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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Maintaining the Calm Within the Storm: Anxiety in Times of Elections
DESCRIPTION:HYBRID: Maintaining the Calm Within the Storm: Anxiety in Times of Elections \n3 Fridays: October 11th 2024\, November 15th 2024\, January 24th 2025 \n12:00 – 1:30 PM PT (Time Zone Converter) \nwith Kinshasa Bennett\, Renata Moreira\, Andrés González\, & Anjali Sawhney\nClosed Captioning Provided on Zoom \nN95/KN95 Masks Required at EBMC \n  \nThis will be a 3-part series where we have stationary practice\, dharma talks\, and discussion as related to using the dharma and mindfulness to relate differently to anxiety as it arises in the mind and body (physical\, emotional and energetic) in times of elections. We ask participants to attend all sessions if possible. This series will advance the principles of Engaged Buddhism and address current concerns. \n  \nOpen to all who are interested and no experience necessary. \n  \nNOTE: In-person ticket sales end on January 22nd at 1pm PT so we can finalize our headcount. If we have fewer than 20 in-person registrations\, we may opt to run online only. We will confirm with everyone by January 23rd. Thank you! \n  \nFor in-person participation: \nFor those wishing to practice in person\, space will be limited to 60 people to allow ample space for social distancing. Participants will be asked to wear N95 or KN95 face masks. (N95 face masks will be available at EBMC.) Please note: The teacher may be unmasked while teaching. \nTo attend in person\, you need to be completely free of fragranced body and clothing products — more information and a list of fragrance free products\, including those that are especially good for people of color\, appears on our website \nEast Bay Meditation Center is a scent free / fragrance free space and is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nFor Zoom participation\, these are our Universal Access Guidelines: \n– Please do not use virtual or blurred backgrounds \n– Please keep your camera still when it’s turned on \n– Please say your name when you speak \n– Facilitators will attempt to read any comments in the chat out loud \n– Please mute when you’re not speaking. \n  \n \nTeaching Team\n \nKinshasa (she/her). Queer\, African-American listener\, healer\, learner. 15 years of experience as a psychologist by day. 46 years as a student of life. Currently integrating sitting\, dancing\, praying\, and vocal meditation practices. Exploring sacred reciprocity in relations with all beings. Incorporating ritual\, indigeneity\, and authenticity into my (spiritual) life. Launched from EBMC in 2009 and Spirit Rock in 2011 into the spheres of Buddhism\, ancestral knowledge\, and plant medicine. My formal training includes graduating from the EBMC Spiritual Teacher and Leadership training program in 2023. You may find me watching women’s sports\, exploring the community by foot\, or dancing in my living room. \n \nRenata Moreira\, M.A.S.T\, CCHT (She/they/Ela/Elu) is a queer mixed race lifelong educator of Indigenous Xucuru Kariri and Portuguese ancestries. She brings 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership\, development and strategic communications to the intersections of trauma-informed care\, mindfulness\, and culture making. This dynamic first generation immigrant mama is connected to an eclectic lineage of spiritual wisdom and earth keepers across the Americas. Currently\, Renata serves as a social impact and wellness consultant\, transpersonal therapist\, and mindfulness teacher. She has brought a passionate Metta praxis to countless educational\, public\, and private sectors since 2012; always holding the firm belief that all people within systems can liberate themselves towards the rise of a more loving and just world for all beings. She is certified as an MBSR instructor\, is a graduate of EBMC’s Pita Program\, and has served EBMC as Transition Director. When not co-creating beloved communities\, cultivating medicinal allies\, or geeking out on somatics and liberation\, Renata can be found dancing with her 8 yr old magickal daughter and cooking up new ways to play into healing. Connect with Renata via renatametta | Instagram\, Facebook | Linktree \n \nAndrés González\, MSW (he/they/él) is a queer\, two-spirit Mestizo with primarily Yaqui\, Mexican\, Spanish\, & Scottish ancestries. He’s also a transracial adoptee\, connected to a lineage of indigenous adoptees separated from family\, land\, & culture by way of the U.S. child welfare system. Andrés’ lived experience integrating these many worlds has informed his path as a curandero\, dharma teacher\, and healing-justice practitioner. Trained in harm reduction as a psychotherapist\, he holds a masters degree in social work. He is also a graduate of East Bay Meditation Center’s two-year Spiritual Teacher & Leadership Training and the 2023-2024 Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics’ certification program in psychedelic facilitation. Andrés resides on Yokuts’ land (aka Bakersfield\, CA) and lovingly traverses life with his adored service dog\, Junior. \n \nAnjali Sawhney (she/her/s) is a Certified Integral Life Coach and a trained international Leadership Embodiment Teacher (somatic coaching based on Aikido & Mindfulness). Anjali has coached & facilitated somatics & mindfulness workshops in the non-profit\, corporate\, and educational sectors including the Richmond Community Foundation\, California Endowment\, UCSF & City of San Francisco. Anjali also serves directly with untapped BIPOC students\, those unhoused\, and those in recovery by providing coaching\, counseling & series workshops through various non-profits as well as independently. She is currently on the EBMC Program Committee and Leadership Sangha (Board). She is passionate about rallying people through community & spirituality as well as street protests for equity & systemic change\, is in awe of nature & live music\, & on rare occasions is allowed to groove with her children\, Aanika and Jai. \n  \nCost \nThe teachings are regarded as priceless. So they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations (the practice of “Dana”) for the expenses of the meditation center and the support of the teachers. \nThe ticket prices are listed as different tiers with suggested donations based on income ranges. Please scroll through the entire menu to see all the options. For those who wish to give more\, you may choose an “add-on” to your ticket. For those unable to give\, there is an option for that. \nOther ways to give: \nTo make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center\, you may do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana 100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. \n  \nPlease also consider giving a financial gift to our teachers as well\, who do not receive a salary for their work\, and give their teachings freely to all. \nTo offer a gift to the teachers for their teachings\, please do so via: \nVenmo: @Kinshasa-Bennett \n(the teachers will share the gifts with each other) \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.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hybrid-maintaining-the-calm-within-the-storm-anxiety-in-times-of-elections/2024-11-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Maha Sangha with Arisika Razak and Ramona Lisa-Ortiz Smith
