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SUMMARY:ONLINE: AAPI* Raising Our Voices: A Healing Gathering
DESCRIPTION:An Online Offering for Pan Asian\, Asian American\, Pacific Islander and South Asian American Identified People\n\nSunday April 4th 2021 2:30 – 4:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwith Michele Ku and Amber Field \nClosed Captioning Provided \nIn response to the rising violence against the AAPI community\, many in the community feel numb\, outraged\, grief-stricken\, and overwhelmed by various emotions. You are not alone. In this gathering\, we will come into our body-heart-minds\, resource ourselves with mindfulness practices\, make meaning through creative processes\, and connect with each other. Let’s raise our voices together and tap into healing and resilience practices for our beloved AAPI community. \n*AAPI is inclusive of the Pan Asian community including those who identify as South Asian/Desi \n \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-aapi-raising-our-voices-a-healing-gathering/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Trust the Struggles: Making Peace with the Five Hindrances to Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Melvin Escobar  \nSundays\, April 4th\, 11th\, 18th & 25th 5:00 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \nWhy’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. We’ll learn ways to work with these “hindrances” guided by Buddhist teachings\, contemporary psychological frameworks and an understanding of structural oppression. Through talks\, interactive exercises\, stationary and gentle moving meditation\, and recommendations for home practice\, participants will gain awareness on how to use each of the five obstacles as gateways to deepen our practice. \nAttend some or all: \nWeek 1 – Doubt \nWeek 2 – Sloth + Torpor and Ill Will \nWeek 3 – Restlessness + Worry \nWeek 4 – Sensual Desire \n \nAll Registered participants will receive a Confirmation Email & Zoom Link via EventBrite. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-trust-the-struggles-making-peace-with-the-five-hindrances-to-mindfulness/2021-04-04/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Calming the Heartmind: Practicing Love\, Compassion\, Joy & Equanimity
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays March 31st\, April 7th\, 14th & 21st 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) ASL Interpretation & Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \n\nThe Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes)\, also called the Four Immeasurables\, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming\, stilling\, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless qualities of loving goodwill\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity\, in time we harvest true happiness\, spiritual strength\, and awakening insight. These practices are considered complementary to insight (mindfulness) meditation. Dharma talks\, discussion and Q&A. Instruction provided for beginners in meditation.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-calming-the-heartmind-practicing-love-compassion-joy-equanimity/2021-04-07/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Everyday Equity: Awakening Love\, Power\, and Justice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Dr. Renato Almanzor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFridays April 9th\, 16th\, 23rd\, & 30th 2021\n1:00 – 4:00PM PST (Time Zone Converter)\nClosed Captioning Provided\n  \n\nEveryday 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 justice in our daily lives at home\, work\, and community. The webinar series is not just an individual path\, we will catalyze interpersonal and collective transformation through experiential activities including journaling\, mindful stationery and movement meditation\, and conversation in pairs\, small groups\, and whole group. Addressing equity\, we will examine personal\, relational\, and collective experiences from the effects of culture and systems\, specifically accessing our stories of harm and healing. As we practice Everyday Equity individually and together\, we’re invited to cultivate sustainable community well-being. \n  \n \n  \nRegistered participants will receive their zoom link to join the web series with their EventBrite confirmation email. \n  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-everyday-equity-awakening-love-power-and-justice/2021-04-09/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Trust the Struggles: Making Peace with the Five Hindrances to Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Melvin Escobar  \nSundays\, April 4th\, 11th\, 18th & 25th 5:00 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \nWhy’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. We’ll learn ways to work with these “hindrances” guided by Buddhist teachings\, contemporary psychological frameworks and an understanding of structural oppression. Through talks\, interactive exercises\, stationary and gentle moving meditation\, and recommendations for home practice\, participants will gain awareness on how to use each of the five obstacles as gateways to deepen our practice. \nAttend some or all: \nWeek 1 – Doubt \nWeek 2 – Sloth + Torpor and Ill Will \nWeek 3 – Restlessness + Worry \nWeek 4 – Sensual Desire \n \nAll Registered participants will receive a Confirmation Email & Zoom Link via EventBrite. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-trust-the-struggles-making-peace-with-the-five-hindrances-to-mindfulness/2021-04-11/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Calming the Heartmind: Practicing Love\, Compassion\, Joy & Equanimity
