Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis

Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis

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

Master Ellis will lead the Dharma in Motion class series on each Friday in August and will focus on Five Realms Meditative Movement. Five Realms will help us explore how to create and maintain greater mindfulness and spiritual balance throughout the day. Movements are taught standing, sitting, and reclining, and are appropriate for people of […]

Silence Emboldens: A Weekend Meditation Retreat to Reconnect and Rejuvenate Your Practice

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

Open to all with JD Doyle and Jonathan Relucio This two-day retreat is dedicated to deepening your meditation practice through cultivation of mindfulness and loving awareness. Reconnect and rejuvenate with two days of noble silence retreat (held in) to support the practice of going inward and focusing the mind/heart on the present moment. We will devote […]

Silence Emboldens: A Weekend Meditation Retreat to Reconnect and Rejuvenate Your Practice

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

Open to all with JD Doyle and Jonathan Relucio This two-day retreat is dedicated to deepening your meditation practice through cultivation of mindfulness and loving awareness. Reconnect and rejuvenate with two days of noble silence retreat (held in) to support the practice of going inward and focusing the mind/heart on the present moment. We will devote […]

Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis

Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis

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

Master Ellis will lead the Dharma in Motion class series on each Friday in August and will focus on Five Realms Meditative Movement. Five Realms will help us explore how to create and maintain greater mindfulness and spiritual balance throughout the day. Movements are taught standing, sitting, and reclining, and are appropriate for people of […]

Meditation & Movement: Creating Space in Your Body & Your Life

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

with Mushim Ikeda and Master John Ellis  This class will use meditation and movement to explore how to create and maintain greater mindfulness and spiritual balance throughout the day. Simple meditation techniques are taught for a range of practitioners, especially beginners. Movements are taught both standing, sitting, and reclining, and are appropriate for people of […]

interConnected: Challenging Racism Inside and Out with Compassion, Mindfulness and Action

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

with Kitsy Schoen, Gregory Mengel and JD Doyle For those who identify as white interConnected is a five part series and meets on September 5, 12, 19*, 23 and 26. As white people in the U.S., we have been shaped by social, economic and other systems in which unearned privilege accrues to white people. To […]

Teen Sangha: Fall Session

Teen Sangha: Fall Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha Fall 2018 Wednesdays, September 5th to December 5th 7:00 pm – 8:45PM pm EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19 Led by Syra Smith, Nirali Shah, Anthony Maes, Raul Betancourt and Sarwang Parikh Our focus is on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, […]

Healing the Father Wound: Drama Therapy and the Dharma

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

Open to male-identified participants with Melvin Escobar and Armand Volkas Many of us come to the practice of meditation to undo karmic knots – traumas that build up in our bodies, minds, and hearts throughout our lives. The father wound is a major kind of karmic knot that, when addressed, can help us heal individual […]

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

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

with Baruch Golden, Fresh! White, Michele Ku and Shahara Godfrey 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 13. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. This class features training on “Family Tea Time” […]

interConnected: Challenging Racism Inside and Out with Compassion, Mindfulness and Action

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

with Kitsy Schoen, Gregory Mengel and JD Doyle For those who identify as white interConnected is a five part series and meets on September 5, 12, 19*, 23 and 26. As white people in the U.S., we have been shaped by social, economic and other systems in which unearned privilege accrues to white people. To […]