East Bay Meditation Center

ONLINE: Midday Sangha
2021-02-17 12:00 - 13:35, 2021-02-10 12:00 - 13:35, 2021-02-03 12:00 - 13:35 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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 Coordinating Committee:
Darren Lee Brown, emiko yoshikami, Kimber Simpkins, René Rivera and Marge Sussman
email middaysangha at eastbaymeditation dot org for zoom link and password

ONLINE: Alphabet Sangha
2021-02-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-02-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-02-02 19:00 - 20:30
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
Please email: alphabetsangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to request Zoom link to join online.
For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE

ONLINE: Polyvagal Yoga
2021-02-16 18:00 - 18:50, 2021-02-09 18:00 - 18:50, 2021-02-02 18:00 - 18:50
with Jess Dene Schlesinger
Trauma informed and access-centered yoga class rooted in Polyvagal theory.
For Zoom Access, please email: Accesscenteredmovement AT gmail DOT com

ONLINE: Every Body Every Mind Sangha
2021-02-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-02-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-01-31 18:00 - 19:30
Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities, limitations, differences and chronic illnesses.
Sundays
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
To join online, please email: ebem at eastbaymeditation dot org to request a Zoom link.
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 register for these weekly meetings, just come and share this path together!
EveryBody, EveryMind Teacher Group: Debra Kerr, Kenji Oshima, Anne Finger, Master John W. Ellis IV, Beth Smith and Mushim Ikeda
For more info, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.

ONLINE: Multiracial Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
2021-02-13 19:00 - 21:00
The Multiracial Deep Refuge Group is a monthly exploratory Deep Refuge Group for and by people who identify as multiracial. Our meetings include periods of mindfulness meditation and sharing of narratives and perspectives as we come together to be seen and to see one another. By sitting and exploring our own unique stories, we can come to know and care for the common threads that bind us together. Our collective work bravely expands the narrative that informs multiracial experience today. Meets 7pm-9pm on the second Saturdays of every month. Online and occasionally hybrid (in-person at EBMC + online).
Newcomers welcome- please contact us before your first visit: mrdrcoordinators at googlegroups dot com

ONLINE: Five Realms Meditative Movement
2021-02-12 18:00 - 18:50, 2021-02-05 18:00 - 18:50, 2021-01-29 18:00 - 18:50
An Online Movement Class Led by Master Ellis, All Are Welcome
Explore the connections and flow between your body, mind and spirit in movement similar in nature to Tai Chi, Yoga and Chi Gung. Practice Form 1 in standing, sitting and reeling in positions that are accessible to most bodies and abilities, and appropriate for people ages 8–108. Learn form 1, 15 Certain Postures (movements) and 15 Resonant Chords (idea). Harness the innate and universal, physical and metaphysical, power of Air, Fire, Earth, Water and Space. While we are home bound, movement is more important than ever. While we are apart, practicing together is imperative right now. Come have fun and laugh while learning!

“By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is truck in spirit.” —Bruce Lee

For Zoom Information Email: dharmamotion AT eastbaymediation DOT org

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2021-02-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-02-04 19:30 - 21:00
The People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9 PM PST
Closed Captions Provided.
Zoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website), and their Facebook group.

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2021-02-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-02-04 19:30 - 21:00
The People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9:00 PM PST
Zoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website), and their Facebook group.

ONLINE: People of Color Yoga
2021-02-11 17:45 - 18:45, 2021-02-04 17:45 - 18:45
Weekly Yoga Practice for Self Identified People of Color led by Satya de la Paz
5:45PM – 6:45PM
Build strength and flexibility while cultivating mindfulness in this all levels hatha yoga class. Each class has a unique, inspiring theme and personalized instruction that will leave you feeling joyous and rejuvenated.
For zoom link and password, join EBMC’s POC Sangha Facebook Page.
Or email: pocyoga at eastbaymeditation dot org
To donate to the Teacher via Venmo use ID: @satyabodyworks

ONLINE: Buddha’s 4 Big Truths: Liberation from Suffering
2021-02-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-02-03 18:30 - 20:30
An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda
Wednesdays February 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th 2021
6:30 – 8:30PM PST (Time Zone Converter) Closed Captioning Provided
Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 6-month Curriculum
Why do we suffer? How can we be released from suffering? The Buddha’s first teaching after his Enlightenment is called the Four Truths for Noble Ones. These form the foundation of Buddhist life and understanding. The four “big” truths address human suffering and oppression, analyze their root causes, and describe a path of liberation from human suffering that is both profound and practical. Dharma talks, mindful journaling, meditation, community building and optional readings. Beginners in meditation are welcome.