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays March 31st\, April 7th\, 14th & 21st 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) ASL Interpretation & Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \n\nThe Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes)\, also called the Four Immeasurables\, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming\, stilling\, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless qualities of loving goodwill\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity\, in time we harvest true happiness\, spiritual strength\, and awakening insight. These practices are considered complementary to insight (mindfulness) meditation. Dharma talks\, discussion and Q&A. Instruction provided for beginners in meditation.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-calming-the-heartmind-practicing-love-compassion-joy-equanimity/2021-04-14/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Everyday Equity: Awakening Love\, Power\, and Justice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Dr. Renato Almanzor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFridays April 9th\, 16th\, 23rd\, & 30th 2021\n1:00 – 4:00PM PST (Time Zone Converter)\nClosed Captioning Provided\n  \n\nEveryday 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 justice in our daily lives at home\, work\, and community. The webinar series is not just an individual path\, we will catalyze interpersonal and collective transformation through experiential activities including journaling\, mindful stationery and movement meditation\, and conversation in pairs\, small groups\, and whole group. Addressing equity\, we will examine personal\, relational\, and collective experiences from the effects of culture and systems\, specifically accessing our stories of harm and healing. As we practice Everyday Equity individually and together\, we’re invited to cultivate sustainable community well-being. \n  \n \n  \nRegistered participants will receive their zoom link to join the web series with their EventBrite confirmation email. \n  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-everyday-equity-awakening-love-power-and-justice/2021-04-16/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Living My Practice Wholeheartedly: Whiteness\, Race and the Bodhisattva Vow
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series for White Practitioners with Crystal Johnson and Chris Fortin \nClosed Captioning Provided.  \nChris 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 from others\, and talk about skillful ways to interrupt racism. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-living-my-practice-wholeheartedly-whiteness-race-and-the-bodhisattva-vow-2/2021-04-18/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Healing the Healer: Cultivating Healing Within and In Community for Black\, Indigenous and People of Color
DESCRIPTION:An Online Retreat for Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color and People of MultiHeritage with Melvin Escobar and Jonathan Relucio \nSunday\, April 18th 10AM – 2PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided.  \nHealers and caregivers are invited to this workshop for a day of rest and renewal. Jonathan and Melvin have over forty years combined experience doing social justice work and will offer how the teachings in Buddhism and Yoga can connect us to the healing that is possible in community. Taking care of oneself is foundational to being of true service: as the saying goes\, “make sure to put on your oxygen mask first.” We will explore how to cultivate and build resilience and self-compassion so that we can continue to be of service to self and others. \n \nThank 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. You will be given the opportunity to make a donation to support the teachings. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-healing-the-healer-cultivating-healing-within-and-in-community-for-black-indigenous-and-people-of-color/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Trust the Struggles: Making Peace with the Five Hindrances to Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Melvin Escobar  \nSundays\, April 4th\, 11th\, 18th & 25th 5:00 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \nWhy’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. We’ll learn ways to work with these “hindrances” guided by Buddhist teachings\, contemporary psychological frameworks and an understanding of structural oppression. Through talks\, interactive exercises\, stationary and gentle moving meditation\, and recommendations for home practice\, participants will gain awareness on how to use each of the five obstacles as gateways to deepen our practice. \nAttend some or all: \nWeek 1 – Doubt \nWeek 2 – Sloth + Torpor and Ill Will \nWeek 3 – Restlessness + Worry \nWeek 4 – Sensual Desire \n \nAll Registered participants will receive a Confirmation Email & Zoom Link via EventBrite. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-trust-the-struggles-making-peace-with-the-five-hindrances-to-mindfulness/2021-04-18/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Calming the Heartmind: Practicing Love\, Compassion\, Joy & Equanimity
