Power, Passion & Presence: A daylong for all self-identified women

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

with Spring Washam and Erin Selover Feminine Wisdom is on the rise everywhere and yet many of us feel held back from expressing our deepest truth. We each have a unique combination of enlightened qualities that naturally express themselves. This daylong is designed to help us wake up and fan those flames. Come sit in […]

Practicing with Sexual Energy: Presence, Precepts and Power

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

with Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt and Rev. Daigan Gaither What is it to stay upright in the midst of sexual energy? How do we not turn away from our experience or ourselves in the present moment? We will explore our intention to “not misuse sexuality” and how it both informs our practice and sexual choices […]

Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program (DPP)

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

with Sally Armstrong, Bonnie Duran, and Tempel Smith The Dedicated Practitioner Program is an innovative program for serious practitioners of Insight meditation to deepen understanding of the Dharma, strengthen practice, and integrate compassion and wisdom into day-to-day life. This is an event to learn about the upcoming DPP at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and talk […]

Recurring

Reset Me: a four-part class series

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

Open to all Mondays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 7:00 – 9:00 pm with Spring Washam Every once in awhile it becomes apparent that we need to hit the re-set button and begin again. Starting over is never easy but change always brings new energy and hope to any situation. It’s time to get unstuck, […]

Taming Anxiety

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

with Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Does your mind seem to “be all over the place”? Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Do you feel easily overwhelmed and filled with anxiety? Do you obsess about “shoulds” and “coulds” and, therefore, find it hard to focus? Buddhist teachings and meditation practices have long addressed ways to […]

Liberation in Action: Cultivating the Four Noble Truths

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

Sunday May 22, 2016 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm with Sean Feit The Buddhist traditions offer a vast range of teachings, from ethical guidelines for daily life and relationships to instructions for meditation and descriptions of the deepest truths of reality. In this 4-part class we’ll study a selection of core Buddhist texts from […]

Spiritual Friendship: Traveling the Path Together

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

with Mushim The Buddha said that spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life. Do you have spiritual friends? How can we be better spiritual friends to others? True spiritual friendship is amazing and transformative. We support one another, with kindness and bold compassion, to stay on the path, to strengthen our spiritual commitments, […]

Trauma and Transformation

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

Open to self identified people of color with Arisika Razak If we cannot be happy in spite of our difficulties, what good is our spiritual practice? -Maha Ghosananda Memory is the selection of images; some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. . . . But truth changes color depending on the light. And tomorrow […]

Movement for Right Action: Yoga and Movement Practices for Social Activists

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

with Mushim and Nathan Thompson Have you ever sat through an organizing meeting for hours, with your body hardly moving except to take notes on your computer? We’re working to build liberatory, embodied social movements, but how much are we moving ourselves? This daylong includes instruction in yoga-based, gentle body movements suitable for people of […]

Recurring

Death and Rebirth: A Shamanic Perspective

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

Mondays: June 6, 13, 20, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm with Spring Washam As we courageously walk forward on our spiritual path, we all eventually experience what is called “a spiritual death”.  It is a transformative process followed by a beautiful rebirth. Like a snake shedding its old skin, this is a profound and necessary […]