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 7th Teachers: Arisika Razak and Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith \nMaha Sangha for All People & Communities\nCreating Freedom in Community\nEvery Friday night at EBMC\, 7:00 – 8:30pm. \nZoom Info: email mahasangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to ask for a Zoom link. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha for All People and Communities is a meditation and dharma group with an emphasis on radical inclusivity and social justice. \nMaha is a Pali word meaning whole\, great\, larger/largest\, deepest\, and Sangha is a Pali word for community\, or community of practitioners. Together\, these words represent a place where all people and communities are warmly invited to explore the Dharma together in keeping with East Bay Meditation Center’s core mission to foster liberation\, personal and interpersonal healing\, social action\, and inclusive community building. We hope that you will join us. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha’s leadership team of teachers\, dharma leaders\, and sangha members includes: Arisika Razak\, Baruch Golden\, Chinh Nguyen\, Crystal Johnson\, Fresh! Lev White\, Jd Doyle\, Lisa Moore\, Shahara Godfrey\, Syra Smith\, Shay\, and Anni Mackin. \nContact: mahasangha at eastbaymeditation org
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-maha-sangha-with-arisika-razak-and-ramona-lisa-ortiz-smith/2024-11-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Maha Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Maha Sangha for All People & Communities\nCreating Freedom in Community\nEvery Friday night\, 7:00 – 8:30pm. \nHybrid\, every 4th Friday of the month \nEvent Details: Meets weekly on zoom\, and starting to meet once a month in person\, email mahasangha at eastbaymeditation dot org for more info and get on our newsletter \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha for All People and Communities is a meditation and dharma group with an emphasis on radical inclusivity and social justice. \nMaha is a Pali word meaning whole\, great\, larger/largest\, deepest\, and Sangha is a Pali word for community\, or community of practitioners. Together\, these words represent a place where all people and communities are warmly invited to explore the Dharma together in keeping with East Bay Meditation Center’s core mission to foster liberation\, personal and interpersonal healing\, social action\, and inclusive community building. We hope that you will join us. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha’s leadership team of teachers\, dharma leaders\, and sangha members includes: Arisika Razak\, Fresh! Lev White\,  Rebekah Eppley\, Sarwang Parikh and Shay. \nContact: mahasangha at eastbaymeditation org
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/maha-sangha/2024-11-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: 8 Step Buddhist Recovery Deep Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday from 10AM – 11:30AM PST / PDT ONLINE \nCompassionate 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. \nThrough these practices we hope you gain a practice that can sustain you in your recovery. \nWe are a multi-recovery space. Whether you are navigating addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol\, or process addictions\, such as disordered eating\, codependency\, or sex and love addiction–you are welcome here. \nAdvance Registration is not required. \nFor additional information\, please contact: ebmcrecovery at gmail dot com.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/8-step-recovery/2024-11-16/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Kapwa Deep Refuge Group for Filipinx/a/o Practitioners
DESCRIPTION:This is a peer-led deep refuge group for self-identifying Filipinx/a/o (including mixed) folks. Together we cultivate a special community space in the intersection of Filipinx/a/o identity + culture + history and Buddhist spiritual practice. We gather to support each other\, heal\, and walk the Dharma path.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKapwa Deep Refuge will meet every 3rd Sunday at 9am PST – 10:30am PST via Zoom. The inaugural meeting will be on April 21\, 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you identify as Filipinx/a/o and would like to join\, please contact us at: kapwa.deep.refuge@gmail.com
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/kapwa-deep-refuge-group-for-filipinx-a-o-practitioners/2024-11-17/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beloved Families and Communities: Practicing Together for Love and Justice (Nov. 17\, 2024)
DESCRIPTION:Beloved Families and Communities: Practicing Together for Love and Justice\nNovember 17. 2024\n1:00 – 4:00 PM in-person at EBMC\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\nwith Lisa Fujie Parks\, Fresh “Lev” White\, Anjali Sawhney\, Rascal Roubos\, Renata Moreira\, Kinshasa Bennett\, Raul Bentacourt\, and Dana Wright\n\n\nFor parents\, grandparents\, and other caregivers\, extended and chosen family\, and children/teens/young adults ages 5-18+. \nSPACES ARE LIMITED. PLEASE SIGN UP BY SUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 10\, 5PM.\n\nEach family only needs one registration. \n\nThis half-day program invites parents\, grandparents\, and other caregivers\, extended and chosen family\, and young people (ages 5-18+) to come together in support of beloved families and multigenerational community in these times. We will practice meeting each moment mindfully: honoring grief\, anger\, and fear\, cultivating connection\, comfort\, and joy\, and celebrating love\, justice\, and belonging. \n\n\nThis first in-person gathering of the family/caregiver sangha since the start of the pandemic offers a fresh start and an opportunity for renewal. The program includes all-ages circle time and age-specific breakout activities\, with dharma practices woven throughout.\n\nWe aspire to gather with participants who represents the diversity of the many families and communities practicing at EBMC\, with majority BIPOC and LGBTQ+ participation and a maximum of 40 participants. Please be patient with us as we do our best to accommodate individual family needs while creating the conditions for a supportive and inclusive space.