with Mushim Ikeda As self-identified people of color, we will practice creating beloved community to support each other’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Are you looking for a way to start a mindfulness meditation practice, but don’t quite know how? This one-day workshop will give you the basics of stationary (sitting or lying down) […]
with Margarita Loinaz At the core of our being is a nonconceptual timeless awareness that recognizes itself. The wisdom that arises from this ground of being provides an unparalleled perspective to understand how we are conditioned. Our perception and sense of possibilities is heavily determined by the cultural narratives we live under. Where we are […]
Tendramos una meditación, tiempo para convivir/hablar sobre un tema budista, y si traen comida, un almuerzo informal/potluck. No se requiere registro! Drop In’s welcome!
with Mushim Ikeda 4 class series: Path of the Bodhisattva 2, Weds, Oct 30 – Nov 20, 6:30 – 8:30pm Daylong: Receiving or Witnessing the Bodhisattva Precepts & Vows, Dec 14, 10am – 4:30pm *Separate registration is needed for each part of the Path of the Bodhisattva class series (Part I, Part II + Precepts […]
A day of Mindfulness and Inquiry for Adult Adoptees, Fostered and/or Child Welfare System Survivors Exclusively with Dr. Sean Feit Oakes and Fresh “Lev” White 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 […]
Open to All expressions of love: friends, partners, siblings, parent/child, roommates, etc. with Rev. Liên Shutt Co-Sponsored by Access To Zen We all want love. And, having and holding love and loving feelings can be challenging. Join us in exploring how love can be when expressed in conjunction with the qualities of the Four […]
Led by Julie Goshe, Michele Ku, Vickie Chang and Lisa Fujie Parks For Children Ages 0-13 and Family / Caregivers We invite you to come and be a part of the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies, toddlers, and children up to age 12. Children under 5 will need to have […]
Let Your Heart Lead You: To Community, Healing, and Joy through Loving Kindness Meditation with Mushim Ikeda and Deb Kerr The practice of lovingkindness has the power to transform our lives. Taught by the Buddha as an antidote to fear and ill-will, lovingkindness meditation reconnects us to our heart’s natural ability to be open and […]
with Melvin Escboar Buddhist practice teaches us to cultivate gratitude for the 10,000 joys and sorrows of our lives. As we deepen our practice we begin to appreciate both the bountiful blessings in life and the improbable gifts that arise from suffering. Is it possible to transform the resentments we carry as a result of […]
Master Ellis will teach Five Realms Meditative Movement to explore the connections and flow between your body, mind and spirit on each Friday November 22 through December 20 during the Friday Dharma in Motion classes. Balance your Yin and Yang energies by harnessing the innate and universal, physical and metaphysical, power of Air, Fire, Earth, Water, and Space. Relieve […]