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays March 31st\, April 7th\, 14th & 21st 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) ASL Interpretation & Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \n\nThe Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes)\, also called the Four Immeasurables\, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming\, stilling\, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless qualities of loving goodwill\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity\, in time we harvest true happiness\, spiritual strength\, and awakening insight. These practices are considered complementary to insight (mindfulness) meditation. Dharma talks\, discussion and Q&A. Instruction provided for beginners in meditation.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-calming-the-heartmind-practicing-love-compassion-joy-equanimity/2021-04-21/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Everyday Equity: Awakening Love\, Power\, and Justice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Dr. Renato Almanzor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFridays April 9th\, 16th\, 23rd\, & 30th 2021\n1:00 – 4:00PM PST (Time Zone Converter)\nClosed Captioning Provided\n  \n\nEveryday 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 justice in our daily lives at home\, work\, and community. The webinar series is not just an individual path\, we will catalyze interpersonal and collective transformation through experiential activities including journaling\, mindful stationery and movement meditation\, and conversation in pairs\, small groups\, and whole group. Addressing equity\, we will examine personal\, relational\, and collective experiences from the effects of culture and systems\, specifically accessing our stories of harm and healing. As we practice Everyday Equity individually and together\, we’re invited to cultivate sustainable community well-being. \n  \n \n  \nRegistered participants will receive their zoom link to join the web series with their EventBrite confirmation email. \n  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-everyday-equity-awakening-love-power-and-justice/2021-04-23/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Honoring the Past\, Writing the Future: An Online Retreat for Black Women\, Femmes & Thems
DESCRIPTION:An Online Retreat with Arisika Razak and shah noor  \nSunday\, April 25th 10AM – 2PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided. \nJoin us for a half day of storytelling\, dharma teachings\, meditative movement\, and art in which we compassionately examine our diverse personal histories\, celebrate our heritage\, and create new liberation stories through writing. We welcome self-identified Black people that fall along the spectrum of cis & trans* women\, gender nonconforming\, gender neutral\, androgynous\, and nonbinary folks. Please bring writing and/or art supplies with you – as well as an object that represents your intentions for yourself in the new year or your personal power. Utilizing the writings and wisdom of cis & trans* Black feminist artists\, we will set powerful intentions for the Spring season and reclaiming ourselves through ritual. This interactive workshop will include guided meditations\, breakout groups\, writing activities\, and other practices related to fostering self-exploration while deepening our self-love. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-honoring-the-past-writing-the-future-an-online-retreat-for-black-womxn-femmes-thems/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Trust the Struggles: Making Peace with the Five Hindrances to Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Melvin Escobar  \nSundays\, April 4th\, 11th\, 18th & 25th 5:00 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \nWhy’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. We’ll learn ways to work with these “hindrances” guided by Buddhist teachings\, contemporary psychological frameworks and an understanding of structural oppression. Through talks\, interactive exercises\, stationary and gentle moving meditation\, and recommendations for home practice\, participants will gain awareness on how to use each of the five obstacles as gateways to deepen our practice. \nAttend some or all: \nWeek 1 – Doubt \nWeek 2 – Sloth + Torpor and Ill Will \nWeek 3 – Restlessness + Worry \nWeek 4 – Sensual Desire \n \nAll Registered participants will receive a Confirmation Email & Zoom Link via EventBrite. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-trust-the-struggles-making-peace-with-the-five-hindrances-to-mindfulness/2021-04-25/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Parents Meditation Group
DESCRIPTION:Opening the Heart Through the Buddha’s Teachings\nAn Online Meditation Group for Parents\nwith Ramona Lisa Ortiz \nMonday\, April 26th 2021 8:45PM – 9:45PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided. \nEBMC’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 to create a safe refuge to share the joys and the challenges of caring for young people by cultivating loving-kindness\, compassion\, patience and generosity with the support of the sangha. We welcome all parents/grandparents/caregivers of young people to join us. No prior experience necessary. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.  \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-parents-meditation-group/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210428T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T142030
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SUMMARY:ONLINE:  Pandemic Precepts: Buddhist Ethics during Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays April 28th\, May 5th\, 12th & 19th 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \nOne year ago\, people in the United States were hoarding toilet paper and steaks. Today we’re dealing with volatile ethical issues such as to mask or not to mask? – “Cut in line” to vaccinate or not? Rooted in EBMC’s mindfulness-based\, diversity-equity-inclusion and social justice-centered mission\, this four-class series offers a path to reflect on current ethical discernment and action. Buddhist life\, for both laypersons and monastics\, is rooted in Five Precepts\, guidelines that are paths of deep contemplative investigation resulting in behaviors and actions aligned toward non-harm\, in the service of all life. The compassionate realization of our “interbeing\,” and the sometimes complex relationship of intent to impact are woven into this “Living Dharma” approach to the Precepts. