The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being

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

A class series on the Eightfold Path 4 Wednesdays: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm With Mushim Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to […]

Exploring Addictions Through the Lens of the Buddhist and Wisdom Teachings

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

Open to all in recovery with Shahara Godfrey and Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John During this one-day retreat we will explore, from a cross-cultural approach, ways to heal addiction. We will introduce you to the eight steps to recovery by Dr. Mason-John and practice specific meditation and wisdom teachings to work with our addiction. We believe this […]

Decolonizing Mindfulness: Teachings for Emotional Trauma for People of Color

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

with Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John and Shahara Godfrey This daylong retreat will take the participants on an exploration of negative mental states and how we can begin to transform them. The day will unfold with meditations to help soothe our internalized trauma due to the racism and other suffering that we experience. There will also be […]

EBMC Teen Sangha Winter

EBMC Teen Sangha Winter

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Winter 2017 Wednesdays: January 11 - March 29 7:00 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 and supporting each other. Learn […]

The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being

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

A class series on the Eightfold Path 4 Wednesdays: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm With Mushim Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to […]

Taming Anxiety

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

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 long addressed ways to […]

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 March class led by Eve Decker, Baruch Golden, Michele Ku, and Jenn Biehn (movement) 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 […]

EBMC Teen Sangha Winter

EBMC Teen Sangha Winter

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Winter 2017 Wednesdays: January 11 - March 29 7:00 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 and supporting each other. Learn […]

The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being

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

A class series on the Eightfold Path 4 Wednesdays: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm With Mushim Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to […]

Embodying the Third Noble Truth: Brothers Becoming the End of Suffering

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

Daylong for Alphabet Brothers of Color We warmly invite all self-identified men of color and people of color who are on the spectrum of masculine identities including gay, bi, trans, queer, non-binary and gender nonconforming. with Patrick Brown, Nils Heymann and John Mifsud As Alphabet Brothers of Color, we sometimes feel isolated and unsupported facing […]