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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:With Spring Washam \nWe all have to find a way to make peace with fear\, and over time\, we learn to develop genuine courage in the face of it. The spiritual warrior sees fear as an opportunity to learn and grow. There is nothing scarier than facing the unknown yet nothing more exciting. This is a daylong for all those who are stuck at the spiritual crossroads. It’s time to take the big leap forward and develop faith. This class will include guided meditations\, group work\, and talks on the theme of the day. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=nov16courage \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/3948/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Family Practice Class
DESCRIPTION:with Master John Ellis & Mushim \nWe invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC.  We welcome families with babies\, toddlers\, and children up to age 13. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. \nThis class features training on “Family Tea Time” and how mindful practices can bind the family together. We will also explore how meditation and meditative movement can contribute to successful family life. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha.  No prior experience is necessary. \nPlease bring a snack (without nuts) to share. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=nov16family \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/family-practice-class-2/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Post-traumatic Growth: For Self-Identified People of Color
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays: November 7\, 14\, and 21\, 2016\n7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \nWith Mushim & Melvin Escobar \nPeople of color and people of mixed race heritage are subjected to potentially traumatic situations on a daily basis throughout our lives. This 3-class series will offer an understanding of the neuro-physiological science of trauma\, plus embodiment practice tools and mindfulness-based skills that can be practiced in class and at home\, and a supportive and compassionate community learning and healing space. In this social-justice-based approach\, we will affirm that our communities can thrive and grow into healing\, well-being\, and joy. Talks\, meditation\, facilitated discussion\, progressive relaxation techniques\, and trauma-informed Dynamic Mindfulness gentle movement. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://nov16postraumatic-poc.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events. However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/post-traumatic-growth-for-self-identified-people-of-color/2016-11-14/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Fall
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays: September 21 – December 14 2016\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Lulu Cook\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=fall16teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-fall/2016-11-16/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness of Breathing: Working Towards Peace and Insight
DESCRIPTION:3 Wednesdays\, November 2\, 9\, 16\, 2016\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nWith Devin Berry \nIn this 3 part series\, geared toward new meditators and those seeking a refresher course\, we will explore the Buddha’s own teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through the full awareness of breathing. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=nov16breath \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/mindfulness-of-breathing/2016-11-16/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Transgender and Gender Diverse Metta Day Long
DESCRIPTION:Led by Fresh! White\, Louije Kim\, Abe Doherty\, Adrienne Price\, Marbles Radio (Movement) \nOpen for those who identify as transgender. \nOn the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance\, we are hosting an opportunity to explore and practice meditation and movements to help implement\, compliment\, and/or expand our experiences with self-care. \nThis class is open to those new to meditation\, and allows others an opportunity to practice in a safe space which will be lead and held by Trans* identified individuals\, and experienced allies. \n*Please arrive on time\, as the class will begin promptly. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=nov16transmetta \nTeacher Bios: \nFresh! White\, CPCC\, is a Certified Professional Mindfulness & Life Coach. He has been practicing Mindfulness since 2007\, and is currently a student of Spirit Rock’s Dharma Leadership Program. In addition to co-leading the Teen Sangha at EBMC\, Fresh! is also a rotating teacher at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, and leads a group for Trans* and Gender Variant folks in Oakland as well. Fresh! earned his Early Childhood Education Credits at Skyline College when he committed to being a classroom assistant and volunteer back in the 90s. Since 2003\, Fresh! has facilitated or co-lead over 100 discussions in San Francisco and Marin\, in schools and workplaces\, with a goal of ending bullying for all\, with a focus on creating safety for the LBGTQI communities. \nAbe Doherty is grateful to have practiced meditation for fifteen years\, including through the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) programs Commit to Dharma 2 with Larry Yang in 2010 and Practice in Action with Mushim Ikeda in 2012.  Abe is inspired by the collective liberation vision of the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) and has volunteered in various capacities for EBMC since 2008.  Having been out as a transgendered person for 23 years\, Abe is particularly interested in supporting all people’s gender splendor. \nLouije Kim is an Oakland-based mental health clinician and dharma practitioner who has been cultivating a Vipassana practice since 2009. They are deeply committed to the personal and collective liberation of local communities. Louije completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2012\, and the Dedicated Practitioner Program at Spirit Rock in 2016. They are currently enrolled in the Community Dharma Leader program at Spirit Rock. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nMarbles Jumbo Radio re-constellates queer bodies from the margins to center through dance\, physical practice\, and discussion-based platforms that engage with the politics of place\, belonging\, and embodiment.  Their recent work has included co-facilitating trainings with Fresh! White\, the woods and studio project with taisha paggett in conjunction with Pieter in Los Angeles\, and their ongoing community-based project\, Wrecking Walden. \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/transgender-and-gender-diverse-metta-day-long/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161120T100000
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SUMMARY:Men of Color Daylong
DESCRIPTION:Led by EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge Group \nPart of our work as self-identified men of color is to unlearn and heal from the violence of systemic oppression. We come together to engage with self and community in ways that empower us to reclaim our inherent worth in a society that often invisibilizes and targets us. We gather in gratitude for what we have and who we are in a society that deludes us with messages of scarcity and denigration.  We arrive to learn from one another the skillful means necessary to transform the habit-patterns that often limit us and perpetuate suffering.  We converge to steep ourselves in compassionate practices that build pathways towards liberation and to remind ourselves: we are already free. \nIn our second annual daylong\, we gather as self-identified men of color to explore our diverse experiences through the themes of Gratitude\, Transformation\, & Liberation. We come to awareness through guided meditation\, mindful movement\, experiential exercises and facilitated discussion. Navigating the world\, we recognize we cannot do this work alone; therefore\, we invite you to join us in sacred community as we collectively connect and cultivate a deeper understanding of what it means to be mindful men of color. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://nov16mocdaylong-poc.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/3956/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Post-traumatic Growth: For Self-Identified People of Color