\n\nIn-person Policies \nEBMC is a fragrance-free\, wheelchair-accessible space. We require adult participants to wear N95/KN95 masks\, except while eating or drinking in the kitchen. Teacher may be unmasked while speaking. \nGift Economics \nOur programs are offered freely without upfront fees. Your financial gifts help to sustain our teachers and our center. Generosity is the Buddha’s first teaching\, the lifeblood of EBMC\, and an act of sacred reciprocity in our community! When your attendance is confirmed\, we will provide information for giving to our teachers and our center. If you wish to give now: \nTo support the teachers with a financial gift\, please do so via: \n~Venmo: @Lisa-Parks-12\n~Paypal: lisafujieparks@yahoo.com\n(please reference “Family Sangha”; the teachers will share the gifts with each other) \nTo support EBMC and help sustain our center and programs\, please do so via:\n~Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation\n~Website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana \n100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. \nTeacher Bios \n(you can also see this information and teacher pictures here!) \nLev Fresh White\, CPCC\, is a Certified Professional\, Mindfulness & Life Coach. He has been practicing Mindfulness since 2007\, and is currently a student of Spirit Rock’s Dharma Leadership Program. In addition to Co-leading the Teen Sangha at EBMC\, Fresh! is also a rotating teacher at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, and leads a group for Trans* and Gender Variant folks in Oakland as well. Fresh! earned his Early Childhood Education Credits at Skyline College when he committed to being a classroom assistant and volunteer back in the 90s. Since 2003\, Fresh! has facilitated or co-lead over 100 discussions in San Francisco and Marin\, in schools and workplaces\, with a goal of ending bullying for all\, with a focus on creating safety for the LBGTQI communities. \nAnjali Sawhney (she/her/s) is a Certified Integral Life Coach and a trained international Leadership Embodiment Teacher (somatic coaching based on Aikido & Mindfulness). Anjali has coached & facilitated somatics & mindfulness workshops in the non-profit\, corporate\, and educational sectors including the Richmond Community Foundation\, California Endowment\, UCSF & City of San Francisco. Anjali also serves directly with untapped BIPOC students\, those unhoused\, and those in recovery by providing coaching\, counseling & series workshops through various non-profits as well as independently. She is currently on the EBMC Program Committee and Leadership Sangha (Board). She is passionate about rallying people through community & spirituality as well as street protests for equity & systemic change\, is in awe of nature & live music\, & on rare occasions is allowed to groove with her children\, Aanika and Jai. \nLisa Fujie Parks is a multiracial Japanese and white queer woman who grew up part of her childhood in Japan and makes a home in Oakland\, California\, the lands of the Ohlone people. Lisa practices the dharma in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and in other traditions\, in service to wholeness and solidarity. Lisa graduated from East Bay Meditation Center’s (EBMC) inaugural Spiritual Teacher and Leadership (STL) training\, and also completed the Commit2Dharma program and Practice in Transformative Action program. Lisa is a parent to a young adult in a two-home blended family and works in public health as a facilitator\, coach\, and advocate. Lisa also serves as the Board Co-Chair of Our Family Coalition\, a community organization advancing equity for the full and expanding spectrum of LGBTQ+ families and children. Lisa’s favorite ritual is to go outside to give gratitude to our human and more-than-human relatives and ancestors and listen for guidance. \nRascal Roubos LCSW (they/them) – Rascal is white transmasculine therapist based in Huichin (Oakland) CA\, who integrates dharma into daily life through an anti-oppression lens and somatic focused approaches. Rascal is a delighted and sometimes exhausted parent of three in a blended family\, multi-household constellation. Although they have benefited much from extended silent retreat over the years\, these days Rascal is especially engaged in deepening in practice forms that do not require sitting\, or quiet! Rascal is a graduate of East Bay Meditation Center’s Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Training in 2022 and the Commit2Dharma intensive practice and study program in 2012\, as well as Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program in 2016 and a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Certification Program in 2012. They had the honor of ordaining temporarily in Thailand in 2013\, an experience that informs their dreams of more multi-generational community practice spaces in the West. Rascal loves small daily rituals and seasonal practices to honor the earth\, the ancestors\, and future generations. \nRenata Moreira\, M.A.S.T\, CCHT (She/they/Ela/Elu) is a queer mixed race lifelong educator of Indigenous Xucuru Kariri and Portuguese ancestries. She brings 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership\, development and strategic communications to the intersections of trauma-informed care\, mindfulness\, and culture making. This dynamic first generation immigrant mama is connected to an eclectic lineage of spiritual wisdom and earth keepers across the Americas. Currently\, Renata serves as a social impact and wellness consultant\, transpersonal therapist\, and mindfulness teacher. Shehas brought a passionate Metta praxis to countless educational\, public\, and private sectors since 2012; always holding the firm belief that all people within systems can liberate themselves towards the rise of a more loving and just world for all beings. She is certified as an MBSR instructor\, is a graduate of EBMC’s Pita Program\, and has served EBMC as Transition Director. When not co-creating beloved communities\, cultivating medicinal allies\, or geeking out on somatics and liberation\, Renata can be found dancing with her 8 yr old magickal daughter and cooking up new ways to play into healing. \nKinshasa Bennett (she/her). Queer\, African-American\, pet parent. Psychologist by day. Magic weaver by night (and also day). Currently integrating sitting\, dancing\, praying\, and vocal meditation practices. Incorporating ritual\, indigeneity\, and authenticity into my life as a Buddhist and keeping sangha in my heart. Launched from EBMC in 2009 and Spirit Rock in 2011. You can find me watching Sci-fi\, women’s sports\, or dancing in my living room. \nRaul Bentacourt 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. \nDana Wright (she/her) is a mixed-race Black queer woman hailing from the South. Her first meditation retreat in 2006 ignited her meditation practice and love of the dharma. Dana graduated from the two-year dharma teacher training program\, the Spiritual Teacher Leadership program through the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC). She is a visiting teacher at EBMC and has been an EBMC sangha member since its early days. Dana is a parent of a young child and a professor of education at Mills College at Northeastern University\, where she supports teachers and emergent educational leaders committed to social justice education and systems transformation. She is a co-founder of the Love & Liberation Sangha\, a local community supporting meditation for Black\, Indigenous and People of Color. Dana is dedicated to exploring how the dharma can help us better understand and navigate the complexities of daily life\, build community and work towards social justice and collective liberation. \nSIGN UP HERE!
