East Bay Meditation Center

Midday Sangha
2019-07-10 12:00 - 13:35, 2019-07-17 12:00 - 13:35, 2019-07-24 12:00 - 13:35, 2019-07-31 12:00 - 13:35 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon!
Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building.
Every Wednesday
12:00 – 12:45 Silent sitting, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation.
12:45 – 1:35 Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world
Midday Sangha Coordinating Committee:
Abe Doherty, Jenn Biehn, Kam McCallum, Karen Jackson, Manuel Vasquez, Preston Justice, Shawki, Yvette Flores

ONLINE: People of Color Yoga
2019-07-11 17:45 - 18:45, 2019-07-18 17:45 - 18:45, 2019-07-25 17:45 - 18:45, 2019-08-01 17:45 - 18:45
Weekly Yoga Practice for Self Identified People of Color led by Satya de la Paz
5:45PM – 6:45PM
Build strength and flexibility while cultivating mindfulness in this all levels hatha yoga class. Each class has a unique, inspiring theme and personalized instruction that will leave you feeling joyous and rejuvenated.
To donate to the Teacher via Venmo use ID: @satyabodyworks
To donate to EBMC click HERE.

People of Color Sangha
2019-07-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-07-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-07-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-08-01 19:00 - 21:00
The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:00 – 9:00 PM
For more information, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE

Kapwa Flow: Dharma in Motion
2019-07-12 18:00 - 18:50, 2019-07-19 18:00 - 18:50, 2019-07-26 18:00 - 18:50
Led by Jessy Kondo Zapanta
Drop in Format, No Advance Registration Required
“Kapwa” can be defined as “shared inner self”–the unity of “self” and “other.” Kapwa Flow invites you to embody what collective liberation might feel like, alongside kindred spirits. Jessy will begin circle with a restorative grounding meditation, followed by a check in to support access needs and individual requests. You will then be guided through a customized flow of dynamic movements, self-focused bodywork, and stationary practices based on your personal capacity. Since class is dependent on the combined needs of participants, no two sessions are the same. All movements can be done sitting, lying down, or standing up.
With extensive education in bodywork/somatic/energy practices and deep intuition informed by their life experience as a Bay Area-born mixed person of color surviving traumas and chronic illnesses, Jessy Kondo Zapanta brings compassion, curiosity and mind-body wisdom to class. Jessy is no stranger to injuries and accessibility needs, and hopes to create a nurturing space where all bodies feel welcomed.

ONLINE: Multiracial Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
2019-07-13 19:00 - 21:00
The Multiracial Deep Refuge Group is a monthly exploratory Deep Refuge Group for and by people who identify as multiracial. Our meetings include periods of mindfulness meditation and sharing of narratives and perspectives as we come together to be seen and to see one another. By sitting and exploring our own unique stories, we can come to know and care for the common threads that bind us together. Our collective work bravely expands the narrative that informs multiracial experience today. Meets 7pm-9pm on the second Saturdays of every month. Online and occasionally hybrid (in-person at EBMC + online).
Newcomers welcome- please contact us before your first visit: mrdrcoordinators at googlegroups dot com

Every Body Every Mind Sangha
2019-07-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-07-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-07-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-08-04 18:00 - 19:30
Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities, limitations, differences and chronic illnesses.
Sundays
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Please come and take part in this time to meditate, share our lives and support with each other, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings, just come and share this path together!
Teachers include Charlie Johnson, Deb Kerr and others.
For more info, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.

Karuna Flow: An Access Centered Yoga Class
2019-07-16 18:00 - 18:55, 2019-07-23 18:00 - 18:55, 2019-07-30 18:00 - 18:55
with Jess Dene Schlesinger
Access Centered Yoga Class
Drop In Format
No Experience Necessary
Wheel Chair Accessible
Fragrance Free
Karuna Flow is a Trauma-Informed and “Access-Centered” Yoga class— centering access for all bodies and minds. Connecting breath with movement, we will be invited to embody Karuna (compassion) for our complete selves, reminded that all bodies and minds are perfect and whole as is. Each class will focus on regulating our nervous systems, gentle alignment, connecting to the earth, developing resilience, and embodying compassion for all living beings.

Alphabet Sangha
2019-07-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-08-06 19:00 - 20:30
A meditation group for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Same-Gender Loving, and Two-Spirit communities. Because that’s such a mouthful, we call ourselves the Alphabet Sangha.
Tuesdays
7:00 – 8:30 pm
For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE

ONLINE: Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
2019-07-22 18:30 - 20:00
Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
Fourth Mondays (online over zoom)
6:30-8pm PM PST
This deep refuge group is by and for trans/gender-expansive people. Our goal is to provide a welcoming community space for trans/gender-expansive folks who are interested in exploring meditation and other aspects of Buddhist practice. Both beginners and experienced practitioners welcome!
To be added to the email list, please email tgedeeprefuge@eastbaymeditation.org with a quick note about your interest in the group. We look forward to practicing with you!

Unhurried & Unbothered: Yoga for Radical Restoration
2019-08-02 18:00 - 18:45
with Keisha Turner
Cultivating deep awareness requires us to slow down. There are many lessons waiting to be uncovered in silence, stillness, and slowness. Unhurried & Unbothered: Yoga for Radical Restoration is an invitation to practice slowing down as the antidote for the violent pace of capitalism. In each session, the daily demands so many of us face to move quickly and do more will be greeted with the call to move slowly, do less, and treat our bodies and minds with great tenderness. We will practice poses that are slow, sometimes repetitive, and restorative in nature. Multiple expressions of each pose will be offered and participants are invited to practice lying down, seated, or standing, according to their own body wisdom and access needs.
DROP IN FORMAT, NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Awakening Body Awareness: Dharma in Motion
2019-08-06 18:00 - 18:50
with Paul Ciske
Drop In Format, No Experience Necessary. Please Wear Comfortable Clothing.
With an attitude of kindness, compassion and curiosity, we will be using active range of motion to bring awareness to our body & joints. We will begin with self-explorative movements to awaken the body, followed by directed movement to progressively explore the available and unavailable motions of the joints. All the while we will have the intention of noticing the feeling tones of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral that are present along with the thoughts and emotions that are arising. These explorations can be done standing, seated or lying down.
Please come fragrance free in order to protect the health of community member with environmental illnesses or chemical sensitivities.
