Experience, Creativity & Dharma: A day of creative writing and movement meditation with Arisika Razak and Mushim Ikeda Open to all Sunday, November 19th, 2017 10:00 am – 4:00 pm A fun and relaxing day of creative writing from your personal experience combined with gentle movement meditation to get everyone relaxed. Opportunities to share some of […]
Path of the Bodhisattva & Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony Buddhist curriculum, Fall 2017 with Mushim Ikeda, EBMC core teacher This new Buddhist curriculum at EBMC has three components: A four-class series: Path of the Bodhisattva 1 Wednesdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25: 7 – 9pm Registration now open A three-class series: Path of the Bodhisattva 2 […]
You are invited to welcome the New Year in community at East Bay Meditation Center's Annual New Year's Eve Meditation & Potluck. Let's practice together and welcome the New Year that awaits us. NYE Schedule*: 6:00PM Circling Round with Gratitude and Aspirations** 7:30PM Community Potluck 8:30PM Meditation 9:00PM Music, "10 Years of EBMC" Interactive Exhibit […]
EBMC Teen Sangha – Winter / Spring 2018 Wednesdays: Jan 3rd - March 28th 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 other. Learn […]
This fun, three-hour class explores how Jedi insights on life from the Star Wars movies reflect wisdom teachings of real meditation and martial arts teachers, particularly Takuan Soho (a 16th century Buddhist monk) and Miyamoto Musashi (a 16th century samurai). Guided meditation and gentle movement suitable for most bodies and abilities will supplement the experience. If you […]
All 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 […]
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 […]
with Shahara Godfrey "Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." - Coretta Scott King Working with judgments, and/ or a judgmental mind that are toxic can be liberating. The Buddha said, “All that we are is the results of what we have thought. What […]
with Shahara Godfrey, Eve Decker, Michele Ku, Baruch Golden and Jenn Biehn. 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 […]
with Shahara Godfrey & Baruch Golden “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within”. - James Baldwin The focus of this daylong is an ongoing exploration of deepening intimacy with ourselves, others, and all of life. It is open to all self-identified LGBTQ & gender non-conforming […]
