
Gathering Kapwa: Weaving Dharma with Our Indigenous Roots
with Victoria Mausisa, Kimi Mojica, Jonathan Relucio, and Jessy Zapanta
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. PT (Time Zone Converter)
HYBRID
Closed Captioning Provided on Zoom
The center is fragrance-free and wheelchair accessible
N95/KN95 masks required
Join us for our 3rd annual daylong of Gathering Kapwa: Weaving Dharma with our Indigenous Roots. Whether you’ve attended in the past or are new to us, we invite you to join us as we ask ourselves: How can we re-member and honor our Indigenous roots? Where do we feel colonized in our bodies, in our minds, in our lives? What does it mean to embody liberation, through our grief and joy, and to unapologetically take up space? What can be composted, and what can we transform, when we gather in kapwa?
Guided by a cadre of Filipinx teachers, this daylong retreat is a welcoming space open to self-identified Filipino/a/x/o practitioners of all levels. Through creative expression, gentle risk-taking, and embodied practices (including ceremony, meditation, music, movement, and journaling), we will explore what it means to shed layers of colonialism and tap into our Indigenous essence – an essence we all have! Our gathering will be shaped by the shared experiences and wisdom of the collective, and the guidance of Buddhist teachings, as we continue on this difficult path of re-membering ourselves. Yes, you are “Filipino enough.” Yes, your body holds ancestral memory. Let us witness each other and make space for what emerges.
This hybrid format allows participants to join either in person at EBMC or virtually from the comfort of their own homes. All registered participants will be invited to bring an object from home to add to our community centerpiece and supplies for ritual will be forthcoming. Those in person can look forward to a potluck lunch. Let us celebrate and make meaning together, nuancing what our cultural identity means on our spiritual path.
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 (the practice of “Dana”) for the expenses of the meditation center and the support of the teachers.
The ticket prices are listed as different tiers with suggested donations based on income ranges. For those who wish to give more, you may choose an “add-on” to your ticket. For those unable to give, there is an option for that.
Other ways to give:
To make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center, you may do so at bit.ly/ebmc-give 100% of our programming on a sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.
Please also consider giving a financial gift to our teachers as well, who do not receive a salary for their work, and give their teachings freely to all.
Venmo:@Kimi-Mojica
Paypal: kimi.mojica@gmail.com
CashApp: $KimiMojica.
Please indicate “Gathering Kapwa EBMC” in the subject line. Kimi Mojica will collect dana on behalf of the teachers.
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.
For in-person participation:
For those wishing to practice in person, space will be limited to 60 people to allow ample space for social distancing. Participants will be asked to wear N95 or KN95 face masks. (N95 face masks will be available at EBMC.) Please note: The teacher may be unmasked while teaching.
To attend in person, you need to be completely free of fragranced body and clothing products — more information and a list of fragrance free products, including those that are especially good for people of color, appears on our website.
East Bay Meditation Center is a scent free / fragrance free space and is wheelchair accessible.
For Zoom participation, these are our Universal Access Guidelines:
1. When speaking, introduce your name, pronouns, and (optionally) a brief physical description of yourself.
2. If using virtual backgrounds, please use static, simple, high-contrast backgrounds.
3. Please keep your camera still while your camera is on.
4. Please repeat your name when you speak to help those with visual impairment.
5. The host/volunteer will attempt to read any comments that appear in the chat out loud.
6. Please strive for clear audio and mute when you are not speaking. Phone access is also available.
7. If you have unmet access needs, please send a message to the volunteer or host in the chat. If the chat is not accessible to you, please offer them briefly in one minute or less via voice. Please do not send access requests directly to other participants.
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