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays: November 7\, 14\, and 21\, 2016\n7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \nWith Mushim & Melvin Escobar \nPeople of color and people of mixed race heritage are subjected to potentially traumatic situations on a daily basis throughout our lives. This 3-class series will offer an understanding of the neuro-physiological science of trauma\, plus embodiment practice tools and mindfulness-based skills that can be practiced in class and at home\, and a supportive and compassionate community learning and healing space. In this social-justice-based approach\, we will affirm that our communities can thrive and grow into healing\, well-being\, and joy. Talks\, meditation\, facilitated discussion\, progressive relaxation techniques\, and trauma-informed Dynamic Mindfulness gentle movement. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://nov16postraumatic-poc.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events. However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/post-traumatic-growth-for-self-identified-people-of-color/2016-11-21/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Fall: No CLASS on Nov. 23
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays: September 21 – December 14 2016\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Lulu Cook\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=fall16teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-fall-2016-11-23/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Fall
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays: September 21 – December 14 2016\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Lulu Cook\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=fall16teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-fall/2016-11-30/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161025T174652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T181652Z
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SUMMARY:A Day of Heartfulness for People of Color and Allies: Awakening the Legend of Maitreya Buddha
DESCRIPTION:A Day of Mindfulness in the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh \nwith Peggy Rowe and Larry Ward \nWhat does it mean to practice love in these times? We explore America’s legacy of racial promise and dysfunction from the perspectives of Buddhist Psychology and neuroscience. We will enjoy noble silence\, sitting meditation\, movement meditation\, total relaxation\, eating meditation\, a dharma talk\, and community sharing. This is an opportunity to discover and enrich our embodiment of the future Buddha present within us now. Our collective and individual awakening is calling. Whatever our preoccupations or distractions\, it is urgent to rouse the cave of our hearts to this highest of callings. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=dec16heartfulness \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events. However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/a-day-of-heartfulness-for-people-of-color-and-allies-awakening-the-legend-of-maitreya-buddha/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161025T175526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T181836Z
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SUMMARY:Infinite Joy: Buddha's Practice to Neutralize Jealousy & Apathy
DESCRIPTION:Two Mondays\, December 5 and 12\, 2016\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nCan we experience empathetic joy in others’ successes and joyful moments\, even when their experience and worldview is very different from our own? Mudita (unselfish joy) is one of the Brahmaviharas\, also called the Four Immeasurables. These are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming\, stilling\, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless quality of mudita\, over time jealousy and apathy drop away\, and we harvest true happiness\, spiritual strength\, and awakening insight. These practices are considered complementary to insight meditation. Dharma talks\, discussion\, interactive exercises. Instruction provided for beginners in meditation. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=dec16mudita \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events. However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/infinite-joy-buddhas-practice-to-neutralize-jealousy-apathy/2016-12-05/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20160916T030226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161007T041624Z
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Fall
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays: September 21 – December 14 2016\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Lulu Cook\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=fall16teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-fall/2016-12-07/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161211T123000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161025T175955Z
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SUMMARY:Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha's Teachings
DESCRIPTION:For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers \nwith Shahara Godfrey\, Baruch Golden\, Michele Ku\, Fresh! White\, and Jenn Biehn (movement) \nWe invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies\, toddlers and children up to age 12. The teachers will offer the Buddha’s teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced at home. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. We will explore bringing the Dharma to our daily lives through song\, story\, sharing\, art\, and mindfulness practices. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha. No prior experience is necessary. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=dec16family \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events. However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/family-practice-class-opening-the-heart-through-the-buddhas-teachings-6/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20160916T030226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161007T041624Z
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Fall
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays: September 21 – December 14 2016\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Lulu Cook\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=fall16teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-fall/2016-12-14/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161217T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161026T164630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T164630Z
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SUMMARY:The Search for Safety & the Three Refuges: A Daylong for People of Color
