Oliver Mac, an R&B singer, songwriter and producer, performs at Full Circle. The Venice group is stepping in where earlier seekers left off, rejecting aspects of New Age while channeling young millennials’ approach to spirituality into a new movement -- or, at least, a really good party. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Matthew Cohen, center, a Qigong teacher, leads a group in Chinese energy cultivation practices at Full Circle, described as a space for young adults to explore their spirituality and creativity, and to push back against gentrification in Venice. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Founder Andrew Keegan, right, hugs a friend after a service at Full Circle. Some have called the church a religion, others a clubhouse. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Founder Andrew Keegan participates in an energy cultivation practice at Full Circle. Keegan, an actor, is perhaps best known for his performance opposite Heath Ledger in the 1999 movie “10 Things I Hate About You.” (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Alexander Polinsky gives a talk at Full Circle. The church the group is renting is on a prime Venice corner. Built in 1905, it housed Christian congregations for many years, before a branch of the Hare Krishnas moved in. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Richard Learmont strikes hits a gong during meditation at Full Circle. It borrows from everything from alternative healing to Burning Man -- with a dash of grass-roots rhetoric. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Founder Andrew Keegan, front right, gathers fellow members for a group photo at Full Circle. Keegan, 36, said the idea for the church came to him shortly after the Occupy movement staged a protest in Venice. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
