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Kapwa Flow: Dharma in Motion

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

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 […]

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Karuna Flow: An Access Centered Yoga Class

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

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 […]

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Unhurried & Unbothered: Yoga for Radical Restoration

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

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 […]

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Awakening Body Awareness: Dharma in Motion

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

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 […]

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Teen Circle

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

with Raul Betancourt, Sarwang Parikh, Sara Oakes, Louije Kim and Anthony "T" Maes EBMC Teen Circle is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19 Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in […]

Latinx Deep Refuge

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

Tendramos una meditación, tiempo para convivir/hablar sobre un tema budista, y si traen comida, un almuerzo informal/potluck. No se requiere registro! Drop In's welcome! 

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Mindful Yoga and Loving Awareness

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

Reconnect and rejuvenate through the cultivation of mindfulness and loving awareness.  Deepen your practice by going inward and focusing the mind/heart on the present moment.  We will devote time to mindful movement to support the release of accumulated tension in order to identify and release body-held stressors through practices of trauma-informed body kindness.  Join a nurturing […]

Latinx Meditation (Deep Refuge)

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

Tendramos una meditación, tiempo para convivir/hablar sobre un tema budista, y si traen comida, un almuerzo informal/potluck. No se requiere registro! Drop In’s welcome!

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Kapwa Flow for Alphabet Sangha (Movement Class)

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

Led by Jessy Zapanta Kapwa means “togetherness” in Tagalog. Kapwa Flow invites you to embody what collective liberation might feel like, healing through self-care and energetic connection. Jessy will begin circle with a check in to support access needs and individual requests, followed by a grounding opening meditation. You will then be guided through a […]

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Alphabet Sangha

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

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