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmcs-beloved-families-and-communities-practicing-together-for-love-and-justice-nov-17-2024/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only,Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Center Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to drop by the center for unguided silent practice\, our library\, or a cup of tea in our kitchen. \nwith EBMC Staff \nSundays \n4 – 6 PM Pacific Time \nEBMC is a fragrance-free center and is wheelchair accessible. N95/KN95 masks required. \nNote: Due to capacity limitations of our small staff\, we may occasionally need to shorten or cancel open hours.  We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.  Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/center-open-hours-3/2024-11-17/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays \n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \n  \nONLINE WITH SPECIAL HYBRID DATES \nMarch 23rd 2025 with Arisika Razak \nApril 20th 2025 with Anne Finger \nMay 18th 2025 with Mushim Ikeda \nJune 22nd 2025 with Anne Finger \nNo registration needed to attend these meetings in person. More hybrid dates may be announced in the future. \n  \nTo join online\, please email:  ebem at eastbaymeditation dot org to request a Zoom link.  \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! \nEveryBody\, EveryMind Teacher Group: Debra Kerr\, Kenji Oshima\, Anne Finger\, Master John W. Ellis IV\, Beth Smith\, Mushim Ikeda\, Victor Jih\, & Zac Krohn \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind/2024-11-17/
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SUMMARY:Center Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to drop by the center for unguided silent practice\, our library\, or a cup of tea in our kitchen. \nwith EBMC Staff \nDaytime: Tuesday & Thursday \n11 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time \nEBMC is a fragrance-free center and is wheelchair accessible. N95/KN95 masks required. \nNote: Due to capacity limitations of our small staff\, we may occasionally need to shorten or cancel open hours.  We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.  Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/center-open-hours/2024-11-19/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20250918T043317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T043317Z
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SUMMARY:HYBRID: 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 \nHYBRID on First and Third Tuesdays of the month! Meet at EBMC or online. \nPlease email: alphabetsangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to request Zoom link to join online.  \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-alphabet-sangha-2-2022-12-27-2/2024-11-19/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T133500
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20250918T043624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T043624Z
UID:10009536-1732104000-1732109700@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45pm PST   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:55 – 1:35pm PST   Facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nHYBRID EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY\, ONLINE FOR OTHER MEETINGS (unless otherwise noted) \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nemiko yoshikami\, Jennie Powe Runde\, Sakshi Uomoto\, Elese Lebsack and Robert Gavino \nemail middaysangha at eastbaymeditation dot org for zoom link and password 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-midday-sangha-9/2024-11-20/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20241015T233101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T233257Z
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SUMMARY:HYBRID: Path of the Modern Bodhisattva (Class Series 2)
DESCRIPTION:Path of the Modern Bodhisattva (Class Series 2 of 2) \nwith Mushim Ikeda \nWednesday Evenings \nNov. 6t\, 13\, 20th\, 27th (Q&A class only\, ends at 8pm)\, and Dec. 4th \n6:30 – 8:30 PM PT (Time Zone Converter) \nHYBRID (if we can get at least 20 in-person sign-ups!) \nClosed Captioning Provided on Zoom \nThe center is fragrance-free and wheelchair accessible \nN95/KN95 masks required \n  \nI\, myself\, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow\, “Life after life\, after life\, after life\, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma\, Buddhist monk and social worker\, 1941-2013 \nEmbodiment! Joy! Commitment! Strategic Action! In Mahayana Buddhism\, the Bodhisattva works and plays ceaselessly to liberate all suffering beings\, lifetime after lifetime. And – how do you and I show up\, day after day\, in the gigantic mess of our times\, to do the great work? \nFor the sixth time\, EBMC will offer two class series exploring what it means to creatively embody the Bodhisattva teachings. Those who complete both class series may participate in the final daylong and either witness or take Bodhisattva precepts and vows in order to strengthen their commitment to collective liberation. These are the same vows taken by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and by Thich Nhat Hanh. \nAFTER THIS CLASS SERIES\, WE WILL HAVE THE BODHISATTVA DAYLONG AND PRECEPTS CEREMONY ON SUNDAY\, DECEMBER 15TH. SEPARATE REGISTRATION NEEDED. \n  \nMushim (Patricia) Ikeda received Bodhisattva precepts and vows at the Zen Buddhist Temple-Toronto\, Canada in 1983. She is an EBMC core teacher\, a widely-published writer\, and a social justice activist based in Oakland\, California. Mushim has practiced as both a monastic and a lay householder.  