Healing the Father Wound: Drama Therapy and the Dharma

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

Open to male-identified participants with Melvin Escobar and Armand Volkas Many of us come to the practice of meditation to undo karmic knots – traumas that build up in our bodies, minds, and hearts throughout our lives. The father wound is a major kind of karmic knot that, when addressed, can help us heal individual […]

Family Practice: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings

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

with Baruch Golden, Fresh! White, Michele Ku and Shahara Godfrey We 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. This class features training on “Family Tea Time” […]

Embodying Compassion: A Day of Healing for Black Women

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

with Arisika Razak How, as Black women, do we move from “surviving” to “thriving” in a society that hates our bodies and denies our achievements?  What traumas occurred in our families of origin, and how do the Buddha’s teaching support our recovery and healing? What ancestral wisdom supports our journeys in these perilous times – […]

Fabulous Fake Buddha Quotes vs Real

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

with Mushim Ikeda  Open to Committed Practitioners* What message was the Buddha actually trying to teach? Inspired by Bodhipaksa’s www.fakebuddhaquotes.com, we will compare some of the many fabulous & fake Buddha quotes circulating on social media with real quotes from Buddhist suttas (texts). This fun half-day will include meditation, a Dharma talk, and facilitated discussion. *Committed practitioners […]

Embodying Resilience

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

Based on the Leadership Embodiment work of Wendy Palmer with Paul Ciske, Ph.D. and Anjali Sawhney, MBA This insightful work allows us to see, and hold with kindness, our limiting habitual reactive patterns that arise with the pressures of life while cultivating a greater capacity for returning to the natural state of compassion and wisdom […]

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Embodying Resilience

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

Based on the Leadership Embodiment work of Wendy Palmer with Paul Ciske, Ph.D. and Anjali Sawhney, MBA This insightful work based on Aikido and Mindfulness principles allows us to see, and hold with kindness, our limiting habitual reactive patterns that arise, especially when under stress, while also cultivating a greater capacity for returning to the […]

Soñando Nuestro Hogar: Un Día Para la Comunidad Latinx | Dreaming our Home: A Day For the Latinx Community

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

Bienvenido a todos que se identifican como parte de la diáspora latinoamericana Open to all who identify as part of the Latin American diaspora con (with)  Margarita Loinaz y Melvin Escobar En el budismo, hay refugios que se llaman “las tres joyas” o “los tres tesoros”. Estos son: el Buda (todos los seres humanos tenemos […]

Craving and the End of Craving: A Buddhist Approach to Working with Addiction

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

with Shahara Godfrey and Walt Opie Open to all in recovery During this daylong, we will explore craving and the end of craving—offering ways to help heal addiction inspired by Buddhist teachings. We will incorporate Eight Step Recovery as developed by Dr. Valerie Mason-John, which offers a Buddhist approach for working with addiction and obsessive […]

Beginning a Meditation Practice for People of Color

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

with Mushim Ikeda  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 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 […]

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Loneliness, Imperfection & Resilience: A Buddhist-based approach

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

with Mushim Ikeda  Loneliness is painful, and seems to be on the rise despite the easy connectivity promised by internet and social media. Feeling isolated because we are regarded as “different” by others can be a factor. How can we stay present to the sharp edges of our feelings about the imperfection of our lives, […]