Cultivating Home in Our Hearts

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

A day of Mindfulness and Inquiry for Adult Adoptees, Fostered and/or Child Welfare System Survivors Exclusively with Dr. Sean Feit Oakes and Fresh “Lev” White This class is for us who experienced separation from birth families at early ages to explore the heart of the Buddha’s teachings: that pain and loss are built into life […]

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Love: Supported by the Four Divine States

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

Open to All expressions of love: friends, partners, siblings, parent/child, roommates, etc. with Rev. Liên Shutt  Co-Sponsored by Access To Zen   We all want love.  And, having and holding love and loving feelings can be challenging. Join us in exploring how love can be when expressed in conjunction with the qualities of the Four […]

Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha’s Teachings

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

Led by Julie Goshe, Michele Ku, Vickie Chang and Lisa Fujie Parks For Children Ages 0-13 and Family / Caregivers We invite you to come and be a part of the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies, toddlers, and children up to age 12. Children under 5 will need to have […]

Let Your Heart Lead You: To Community, Healing, and Joy through Loving Kindness Meditation

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

Let Your Heart Lead You: To Community, Healing, and Joy through Loving Kindness Meditation with Mushim Ikeda and Deb Kerr The practice of lovingkindness has the power to transform our lives. Taught by the Buddha as an antidote to fear and ill-will, lovingkindness meditation reconnects us to our heart’s natural ability to be open and […]

Gratitude for All the Things – Joys and Sorrows on the Path of Awakening

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

with Melvin Escboar Buddhist practice teaches us to cultivate gratitude for the 10,000 joys and sorrows of our lives. As we deepen our practice we begin to appreciate both the bountiful blessings in life and the improbable gifts that arise from suffering. Is it possible to transform the resentments we carry as a result of […]

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Five Realms Meditative Movement

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

Master Ellis will teach Five Realms Meditative Movement to explore the connections and flow between your body, mind and spirit on each Friday November 22 through December 20 during the Friday Dharma in Motion classes. Balance your Yin and Yang energies by harnessing the innate and universal, physical and metaphysical, power of Air, Fire, Earth, Water, and Space. Relieve […]

Latinx Meditation (Deep Refuge)

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

Tendramos una meditación, tiempo para convivir/hablar sobre un tema budista, y si traen comida, un almuerzo informal/potluck. No se requiere registro! Drop In’s welcome!

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Kapwa Flow for Alphabet Sangha (Movement Class)

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

Led by Jessy Zapanta Kapwa means “togetherness” in Tagalog. Kapwa Flow invites you to embody what collective liberation might feel like, healing through self-care and energetic connection. Jessy will begin circle with a check in to support access needs and individual requests, followed by a grounding opening meditation. You will then be guided through a […]

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Alphabet Sangha

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

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 For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE

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Midday Sangha

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

Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. Every Wednesday 12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. 12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world Midday Sangha […]