ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2023-10-05 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-10-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-10-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-10-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 4 more dates | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
The People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9 PM PST
Closed Captions Provided.
Zoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website), and their Facebook group.

ONLINE: 8 Step Buddhist Recovery Deep Refuge
2023-10-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-28 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-11-04 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-11-11 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-11-18 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-11-25 10:00 - 11:30 and 3 more dates | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Every Saturday from 10AM – 11:30AM PST / PDT ONLINE
Compassionate Dharma Deep Refuge Buddhist meetings focus on ways to heal addiction. Based on the Eight Steps to Recovery developed by Dr. Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) and Dr Groves, we believe this inclusive approach can build a solid foundation for those at any level of recovery and for those who have yet to seek help.
Through these practices we hope you gain a practice that can sustain you in your recovery.
We are a multi-recovery space. Whether you are navigating addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or process addictions, such as disordered eating, codependency, or sex and love addiction–you are welcome here.
Advance Registration is not required.
For additional information, please contact: ebmcrecovery at gmail dot com.

ONLINE: Ancestors Welcome Here: Healing White Supremacy (for white people)
2023-10-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-10-26 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Online
ONLINE: Ancestors Welcome Here: Healing White Supremacy (for white people)
with Ream and Sara Oakes
Thursdays, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2

5:30 – 7 PM PT (Time Zone Converter)
Closed Captioning Provided
White people*: We need all the help we can get. Working at the level of the body, we will welcome our well ancestors of blood and bone to extend their blessings to us, and to give us their full support and backing in our efforts to end white supremacy in our lifetimes.
We all come from people who lived in interdependence with each other and connection with the Earth. This class invites a reconnection to our lineages through practicing meditation, healing and repair, so that we can know ourselves and our inherent belonging more deeply.
*For self-identified white people. If you identify as white and are committed to racial justice, this class is for you.

All registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.

Teacher Bios:

Ream, pronouns: She/They. Ream is a queer organizer and somatics practitioner of European ancestry currently in Oakland, CA, organizing for economic and racial justice and immigrants’ rights, working for over 25 years in the labor movement and currently as the Strategic Campaigns Director for the United Domestic Workers’ Union. Ream is a graduate of EBMC’s PITA and WAS programs and is a co-founder of the Social Justice Sangha. Ream is a practitioner with Generative Somatics, teaching “Somatics for White Racial Justice Organizers” and holds trauma healing groups with activists and movement leaders.

Sara began her spiritual practice in the path of yoga and devotional chanting in 2000 when she also started training in dance and the healing arts. She has practiced in the Insight Meditation tradition since 2004 attending regular retreats with teachers in the U.S.A., Europe, India and Myanmar. She is a graduate of both the Dedicated Practitioners and the Community Dharma Leader Programs at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She has a private practice in Craniosacral therapy, Organic Intelligence, and Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution for people of all ages in the East Bay. website: https://saraoakes.com/

ONLINE: Practicing Tai Chi - Embodying the Heart Qualities Together in these Challenging Times
2023-11-14 09:00 - 10:15 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Practicing Tai Chi – Embodying the Heart Qualities Together in these Challenging Times
Tuesday Morning, November 14
9 AM – 10:15 AM PT (Time Zone Converter)
Online, over Zoom
Tai Chi – Embodying the Heart Qualities is a grounding, empowering practice that includes easy-to-learn, accessible Tai Chi movements.
This moving meditation helps us embody and strengthen the heart qualities including lovingkindness, compassion, and equanimity… as we co-create together a peaceful world for all beings.
This moving meditation, led by the experienced co-facilitators Jenn Biehn and Rosetta Saunders, will guide you in embodying and strengthening heart qualities such as lovingkindness, compassion, and equanimity.
🌟 Movements offered both seated and standing
🌟 No prior experience necessary

Registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their Eventbrite confirmation email.
Teacher Bios

Rosetta Saunders is a drum artist who uses sacred rhythms for intergenerational healing and cross-cultural ceremonial circles. With over two years of experience practicing Tai Chi and Qi Gong, she brings a unique perspective to the practice, intertwining movement, rhythm, and heart qualities.

