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SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2017-01-19/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-01-18/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-01-18/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-18/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A meditation group for the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Intersex\, Same-Gender Loving\, and Two-Spirit communities. Because that’s such a mouthful\, we call ourselves the Alphabet Sangha. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-01-17/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:New Year Mental Cleanse
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nWith Spring Washam\n \nMany of us carry large amounts of mental clutter and loads of junk in the mind. Are you ready for the ultimate mental cleanse to let it all go? If so then join us for this powerful class series meant to jump-start the New Year.  For 30 days we will develop a mindfulness practice\, cultivate love and compassion\, and let go of the past. This is a great class for beginners as well as experienced students! \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17cleanse \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/new-year-mental-cleanse/2017-01-16/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-01-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness-Based Skills for People with Depression: Getting Back in Charge
DESCRIPTION:with Kitsy Schoen and Mushim \nMindfulness-based practices can help put a spacer between us and the negative symptoms of depression. With that bit of breathing room\, we can begin to make small changes that\, when practiced over time\, can help manage downward mood swings and negative thinking. This introductory workshop will include mindfulness meditation with guidance\, information-packed talks\, skill-building exercises\, and a supportive community environment to get you started in these helpful practices. \nOpen to anyone with depression. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17depression \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/getting-back-in-charge-mindfulness-based-skills-for-people-with-depression/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170112T210000
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SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2017-01-12/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens\, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other\, having fun\, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-01-11/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-01-11/
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UID:10004981-1484121600-1484154000@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-11/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T025650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161227T042641Z
UID:10004598-1484074800-1484080200@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A meditation group for the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Intersex\, Same-Gender Loving\, and Two-Spirit communities. Because that’s such a mouthful\, we call ourselves the Alphabet Sangha. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-01-10/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20161123T235725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182525Z
UID:10004976-1483988400-1483995600@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:New Year Mental Cleanse
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nWith Spring Washam\n \nMany of us carry large amounts of mental clutter and loads of junk in the mind. Are you ready for the ultimate mental cleanse to let it all go? If so then join us for this powerful class series meant to jump-start the New Year.  For 30 days we will develop a mindfulness practice\, cultivate love and compassion\, and let go of the past. This is a great class for beginners as well as experienced students! \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17cleanse \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/new-year-mental-cleanse/2017-01-09/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170108T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T032156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160825T032538Z
UID:10004841-1483898400-1483903800@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-01-08/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170108T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20161124T000645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182055Z
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SUMMARY:Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings
DESCRIPTION:For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers \nwith Baruch Golden\, Michele Ku\, and Fresh! White\n \nWe invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies\, toddlers and children up to age 12. The teachers will offer the Buddha’s teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced at home. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. We will explore bringing the Dharma to our daily lives through song\, story\, sharing\, art and mindfulness practices. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha. No prior experience is necessary. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17family \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/family-practice-class-opening-the-heart-through-the-buddhas-teachings-7/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170107T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20161124T000337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T182442Z
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SUMMARY:Trauma and Transformation: A Journey into Compassion\, Healing\, and Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:Open to self identified people of color \nwith Arisika Razak\n \nIf we cannot be happy in spite of our difficulties\, what good is our spiritual practice?\n– Maha Ghosananda\nMemory is the selection of images; some elusive\, others printed indelibly on the brain.\n. . . But truth changes color depending on the light. Andtomorrow can be clearer than today.\n– Kasi Lemon\, from the film Eve’s Bayou\n\nOur experiences of grief and trauma may be invitations to deepen our self-awareness\,healing\, compassion and transformation. Using Buddhist teachings\, guided meditation\, movement\, writing\, embodied exercises and trauma studies\, we will explore the gifts and challenges found in these difficult and provocative experiences.\n\nPlease bring something for the altar.\nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://jan17transformation.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/trauma-and-transformation-a-journey-into-compassion-healing-and-wisdom/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T031822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T040945Z
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SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2017-01-05/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170104T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T025917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170923T004259Z