ONLINE: Social Justice Lunchtime Sangha - Peer Led Deep Refuge group
2021-02-09 12:00 - 13:00
Social Justice Sangha is a place to practice and reflect with #EBMCOakland organizers and activists. Includes a 30 minute meditation and time for sharing what’s on our hearts.

Contact: socialjustice at eastbaymeditation dot org

ONLINE: Living My Practice Wholeheartedly: Whiteness, Race and the Bodhisattva Vow
2021-02-07 10:00 - 17:00
Presented by Everyday Zen and the East Bay Meditation Center, co-sponsored by Branching Streams, Dharma Heart Zen, San Francisco Zen Center and Stone Creek Zen.
An Online Class for White Practitioners with Crystal Johnson, Sarah Emerson, Chris Fortin & Tova Green
While this year of pandemic has been disruptive and challenging in many ways, it has also created an opening, a space for greater awareness and urgency around issues of racial harm. The murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery; the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 and the climate crisis, especially on the Black, Latinx and Native communities; and now the armed assault on the U.S. Capitol, are all shocking outcomes of the system of race-based oppression in America.
As white people, especially those of us with class privilege, this can be both upsetting and overwhelming. Our compassionate nature registers the suffering, yet our confusion makes it difficult to know what to do. In this workshop, we offer brief talks, group discussion, reflection and time for Q&A to explore these states of distress, and examine how to move from the overwhelm, confusion, guilt, uncertainty and isolation to the joyful practice of compassion, fueled by the energy of the Bodhisattva vow.

This program is a benefit for the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, CA.
In registering for this daylong workshop, we are inviting you to support the work of the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) in Oakland, CA. Founded and led by a majority of POC teachers and practitioners, EBMC opened its doors in 2007 to provide a dharma refuge for people of color, members of the LGBTQI community, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented communities.
Through conscious cultivation of practices of Radical Inclusivity, Shared Leadership and Gift Economics, EBMC seeks to foster liberation, personal and interpersonal healing, social action, and inclusive community building.
Through our writings and workshops such as this one for white people, we offer support to other dharma communities and practitioners who are seeking to more fully live their practice in the world.
Please give as generously as you can to support this important work.

ONLINE: Beginning Again: Introduction to Meditation
2021-01-31 09:30 - 12:30, 2021-01-30 09:30 - 12:30
Saturday, January 30th 9:30AM – 12:30PM PST & Sunday, January 31st 9:30AM – 12:30PM PST
Time Zone Converter
with René Rivera
Can meditation help us navigate these challenging times? The Buddha’s teachings and instructions for mindfulness meditation point the way toward a freedom and peace that is unassailable, beyond external conditions. This weekend of practice will introduce Buddhist mindfulness and heart practices with gentleness and an awareness of working with trauma. Come explore these beloved wisdom and compassion practices as a path to increased connection with ourselves and others. We will start at the beginning, with simple and accessible practices, including still and moving meditation. This class is for those new to meditation or who find it challenging to practice amidst so much change, stress and upheaval.
Closed captioning provided.
A zoom link will be included with the registration confirmation email.

ONLINE Compassionate Dharma Deep Refuge: 8 Step Recovery Buddhist Meeting
2021-01-30 10:00 - 11:30
Compassionate 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.
Through these practices we hope you gain a practice that can sustain you in your recovery.
We ask that you attend sober on the day with respect for others that may be active in recovery. Open to all in Recovery.
Advance Registration is not required.
For additional information, please contact:
Shawna Adkins: blublackb at gmail dot com
Walt Opie: waltopie at gmail dot com

ONLINE: Five Realms Meditative Movement
2021-01-29 18:00 - 18:50
An Online Movement Class Led by Master Ellis, All Are Welcome
“By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is struck in spirit.” — Bruce Lee
Explore the connections and flow between your body, mind and spirit in movement similar in nature to Tai Chi, Yoga and Chi Gung. Practice Form 1 in standing, sitting and reclining positions that are accessible to most bodies and abilities, and appropriate for people ages 8 – 108. Learn Form 1, 15 Certain Postures (movements), and 15 Resonant Chords (ideas). Access your body’s intuition and your mind’s wisdom to help make better life decisions. Relieve stress and increase flexibility, coordination and balance in the movements of your body and your daily life. Balance your Yin and Yang energies by harnessing the innate and universal, physical and metaphysical, power of Air, Fire, Earth, Water, and Space.

While we are homebound, movement is more important than ever. While we are apart, practicing together is imperative right now. Come have fun and laugh while learning!

Zoom Info Coming Soon.
