Follow The Yellow Brick Road – Living the 8-Fold Path Daylong Retreat

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

With Spring Washam At the heart of the Buddhist teachings is the eight-fold path. It can be described as the road to happiness and the path to freedom. They are eight valuable principles that provide us with a clear way to navigate through the complexities of our lives. Learning how to live these core teachings […]

Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings

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

For Children Ages 0-13 and Family/Caregivers With Shahara Godfrey, Baruch Golden, Michele Ku, and Fresh! White 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 12.  The teachers will offer the Buddha's teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced […]

Interconnected: Challenging Racism and White privilege with Mindfulness and Compassion

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

4 Monday evenings & 1 weekend day-long: Monday, October 2nd 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 9th 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 16th 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 23rd 6:30 - 9:30pm, Sunday, October 15th 11:00am – 4:00pm We ask participants to commit to and attend all sessions With JD Doyle and Gregory Mengel Mindfulness practices […]

EBMC Teen Sangha: Fall 2017

EBMC Teen Sangha: Fall 2017

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

EBMC Teen Sangha - Fall 2017 Wednesdays: September 6 – December 6 (no meeting on November 22) 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Open to teens, ages 14-19 EBMC 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 […]

Curriculum: Path of the Bodhisattva (1/3)

Curriculum: Path of the Bodhisattva (1/3)

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

Path of the Bodhisattva & Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony Buddhist curriculum, Fall 2017 with Mushim Ikeda, EBMC core teacher This new Buddhist curriculum at EBMC has three components: A four-class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 1 Wednesdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25: 7 – 9pm Registration now open A three-class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 2 […]

Taming Anxiety: for Self-identified People of Color

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

For self-identified People of Color With Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Does your mind seem to “be all over the place”? Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Do you feel easily overwhelmed and filled with anxiety? Do you obsess about “shoulds’” and “coulds’” and, therefore, find it hard to focus? Buddhist teachings and meditation practices have […]

Interconnected: Challenging Racism and White privilege with Mindfulness and Compassion

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

4 Monday evenings & 1 weekend day-long: Monday, October 2nd 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 9th 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 16th 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 23rd 6:30 - 9:30pm, Sunday, October 15th 11:00am – 4:00pm We ask participants to commit to and attend all sessions With JD Doyle and Gregory Mengel Mindfulness practices […]

Interconnected: Challenging Racism and White privilege with Mindfulness and Compassion

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

4 Monday evenings & 1 weekend day-long: Monday, October 2nd 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 9th 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 16th 6:30 - 9:30pm, Monday, October 23rd 6:30 - 9:30pm, Sunday, October 15th 11:00am – 4:00pm We ask participants to commit to and attend all sessions With JD Doyle and Gregory Mengel Mindfulness practices […]

EBMC Teen Sangha: Fall 2017

EBMC Teen Sangha: Fall 2017

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

EBMC Teen Sangha - Fall 2017 Wednesdays: September 6 – December 6 (no meeting on November 22) 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Open to teens, ages 14-19 EBMC 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 […]

Curriculum: Path of the Bodhisattva (1/3)

Curriculum: Path of the Bodhisattva (1/3)

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

Path of the Bodhisattva & Bodhisattva Precepts Ceremony Buddhist curriculum, Fall 2017 with Mushim Ikeda, EBMC core teacher This new Buddhist curriculum at EBMC has three components: A four-class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 1 Wednesdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25: 7 – 9pm Registration now open A three-class series:  Path of the Bodhisattva 2 […]