ONLINE: Love and Rage Weekend Workshop

ONLINE: Love and Rage Weekend Workshop

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

with Lama Rod Owens  As Audre Lorde has written, there is so much data in our anger. One of the things that we can learn is how to let our anger show us where we have been hurt. We can let this great unveiling happen through the profound practice of radical love. When we embrace […]

ONLINE: Embracing What is with Body Mind-Heart

ONLINE: Embracing What is with Body Mind-Heart

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

with Jenn B and Carol C Class One: Saturday, October 10th 10AM - 12:30PM PST Class Two: Saturday, October 17th 10AM - 12:30PM PST Classes build upon one another. Participants are welcome to attend one or both. "Over and over again the Buddha recommended mindfully putting one's attention on the body as the path to […]

ONLINE: Love and Rage Weekend Workshop

ONLINE: Love and Rage Weekend Workshop

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

with Lama Rod Owens  As Audre Lorde has written, there is so much data in our anger. One of the things that we can learn is how to let our anger show us where we have been hurt. We can let this great unveiling happen through the profound practice of radical love. When we embrace […]

ONLINE: Path of the Bodhisattva I

ONLINE: Path of the Bodhisattva I

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

ASL Interpretation Provided  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 tirelessly and joyfully works to liberate all […]

ONLINE: Strengthen & Soften

ONLINE: Strengthen & Soften

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

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. No mat […]

ONLINE: Practicing with Sexual Energy: Presence, Precepts and Power

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

Practicing with Sexual Energy: Presence, Precepts and Power Honoring Sexuality While Maintaining Upright Awareness with Rev. Daigan Gaither and Carol Cano  Saturday, October 3rd Part I  Saturday, October 24th Part II  10AM - 12:30PM PST  What is it to be upright and awake in the midst of sexual energy? How do we not turn away […]

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

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

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 […]

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

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

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: Path of the Bodhisattva I

ONLINE: Path of the Bodhisattva I

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

ASL Interpretation Provided  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 tirelessly and joyfully works to liberate all […]

ONLINE: Strengthen & Soften

ONLINE: Strengthen & Soften

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

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. No mat […]