East Bay Meditation Center

ONLINE: Five Realms Meditative Movement
2020-08-28 18:00 - 18:55, 2020-08-21 18:00 - 18:55, 2020-08-14 18:00 - 18:55 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Master Ellis
Drop In Format, No Pre-Registration Necessary
Explore the connections and flow between your body, mind and spirit with Five Realms Meditative Movement. Relieve stress and increase flexibility, coordination and balance in the movements of your body and your daily life. Similar in nature to Tai Chi, Yoga and Chi Gung, Five Realms Meditative Movement is a simple set of five movements practiced standing, seated and reclining. “By adopting a certain physical posture,” Bruce Lee reminds us, “a resonant chord is struck in spirit.” Five Realms Meditative Movement is exercise for your … clarity … passion … stability … resilience … and … spirit!

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2020-08-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-08-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-08-13 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
2020-08-27 19:30 - 21:00
Guest Teacher: Patrick Brown
The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9:00 PM PST
Zoom Link will be shared via POC Sangha Facebook Page and / or POC SANGHA WEBSITE

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2020-08-27 19:30 - 21:00
The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9:00 PM PST
Zoom Link will be shared via POC Sangha Facebook Page and / or POC SANGHA WEBSITE

ONLINE: People of Color Yoga
2020-08-27 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.
Zoom info: Information to be posted in POC Sangha Facebook group.
Or email: satyabodyworks at gmail dot com
To donate to the Teacher via Venmo use ID: @satyabodyworks
To donate to EBMC click HERE.

ONLINE: People of Color Yoga
2020-08-27 17:45 - 18:45, 2020-08-20 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.
To participate via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/558610086
To donate to the Teacher via Venmo use ID: @satyabodyworks
To donate to EBMC click HERE.

ONLINE: Midday Sangha
2020-08-26 12:00 - 13:35
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:
Bang Nguyen, Darren Lee Brown, emiko yoshikami, Karen Jackson, Marge Sussman and Yvette Flores

ONLINE: Midday Sangha
2020-08-26 12:00 - 13:35, 2020-08-19 12:00 - 13:35
Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon!
Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building.
To join via Zoom video:
https://zoom.us/j/770028979
To join via Zoom audio (phone):
1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 770028979#
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:
René Rivera, Darren Lee Brown, emiko yoshikami, Kimber Simpkins and Marge Sussman

ONLINE: Alphabet Sangha
2020-08-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2020-08-18 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

Strengthen & Soften: Online Movement Class
2020-08-25 18:00 - 18:55, 2020-08-18 18:00 - 18:55
Strengthen & Soften with Jessy Zapanta
Building a spiritual foundation from the core, using multi-modality movement and massage to ground in the moment. This isn’t your typical “core exercise” gym class—we will cultivate our inner fire slowly and with the invitation to let the body rest as needed.
No prior registration is required.
Join via Zoom:
Zoom info: https://zoom.us/j/382617023
Phone +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 382 617 023

Strengthen & Soften: Online Movement Class
2020-08-25 18:00 - 18:55
Strengthen & Soften with Jessy Zapanta
Building a spiritual foundation from the core, using multi-modality movement and massage to ground in the moment. This isn’t your typical “core exercise” gym class—we will cultivate our inner fire slowly and with the invitation to let the body rest as needed.
No prior registration is required.

ONLINE: Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
2020-08-24 18:30 - 20:00
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!

ONLINE: Every Body Every Mind Sangha
2020-08-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-08-16 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!
Teachers include Charlie Johnson, Deb Kerr, Mushim Ikeda and others.
For more info, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.

