ONLINE: Race & Grace: Conversations on Liberation with Black Male Dharma Teachers

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

All Are Welcome. ASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning provided. 12-3PM PST Program 3-4PM PST Community RoundTable & After-Party Guest Teachers:   Joshua Bee Alafia  Devin Berry  Justin F. Miles  Larry Ward  Poet:  Tongo Eisen-Martin  Moderator:  Master John W. Ellis IV (Martial Artist, Journalist, EBMC Community Teacher) “Race & Grace,” is a discussion among Black male Dharma […]

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ONLINE: Opening the Heart Through the Buddha’s Teachings: Parents Meditation Group

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

An Online Meditation Group for Parents with Lev White, Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith, Michele Ku, Baruch Golden and Lisa Fujie Parks EBMC’s Family Practice Class teaching team will be offering a monthly parents’ meditation group for restoration, support and connection during these challenging times. We will offer a short talk, guided meditation and sharing. We welcome […]

ONLINE: Resilience and Renewal During Precarious Times: The Power of Beloved Community

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

Given the uncertainty of our social and political situation, what resources can we bring to ourselves and each other?  How might catastrophe and chaos be reframed in ways that transform difficulty into resilience? You are invited to be guided through Ceremony by EBMC’s Core Teachers to experience what collective care might look like during these […]

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ONLINE: Mind Full of Breathing: A Four Class Series on the Ānāpānasati Sutta

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

Mondays November 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd 7:00 - 8:30PM PST with Vimalasara Mason John This 4-week course will turn towards the traditional four tetrads of the Anapanasati. The Buddha was teaching us to simply breathe through the experience of the body, feelings, mental formation, and all dharmas. Together we will experience that while the […]

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ONLINE: Path of the Bodhisattva II

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

Please read full schedule below. with Mushim Ikeda I, myself, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow, “Life after life, after life, after life, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma, Buddhist monk and social worker, 1941-2013 In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva is an archetypal great being who […]

ONLINE: Taming Anxiety for Black, Indigenous and People of Color

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

An Online Class with Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Does your mind seem to “be all over the place”? Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Do you feel easily overwhelmed and filled with anxiety? Do you obsess about “shoulds’” and “coulds’” and, therefore, find it hard to focus? Buddhist teachings and meditation practices have long addressed […]

ONLINE: Kingian NonViolence Mini Workshop

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

with Kazu Haga + East Point Peace Academy  Kingian Nonviolence grew out of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and is a transformative philosophy dealing with the transformation of conflict. Many forms of political resistance only deal with “fixing issues,” while ignoring the need to heal relationships. However many healing modalities do not address […]

ONLINE: Loving the Whole Self

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

A Day of Mindfulness and Inquiry for Adult Adoptees, Fostered and/or Child Welfare System Survivors With Fresh “Lev” White and Dr. Sean Feit Oakes This class is for us who experienced separation from birth families at early ages to explore the heart of the Buddha’s teachings: that pain and loss are built into life and […]

ONLINE: The Dharma of Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad for People of Color

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

for Black, Indigenous and People of Color with Spring Washam The time is NOW…for us to call on one of our greatest Ancestors and that is Harriet Tubman! This mini-retreat is meant to be soul food for the heart with gospel music, deep dharma, and a sprinkle of shamanic magic on top. We are in […]

ONLINE: Opening the Heart Through the Buddha’s Teachings: Parents Meditation Group

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

An Online Meditation Group for Parents with Lev White, Ramona Lisa Ortiz Smith, Michele Ku, Baruch Golden and Lisa Fujie Parks EBMC’s Family Practice Class teaching team will be offering a monthly parents’ meditation group for restoration, support and connection during these challenging times. We will offer a short talk, guided meditation and sharing. We […]