East Bay Meditation Center

Meditation Training: Establish a Meditation Practice in 4 Weeks
2016-07-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-07-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-06-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-06-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
4 Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2016
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
with Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt
Want to learn how to meditate? Or, have you tried at different times but just can’t quite figure how to make it work for you? In this series, specific and easy-to-follow instructions will be given in three areas – body, heart/emotions and mind/mental states – to practice with one area per week. Then, in each class, you will have an opportunity to have your specific needs and questions addressed.
Think of this class as a four-week “training camp.” Come see how the two factors of practiced-guidance and cohort-support can help you to establish a sustainable practice in just four weeks!
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=july16meditation
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)
* 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.

EBMC Teen Sangha: Summer 2016
2016-07-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-07-06 19:00 - 20:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Wednesdays: July 6 – August 24, 2016
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Open to teens, ages 14-19
Led by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt, Anthony “T” Maes, Sarwang Parikh, Adrienne Price, Syra Smith, and Phoenix Soleil
EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19. Our focus will be 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 and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities, cultures, beliefs and ways of being.
Registration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=summerteen
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)
* 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.

Practice Groups (test)
2016-07-12, 2016-07-05 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States

The Bhakti Path: From Simple Listening to Self-Surrender
2016-07-10 14:00 - 17:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Jay Nair

Bhakti Yoga is also called heart opening yoga, and uses devotion as the primary motivational energy to practice all other aspects of yoga. This workshop will give an overview of Bhakti path and help develop a daily Bhakti Yoga practice with rejoicing, devotion and love as it core. The aspects covered in this workshop are Listening from Heart, Singing from Heart, Visualizing, Prostrations, Puja (Seva, Offerings, and Self Surrender).
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.

EBMC Registration

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)
* 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.

Fundraising Event (test)
2016-07-08 | CA

Generosity from the Heart
2016-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Kaira Jewel Lingo

During this evening, we will explore the practice of generosity, both in giving and receiving. We will investigate how we can give and receive from our heart, with wisdom and discernment while also staying embodied. Experiential practices will help us learn how to allow generosity to flow abundantly through all aspects of our life.
During a retreat last fall, I decided to make the practice of generosity my focus for 2016, and to give away 10% of my income and time. I am looking forward to practicing and cultivating generosity with you!
At the end of the evening, there will be a gift-giving ceremony. Please bring a small gift to give away.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=june16generosity
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)
* 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.

Death and Rebirth: A Shamanic Perspective
2016-06-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-06-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Mondays: June 6, 13, 20, 2016
7:00 – 9:00 pm
with Spring Washam
As we courageously walk forward on our spiritual path, we all eventually experience what is called “a spiritual death”. It is a transformative process followed by a beautiful rebirth. Like a snake shedding its old skin, this is a profound and necessary part of our spiritual growth. Dying is the process of letting go of habits, beliefs, relationships and certain emotional patterns that no longer support us. This stage of our journey can bring up fear, sorrow and uncertainty, and at times it can feel like a spiritual emergency instead of a glorious rebirth. In this class series, we will explore the archetypal theme of death and rebirth from a Buddhist, mythological and shamanic perspective.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=june16rebirth
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)
* 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.

Upper Back and Shoulder Therapeutics
2016-06-11 14:30 - 17:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Satya de la Paz
Unlock our bodies’ innate healing capacity through aligning the upper back, shoulders, and neck. We will methodically address common areas of misalignment in order to unleash our bodies’ ability to move and heal. Learn how to use yoga to balance the physical discomforts arising from our daily lives, from hours of staring at our portable devices to meditation sitting practice. We will also use sound and passive poses that open the heart to release stuck emotions that tense the body.
This workshop is perfect for people dealing with chronic and acute pain, as well as those curious about using yoga as a therapeutic practice.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=june16yoga
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)
* 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.

Spirit Rock's Dedicated Practitioner Program (DPP)
2016-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Sally Armstrong, Bonnie Duran, and Tempel Smith
The Dedicated Practitioner Program is an innovative program for serious practitioners of Insight meditation to deepen understanding of the Dharma, strengthen practice, and integrate compassion and wisdom into day-to-day life. This is an event to learn about the upcoming DPP at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and talk with teachers and East Bay Meditation Center community members who are a part of DPP.
In this program, practitioners will study Buddhist suttas, traditional and contemporary texts, and use the dharma, meditation practice, and sangha to understand ways suffering and freedom is created in our hearts, our lives, our communities, and the world.
For more information on DPP or Spirit Rock, please visit http://www.spiritrock.org/dedicated-practitioners-program-2016
Registration: Click here or the link below to register
http://june16dpp.eventbrite.com
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)
* 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.

