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ONLINE: Midday Sangha

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

Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. Every Wednesday 12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. 12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world Midday Sangha Coordinating Committee: Darren Lee Brown, emiko yoshikami, […]

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HYBRID: The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being (Eightfold Path)

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

February 13th Update: Until further notice, all programs will be online-only, due to the theft of audio/video tech during a break in. We are hoping by late February we will have our new technology installed. Wednesdays, March 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd, 2023 6:30 - 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) With Mushim Patricia Ikeda Online […]

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ONLINE: People of Color Sangha

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

  The People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free! Thursdays 7:30 – 9:00 PM PST Closed Captions Provided.  Zoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website), and their Facebook group.

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ONLINE: Queer Leather Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group

Off Site Venue

The Queer Leather Meditation Deep Refuge Group is a peer-led meditation group for those of us who have a meditation practice and are queer and leather/kink-identified. We meet on the 4th Friday of every month from 7–8:30 p.m. We are open to and welcome new drop-in participants, whether this is your first sit or your […]

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ONLINE: 8 Step Buddhist Recovery Sangha

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

Compassionate Dharma Deep Refuge Buddhist meetings focus on ways to heal addiction. Based on the Eight Steps to Recovery developed by Dr. Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) and Dr Groves, we believe this inclusive approach can build a solid foundation for those at any level of recovery and for those who have yet to seek help. Through […]

HYBRID: The Body and the Living Dharma – Wholeness within our Latinx Community

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

El Cuerpo y la Vivencia del Dharma - Integridad dentro de nuestra Comunidad Latinx With/Con Margarita Loinaz y Melvin Escobar Saturday, March 25th, 2023 – 10am-2pm, Pacific Time Sábado, 25 de marzo, 2023 – 10-2pm, tiempo pacific (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided Hybrid (Melvin in person and Margarita most likely online) Open to all who […]

ONLINE: Black People Meditate: Compassion Practice for The Resilient Heart

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

An Online Retreat with Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith and Fresh “Lev” White Sunday March 26, 2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm PT (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided Let’s get together as self-identified Black/African/African American people of all identities, genders, shades, blends, and sexualities for a day of reflection, compassion, and mindfulness, to support our resiliency at […]

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ONLINE: Every Body Every Mind Sangha

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

Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities, limitations, differences and chronic illnesses. Sundays 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm To join online, please email:  ebem at eastbaymeditation dot org to request a Zoom link.  Please come and take part in this time to meditate, share our lives and […]

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ONLINE: Trans* & Genderqueer / Gender Variant peer-led Deep Refuge group

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

Trans* and Gender Queer/Gender Variant Deep Refuge Group Fourth Mondays at EBMC 6:30-8:00 PM (This is a bi-weekly group. Learn more below.) Refuge for us means this group is led by Trans* and Gender Queer/Gender Variant facilitators, for people who identify as Trans* and/or Gender Queer/Gender Variant. Our goal is to provide a safe and […]