DESCRIPTION:with Larry Yang and Louije Kim \nAll beings wish to be happy\, to enjoy safety and a sense of well-being. For People Of Color living in a racialized society\, the realities of racism\, systemic violence\, and trans-generational trauma creates a pervasive sense of danger and insecurity–the search for safety takes on a tender urgency. The Buddha taught that the nature of reality is one of ultimate instability and groundlessness\, and to live in conflict with reality brings us suffering. The teachings of the Three Refuges offers us places of relative grounding from which we can navigate our lives skillfully\, without grasping for security in what is temporary or false.\n\nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://dec16refuges-poc.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n    * Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n    * Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/the-search-for-safety-the-three-refuges-a-daylong-for-people-of-color/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161218T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161025T180414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182225Z
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SUMMARY:Radical Self-Love A daylong on Metta practice
DESCRIPTION:with Spring Washam \nIt’s been my experience that when we truly love and honor ourselves many of life’s most difficult questions get answered. Self-hatred\, inner aggression\, and self -criticism are rooted in a mind that is confused and suffering. The “Metta” practice is a powerful antidote and medicine that transforms hatred into love. In this daylong we will focus on loving kindness\, compassion\, and forgiveness practices directed towards ourselves. This day will include meditation\, group work\, and talks on the theme of the day. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=dec16selflove \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events. However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/radical-self-love-a-daylong-on-metta-practice/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161123T235952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T195547Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-04/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170107T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161124T000337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182442Z
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SUMMARY:Trauma and Transformation: A Journey into Compassion\, Healing\, and Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:Open to self identified people of color \nwith Arisika Razak\n \nIf we cannot be happy in spite of our difficulties\, what good is our spiritual practice?\n– Maha Ghosananda\nMemory is the selection of images; some elusive\, others printed indelibly on the brain.\n. . . But truth changes color depending on the light. Andtomorrow can be clearer than today.\n– Kasi Lemon\, from the film Eve’s Bayou\n\nOur experiences of grief and trauma may be invitations to deepen our self-awareness\,healing\, compassion and transformation. Using Buddhist teachings\, guided meditation\, movement\, writing\, embodied exercises and trauma studies\, we will explore the gifts and challenges found in these difficult and provocative experiences.\n\nPlease bring something for the altar.\nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://jan17transformation.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/trauma-and-transformation-a-journey-into-compassion-healing-and-wisdom/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170108T123000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161124T000645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182055Z
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SUMMARY:Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings
DESCRIPTION:For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers \nwith Baruch Golden\, Michele Ku\, and Fresh! White\n \nWe invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies\, toddlers and children up to age 12. The teachers will offer the Buddha’s teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced at home. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. We will explore bringing the Dharma to our daily lives through song\, story\, sharing\, art and mindfulness practices. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha. No prior experience is necessary. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17family \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/family-practice-class-opening-the-heart-through-the-buddhas-teachings-7/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T043602
CREATED:20161123T235725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182525Z
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SUMMARY:New Year Mental Cleanse
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nWith Spring Washam\n \nMany of us carry large amounts of mental clutter and loads of junk in the mind. Are you ready for the ultimate mental cleanse to let it all go? If so then join us for this powerful class series meant to jump-start the New Year.  For 30 days we will develop a mindfulness practice\, cultivate love and compassion\, and let go of the past. This is a great class for beginners as well as experienced students! \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17cleanse \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/new-year-mental-cleanse/2017-01-09/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-11/
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-01-11/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:New Year Mental Cleanse
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nWith Spring Washam\n \nMany of us carry large amounts of mental clutter and loads of junk in the mind. Are you ready for the ultimate mental cleanse to let it all go? If so then join us for this powerful class series meant to jump-start the New Year.  For 30 days we will develop a mindfulness practice\, cultivate love and compassion\, and let go of the past. This is a great class for beginners as well as experienced students! \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17cleanse \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/new-year-mental-cleanse/2017-01-16/
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SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-18/
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-01-18/
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SUMMARY:New Year Mental Cleanse
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nWith Spring Washam\n \nMany of us carry large amounts of mental clutter and loads of junk in the mind. Are you ready for the ultimate mental cleanse to let it all go? If so then join us for this powerful class series meant to jump-start the New Year.  For 30 days we will develop a mindfulness practice\, cultivate love and compassion\, and let go of the past. This is a great class for beginners as well as experienced students! \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17cleanse \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/new-year-mental-cleanse/2017-01-23/
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SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-25/
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CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-01-25/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Day of Cultivating Metta
DESCRIPTION:with Carol Cano \n“The practice of metta\, uncovering the force of love that can uproot fear\, anger\, and guilt\, begins with befriending ourselves”\n– Sharon Salzberg \nThe Buddha did not separate lovingkindness (Metta) from the four foundation of the mindfulness (Satipatthana). In this daylong we will practice a foundation of mindfulness\, silence\, and deep listening that nourishes love and understanding through the practice of metta. These practices will open you to the heart of the matter in your life and cultivate a path of peace. \nThe teacher requests that you give yourself time to integrate back into a busy life by not booking too much after this retreat. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17metta \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/a-day-of-cultivating-metta/
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