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-pandemic-precepts-buddhist-ethics-during-covid-19-2/2021-04-28/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Everyday Equity: Awakening Love\, Power\, and Justice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Dr. Renato Almanzor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFridays April 9th\, 16th\, 23rd\, & 30th 2021\n1:00 – 4:00PM PST (Time Zone Converter)\nClosed Captioning Provided\n  \n\nEveryday 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 justice in our daily lives at home\, work\, and community. The webinar series is not just an individual path\, we will catalyze interpersonal and collective transformation through experiential activities including journaling\, mindful stationery and movement meditation\, and conversation in pairs\, small groups\, and whole group. Addressing equity\, we will examine personal\, relational\, and collective experiences from the effects of culture and systems\, specifically accessing our stories of harm and healing. As we practice Everyday Equity individually and together\, we’re invited to cultivate sustainable community well-being. \n  \n \n  \nRegistered participants will receive their zoom link to join the web series with their EventBrite confirmation email. \n  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-everyday-equity-awakening-love-power-and-justice/2021-04-30/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE:  Pandemic Precepts: Buddhist Ethics during Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays April 28th\, May 5th\, 12th & 19th 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \nOne year ago\, people in the United States were hoarding toilet paper and steaks. Today we’re dealing with volatile ethical issues such as to mask or not to mask? – “Cut in line” to vaccinate or not? Rooted in EBMC’s mindfulness-based\, diversity-equity-inclusion and social justice-centered mission\, this four-class series offers a path to reflect on current ethical discernment and action. Buddhist life\, for both laypersons and monastics\, is rooted in Five Precepts\, guidelines that are paths of deep contemplative investigation resulting in behaviors and actions aligned toward non-harm\, in the service of all life. The compassionate realization of our “interbeing\,” and the sometimes complex relationship of intent to impact are woven into this “Living Dharma” approach to the Precepts. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-pandemic-precepts-buddhist-ethics-during-covid-19-2/2021-05-05/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE:  Pandemic Precepts: Buddhist Ethics during Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays April 28th\, May 5th\, 12th & 19th 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \nOne year ago\, people in the United States were hoarding toilet paper and steaks. Today we’re dealing with volatile ethical issues such as to mask or not to mask? – “Cut in line” to vaccinate or not? Rooted in EBMC’s mindfulness-based\, diversity-equity-inclusion and social justice-centered mission\, this four-class series offers a path to reflect on current ethical discernment and action. Buddhist life\, for both laypersons and monastics\, is rooted in Five Precepts\, guidelines that are paths of deep contemplative investigation resulting in behaviors and actions aligned toward non-harm\, in the service of all life. The compassionate realization of our “interbeing\,” and the sometimes complex relationship of intent to impact are woven into this “Living Dharma” approach to the Precepts. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-pandemic-precepts-buddhist-ethics-during-covid-19-2/2021-05-12/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T142030
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T001852Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Honoring Our Asian American Buddhist Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:An Online Gathering with Rev. Duncan Williams  \nSaturday\, May 15th 2:00 – 4:00PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nClosed Captioning Provided.  \nThe March 16th Atlanta shootings claimed the lives of eight people\, six of them women of Asian descent\, including 63-year-old Buddhist\, Yong Ae Yue. Yue’s tragic death follows upon months of unrelenting racist taunts and violence against Asian Americans\, including the senseless assault of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco. His daughter\, who herself had been accosted twice in the past year and told to go back to Asia because “Asians caused the coronavirus\,” described her father as a devout Thai Buddhist; his funeral was held at Wat Buddhanusorn in Fremont\, California. Our temples have also come under attack. Six Vietnamese American temples in Orange County\, California were vandalized in a single month; an outdoor Buddhist statue was spray-painted with the word “Jesus” at Huong Tich Temple. More recently\, the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles was damaged when windows were smashed\, lanterns broken\, and the building set on fire. \nRev. Duncan Williams will speak about the National Buddhist Memorial Ceremony for Asian American Ancestors scheduled on May 4\, 2021 – Forty-nine days after the Atlanta shootings. Forty-nine days after death marks an important transition for the bereaved in many Buddhist traditions. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a Zoom link with their EventBrite confirmation email.  \n  \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-honoring-our-asian-american-buddhist-ancestors/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210516T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210516T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T142030
CREATED:20210424T005121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210424T014112Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Precepts\, Power and Presence: Honoring Our Sexuality: A Workshop for Self-Identified Womxn of Color
