Sunday Nov 16

How Deep Breathing Exercises Benefit Us All

Marcus Dupuis

Learn how focused deep breathing can enhance your life experience! This very interactive presentation will focus on using conscious breathing to improve your health and enhance your Lakeside living experience! Come and learn about the existential elements of improving the essence of life—breathing!
Marcus Dupuis is the author of I Breathe Therefore I AM. He is a specialist and has been teaching breathwork of over 30 years. His lectures span personal growth and how to achieve life balance. Marcus has been leading workshops and lecturing full time for the last 20 years in Canada, Spain and Mexico.

Sunday Nov 23

Plans change, but the magic of Open Circle remains! Though our scheduled speaker was unable to present today, we’re preparing a wonderful presentation to uplift your Sunday morning. Join us—you might just discover something unexpected and delightful.

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Sunday Nov 30

Introducing AbrazoPaz’s Youth Leadership Program 2026

Presenter: Livier Ayón

How can Lake Chapala communities cultivate a culture of peace through education, mentorship, intensive experiential learning, and practical community action? Fostering intergenerational leadership for young people Lakeside, AbrazoPaz centers its interdisciplinary work on nurturing awareness and compassion, rooted in relationships - within, among one another, and the environment.
Livier Ayón is a social psychologist, facilitator, and Chevening Scholar. She founded AbrazoPaz, a grassroots NGO dedicated to fostering a culture of peace through experiential leadership, relational practice, and youth-focused community action.

Sunday Dec 7

The Chapala Independent Film Festival: Cine Sin Fronteras

Presenters: Carmen Carolina and Carlos Canseco

 The Chapala Indie Film Festival (CIFF) returns for its 2025 edition in December, celebrating cinema as a limitless language. In its third edition, the Festival reaffirms its commitment to independent cinema as a force for encounter, reflection and cultural transformation. Open Circle will project one of the festival's film categories, highlighting films that break barriers, explore physical, emotional, and creative territories without fear.

Sunday Dec 14

Uncovering your Purpose in Life

Presenter: Dr. Daniel Acuff

Dr. Acuff uses storytelling and fictional characters to deliver a lecture sue to take the Open Circle audience “beyond” The Celestine Prophecy to explore more fully life’s meaning.
About the Presenter: Dr. Acuff is the primary author of What Kids Buy and Why, - The Psychology of Marketing to Kids published by Simon & Schuster’s Free Press and the nonfiction self-help relationships book Relationships Rx. He has led seminars and workshops in front of thousands for more than fifteen years. 

Sunday Dec 21

Special Event: LIVE PERFORMANCE Mariachi Juvenil Axixic

Boy, does Ajijic have talent! Come to this annual holiday celebration with a Mariachi twist. Ajijic is honored to have one of Jalisco’s leading youth Mariachi organizations, led by Maestro Daniel Medeles and a team of professional musician facilitators. Come hear these talented young musicians perform traditional music and even a holiday favorite or two!

Sunday Dec 28

Details coming soon!

 A wonderful entertaining talk that will both entertain and make you think.  Don't miss it!