For events\, writing\, video teachings\, go to www.mushimikeda.com \n  \n*PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited resources\, we will ONLY run these meetings hybrid IF we get at least 20 in-person sign-ups. If a meeting has fewer than 20 in-person sign-ups\, we will notify all registrants to meet online only (at least 24 hours in advance). Thank you! \n \n\n\nFor in-person participation: \nFor those wishing to practice in person\, space will be limited to 60 people to allow ample space for social distancing. Participants will be asked to wear N95 or KN95 face masks. (N95 face masks will be available at EBMC.) Please note: The teacher may be unmasked while teaching. \nTo attend in person\, you need to be completely free of fragranced body and clothing products — more information and a list of fragrance free products\, including those that are especially good for people of color\, appears on our website: https://eastbaymeditation.org/resources/fragrance-free-at-ebmc/ \nEast Bay Meditation Center is a scent free / fragrance free space and is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nFor Zoom participation\, these are our Universal Access Guidelines: \n– Please do not use virtual or blurred backgrounds \n– Please keep your camera still when it’s turned on \n– Please say your name when you speak \n– Facilitators will attempt to read any comments in the chat out loud \n– Please mute when you’re not speaking. \n\n\n  \nCost \nThe teachings are regarded as priceless. So they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations (the practice of “Dana”) for the expenses of the meditation center and the support of the teachers. \nThe ticket prices are listed as different tiers with suggested donations based on income ranges. For those who wish to give more\, you may choose an “add-on” to your ticket. For those unable to give\, there is an option for that. \nOther ways to give: \nTo make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center\, you may do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana 100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease also consider giving a financial gift to our teachers as well\, who do not receive a salary for their work\, and give their teachings freely to all. \nVenmo: @MushimPatricia-Ikeda \nPayPal: info@mushimikeda.com \nPlease indicate “Bodhisattva” in the subject line. \n  \n\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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTeacher\n \nMushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally-known secular mindfulness and Buddhist teacher working primarily with justice activists and Black\, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) meditation practitioners. A core teacher at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland\, California\, she is an author whose writing has been published in Lion’s Roar\, Tricycle\, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. She is the founding and guiding teacher of EBMC’s Practice in Transformative Action\, a yearlong program that completed its tenth cohort in July 2023\, providing secular mindfulness training for justice activists and agents of change. Mushim was selected by Lion’s Roar Buddhist media magazine as one of twenty-six “Great Buddhist Teachers” in the January 2022 issue. If you would like to make a gift to our beloved teacher\, please do so via Venmo: @MushimPatricia-Ikeda or PayPal: info@mushimikeda.com
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hybrid-path-of-the-modern-bodhisattva-class-series-2/2024-11-20/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hybrid
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T130000
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SUMMARY:Center Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to drop by the center for unguided silent practice\, our library\, or a cup of tea in our kitchen. \nwith EBMC Staff \nDaytime: Tuesday & Thursday \n11 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time \nEBMC is a fragrance-free center and is wheelchair accessible. N95/KN95 masks required. \nNote: Due to capacity limitations of our small staff\, we may occasionally need to shorten or cancel open hours.  We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.  Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/center-open-hours-2/2024-11-21/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20240215T010829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T011016Z
UID:10009932-1732212000-1732215600@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: Racial Justice Skills for White Practitioners Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
DESCRIPTION:Racial Justice Skills for White Practitioners meets monthly online in 2024 on the third Thursday of the month from 6PM-7PM Pacific time\, with the intention to support self-identified white practitioners of meditation in working with the skills and commitments of meditation practice to contribute to racial justice and to end white supremacy\, in ourselves and in the world. This group is open to all self-identified white people who have a regular meditation practice and are working towards racial justice.  In each meeting we will work with a skill from dharma practice to undo a habit of white supremacy culture. \nSign up for the Zoom link at tinyurl.com/RJSWP21
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-racial-justice-skills-for-white-practitioners-deep-refuge-group/2024-11-21/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20210105T230833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T054443Z
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SUMMARY:HYBRID: People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7 – 8:30 PM PST \n(please note the 7pm start time is new for 2024) \nClosed Captions Provided.  \nZoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website)\, and their Facebook group.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha-3/2024-11-21/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20161201T205931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T081426Z
UID:10007171-1732302000-1732307400@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: Queer Leather Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
DESCRIPTION: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 10\,000th! For upcoming meeting details or to join our mailing list or online groups\, please visit http://www.queerleathermeditation.org/. If you have questions please contact admin@queerleathermeditation.org. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/queer-leather-peer-led-deep-refuge-group-2020-02-28-2020-04-28/2024-11-22/
LOCATION:Off Site Venue
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20211227T231358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211227T231454Z
UID:10007612-1732302000-1732307400@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: Maha Sangha with Arisika Razak and Ramona Lisa-Ortiz Smith