Movement for Right Action: Yoga and Movement Practices for Social Activists
2016-06-05 10:00 - 16:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Mushim and Nathan Thompson
Have you ever sat through an organizing meeting for hours, with your body hardly moving except to take notes on your computer? We’re working to build liberatory, embodied social movements, but how much are we moving ourselves? This daylong includes instruction in yoga-based, gentle body movements suitable for people of all abilities, meditation, reflective journaling, and creative, playful simulations of how we might incorporate mindful and embodied movement practices into meetings and protest rallies. Together, we’ll explore how to tap into the joy, wisdom and connection of body and breath!
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=june16movement
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)
* 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.

Trauma and Transformation
2016-05-29 10:00 - 16:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Open to self identified people of color
with Arisika Razak
If we cannot be happy in spite of our difficulties, what good is our spiritual practice?
-Maha Ghosananda
Memory is the selection of images; some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. . . . But truth changes color depending on the light. And tomorrow can be clearer than today.
-Kasi Lemon, from the film Eve’s Bayou
Our experiences of grief and trauma may be invitations to deepen our self-awareness, healing, compassion and transformation. Using Buddhist teachings, guided meditation, movement, writing, embodied exercises and trauma studies, we will explore the gifts and challenges found in these difficult and provocative experiences.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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.

Spiritual Friendship: Traveling the Path Together
2016-05-28 10:00 - 16:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
with Mushim
The Buddha said that spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life. Do you have spiritual friends? How can we be better spiritual friends to others? True spiritual friendship is amazing and transformative. We support one another, with kindness and bold compassion, to stay on the path, to strengthen our spiritual commitments, and to align with our highest values and goals. We can laugh and cry together because there is safety, trust, and non-fear. Join us for a day of exploration, mindfulness meditation, discussion, and Dharma talks. Instruction provided for beginners in meditation.

Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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.

To Cherish All Life: Buddha's 5 Precepts
2016-05-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-05-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-05-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum
Open to all
4 Wednesdays
May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016
7:00 – 9:00 pm
with Mushim
Together we’ll safely take a deep dive into how to hold the questions and ethical complexities that arise when we grapple with trying to live in accordance with the Precepts. The Buddha’s 5 basic guidelines for peace and happiness are: Not to kill but to cherish all life; not to lie but to tell the truth; not to steal, but to respect the things of others; not to commit sexual misconduct but to respect the wholeness of relationship; not to misuse intoxicants but to practice clarity of mind. Dharma talks, contemplative journaling, discussion, interactive exercises. Meditation instruction provided for beginners.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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.

Reset Me: a four-part class series
2016-05-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-05-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-05-09 19:00 - 21:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Open to all
Mondays, May 2, 9, 16, 23
7:00 – 9:00 pm
with Spring Washam
Every once in awhile it becomes apparent that we need to hit the re-set button and begin again. Starting over is never easy but change always brings new energy and hope to any situation. It’s time to get unstuck, and take our dreams and visions to the next level. All are welcome to join in this inspiring and thought provoking class designed to overcome our mental blocks and find more freedom in each moment.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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.

Liberation in Action: Cultivating the Four Noble Truths
2016-05-22 14:00 - 16:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Sunday May 22, 2016 – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
with Sean Feit
The Buddhist traditions offer a vast range of teachings, from ethical guidelines for daily life and relationships to instructions for meditation and descriptions of the deepest truths of reality. In this 4-part class we’ll study a selection of core Buddhist texts from both early (Pāli Canon) and later (Mahāyāna) schools, focusing on the foundational teaching of the Four Noble Truths. We will explore the classical implications of the teaching, which is said to encapsulate the entire Dharma, and its relevance to the complex suffering of our own lives and the world now.
Open to all, but oriented toward Committed Practitioners. The class focuses on study of texts and concepts from the Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhist traditions and assumes some familiarity with basic Buddhist teachings and meditation instructions.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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.

Taming Anxiety
2016-05-15 09:00 - 15:00 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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 ways to be with such emotions and thoughts. In this one-day, we will gather and to learn ways in which we can work with worry and anxiety. You’ll learn ways to be with these emotions and be able to practice meditations, which can foster calm and ease in body and mind.
Sitting and walking meditation, Dharma teachings, group discussions and experiential exercises will be used.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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 Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha's Teachings
2016-05-08 10:00 - 12:30 | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers
with Baruch Golden, Michele Ku, Fresh! White, and Jenn Biehn (movement)
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 12. The teachers will offer the Buddha’s teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced at home. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. We will explore bringing the Dharma to our daily lives through song, story, sharing, art and mindfulness practices. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha. No prior experience is necessary.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open soon for this event.
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)
* 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.
