East Bay Meditation Center

Be The Change, Be The Refuge: Cultivating Self Love and Collective Liberation
2018-09-28 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | First Congregational Church Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
In such challenging times, how can we practice self care and also cultivate collective liberation? Join us for a visionary evening with renowned meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Spring Washam who will discuss how to forge a path of resistance, resilience and love at First Church Berkeley on Friday, September 28th.
This powerful night of conversation, music, movement and meditation will benefit East Bay Meditation Center.
Click HERE for Tickets
This event is wheel chair accessible and will be ASL interpreted.

People of Color Sangha
2018-09-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-09-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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

People of Color Yoga
2018-09-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2018-09-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2018-09-13 18:00 - 19:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Weekly Yoga Practice for Self Identified People of Color led by Satya de la Paz
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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.
No registration required. No mat or special clothes required.

Teen Sangha: Fall Session
2018-09-26 19:00 - 20:45, 2018-09-19 19:00 - 20:45, 2018-09-12 19:00 - 20:45 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
EBMC Teen Sangha
Fall 2018
Wednesdays, September 5th to December 5th 7:00 pm – 8:45PM pm
EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19
Led by Syra Smith, Nirali Shah, Anthony Maes, Raul Betancourt and Sarwang Parikh
Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real and supporting each other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative experiential ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities, cultures and backgrounds.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register.
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

interConnected: Challenging Racism Inside and Out with Compassion, Mindfulness and Action
2018-09-26 18:30 - 21:00, 2018-09-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-09-19 18:30 - 21:00, 2018-09-12 18:30 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Kitsy Schoen, Gregory Mengel and JD Doyle
For those who identify as white
interConnected is a five part series and meets on September 5, 12, 19*, 23 and 26.
As white people in the U.S., we have been shaped by social, economic and other systems in which unearned privilege accrues to white people. To the extent that we are unaware of this system of white privilege and racial conditioning, we behave in ways that lead to suffering for ourselves, others,
the larger society. Further, we may not realize how our conditioning stops us from joining with other white people to change the system and ourselves.
This class focuses on the skills, support and understanding needed to continue to disrupt racism within ourselves in our communities.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register.
*Participants may omit this class to honor Yom Kippur.
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

Midday Sangha
2018-09-26 12:00 - 13:35, 2018-09-19 12:00 - 13:35, 2018-09-12 12:00 - 13:35 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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 Coordinating Committee:
Abe Doherty, Jenn Biehn, Kam McCallum, Karen Jackson, Manuel Vasquez, Preston Justice, Shawki, Yvette Flores

Alphabet Sangha
2018-09-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-09-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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

Embodying Resilience
2018-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Based on the Leadership Embodiment work of Wendy Palmer
with Paul Ciske, Ph.D. and Anjali Sawhney, MBA
This insightful work based on Aikido and Mindfulness principles allows us to see, and hold with kindness, our limiting habitual reactive patterns that arise, especially when under stress, while also cultivating a greater capacity for returning to the natural state of compassion and wisdom we call “Center”.
All this is accomplished through simple physical and non-physical interactive exercises that metaphorically represent ways we relate to others and ourselves in life and on the meditation cushion. The result is greater embodied awareness, and embodied wise and compassionate action. (Note: alternative options are available for all physical exercises including those involving touch).
Embodying Resilience is a multi-class series held on September 22nd from 9:30AM – 5:00PM and September 24th, October 1st and 8th from 7-9PM.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register.
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

ONLINE: Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
2018-09-24 18:30 - 20:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
Fourth Mondays (online over zoom)
6:30-8pm PM PST
This 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!
To 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!

Every Body Every Mind Sangha
2018-09-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2018-09-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2018-09-09 18:00 - 19:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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
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!
Teachers include Charlie Johnson, Deb Kerr and others.
For more info, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.

Embodying Resilience
2018-09-22 09:30 - 17:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Based on the Leadership Embodiment work of Wendy Palmer
with Paul Ciske, Ph.D. and Anjali Sawhney, MBA
This insightful work allows us to see, and hold with kindness, our limiting habitual reactive patterns that arise with the pressures of life while cultivating a greater capacity for returning to the natural state of compassion and wisdom we call “Center”.
All this is accomplished through simple physical and non-physical interactive exercises that metaphorically represent ways we relate to others and ourselves in our life and on the meditation cushion. The result is greater embodied awareness, and embodied wise and compassionate action. (Note: alternative options are available for all physical exercises including those involving touch).
Embodying Resilience is a multi-class series held on September 22nd from 9:30AM – 5:00PM and September 24th, October 1st and 8th from 7-9PM.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register.
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

Fabulous Fake Buddha Quotes vs Real
2018-09-16 13:30 - 17:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Mushim Ikeda
Open to Committed Practitioners*
What message was the Buddha actually trying to teach? Inspired by Bodhipaksa’s www.fakebuddhaquotes.com, we will compare some of the many fabulous & fake Buddha quotes circulating on social media with real quotes from Buddhist suttas (texts). This fun half-day will include meditation, a Dharma talk, and facilitated discussion. *Committed practitioners do not need instruction in meditation; however, they may be beginners in study of Buddhist texts.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register.
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

Embodying Compassion: A Day of Healing for Black Women
2018-09-15 10:00 - 17:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Arisika Razak
How, as Black women, do we move from “surviving” to “thriving” in a society that hates our bodies and denies our achievements? What traumas occurred in our families of origin, and how do the Buddha’s teaching support our recovery and healing? What ancestral wisdom supports our journeys in these perilous times – and what do we need to leave behind in our quests for liberation? Join us as we use movement, meditation, writing, Dharma teachings and small group discussions to focus on self-care, healing, and compassion, ritually reclaiming our joy and empowerment while releasing the histories that no longer serve us.
Please bring an item to place on our community altar and a gift to share with another Black woman.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register.
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

Family Practice: Opening the Heart through the Buddha's Teachings
2018-09-09 10:00 - 12:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Baruch Golden, Fresh! White, Michele Ku and Shahara Godfrey
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 class features training on “Family Tea Time” and how mindful practices can bind the family together. We will also explore how meditation and meditative movement can contribute to successful family life. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha. No prior experience is necessary.
Please bring a snack (without nuts) to share. Please note, each family only needs one registration. Thank You!
Register HERE
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher.
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.

ONLINE: Multiracial Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
2018-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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