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 7th Teachers: Arisika Razak and Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith \nMaha Sangha for All People & Communities\nCreating Freedom in Community\nEvery Friday night at EBMC\, 7:00 – 8:30pm. \nZoom Info: email mahasangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to ask for a Zoom link. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha for All People and Communities is a meditation and dharma group with an emphasis on radical inclusivity and social justice. \nMaha is a Pali word meaning whole\, great\, larger/largest\, deepest\, and Sangha is a Pali word for community\, or community of practitioners. Together\, these words represent a place where all people and communities are warmly invited to explore the Dharma together in keeping with East Bay Meditation Center’s core mission to foster liberation\, personal and interpersonal healing\, social action\, and inclusive community building. We hope that you will join us. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha’s leadership team of teachers\, dharma leaders\, and sangha members includes: Arisika Razak\, Baruch Golden\, Chinh Nguyen\, Crystal Johnson\, Fresh! Lev White\, Jd Doyle\, Lisa Moore\, Shahara Godfrey\, Syra Smith\, Shay\, and Anni Mackin. \nContact: mahasangha at eastbaymeditation org
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-maha-sangha-with-arisika-razak-and-ramona-lisa-ortiz-smith/2024-11-22/
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:20241122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20230416T180913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230416T184155Z
UID:10009408-1732302000-1732307400@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:HYBRID: Maha Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Maha Sangha for All People & Communities\nCreating Freedom in Community\nHybrid\, every 4th Friday of the month\, 7:00 – 8:30pm. \nEvent Details: Meets weekly on zoom\, and starting to meet once a month in person\, email mahasangha at eastbaymeditation dot org for more info and get on our newsletter \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha for All People and Communities is a meditation and dharma group with an emphasis on radical inclusivity and social justice. \nMaha is a Pali word meaning whole\, great\, larger/largest\, deepest\, and Sangha is a Pali word for community\, or community of practitioners. Together\, these words represent a place where all people and communities are warmly invited to explore the Dharma together in keeping with East Bay Meditation Center’s core mission to foster liberation\, personal and interpersonal healing\, social action\, and inclusive community building. We hope that you will join us. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha’s leadership team of teachers\, dharma leaders\, and sangha members includes: Arisika Razak\, Fresh! Lev White\,  Rebekah Eppley\, Sarwang Parikh and Shay. \nContact: mahasangha at eastbaymeditation org
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hybrid-maha-sangha/2024-11-22/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20241030T163318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T171609Z
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Connecting as Nature\, Connecting as Multiracial (half-daylong)
DESCRIPTION:An event produced through the EBMC Multiracial Deep Refuge Group! \nThis is the sign-up for a Saturday\, November 23 facilitated half-day nature retreat for multi-racial people offered by Multiracial Deep Refuge Group members Lisa Fujie Parks and Kim Allen. Space is limited. In filling out this form\, you are agreeing to attend the event if space is available. To maintain the integrity of the day\, please plan to attend the entire session (9-1:30). The day includes a potluck lunch. You will receive more information about what to bring etc. after registration and confirmation of a slot. \nForm: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGEuvJFZqUzkEvboKNgl9L6qoy5vZL5pvVBoDbdLlGfkSwIA/viewform \nUPDATE: The event is now full – waitlist only!  Thank you everyone! \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/in-person-connecting-as-nature-connecting-as-multiracial-half-daylong/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only,Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20200406T020139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T225121Z
UID:10006653-1732356000-1732361400@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: 8 Step Buddhist Recovery Deep Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday from 10AM – 11:30AM PST / PDT ONLINE \nCompassionate 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. \nThrough these practices we hope you gain a practice that can sustain you in your recovery. \nWe are a multi-recovery space. Whether you are navigating addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol\, or process addictions\, such as disordered eating\, codependency\, or sex and love addiction–you are welcome here. \nAdvance Registration is not required. \nFor additional information\, please contact: ebmcrecovery at gmail dot com.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/8-step-recovery/2024-11-23/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20241106T235039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T200043Z
UID:10008554-1732359600-1732365000@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:HYBRID: EBMC’s New Radical Dharma Book Club (Nov. 23 session)
DESCRIPTION:EBMC’s New Radical Dharma Book Club \nLaunching with books by our “Love\, Power and Liberation” speakers \nHYBRID \nClosed Captioning Provided on Zoom \nThe center is fragrance-free and wheelchair accessible \nN95/KN95 masks required \n  \nJoin us Saturdays from 11-12:30pm PT once a month. You can attend all meetings or drop in. \nFIRST SESSION: November 23: Tania Triana facilitating Angela Davis\, Freedom is a Constant Struggle \nSECOND SESSION: December 14: Kimi Mojica and Ream facilitating Lama Rod\, The New Saints (info here) \nTHIRD SESSION: January 18\, 2025: anuradha bhagwati facilitating Prentis Hemphill\, What It Takes to Heal (info here) \n  \nJoin our new Radical Dharma Book Club and engage with EBMC teachers in the practice of dharma discussion and inquiry. We will practice together in community to embody the ideas of Angela Davis\, Lama Rod Owens and Prentis Hemphill. Let’s get free together with the Black Radical Tradition at our backs\, encouraging us to keep moving towards freedom\, the core teaching of Buddhism. \nAll are welcome. In-person at EBMC and online. \nPLEASE NOTE: In-person ticket sales end on Nov. 22\, so we can finalize the headcount for the center. If you want to register for in-person after Nov. 22\, please email kristal@eastbaymeditation.org. Thank you! \n  \n\n\n\n\nCost \nThe teachings are regarded as priceless. So they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations (the practice of “Dana”) for the expenses of the meditation center and the support of the teachers. \nThe ticket prices are listed as different tiers with suggested donations. For those who wish to give more\, you may choose an “add-on” to your ticket. For those unable to give\, there is an option for that. And lastly\, there is an option to