ONLINE: The Whiteness of Money: Transforming Suffering, Moving into/toward Love

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

Sunday, October 25th 2020 10:00AM -12:15PM and 2:00PM-4:00PM PST Open to White Practitioners, Limited Capacity with Crystal Johnson and JD Doyle “What’s in it for me?” This is a key refrain of our conditioning into racial capitalism, and white supremacy ensures that white people accrue a disproportionate share of wealth. According to the Buddha this […]

ONLINE: Receiving or Witnessing the Bodhisattva Precepts & Vows

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

with Mushim Ikeda I, myself, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow, “Life after life, after life, after life, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma, Buddhist monk and social worker, 1941-2013 In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva is an archetypal great being who tirelessly and joyfully works to […]

ONLINE: Tai Chi Chih – Embodying the Heart Qualities

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

with Jenn Biehn and Rosetta Saunders Tai Chi Chih is an easy-to learn, accessible and non-strenuous moving meditation. A form of Qi Gong, Tai Chi Chih circulates and balances the chi or energy of the body. Cultivating and embodying heart qualities such as patience, compassion, gratitude, generosity while practicing Tai Chi Chih can bring alignment […]

ONLINE: From Meditation into Life – Embodying Resilience and Possibilities*

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

An Online Class Led by Paul Ciske, Ph.D and Anjali Sawhney How can we befriend our habitual reactive patterns that arise when triggered, stressed or under pressure? How can we recover to a more centered skillful state and move forward toward what we really want? How can we take meditation insights into our daily lives? […]

ONLINE: Creativity, Vulnerability & Power: Moving Forward Together For Self-identified Black, Indigenous, People of Color & Multiracial persons

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

With Mushim Ikeda, Dr. Zahra Ahmed & Christian Howard (ASL Interpretation & Closed Captioning Provided) Drawing on “deep time” and Dharmic mindfulness-based practices, can we as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and Multiracial persons) see and seize the opportunities now arising to move forward together toward liberation? Is there a “magic formula” for […]

ONLINE: Opening the Heart Through the Buddha’s Teachings: Parents Meditation Group

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

An Online Meditation Group for Parents with Lev White, Ramona Lisa Ortiz Smith, Michele Ku, Baruch Golden and Lisa Fujie Parks EBMC’s Family Practice Class teaching team will be offering a monthly parents’ meditation group for restoration, support and connection during these challenging times. We will offer a short talk, guided meditation and sharing. We […]

ONLINE: New Years Day Tai Chi – Embodying the Heart Qualities

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

An Online Class with Jenn Biehn, nialla rose, and Rosetta Saunders Friday, January 1st 9AM - 10AM PST (Time Zone Converter) Tai Chi Chih is an easy-to learn, accessible and non-strenuous moving meditation. A form of Qi Gong, Tai Chi Chih circulates and balances the chi or energy of the body. Cultivating and embodying heart […]

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ONLINE: Beginning a Meditation Practice

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

Wednesdays January 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th 2021 6:30 - 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 6-month Curriculum Are 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 stationary and walking/gentle movement […]

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ONLINE: Embodying the Timeless Wisdom of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr for Black, Indigenous and People of Color

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

An Online Residential Retreat for Black, Indigenous and People of Color Saturday, January 16th 2021 10AM - 4:30PM PST Sunday, January 17th 2021 10AM - 4:30PM PST Monday, January 18th 2021 10AM - 3:45PM PST Time Zone Converter ASL Interpretation & Closed Captioning Provided with Konda Mason and Noliwe Alexander If we cultivate the courage […]

ONLINE: Honoring the Past, Writing the Future: A New Year’s Ritual for BIPOC Femmes & NonBinary Folx

East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA

An Online Class Led by shah noor hussein & Arisika Razak Closed Captioning Provided Join us for a half day of storytelling, dharma teachings, meditative movement, and art in which we compassionately examine our diverse personal histories, celebrate our heritage, and create new liberation stories through writing. We welcome self-identified People of Color that fall under […]