People of Color Sangha
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAThe People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! Thursdays 7:00 – 9:00 PM For more information, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
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Jedi Insights Episode III: A Force for Justice
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAThis fun, three-hour class explores how Jedi insights on life from the Star Wars movies reflect wisdom teachings of real meditation and martial arts teachers, particularly Takuan Soho (a 16th century Buddhist monk) and Miyamoto Musashi (a 16th century samurai). Guided meditation and gentle movement suitable for most bodies and abilities will supplement the experience. If you […]
Every Body Every Mind Sangha
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAEvery 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 Please 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 […]
New Year Mental Cleanse
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAAll 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 […]
Beginning a Meditation Practice
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAwith Mushim Ikeda Are 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 […]
Working with the Judgments: A daylong for People of Color
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAwith Shahara Godfrey "Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." - Coretta Scott King Working with judgments, and/ or a judgmental mind that are toxic can be liberating. The Buddha said, “All that we are is the results of what we have thought. What […]
ONLINE: Multiracial Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAThe Multiracial Deep Refuge Group is a monthly exploratory Deep Refuge Group for and by people who identify as multiracial. Our meetings include periods of mindfulness meditation and sharing of narratives and perspectives as we come together to be seen and to see one another. By sitting and exploring our own unique stories, we can […]
Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAwith Shahara Godfrey, Eve Decker, Michele Ku, Baruch Golden and Jenn Biehn. We invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies, toddlers, and children up to age 13. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. This class features training on “Family […]
Exploring Intimacy Through the Buddha’s Teaching for the LGBTQ and Gender NonConforming Community
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAwith Shahara Godfrey & Baruch Golden “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within”. - James Baldwin The focus of this daylong is an ongoing exploration of deepening intimacy with ourselves, others, and all of life. It is open to all self-identified LGBTQ & gender non-conforming […]
Embodying Compassion: A Day of Healing for Black Women
East Bay Meditation Center 285 17th Street, Oakland, CAEmbodying Compassion: A Day of Healing for Black Women with Arisika Razak How, as Black women, do we move from "surviving" to "thriving" in a society that does not love our bodies and our achievements? What ancestral wisdom is available to us that supports our journey? How can we use the Buddha's teaching on the body […]
