Exploring Intimacy Through the Buddha’s Teaching for the LGBTQ and Gender Non-Conforming Community

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

Open to all self-identified LGBTQ & gender non-conforming practitioners Beginners are welcome! With Shahara Godfrey and Baruch Golden “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope”. - Maya Angelou "The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that […]

Meditation Training Practice Day Long Retreat

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

With Keiryu Liên Shutt A one-day retreat geared to all those who have completed any of the Meditation Training 4-week classes offered by Rev. Liên, or a comparable meditation program. The day offers an opportunity to put the various meditations taught in the four-week training class into practice. The schedule will be set up to […]

Free Your Heart

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

Led by Spring Washam The potential exists in every human being to love without defenses or fear, so that true intimacy - direct, unobstructed, heart-to-heart connection with ourselves and others - becomes a way of life. We can learn to share, one heart to another, through the power of unconditional love. We can become more […]

Mindfulness of Breathing: Working Towards Peace and Insight

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

With Devin Berry In this daylong, geared toward new meditators and those seeking a refresher course, we will explore the Buddha’s own teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through the full awareness of breathing. Please bring a beginner’s mind and an open heart. Devin Berry is a co-founder of Deeper Still, the teen […]

The Ultimate Refuge: One Day Retreat for People of Color

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

With H. Margarita Loinaz, MD In the Buddhist tradition, we take refuge in the Three Jewels: The Buddha, The Dharma and The Sangha. In the Great Perfection Teachings of the Nyingma Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, we add the refuge of the Great Mother - The Perfection of Sublime Knowing. This ultimate refuge has also been […]

Restorative Practices: Cultivating and Sustaining Multicultural Sangha through Community Building and Healing Circles

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

Led by the Restorative Practices for Dharma Practitioners Sangha How do we deepen, maintain healthy and wholesome connections within our multicultural sanghas that foster an atmosphere of mutual respect for everyone? Community Building and Healing Circles provide a transformative space for people to recognize their mutual interdependence in the struggle to work and live collectively. […]

Meditation & Movement: Creating Space in Your Body & Your Life

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

With Mushim and Master Ellis This class will use meditation and movement to explore how to create greater mindfulness and maintain spiritual balance throughout the day. Movements are taught standing, sitting and reclining, and are appropriate for people with diverse abilities. Class size limited to 50. Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link […]

My Home Is Here: Immigrants and Refugees of Color

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

A One-day Retreat for Immigrants and Refugees of Color With Wildecy de Fátima Jury and Bang Nguyen This daylong meditation retreat for immigrants and refugees of color and/or their adult children includes sitting, walking, and eating meditation; dharma talks; and exercises in small and large groups. To honor our cultures, languages, and heritage there will […]

Recurring

EBMC Teen Sangha: Fall 2017

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

EBMC Teen Sangha - Fall 2017 Wednesdays: September 6 – December 6 (no meeting on November 22) 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm 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 […]

Cultivating and Embodying the Heart Qualities

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

With Jenn Biehn and Shahara Godfrey  The qualities of the heart, also known as the Paramis, are tools to live mindfully. Strengthening these heart qualities – such as patience, wisdom, gratitude, and generosity - supports us to live the dharma more fully. Through meditation, dharma talks, interactive exercises, and Tai Chi movements, we will deepen our understanding and embody […]