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Calming the Heartmind: Practicing Love, Compassion, Joy & Equanimity

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

with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC's Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum The Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes), also called the Four Immeasurables, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming, stilling, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless qualities of loving goodwill, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity, in time we harvest […]

Dharma in Motion: Kapwa Flow

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

Led by Jessy Kondo Zapanta Drop in Format, No Advance Registration Required "Kapwa" can be defined as "shared inner self"--the unity of "self" and "other." Kapwa Flow invites you to embody what collective liberation might feel like, alongside kindred spirits. Jessy will begin circle with a restorative grounding meditation, followed by a check in to […]

Restorative Practices: Exploring the Gap between Intent and Impact

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

with the Restorative Practices for Dharma Practitioners Sangha Shahara Godfrey, Kimi Mojica, Jamilah Bradshaw, Jenn Biehn, Kevin Martin, Joan Lohman, DeNNiS SOmeRa and Ann Uyeda EBMC’s Multicultural Agreements provide us with a guidepost to connect and communicate across differences of culture, identity, history, and power. Through attending to the gap between intent and impact, we […]

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Teen Sangha: Spring Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Spring 2019 Wednesdays, April 10th to June 19th 7:00 pm – 8:45PM pm EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19 Led by Anthony Maes, Raul Betancourt, Louije Kim and Sarwang Parikh Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real […]

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

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

with Baruch Golden, Lev White and Michele Ku For Children Ages 0-13 and Family / Caregivers 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 […]

EVERYDAY EQUITY: Awakening Power, Love, and Justice

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

with Renato P. Almanzor and Mushim Patricia Ikeda Everyday Equity is both a realization of and a path from power, love, and justice. This mindfulness-based daylong facilitates a process for awakening power, love, and justice; and draws from what matters (e.g., grace, gratitude, gravitas), through what’s difficult (e.g., hurt, healing, hope), to what’s possible (e.g., […]

“The Power of Compassion” An Evening with Tara Brach and Konda Mason

Herbst Theater 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA

“The Power of Compassion” An evening to benefit the East Bay Meditation Center with Tara Brach Moderated by Konda Mason Musical Performance by Naima Shalhoub with Tarik Kazaleh Often hailed as “the most diverse meditation center in the country”, East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) is a shining star in the constellation of Bay Area mindfulness […]

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To Cherish All Life: Buddha’s 5 Precepts

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

with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum Together we’ll safely take a deep dive into how to hold the questions and ethical complexities that arise when we grapple with trying to live in accordance with the Precepts. The Buddha’s 5 basic guidelines for peace and happiness are: Not to kill […]

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Kapwa Flow: Dharma in Motion

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

Led by Jessy Kondo Zapanta Drop in Format, No Advance Registration Required "Kapwa" can be defined as "shared inner self"--the unity of "self" and "other." Kapwa Flow invites you to embody what collective liberation might feel like, alongside kindred spirits. Jessy will begin circle with a restorative grounding meditation, followed by a check in to […]

“Letting Go” with Forgiveness & Goodwill

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

For Self-Identified People of Color with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt Impermanence is part of life. We want “to move on” through wishing ourselves or another well, yet it’s hard to do. The thought of “sending goodwill” is nice but it may seem insurmountable. This 1-day workshop and retreat provides a gentle container to foster letting […]