name your own gift. \n  \nFor in-person participation: \nFor those wishing to practice in person\, space will be limited to 60 people to allow ample space for social distancing. Participants will be asked to wear N95 or KN95 face masks. (N95 face masks will be available at EBMC.) Please note: The teacher may be unmasked while teaching. \nTo attend in person\, you need to be completely free of fragranced body and clothing products — more information and a list of fragrance free products\, including those that are especially good for people of color\, appears on our website: https://eastbaymeditation.org/resources/fragrance-free-at-ebmc/ \nEast Bay Meditation Center is a scent free / fragrance free space and is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nFor Zoom participation\, these are our Universal Access Guidelines: \n– Please do not use virtual or blurred backgrounds \n– Please keep your camera still when it’s turned on \n– Please say your name when you speak \n– Facilitators will attempt to read any comments in the chat out loud \n– Please mute when you’re not speaking. \n\n \n\n\n\nTeacher\n \nDr. Tania Triana (she/they/ella/elle) is a member of the inaugural class of East Bay Meditation Center’s Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Program\, and has served on EBMC’s Leadership Sangha (board of directors) since 2019. Tania is grateful to have found a spiritual home and social justice community at EBMC
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hybrid-ebmcs-new-radical-dharma-book-club-nov-23-session/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241124T180000
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SUMMARY:Center Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to drop by the center for unguided silent practice\, our library\, or a cup of tea in our kitchen. \nwith EBMC Staff \nSundays \n4 – 6 PM Pacific Time \nEBMC is a fragrance-free center and is wheelchair accessible. N95/KN95 masks required. \nNote: Due to capacity limitations of our small staff\, we may occasionally need to shorten or cancel open hours.  We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.  Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/center-open-hours-3/2024-11-24/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241124T193000
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays \n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \n  \nONLINE WITH SPECIAL HYBRID DATES \nMarch 23rd 2025 with Arisika Razak \nApril 20th 2025 with Anne Finger \nMay 18th 2025 with Mushim Ikeda \nJune 22nd 2025 with Anne Finger \nNo registration needed to attend these meetings in person. More hybrid dates may be announced in the future. \n  \nTo join online\, please email:  ebem at eastbaymeditation dot org to request a Zoom link.  \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! \nEveryBody\, EveryMind Teacher Group: Debra Kerr\, Kenji Oshima\, Anne Finger\, Master John W. Ellis IV\, Beth Smith\, Mushim Ikeda\, Victor Jih\, & Zac Krohn \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind/2024-11-24/
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:20241125T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241125T200000
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CREATED:20161201T214713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T214832Z
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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/2024-11-25/
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:20241126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241126T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20240813T181815Z
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SUMMARY:Center Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to drop by the center for unguided silent practice\, our library\, or a cup of tea in our kitchen. \nwith EBMC Staff \nDaytime: Tuesday & Thursday \n11 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time \nEBMC is a fragrance-free center and is wheelchair accessible. N95/KN95 masks required. \nNote: Due to capacity limitations of our small staff\, we may occasionally need to shorten or cancel open hours.  We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.  Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/center-open-hours/2024-11-26/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20240307T054212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T192552Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: 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 \nPlease email: alphabetsangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to request Zoom link to join online.  \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-alphabet-sangha-3/2024-11-26/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241127T120000
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45pm PST   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:55 – 1:35pm PST   Facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nHYBRID EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY\, ONLINE FOR OTHER MEETINGS (unless otherwise noted) \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nemiko yoshikami\, Jennie Powe Runde\, Sakshi Uomoto\, Elese Lebsack and Robert Gavino \nemail middaysangha at eastbaymeditation dot org for zoom link and password 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-midday-sangha-10/2024-11-27/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241127T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241127T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20241015T233101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T233257Z
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SUMMARY:HYBRID: Path of the Modern Bodhisattva (Class Series 2)
DESCRIPTION:Path of the Modern Bodhisattva (Class Series 2 of 2) \nwith Mushim Ikeda \nWednesday Evenings \nNov. 6t\, 13\, 20th\, 27th (Q&A class only\, ends at 8pm)\, and Dec. 4th \n6:30 – 8:30 PM PT (Time Zone Converter) \nHYBRID (if we can get at least 20 in-person sign-ups!) \nClosed Captioning Provided on Zoom \nThe center is fragrance-free and wheelchair accessible \nN95/KN95 masks required \n  \nI\, myself\, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow\, “Life after life\, after life\, after life\, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma\, Buddhist monk and social worker\, 1941-2013 \nEmbodiment! Joy! Commitment! Strategic Action! In Mahayana Buddhism\, the Bodhisattva works and plays ceaselessly to liberate all suffering beings\, lifetime after lifetime. And – how do you and I show up\, day after day\, in the gigantic mess of our times\, to do the great work? \nFor the sixth time\, EBMC will offer two class series exploring what it means to creatively embody the Bodhisattva teachings. Those who complete both class series may participate in the final daylong and either witness or take Bodhisattva precepts and vows in order to strengthen their commitment to collective liberation. These are the same vows taken by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and by Thich Nhat Hanh. \nAFTER THIS CLASS SERIES\, WE WILL HAVE THE BODHISATTVA DAYLONG AND PRECEPTS CEREMONY ON SUNDAY\, DECEMBER 15TH. SEPARATE REGISTRATION NEEDED. \n  \nMushim (Patricia) Ikeda received Bodhisattva precepts and vows at the Zen Buddhist Temple-Toronto\, Canada in 1983. She is an EBMC core teacher\, a widely-published writer\, and a social justice activist based in Oakland\, California. Mushim has practiced as both a monastic and a lay householder.  