Nourishing Our Relationship to Practice

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

with Larry Yang and Max Airborne How are we relating to our practice? Do we feel the beauty and kindness of practice? Do we relate to it with impatience, self-criticism, boredom or obligation? Why do we practice? Does our practice resemble our life, or does it feel separate from it? In this daylong for people […]

Dharma in Motion

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

Every Tuesday 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm A weekly offering of access-centered movement practices for all ages and abilities. Teachers and modalities will rotate every 5-6 weeks. Drop in format, no experience necessary. Please wear clothing that allows for gentle movement. http://eastbaymeditation.org/programs/sanghas/#toggle-id-1

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Alphabet Sangha

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

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. Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:30 pm For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE

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Midday Sangha

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

Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. Every Wednesday 12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. 12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world Midday Sangha […]

Mindfulness and Aging: Claiming our Eldership & Wisdom

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

Sunday, September 11, 2016 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Half-day retreat for self-identified women and gender-fluid people With Noliwe Alexander and Arinna Weisman How do we open to aging; the loss of physical resilience, perhaps increasing illness, the decline of our mental faculties and memory? The Buddha offers us a path of mindfulness and loving […]

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People of Color Sangha

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

The 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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Friday Open Practice Group

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

Open to All Fridays 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Our sangha meets every Friday and is led by a rotating group of teachers; the teacher schedule is available here. Schedule: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Mindful movement (yoga, qigong, or another form of mindful movement, led by the teacher or a guest) 7:00 pm to […]

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Every Body Every Mind Sangha

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

Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting 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 […]

Meditation & Movement: Creating Space in Your Body & Your Life

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

Sunday, September 4, 2016 10 am – 4:30 pm with Mushim and Master Ellis Open to all  East Bay Meditation Center www.eastbaymeditation.org 285 17th Street, Oakland Event Description (100 words maximum): This class will use meditation and movement to explore how to create greater mindfulness and maintain spiritual balance throughout the day. Movements are taught […]

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For People of Color: Beginning a Meditation Practice

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

3 Wednesdays: September 7, 14, and 21, 2016 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A class series for POC led by Mushim Are you a 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) […]