Jenn Biehn has been a certified Tai Chi Chih teacher for over 30 years. She is now dedicated to training new individuals to bring these ancient practices into their communities, sharing the benefits of Tai Chi with a wider audience.

To make a gift to support the teachings, please do so via PayPal: sweetdrum8@gmail.com or Venmo: @Rosetta-Saunders
To make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center, please do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana.
100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. Thank you for the gifts of your generosity and for supporting the work of East Bay Meditation Center and our beloved teachers who have volunteered their time.

ONLINE: Cultivating Home in Our Hearts: A Daylong for Adult adoptees and fostered
2023-11-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Online
Cultivating Home in Our Hearts: A Daylong for Adult adoptees and fostered, and/or child welfare system survivors
A day of mindfulness, music, and inquiry for adult adoptees, fostered, and/or child welfare system survivors with Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, Amber Field Music, and Fresh Lev White
Saturday, November 18
10 AM – 4 PM PT (Time Zone Converter)
Online, over Zoom
Closed Captioning Provided
This class is for us who experienced separation from birth families at early ages to explore the heart of the Buddha’s teachings: that pain and loss are built into life and are the seeds of wisdom and liberation. We’ll explore our experiences of family rupture, discuss tools for cultivating self-love, compassion, and the cultivation of home in ourselves as a deep refuge.
All adult (18+) adoptees, formerly foster home or system youth, and any adult who were forced/separated from their birth family at young ages are welcome.
Teacher Bios

All registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.

Fresh “Lev” White, CPCC, is a Certified Professional, Mindfulness & Life Coach. He has been practicing Mindfulness since 2007, and is currently a student of Spirit Rock’s Dharma Leadership Program. In addition to Co-leading the Teen Sangha at EBMC, Fresh! is also a rotating teacher at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, and leads a group for Trans* and Gender Variant folks in Oakland as well. Fresh! earned his Early Childhood Education Credits at Skyline College when he committed to being a classroom assistant and volunteer back in the 90s. Since 2003, Fresh! has facilitated or co-lead over 100 discussions in San Francisco and Marin, in schools and workplaces, with a goal of ending bullying for all, with a focus on creating safety for the LBGTQI communities.

Phoenix Song is a queer, non-binary Korean American adoptee teacher, performer and healer featured in SF Magazine’s Best of the Bay for yoga music. They believe that everyone can sing and love to help people free their voices and rhythm in private and group classes. Phoenix leads ancestral healing, grief, and diversity/solidarity workshops and trainings that use expressive arts and somatic processes. If you would like to support Phoenix’s teachings, please do so via Venmo @phoenixsongmusic or PayPal Phoenixsongmusic@gmail.com. To learn more about their sound healing offerings, classes, and performances, please visit https://phoenixsongmusic.com/

Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, E-RYT, SEP, teaches Buddhism and Haṭha Yoga with a focus on the integration of meditation, trauma resolution, and social justice. He has studied in Theravāda, Zen, and Vajrāyāna Buddhist lineages, including training as a monk in Burma, and was mentored to teach Insight Meditation by Jack Kornfield. He trained in Yoga with David Moreno and Alice Joanou, and Organic Intelligence with Steven Hoskinson.  Dr. Oakes received his PhD in Performance Studies from UC Davis in 2016, writing on states of consciousness in Buddhist meditation and experimental dance, and teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, East Bay Meditation Center, and Ashtanga Yoga Berkeley.

Cost: The teachings are regarded as priceless, so they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations
To make a gift to support the teachings, please do so via Venmo: freshencounter, PayPal: fresh@affirmativeacts.org, CashApp: $FreshWhite
To make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center, please do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana 100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. Thank you for the gifts of your generosity and for supporting the work of East Bay Meditation Center and our beloved teachers who have volunteered their time.

