In Common - Practicing Meliorism [members and +1s]

​🌿 About Event

​We’re flooded with information and starved for integration. This guided circle offers a pause — a place to breathe, listen inward, and rediscover what matters most.

​Through the practice of Meliorism—the art of making life a little better together—we’ll explore how simple, values-aligned steps can create momentum our nervous systems can trust. Each session invites gentle slowing, honest reflection, and a shared prompt to write from. We’ll witness one another’s words with curiosity and positive regard, remembering that wisdom grows in common.

​Come if you’re feeling overwhelmed, in transition, or simply ready to make progress rooted in presence and care.

​🕰 Flow / Schedule

​5:30 – 5:45 PM Arrival + Letting Go of the Day 5:45 – 6:00 PM Guided Grounding + Shared Prompt 6:00 – 6:30 PM Individual Reflection + Writing 6:30 – 6:55 PM Sharing + Witnessing in Positive Regard 6:55 – 7:00 PM Closing + Optional Mingling

​👥 Facilitator

​Brian Oney is a community facilitator and founder of The Meliorist Group, exploring how Meliorism—the belief that we can make life better together—translates into everyday practice. Drawing on philosophy, systems thinking, and real-world transformation, Brian helps people reconnect to their intrinsic worth, agency, and shared humanity through reflective dialogue and gentle structure.

​💫 Who This Is For

​This circle welcomes anyone seeking calm clarity, meaningful progress, or a renewed sense of shared purpose. Writers, changemakers, creatives, and thoughtful wanderers alike will find a space to slow down, reflect, and re-emerge aligned with what truly matters.

​🎒 What to Bring (Optional)

​Bring something to write with and on — a notebook, journal, or loose pages for reflection. You’re also welcome to bring tea, water, or a small grounding object that helps you feel at ease.

​💛 Suggested Donation / Exchange

​In lieu of payment for this series, participants are invited to complete a brief pre- and post-survey to support ongoing research and refinement of this communal practice.

​🏛 About The Commons

​The Commons is a community-based “Fourth Place” that catalyzes each member’s path to authenticity, full self-expression, and aliveness — rooted in the belief that community is essential to that journey. Located in the heart of San Francisco, The Commons is redefining what it means to gather, work, and connect. By day, it’s a playful co-working space; by night, a vibrant meeting house for wisdom, belonging, and beauty.

​🚪 Arrival Info

​The Commons is located at 550 Laguna St, San Francisco (corner of Hayes & Laguna). Enter via the stairway under The Commons sign at the basement level.