ONLINE Compassionate Dharma Deep Refuge: 8 Step Recovery Buddhist Meeting
2020-08-22 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-08-15 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: EBMC Maha Sangha (For All Beings)
2020-08-21 19:00 - 20:30
Maha Sangha for All People & Communities
Creating Freedom in Community
Every Friday night at EBMC, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Guest Teacher: Syra Smith
To Attend via Zoom Video:
https://zoom.us/j/8540323017
To Attend via Zoom Audio (Phone):
1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 8540323017#
The EBMC Maha Sangha for All People and Communities is a meditation and dharma group with an emphasis on radical inclusivity and social justice.
Maha is a Pali word meaning whole, great, larger/largest, deepest, and Sangha is a Pali word for community, or community of practitioners. Together, these words represent a place where all people and communities are warmly invited to explore the Dharma together in keeping with East Bay Meditation Center’s core mission to foster liberation, personal and interpersonal healing, social action, and inclusive community building. We hope that you will join us.
The EBMC Maha Sangha’s leadership team of teachers, dharma leaders, and sangha members includes: Arisika Razak, Baruch Golden, Chinh Nguyen, Crystal Johnson, Fresh! Lev White, Jd Doyle, Lisa Moore, Shahara Godfrey, Syra Smith, Shay, and Anni Mackin.
Contact: mahasangha@eastbaymeditation.org

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2020-08-20 19:30 - 21:00
Guest Teacher: Mushim Ikeda
The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9:00 PM PST
Zoom Link will be shared via POC Sangha Facebook Page and / or POC SANGHA WEBSITE

ONLINE: Alphabet Sangha
2020-08-18 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@eastbaymeditation.org to request Zoom link to join online.
For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE

Honoring Our Ancestors: Telling the Truth and Reclaiming Our Wisdom for BIPOC
2020-08-16 10:00 - 13:30
for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
with Arisika Razak
Based on who we are. . . what we’ve been through. . . how we survive and where we stand, we are on . . . sacred ground. We stand on the backs of our ancestors. -Ava DuVernay
How are our lives informed by the actions of our ancestors – our lineage ancestors, our art and activist ancestors, and our spiritual ancestors? What can we learn from their choices and experiences – and how do we integrate the multicultural lineages of warring peoples that we carry in our bodies? How can our experiences of intergenerational trauma provide a foundation for individual and community healing and the retrieval of ancestral wisdom? Join us for a half day of storytelling, dharma teachings, movement, and art in which we compassionately examine our diverse ancestral histories, celebrate our multicultural heritage/s and create a new liberation story. Please bring writing and/or art supplies with you – as well as an object that represents your innate connection to Spirit, the ancestors or your personal power.
Participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their EventBrite confirmation email.

The Neuroscience of LovingKindness: A Focus Group
2020-08-15 10:00 - 11:30
Open to teachers who teach loving-kindness/metta practices
Your voice matters! Mapping the lived experiences of lovingkindness practice during times of uncertainty
with Dr. Helen Weng and Dr. Ariana Thompson-Lastad
Help increase the diversity of meditators represented in neuroscience! In a community-engaged research project with EBMC and UCSF, participate in a focus group to share your experiences practicing lovingkindness/metta meditation during times of uncertainty. Open to EBMC teachers. Your participation will be recorded, and you will receive a $60 grocery card.
Please RSVP to receive a confirmation email and Zoom information. Participation is limited.

ONLINE: 4 Divine Abodes in Challenging Times: A 1-Day Silent Retreat
2020-08-15 09:30 - 15:30
with Rev. Liên Shutt
As we continue to endeavor in creating a just and liberatory world in these shifting times, the teachings on the 4 Divine Abodes can help us stay centered and connected.
Qualities of Kindness, Compassion, Inclusive Joy, and Equanimity can be hard to access when there’s internal or worldly turmoil. Practicing these Abodes as guided meditations helps us to know them — for ourselves and to be able to send out to others.
Join for the full day or come in/out as you’re able. There will be short teachings and 2 short meditations per Abode quality. However, please try to TIME your entering/exiting to coincide with scheduled times to allow for the event manager to be able to participate also.
NOTE: Teachings on each Divine Abode are only at the times marked. Therefore, if possible, please join at the beginning for the Introductions & 1st Teachings to get the full sense of how these are best practiced. ALL Meditations are visualized guided meditations. The 2nd in each Abode section will be mostly silent for your own personalization. Full schedule provided to registered participants.
Registered participants will receive a link to join us via Zoom with their Confirmation Email from EventBrite.
