Healing the Oppressor Within: A Space for White Men to Explore the Intersection of Whiteness and Masculinity in the Context of the Dharma

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

Open to White Men with Baruch Golden, Gregory Mengel & Tom Malarkey White men, including many of us who are committed to social justice, continue to wreak havoc in our world. We are ill prepared to unlearn the patterns of oppression we enact in part because of the social conditioning we receive as young boys. […]

Community Celebration of Strategic Plan

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

Community Meeting: Celebrating East Bay Meditation Center's Strategic Plan! All EBMC Sangha members, past and present, are invited! Join us as we come together to celebrate the completion of our Strategic Plan! Our evening together will include an interactive presentation of our Strategic Plan, a lively discussion of the next two, five and ten years […]

Practicing with Strong Emotions

Practicing with Strong Emotions

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

Practicing with Strong Emotions : Seeing our Difficulties as Opportunities for Growth Open to all with John Mifsud Undeniably, strong emotions cause great stress. Suppressing them can increase our suffering. Spaciousness helps us make healthful choices during difficult times. Buddhist teachings offer many tools to work with challenging feelings and increase ease. Overwhelming feelings are […]

Teen Sangha: Spring & Summer Session

Teen Sangha: Spring & Summer Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha –  Spring & Summer 2018 Wednesdays: April 11th - June 20th, 2018 7:00 – 8:45PM Open to teens, ages 14-19 EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real and supporting each […]

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 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” and […]

Practicing with Strong Emotions

Practicing with Strong Emotions

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

Practicing with Strong Emotions : Seeing our Difficulties as Opportunities for Growth Open to all with John Mifsud Undeniably, strong emotions cause great stress. Suppressing them can increase our suffering. Spaciousness helps us make healthful choices during difficult times. Buddhist teachings offer many tools to work with challenging feelings and increase ease. Overwhelming feelings are […]

Teen Sangha: Spring & Summer Session

Teen Sangha: Spring & Summer Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha –  Spring & Summer 2018 Wednesdays: April 11th - June 20th, 2018 7:00 – 8:45PM Open to teens, ages 14-19 EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real and supporting each […]

Opening Our Hearts: A Day of Lovingkindness Practice for the Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender Variant, and Genderqueer Communities

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

Open to all self identified Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender Queer, Gender Variant, and Gender Non-conforming people with JD Doyle, René Rivera and Fresh (Lev) White Lovingkindness is a powerful practice that enables us to cultivate our capacity for an open, fearless, and loving heart. This day will include meditations, sharing, and discussions that nurture kindness and […]

Practicing with Strong Emotions

Practicing with Strong Emotions

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

Practicing with Strong Emotions : Seeing our Difficulties as Opportunities for Growth Open to all with John Mifsud Undeniably, strong emotions cause great stress. Suppressing them can increase our suffering. Spaciousness helps us make healthful choices during difficult times. Buddhist teachings offer many tools to work with challenging feelings and increase ease. Overwhelming feelings are […]

Teen Sangha: Spring & Summer Session

Teen Sangha: Spring & Summer Session

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

EBMC Teen Sangha –  Spring & Summer 2018 Wednesdays: April 11th - June 20th, 2018 7:00 – 8:45PM Open to teens, ages 14-19 EBMC Teen Sangha is a weekly meditation group for teens, ages 14-19. Our focus will be on creating deeper relationships with ourselves and each other, having fun, getting real and supporting each […]