EVERYDAY EQUITY: Awakening Power, Love, and Justice

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

with Renato P. Almanzor and Mushim Patricia Ikeda Everyday Equity is both a realization of and a path from power, love, and justice. This mindfulness-based daylong facilitates a process for awakening power, love, and justice; and draws from what matters (e.g., grace, gratitude, gravitas), through what’s difficult (e.g., hurt, healing, hope), to what’s possible (e.g., […]

Clearing The Mind:Tools and Techniques for Increasing Calm Abiding

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

with John Mifsud Clearing the Mind is for both experienced and new meditators. We will explore practical techniques that increase deep relaxation and steady concentration. Simple, how-to tools will combine with traditional Buddhist teachings to strengthen calm abiding in meditation practice. All classes are stand-alone, come to one or all four. Week 1: Single Pointed […]

Calming the Heartmind: Practicing Love, Compassion, Joy & Equanimity

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

with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC's Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-Month Curriculum The Brahmaviharas (Divine Abodes), also called the Four Immeasurables, are Buddhist teachings and practices that help us to access dynamic calming, stilling, and healing mindbody states. As we cultivate the limitless qualities of loving goodwill, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity, in time we harvest […]

Teen Sangha: Spring Session

Teen Sangha: Spring Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Spring 2019 Wednesdays, April 10th to June 19th 7:00 pm – 8:45PM pm EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19 Led by Anthony Maes, Raul Betancourt, Louije Kim and Sarwang Parikh Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real […]

To Cherish All Life: Buddha’s 5 Precepts

To Cherish All Life: Buddha’s 5 Precepts

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

with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum 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 […]

Teen Sangha: Spring Session

Teen Sangha: Spring Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Spring 2019 Wednesdays, April 10th to June 19th 7:00 pm – 8:45PM pm EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19 Led by Anthony Maes, Raul Betancourt, Louije Kim and Sarwang Parikh Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real […]

“Letting Go” with Forgiveness & Goodwill

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

For Self-Identified People of Color with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt Impermanence is part of life. We want “to move on” through wishing ourselves or another well, yet it’s hard to do. The thought of “sending goodwill” is nice but it may seem insurmountable. This 1-day workshop and retreat provides a gentle container to foster letting […]

To Cherish All Life: Buddha’s 5 Precepts

To Cherish All Life: Buddha’s 5 Precepts

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

with Mushim Ikeda Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 5-month Curriculum 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 […]

Teen Sangha: Spring Session

Teen Sangha: Spring Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Spring 2019 Wednesdays, April 10th to June 19th 7:00 pm – 8:45PM pm EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19 Led by Anthony Maes, Raul Betancourt, Louije Kim and Sarwang Parikh Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real […]

Tender Self-Care in the Midst of Pain

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

A Daylong for People Living with Disability, Illness or Chronic Pain Led by Debra Kerr and Mushim Ikeda In this daylong meditation retreat, we will explore the possibility of finding space and ease, even while dealing with painful conditions of body or mind.  Mindfulness and sangha are powerful tools for finding ways of working with […]