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ONLINE: The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being

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

An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 6-month Curriculum Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to us, sickness, aging, and death. How […]

ONLINE: Embodied Buddhist Practices: Cultivating Healing and Resilience

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

with Jenn Biehn and Arisika Razak  Closed Captioning Provided.  Be like hollow bone….allowing and transforming .. all that passes through While the Buddha acknowledged the aging and impermanent nature of the body, he also affirmed the body as a gateway for awakening. In our gathering, we will offer moving and stationary meditation, small group sharing, […]

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ONLINE: Living My Practice Wholeheartedly: Whiteness, Race and the Bodhisattva Vow

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

An Online Class Series for White Practitioners with Crystal Johnson and Chris Fortin Closed Captioning Provided.  Chris Fortin and Crystal Johnson are offering 3 follow up discussions related to the "Living My Practice Wholeheartedly" daylong, held on February 8th 2021.  These conversations will be a chance to ask questions, share what actions you’re taking, hear […]

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ONLINE: White Privilege Conditioning: Meditation Tips for Loosening It

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

An Online Class Series for White Practitioners with David Foecke  Closed captioning provided.  "I am racist." You recognize that statement, as a White person in this culture, as dharma practice -- speaking truth. You've read White Fragility, and My Grandmother's Hands, or related books/trainings, and understand that you are conditioned by, and benefit from, White […]

ONLINE: Opening the Heart Through the Buddha’s Teachings Parents Meditation Group

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

An Online Meditation Group for Parents and Care Givers with Ramona Lisa Ortiz Smith and Lisa Fujie Parks Closed captioning provided. EBMC's Family Practice Class teaching team will be offering a monthly parents' meditation group for restoration, support and connection during these challenging times. We offer a short talk, guided meditation and sharing. We gather […]

ONLINE: Lovingkindness in the time of COVID: Learning From the Collective Wisdom of EBMC in the KIND Study

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

Lovingkindness in the time of COVID: Learning From the Collective Wisdom of EBMC  In 2020, many members of the EBMC community participated in focus group discussions of how they practice and teach metta/lovingkindness. Join the UCSF team who led these focus groups to hear what we learned and give feedback on our ongoing research. Closed […]

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ONLINE: Calming the Heartmind: Practicing Love, Compassion, Joy & Equanimity

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

An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda Wednesdays March 31st, April 7th, 14th & 21st 2021 6:30 - 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) ASL Interpretation & Closed Captioning Provided Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum The Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes), also called the Four Immeasurables, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help […]

ONLINE: AAPI* Raising Our Voices: A Healing Gathering

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

An Online Offering for Pan Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander and South Asian American Identified People Sunday April 4th 2021 2:30 - 4:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) with Michele Ku and Amber Field Closed Captioning Provided In response to the rising violence against the AAPI community, many in the community feel numb, outraged, grief-stricken, and […]

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ONLINE: Trust the Struggles: Making Peace with the Five Hindrances to Mindfulness

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

An Online Class Series with Melvin Escobar  Sundays, April 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th 5:00 - 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  Closed Captioning Provided Why’s it so hard to meditate!? This question is as old as the practice. Join us for this class series that gets to the root of our struggles: The Five Obstacles. […]

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ONLINE: Everyday Equity: Awakening Love, Power, and Justice

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

An Online Class Series with Dr. Renato Almanzor Fridays April 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th 2021 1:00 - 4:00PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided   Everyday Equity is both a realization of and an agenda for social justice and community well-being. The program offers perspectives, principles, and practices toward awakening love, power, and […]