DESCRIPTION:An Online Workshop for Self Identified Womxn of Color\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Arisika Razak and Carol Cano \nSunday\, May 16th 2021 10AM – 1PM PST \nTime Zone Converter – Closed Captioning Provided \n  \n\nWhen I speak of the erotic …I speak . . . of the life \nforce of women . . . the knowledge and use of which we are now reclaiming in \nour language\, our history\, our dancing our loving\, our work\, our lives \nAudre Lorde \n  \nHow has our sexuality been shaped by our experiences as womxn of color living in racist\, capitalist and patriarchal societies? How can we reawaken the divine sexual energy that is our birthright – and what dharmic\, ancestral practices can we use to support our healing? Join us for a half-day of wisdom teachings\, movement practices\, mindfulness meditation\, and creative writing and sharing as we celebrate and reclaim our sacred life energy. Bring an object that represents your relationship to your sexuality – current or aspirational – and writing or art supplies. \n\n\n\n \nAll registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-precepts-power-and-presence-honoring-our-sexuality-a-workshop-for-self-identified-womxn-of-color/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210517T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210517T193000
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CREATED:20210416T180037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T191427Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Queer Joy and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Jessy Zapanta and JD Doyle  \n\n\n\n\nMondays\, May 17th\, 24th & 31st 5:30 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \n  \nJoin in a LGBTQIA2+ community for a three part series to focus on cultivating joy as a source of resilience and resistance. In these challenging times\, learning how to nourish ourselves and interrupt the reactive mind is essential for well being. During this series\, we will engage in meditation\, inquiry\, discussions\, and radically inclusive movement\, focusing on self-care and community-care. We will discover how cultivating joy is a way to support the healing of day-to-day difficulties\, as well as intergenerational traumas\, and in doing so bring greater freedom to ourselves and our communities. \n  \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-queer-joy-and-resilience/2021-05-17/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T203000
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SUMMARY:ONLINE:  Pandemic Precepts: Buddhist Ethics during Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays April 28th\, May 5th\, 12th & 19th 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning Provided \nPart of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5 month Curriculum \nOne year ago\, people in the United States were hoarding toilet paper and steaks. Today we’re dealing with volatile ethical issues such as to mask or not to mask? – “Cut in line” to vaccinate or not? Rooted in EBMC’s mindfulness-based\, diversity-equity-inclusion and social justice-centered mission\, this four-class series offers a path to reflect on current ethical discernment and action. Buddhist life\, for both laypersons and monastics\, is rooted in Five Precepts\, guidelines that are paths of deep contemplative investigation resulting in behaviors and actions aligned toward non-harm\, in the service of all life. The compassionate realization of our “interbeing\,” and the sometimes complex relationship of intent to impact are woven into this “Living Dharma” approach to the Precepts. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-pandemic-precepts-buddhist-ethics-during-covid-19-2/2021-05-19/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210524T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210524T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T191427Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Queer Joy and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Jessy Zapanta and JD Doyle  \n\n\n\n\nMondays\, May 17th\, 24th & 31st 5:30 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \n  \nJoin in a LGBTQIA2+ community for a three part series to focus on cultivating joy as a source of resilience and resistance. In these challenging times\, learning how to nourish ourselves and interrupt the reactive mind is essential for well being. During this series\, we will engage in meditation\, inquiry\, discussions\, and radically inclusive movement\, focusing on self-care and community-care. We will discover how cultivating joy is a way to support the healing of day-to-day difficulties\, as well as intergenerational traumas\, and in doing so bring greater freedom to ourselves and our communities. \n  \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-queer-joy-and-resilience/2021-05-24/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210524T214500
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Opening the Heart Through the Buddha's Teachings - Parents Meditation Group
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 24th 2021 8:45PM – 9:45PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captions Provided. \nAn online meditation group for parents and caregivers with Lisa Fujie Parks \nEBMC’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 to create a safe refuge to share the joys and the challenges of caring for young people by cultivating loving-kindness\, compassion\, patience and generosity with the support of the sangha. We welcome all parents/grandparents/caregivers of young people to join us. No prior experience necessary. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-opening-the-heart-through-the-buddhas-teachings-parents-meditation-group-5/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T002101Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: How Have the Buddha’s Teachings Helped Me?