ONLINE: Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance
2023-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
Monday, November 20th
6:30 PM – 8 PM PT (Time Zone Converter)

Online, Over Zoom
Join us on Transgender Day of Remembrance for a heartfelt and empowering event, designed to honor and celebrate the transgender community while nurturing our own well-being.
In observance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we invite you to a special gathering that offers a unique blend of meditation and movements. This event is not only an opportunity to pay tribute to those we have lost but also to explore and embrace self-care practices that can enhance our lives.

All registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.

Fresh “Lev” White, CPCC, is a Certified Professional, Mindfulness & Life Coach. He has been practicing Mindfulness since 2007, and is currently a student of Spirit Rock’s Dharma Leadership Program. In addition to Co-leading the Teen Sangha at EBMC, Fresh! is also a rotating teacher at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, and leads a group for Trans* and Gender Variant folks in Oakland as well. Fresh! earned his Early Childhood Education Credits at Skyline College when he committed to being a classroom assistant and volunteer back in the 90s. Since 2003, Fresh! has facilitated or co-lead over 100 discussions in San Francisco and Marin, in schools and workplaces, with a goal of ending bullying for all, with a focus on creating safety for the LBGTQI communities.

Cost: The teachings are regarded as priceless, so they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations
To offer a gift to support the teachings, please do so through Venmo: freshencounter, PayPal: fresh@affirmativeacts.org, or CashApp: $FreshWhite

To make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center, please do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana 100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. Thank you for the gifts of your generosity and for supporting the work of East Bay Meditation Center and our beloved teachers who have volunteered their time.

ONLINE: Celebrating Winter Solstice with T’ai Chi Chih - Embodying Nature and the Elements
2023-12-21 09:00 - 10:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Celebrating Winter Solstice with T’ai Chi Chih –
Embodying Nature and the Elements
Thursday, December 21, 2023
9:00 – 10:30 AM PST (Time Zone Converter)
Online, over Zoom
T’ai Chi Chih is a moving meditation that gathers the chi/the life force from the earth and circulates the chi in our bodies. These easy-to-learn accessible movements invite softness and continuity as they release tension, negativity and stress and bring healing to the body-heart-mind. Embodying nature and the elements while practicing T’ai Chi Chih, we experience a profound synergy and ever-deepening interconnectedness.
Join us in welcoming the winter season!
🌟 Movements offered both seated and standing
🌟 No prior experience necessary

Registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their Eventbrite confirmation email.
Teacher Bios

Rosetta Saunders is a retired educator and historian with over 20 years teaching “People of Colors History” in the United States. Currently a core facilitator for Deep Time Liberation, Ancestral Healing retreats, Rosetta’s passion for West African and Afro-Cuban drumming has primarily been a source for individual and collective healing. She aligns herself with her ancestral lineage through Earth based practices. She was introduced to the Buddha/Dharma in 2002 and completed a two-year Dharmacharya program with Venerable Pannavati and Pannadipa receiving Confirmation of Ordination and recently completed the Braided Wisdom Leadership training program and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction certification program.

Active with EBMC for the past 12 years, Jenn Biehn has served on the Leadership Sangha and is a co-founder of Dharma in Motion, Restorative Practices for Dharma Practitioners, and Midday Sangha. She teaches Transforming White Privilege on the Path to Racial Equity with Neighbors for Racial Justice and Tai Chi Chih – Joy Through Movement through EBMC and other Bay Area community centers. She was recently an elder mentor for the Braided Wisdom Leadership Training Program which included cross cultural mindfulness practices. Jenn’s spiritual practice includes engaging with nature through cross country skiing and backpacking in the high Sierra and embodying awareness and healing movement in her life-long journey of building community.

To make a gift to support the teachings, please do so via PayPal: sweetdrum8@gmail.com or Venmo: @Rosetta-Saunders
To make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center, please do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana.
100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. Thank you for the gifts of your generosity and for supporting the work of East Bay Meditation Center and our beloved teachers who have volunteered their time.