UID:10004672-1483531200-1483536600@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-01-04/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20161123T235952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T195547Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning a Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, 2017\n7:00 – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nAre you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice\, but don’t quite know how? These classes will give you the basics of sitting and walking/movement meditation in the vipassana (insight) style\, and metta (goodwill) meditation. Don’t worry about “getting it right” – if you can sit – on a folding chair\, on floor cushions\, in a wheelchair – or lie down – and breathe\, you’re off to a good start! This series is for those seeking stress reduction\, or it can be the gateway to those new to Buddhism. Meditation can help you\, over time\, to develop a sense of increased physical well-being\, mental clarity\, compassionate connection\, and spiritual growth. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=jan17beginner \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/beginning-a-meditation-practice/2017-01-04/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170103T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20161201T205048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161201T205248Z
UID:10005005-1483470000-1483480800@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:POC Retreatants Peer-Led Deep Refuge
DESCRIPTION:This is a monthly meetup open to people of color who have attended residential people of color retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center\, Deer Park Monastery\, or both. This Deep Refuge Group is intended to nurture the experience of retreat — mindfulness\, sangha\, dharma sharing\, and the Five Mindfulness Trainings — in our everyday lives. Meetings are held the first Saturday of each month at EBMC\, from 7-10pm\, and feature a potluck meal\, eaten in mindful silence\, a practice period\, and discussion about the dharma.  The group is open to new members until early 2017\, so please attend a monthly meeting before March if interested. And please bring a dish to share!\n\nContact info: pocretreatantgroup@gmail.com
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/poc-retreatants-peer-led-deep-refuge/2017-01-03/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170103T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T025650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161227T042641Z
UID:10004597-1483470000-1483475400@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A meditation group for the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Intersex\, Same-Gender Loving\, and Two-Spirit communities. Because that’s such a mouthful\, we call ourselves the Alphabet Sangha. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-01-03/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170101T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170101T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T032156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160825T032538Z
UID:10004840-1483293600-1483299000@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-01-01/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161231T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170101T003000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20161218T183914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161229T233043Z
UID:10005163-1483218000-1483230600@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:New Year's Eve at EBMC
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for potluck and community ceremony as we move together into the new year. \nSaturday\, December 31\, 9 pm until the new year! \n9:00 pm: Doors open for potluck \n10:30 pm: Community discussion and intention setting – How will we support our communities and our earth in 2017?\n \n11:30 pm: Meditation \nMidnight: Bell ringing and dedication of merit \nVolunteers needed! If you’d like to help make this event happen\, please email Deb at: deb.schneider2@gmail.com
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/new-years-eve/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161230T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161230T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T032038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161230T212202Z
UID:10004820-1483122600-1483129800@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Friday Open Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Open to All \nFridays\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm \nOur sangha meets every Friday and is led by a rotating group of teachers; the teacher schedule is available here. \nSchedule:\n6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Mindful movement (yoga\, qigong\, or another form of mindful movement\, led by the teacher or a guest)\n7:00 pm to 7:30 pm Silent meditation with instructions\n7:30 pm to 7:45 pm Announcements and break\n7:45 pm to 8:25 pm Teacher’s talk on relevant themes and/or group discussion\n8:25 pm to 8:30 pm Close \nBy strengthening our ability to bring mindfulness to the moment-to-moment events in our lives\, we bring to consciousness the unconscious thinking patterns that often govern our behavior. As we see and understand those patterns\, we break free of their control over us. With this freedom comes joy and the ability to live our lives from a place of wisdom. \nThis ongoing sitting group at the East Bay Meditation Center is for anyone interested in learning more about mindfulness meditation and practicing this ancient discipline with others. The group will also incorporate mindful movement practices\, which enhance and support our meditation practice. \nMany thanks to the volunteers who generously offer their time every week to help make this group happen. If you would like to volunteer with our sangha\, please send an email to: ebmc.friday.sangha@gmail.com.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/friday-open-practice-group/2016-12-30/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161229T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
CREATED:20160825T031822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T040945Z
UID:10004748-1483038000-1483045200@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2016-12-29/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161228T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161228T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T150658
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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2016-12-28/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION:A meditation group for the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Intersex\, Same-Gender Loving\, and Two-Spirit communities. Because that’s such a mouthful\, we call ourselves the Alphabet Sangha. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2016-12-27/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161226T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161226T200000
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CREATED:20161201T214713Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
DESCRIPTION:Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group\nFourth Mondays (online over zoom)\n6:30-8pm PM PST \nThis deep refuge group is by and for trans/gender-expansive people. Our goal is to provide a welcoming community space for trans/gender-expansive folks who are interested in exploring meditation and other aspects of Buddhist practice. Both beginners and experienced practitioners welcome! \nTo be added to the email list\, please email tgedeeprefuge@eastbaymeditation.org with a quick note about your interest in the group. We look forward to practicing with you!
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/trans-genderqueer-peer-led-deep-refuge-group/2016-12-26/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161225T193000
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2016-12-25/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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