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, […]

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

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

with Baruch Golden, Lev White, Hannah Hamler and Michele Ku 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” […]

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Liberation: A True Refuge

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

A seeker’s path to healing and awakening For LGBTQIA Identified with Carol Cano “Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a practice.” Thich Nhat Hanh This three-week series will give a basic understanding and overview of the essential Buddhist teachings and practices of mindfulness meditation. We […]

Finding Harmony in Work Life

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

Bringing Work into Alignment with Spiritual Practice Open to all with Deb Kerr Sometimes we struggle with incongruence between meditative life and  work life. It may feel impossible to bring lovingkindness to a tough workplace environment.  Or we feel like our occupation is unaligned with our spirituality. This class will look at ways to bring […]

Beyond the Binary: Mindfulness of Gender

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

Beyond the Binary: Mindfulness of Gender We extend a special invitation to those who identity as non-binary, gender nonconforming and their allies. with JD Doyle, Loujie Kim, Rene Rivera & Bri Barnett What does it mean to be a boy? woman? genderqueer? gender nonconforming? transgender? agender? or none of the above? Gender identities and presentations […]