for White Practitioners 10:00AM -12:15PM and 2:00PM-4:00PM PST with Crystal Johnson and JD Doyle White supremacy culture and white fragility are all over the news and have entered mainstream conversations; but how can whiteness be both supreme and fragile? This workshop for self-identified white people explores the experience of these two powerful and seemingly contradictory […]
Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities, limitations, differences and chronic illnesses. Sundays 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm To join online, please email: ebem at eastbaymeditation dot org to request a Zoom link. Please come and take part in this time to meditate, share our lives and […]
with Lama Rod Owens In order to experience true liberation, we must do the work to reclaim parts of ourselves that have been lost to the violence of systematic oppression. Magic is an important expression of who we are as QTIPoC and BIPOC communities. In this context, magic means how we use our sexual and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Social Justice Sangha is a monthly deep refuge group that meets on the second Tuesday of each month, offering a place to practice and reflect with #EBMCOaklandorganizers and activists. Email socialjustice at eastbaymeditation dot org for Zoom details
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A meditation group for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Same-Gender Loving, and Two-Spirit communities. Because that’s such a mouthful, we call ourselves the Alphabet Sangha. Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:30 pm Please email: alphabetsangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to request Zoom link to join online. For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