For events\, writing\, video teachings\, go to www.mushimikeda.com \n  \n*PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited resources\, we will ONLY run these meetings hybrid IF we get at least 20 in-person sign-ups. If a meeting has fewer than 20 in-person sign-ups\, we will notify all registrants to meet online only (at least 24 hours in advance). Thank you! \n \n\n\nFor in-person participation: \nFor those wishing to practice in person\, space will be limited to 60 people to allow ample space for social distancing. Participants will be asked to wear N95 or KN95 face masks. (N95 face masks will be available at EBMC.) Please note: The teacher may be unmasked while teaching. \nTo attend in person\, you need to be completely free of fragranced body and clothing products — more information and a list of fragrance free products\, including those that are especially good for people of color\, appears on our website: https://eastbaymeditation.org/resources/fragrance-free-at-ebmc/ \nEast Bay Meditation Center is a scent free / fragrance free space and is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nFor Zoom participation\, these are our Universal Access Guidelines: \n– Please do not use virtual or blurred backgrounds \n– Please keep your camera still when it’s turned on \n– Please say your name when you speak \n– Facilitators will attempt to read any comments in the chat out loud \n– Please mute when you’re not speaking. \n\n\n  \nCost \nThe teachings are regarded as priceless. So they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations (the practice of “Dana”) for the expenses of the meditation center and the support of the teachers. \nThe ticket prices are listed as different tiers with suggested donations based on income ranges. For those who wish to give more\, you may choose an “add-on” to your ticket. For those unable to give\, there is an option for that. \nOther ways to give: \nTo make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center\, you may do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana 100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease also consider giving a financial gift to our teachers as well\, who do not receive a salary for their work\, and give their teachings freely to all. \nVenmo: @MushimPatricia-Ikeda \nPayPal: info@mushimikeda.com \nPlease indicate “Bodhisattva” in the subject line. \n  \n\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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTeacher\n \nMushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally-known secular mindfulness and Buddhist teacher working primarily with justice activists and Black\, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) meditation practitioners. A core teacher at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland\, California\, she is an author whose writing has been published in Lion’s Roar\, Tricycle\, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. She is the founding and guiding teacher of EBMC’s Practice in Transformative Action\, a yearlong program that completed its tenth cohort in July 2023\, providing secular mindfulness training for justice activists and agents of change. Mushim was selected by Lion’s Roar Buddhist media magazine as one of twenty-six “Great Buddhist Teachers” in the January 2022 issue. If you would like to make a gift to our beloved teacher\, please do so via Venmo: @MushimPatricia-Ikeda or PayPal: info@mushimikeda.com
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/hybrid-path-of-the-modern-bodhisattva-class-series-2/2024-11-27/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hybrid
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241128T130000
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SUMMARY:Center Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to drop by the center for unguided silent practice\, our library\, or a cup of tea in our kitchen. \nwith EBMC Staff \nDaytime: Tuesday & Thursday \n11 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time \nEBMC is a fragrance-free center and is wheelchair accessible. N95/KN95 masks required. \nNote: Due to capacity limitations of our small staff\, we may occasionally need to shorten or cancel open hours.  We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.  Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/center-open-hours-2/2024-11-28/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241129T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111308
CREATED:20211227T231358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211227T231454Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Maha Sangha with Arisika Razak and Ramona Lisa-Ortiz Smith
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 7th Teachers: Arisika Razak and Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith \nMaha Sangha for All People & Communities\nCreating Freedom in Community\nEvery Friday night at EBMC\, 7:00 – 8:30pm. \nZoom Info: email mahasangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to ask for a Zoom link. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha for All People and Communities is a meditation and dharma group with an emphasis on radical inclusivity and social justice. \nMaha is a Pali word meaning whole\, great\, larger/largest\, deepest\, and Sangha is a Pali word for community\, or community of practitioners. Together\, these words represent a place where all people and communities are warmly invited to explore the Dharma together in keeping with East Bay Meditation Center’s core mission to foster liberation\, personal and interpersonal healing\, social action\, and inclusive community building. We hope that you will join us. \nThe EBMC Maha Sangha’s leadership team of teachers\, dharma leaders\, and sangha members includes: Arisika Razak\, Baruch Golden\, Chinh Nguyen\, Crystal Johnson\, Fresh! Lev White\, Jd Doyle\, Lisa Moore\, Shahara Godfrey\, Syra Smith\, Shay\, and Anni Mackin. \nContact: mahasangha at eastbaymeditation org
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-maha-sangha-with-arisika-razak-and-ramona-lisa-ortiz-smith/2024-11-29/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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