, and insight, discover how the improviser’s tools — “Yes, and…”, presence, surrender, and trust — mirror the deepest teachings of Zen. From the terror of a silent stage to the joy of spontaneous creation, we’ll see how each moment invites us to drop the script, dissolve the ego, and rediscover who we really are beneath all our characters. Come ready to laugh, reflect, and perhaps glimpse the cosmic punchline behind it all. (Because enlightenment might just be the best improv scene ever played.)
As a yoga teacher in New York City, Janani’s discovery of Vedanta occurred quite by accident when she met Swami Chinmayananda and was persuaded by him to fully explore what is behind the practice of yoga. She traveled to Sandeepany Sadhanalya in Mumbai where, under the brilliant tutelage of Pujya Swami Dayananda, Janani completed a full course of study and received certification in 1978. She has been actively and successfully teaching Vedanta classes in numerous formats ever since. Theosophist Janani is a member of our lodge and currently serves on the Board.
Join SAM for meditations and discussion on the origin of Easter, the New Group of World Servers, and humanity’s rising Christ Consciousness. Come share with fellow timeline bridge builders!
