HYBRID: Practicing Tai Chi and Qigong – Embodying the Heart Qualities Together in These Challenging Times (Nov 5th, Election Day 2024)
With Jenn Biehn and Arisika Razak
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (Election Day)
10-11 AM PT
Closed Captioning Provided on Zoom
N95/KN95 Masks Required at EBMC
Tai Chi and Qigong – Embodying the Heart Qualities is a grounding, empowering practice that includes easy-to-learn, accessible mindful movements.
This moving meditation, co-led by Jenn Biehn and Arisika Razak (update: Rosetta Saunders is unable to teach), helps us bring balance and harmony within the body, heart, mind, spirit especially needed in these challenging times. This practice strengthens our ability to embrace and embody lovingkindness, courage, compassion, resilience, and equanimity… as we co-create together the vibrational energy needed for transforming our world.
Movements offered both seated and standing.
No prior experience necessary.
For in-person attendees, you’re also invited to stay at the center from 11am-12pm for optional socializing in our kitchen. We will have a potluck, please bring a snack to share if you are able!
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:
– Please do not use virtual or blurred backgrounds
– Please keep your camera still when it’s turned on
– Please say your name when you speak
– Facilitators will attempt to read any comments in the chat out loud
– Please mute when you’re not speaking.
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. Please scroll through the entire menu to see all the options. 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 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.
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.
To offer a gift to the teachers for their teachings, please do so via:
PayPal: gemfrog4@gmail.com or Venmo: @Jennifer-Biehn-4
(the teachers will share the gifts with each other)
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.
Teaching Team
Jenn Biehn has been a Buddha Dharma Sangha practitioner, a certified T’ai Chi Chih teacher, and a co-creator of communities of belonging for over 30 years. She is dedicated to mentoring individuals to bring these practices into a wider audience.
