Embracing Change: Zen & the Art of Creating a Life You Want

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

with Rev. Keiryu Lien Shutt At certain times in our lives, it can feel hard to know what to do. Are you at a point in your life in which you feel like it’s time for a change but not sure how to proceed? Change can be hard. Especially if it’s not one that we’ve chosen: […]

Courage at the Crossroads: Faith Over Fear

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

Led by Spring Washam We all have to find a way to make peace with fear and over time, we learn to develop genuine courage in the face of it. The spiritual warrior sees fear as an opportunity to learn and grow. There is nothing scarier than facing the unknown yet nothing more exciting. This […]

The Buddha, The Body, The Dharma: Loving Kindness & The Body

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

Led by Arisika Razak While the Buddha acknowledged the aging, impermanent, and debilitating nature of the body, he also affirmed a Middle Path that suggested the body be treated with respect. In this workshop we will use writing, dharma teachings, science, movement, small group-sharing, and music to explore personal and social beliefs about our bodies. […]

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Introduction to Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation

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

Two-day workshop with Kazu Haga, Dion Martin, Chris Moore-Blackman and Julia Jalalat This two-day training will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy and strategy of Kingian Nonviolence. This training is useful for anyone who deals with conflict: inter-personal or larger social conflicts, whether in your personal life, in the workplace, or in […]

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For People of Color: Beginning a Meditation Practice

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

Class Series led by Mushim Ikeda Are you a 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 […]

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The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being

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

Class Series led by Mushim Ikeda Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to us, sickness, aging, and death.  How do we develop wisdom (insight) and spiritual strength (a practice […]

Understanding Oppression Through the Great Perfection Teachings

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

with H. Margarita Loinaz At the very core of our being, there is a self recognizing non-conceptual awareness that is the source of liberating insight.  It has been called The Mother of All Buddhas because it is this very insight that leads to the depth of understanding that liberates us from all confusion.  Through meditations, […]

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

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

with Shahara Godfrey, Eve Decker, Michele Ku, Baruch Golden and Fresh! White 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 […]

Emptiness and Not-Self: An Introduction

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

Led by Deb Kerr The tools brought by meditation have one primary goal:  to see the truth of our lives and be liberated by it.  One central aspect of the truth is the Buddhist concept of not-self.  Put simply, this means that, as the Buddha said, “Nothing whatsoever is to be clung to as ‘I’ […]

Visibilizing Our Invisible Wounds

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

A Daylong for self-identified Men of Color Led by EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge Group Kevin R. Martin, Raul Betancourt, Jonathan Relucio, Dennis Somera, Bong Lau and Sarwang Parikh In our annual daylong, we gather as self-identified men of color to explore our diverse experiences through the theme of Visibilizing Our Invisible Wounds. We […]