Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha's Teachings For Children Ages 0-13 and Family / Caregivers Led by Baruch Golden, Fresh! White, Jenn Biehn, Michele Ku, Keisha Turner & Shahara Godfrey Sunday, April 8th 10:00 am – 12:30 pm We invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome […]
Led by Konda Mason & Lama Tsomo This is the first installment of a three-part series on the three directions of forgiveness; forgiving self, forgiving others and asking for forgiveness. We will begin with focusing on forgiving ourselves, which forms the foundation for the other directions of forgiveness. We have all done things to […]
EBMC Teen Sangha – Spring & Summer 2018 Wednesdays: April 11th - June 20th, 2018 7:00 – 8:45PM Open to teens, ages 14-19 EBMC 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 […]
For Self Identified Women Led by Shahara Godfrey Love Letters to Ourselves is a daylong retreat rooted in self-care and self-compassion, which is essential to our modern lives and Dharma practice. Together, we will write, reflect, move and meditate as a sacred and beloved community. Women are invited to bring a journal for writing and […]
Led by JD Doyle How do we navigate the conditions of our lives, our communities, and our world with wisdom and ease? The Buddha’s teaching on Nibbana (Nirvana) provides guidance for us to awaken our hearts and minds in the midst of the ups and downs of our lives. The teachings of Nibbana are some […]
Led by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Anthony “T” Maes, Sarwang Parikh & Sara Oakes EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19. For this daylong retreat, we will meditate, explore the Dharma, and connect through relational mindfulness games, building loving awareness for ourselves and our communities. No experience necessary. We […]
Led by Spring Washam Learning to meet the inner and outer challenges of life with an open heart takes a fierceness that we can develop and cultivate through practice. On our spiritual path, we balance the two great wings of awakening: wisdom and compassion. Perfect wisdom gives rise to perfect compassion. During this daylong we […]
Led by Dawn Mauricio The in-between moments of waiting in line or between meetings used to be opportunities to pause and reflect, but now have become moments where we tune into the world instead of tuning into ourselves. There's no need to shun technology though; together we'll discover how it can be a fruitful part […]
with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC's Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum Open to all 4 Wednesdays May 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 23rd, 2018 7:00 – 9:00 pm Together we’ll safely take a deep dive into how to hold the questions and ethical complexities that arise when we grapple with trying to live in accordance with […]
A Daylong for People Living with Disability, Illness or Chronic Pain Led by Debra Kerr In this daylong meditation retreat, we will explore the possibility of finding space and ease, even while dealing with painful conditions of body or mind. Mindfulness and sangha are powerful tools for finding ways of working with pain, for lessening […]
