A class series on the Eightfold Path 4 Wednesdays: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm With Mushim Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to […]
Open to all in recovery with Shahara Godfrey and Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John During this one-day retreat we will explore, from a cross-cultural approach, ways to heal addiction. We will introduce you to the eight steps to recovery by Dr. Mason-John and practice specific meditation and wisdom teachings to work with our addiction. We believe this […]
with Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John and Shahara Godfrey This daylong retreat will take the participants on an exploration of negative mental states and how we can begin to transform them. The day will unfold with meditations to help soothe our internalized trauma due to the racism and other suffering that we experience. There will also be […]
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 […]
For Children Ages 0-13 and Family/Caregivers March class led by Eve Decker, Baruch Golden, Michele Ku, 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 […]
Daylong for Alphabet Brothers of Color We warmly invite all self-identified men of color and people of color who are on the spectrum of masculine identities including gay, bi, trans, queer, non-binary and gender nonconforming. with Patrick Brown, Nils Heymann and John Mifsud As Alphabet Brothers of Color, we sometimes feel isolated and unsupported facing […]
Led by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt, Anthony “T” Maes, Sarwang Parikh, and Adrienne Price EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19. For this daylong retreat, we will meditate, explore the Dharma, and connect through relational mindfulness games, building loving awareness for ourselves and our communities. No […]
This deep refuge group is for people who have ancestry in Asia (mixed race folks welcome!), and an established meditation practice and foundation in the Four Noble Truths. We gather to build sangha and to support each others’ practice in a safe(r) space that allows us to explore the intersections of Asian American identity/experience and […]
Open to all With Kazu Haga, Stephanie Chin, and other East Point trainers This two-day training will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy and strategy of Kingian Nonviolence. This training is useful for anyone who deals with conflict: inter-personal or larger social conflicts, whether in your personal life, in the workplace, or […]
With Nimo Patel, and EBMC Family Sangha (Baruch Golden, Michele Ku, and Fresh! White) Please join the family sangha for an evening of uplifting music with Nimo Patel, a musician, humanitarian and ambassador of love and peace. Through songs and stories we will share values dear to us all: compassion, gratitude and universal love. Nimo […]