DESCRIPTION:Wrap-up class for EBMC’s Core Buddhist Curriculum Jan-May 2021 \nwith Mushim Patricia Ikeda \nWednesdays May 26th 2021 \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning Provided \nFor those who have taken either some or all of EBMC’s 5-month “Buddhist core teachings” in Jan – May 2021\, this is a wrap-up class where you can bring your “biggest” Buddhist practice questions\, meet Dharma companions on the Path\, and rejoice in the merit that you have generated! Please note: The focus of this class is on what you are doing to deepen your spiritual practice and to transform your life through these wisdom teachings. In place of our usual potluck\, have your favorite beverage near your computer to toast one another in virtual Sangha!
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-how-have-the-buddhas-teachings-helped-me-2/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210531T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210531T193000
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Queer Joy and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Jessy Zapanta and JD Doyle  \n\n\n\n\nMondays\, May 17th\, 24th & 31st 5:30 – 6:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter)  \nClosed Captioning Provided \n  \nJoin in a LGBTQIA2+ community for a three part series to focus on cultivating joy as a source of resilience and resistance. In these challenging times\, learning how to nourish ourselves and interrupt the reactive mind is essential for well being. During this series\, we will engage in meditation\, inquiry\, discussions\, and radically inclusive movement\, focusing on self-care and community-care. We will discover how cultivating joy is a way to support the healing of day-to-day difficulties\, as well as intergenerational traumas\, and in doing so bring greater freedom to ourselves and our communities. \n  \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email. 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-queer-joy-and-resilience/2021-05-31/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Embodying Freedom: Somatics\, Healing and Justice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Amanda Ream\, Erika Lyla and René Rivera\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays June 9th\, 16th\, 23rd and 30th \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nClosed Captioning Provided \n\nIn this four week class series we will use the tools of meditation and somatic practice to work through the body to understand what has shaped us\, and how we can rely on the body as a ground of connection and support for the work of social justice. We will practice to create a supportive container to feel ourselves and the world more deeply\, and to make new choices in alignment with our longings. In community\, we will explore re-establishing safety\, boundaries\, contradictions and trauma healing. This class brings together the dharma of Lama Rod Owens and the work of Generative Somatics. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.  \n\n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-embodying-freedom-somatics-healing-and-justice/2021-06-09/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Caring for the Tender Heart: An AAPI* Restorative Half-Day of Practice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Retreat with Reverend Liên Shutt and Michele Ku\nJune 12th 2021 2PM – 5PM PST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime Zone Converter – Closed Captioning Provided \n*An Online Offering for Pan Asian\, Asian American\, Pacific Islander and South Asian American Identified People \nWe invite AAPIs* to a half-day of practice to tend to the heartbreak due to the recent violence against our communities. \nCompassion is often described as “a quivering heart.” Practicing Metta/Lovingkindness and Karuna/Compassion helps us pause and tend to our hurts and pain\, supporting us to speak our truths and then\, using the restorative guidance and tools of Skillful Intention\, grounds us to respond to the needs of our compassionate heart skillfully and wisely. \nCome gather together in a safe space of meditations and connecting exercises to know and connect to internal restorative practice for individual and collective uplift. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.  \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-caring-for-the-tender-heart-an-aapi-restorative-half-day-of-practice/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Embodying Freedom: Somatics\, Healing and Justice
DESCRIPTION:An Online Class Series with Amanda Ream\, Erika Lyla and René Rivera\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesdays June 9th\, 16th\, 23rd and 30th \n6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) \nClosed Captioning Provided \n\nIn this four week class series we will use the tools of meditation and somatic practice to work through the body to understand what has shaped us\, and how we can rely on the body as a ground of connection and support for the work of social justice. We will practice to create a supportive container to feel ourselves and the world more deeply\, and to make new choices in alignment with our longings. In community\, we will explore re-establishing safety\, boundaries\, contradictions and trauma healing. This class brings together the dharma of Lama Rod Owens and the work of Generative Somatics. \n \nRegistered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.  \n\n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-embodying-freedom-somatics-healing-and-justice/2021-06-16/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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