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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-03-01/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-02-28/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Living with Passion & Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Spring Washam \nDiscovering your life’s purpose can help you to move with greater focus and clarity in your everyday life. You can start to find and develop your own purpose by asking two questions: What is most important to me in my life? What are my deepest values and beliefs? In this class series we will explore these questions and many others to discover what touches and inspires us most deeply. There comes an important moment in life when we consciously choose to dream a new dream. Join us for this uplifting and inspiring class. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17living \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/living-with-passion-purpose/2017-02-27/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group
DESCRIPTION:Trans/Gender-Expansive Deep Refuge Group\nFourth Mondays (online over zoom)\n6:30-8pm PM PST \nThis deep refuge group is by and for trans/gender-expansive people. Our goal is to provide a welcoming community space for trans/gender-expansive folks who are interested in exploring meditation and other aspects of Buddhist practice. Both beginners and experienced practitioners welcome! \nTo be added to the email list\, please email tgedeeprefuge@eastbaymeditation.org with a quick note about your interest in the group. We look forward to practicing with you!
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/trans-genderqueer-peer-led-deep-refuge-group/2017-02-27/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-02-26/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Day of Healing\, Love & Celebration for Self-Identified Women of African Descent
DESCRIPTION:with Noliwe Alexander & Shahara Godfrey \nSpend an insightful day celebrating your journey to freedom and deep love. With engaging exercises of deep listening and wise speech\, through sitting\, walking and movement meditation\, we will create a framework for the Buddha’s 8 fold-path\, cultivating a strong pure heart\, while holding the possibilities for self-love\, self-care & healing. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttps://feb17celebration.eventbrite.com \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/a-day-of-healing-love-celebration-for-self-identified-women-of-african-descent/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2017-02-23/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buddha’s 4 Big Truths: Liberation from Suffering
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: February 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nWhy do we suffer? How can we be released from suffering? The Buddha’s first teaching after his Enlightenment is called the Four Truths for Noble Ones\, which form the foundation of Buddhist life and understanding. These four “big” truths address human suffering and oppression\, analyze their root causes\, and describe a path of liberation from human suffering that is both profound and practical. Dharma talks\, interactive exercises\, journaling\, meditation and optional readings. Beginners in meditation are welcome. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17fourtruths \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/buddhas-4-big-truths-liberation-from-suffering-2/2017-02-22/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC 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 other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-02-22/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-02-22/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-02-21/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Living with Passion & Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Spring Washam \nDiscovering your life’s purpose can help you to move with greater focus and clarity in your everyday life. You can start to find and develop your own purpose by asking two questions: What is most important to me in my life? What are my deepest values and beliefs? In this class series we will explore these questions and many others to discover what touches and inspires us most deeply. There comes an important moment in life when we consciously choose to dream a new dream. Join us for this uplifting and inspiring class. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17living \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/living-with-passion-purpose/2017-02-20/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-02-19/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Cultivating a Compassionate Heart
DESCRIPTION:A Day of Practice for the Alphabet Sangha \nwith Shahara Godfrey \nAs Lesbian\, Gay\, Genderqueer\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Questioning\, Intersex\, Same Gender Loving and/or Two-Spirit people (LGBTQISGL) and others in our Alphabet Sangha\, we are often faced with societal challenges that can marginalize us. Together in community\, this daylong will focus on the practice of compassion\, which is the energy of our hearts that calls forth love in response to our own suffering\, to the pain in the world\, and to historical suffering carried within us and by institutions. Compassion practice is a powerful antidote to help transform suffering and allow us to engage with\, rather than distance from\, challenging situations. \nAll who self-identify as LGBTQISGL\, are welcome to this day of cultivating gratitude in sangha. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17alphabet \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/cultivating-a-compassionate-heart/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170216T210000
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CREATED:20160825T031822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T040945Z
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SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2017-02-16/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170215T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20161211T033452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161211T033720Z
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SUMMARY:Buddha’s 4 Big Truths: Liberation from Suffering
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: February 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nWhy do we suffer? How can we be released from suffering? The Buddha’s first teaching after his Enlightenment is called the Four Truths for Noble Ones\, which form the foundation of Buddhist life and understanding. These four “big” truths address human suffering and oppression\, analyze their root causes\, and describe a path of liberation from human suffering that is both profound and practical. Dharma talks\, interactive exercises\, journaling\, meditation and optional readings. Beginners in meditation are welcome. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17fourtruths \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/buddhas-4-big-truths-liberation-from-suffering-2/2017-02-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC 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 other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-02-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170215T133000
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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-02-15/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20160825T025650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161227T042641Z
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SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-02-14/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20161211T214259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161211T214259Z
UID:10005154-1487012400-1487019600@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Living with Passion & Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Spring Washam \nDiscovering your life’s purpose can help you to move with greater focus and clarity in your everyday life. You can start to find and develop your own purpose by asking two questions: What is most important to me in my life? What are my deepest values and beliefs? In this class series we will explore these questions and many others to discover what touches and inspires us most deeply. There comes an important moment in life when we consciously choose to dream a new dream. Join us for this uplifting and inspiring class. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17living \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/living-with-passion-purpose/2017-02-13/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20160825T032156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160825T032538Z
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-02-12/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170212T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20161211T215714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161211T215714Z
UID:10005160-1486893600-1486902600@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Family Practice Class: Opening the Heart through the Buddha's Teachings
DESCRIPTION:For Children Ages 0-12 and Family/Caregivers \nOctober class led by Shahara Godfrey\, Baruch Golden\, Michele Ku\, and Jenn Biehn (movement) \nWe invite you to come and help create the diverse family sangha at EBMC. We welcome families with babies\, toddlers and children up to age 12. The teachers will offer the Buddha’s teachings and mindful practices that can be practiced at home. Parents/caregivers and young people will meet together and separately during the class. Children under 5 will need to have a parent/caregiver stay with them. We will explore bringing the Dharma to our daily lives through song\, story\, sharing\, art and mindfulness practices. We are committed to creating a diverse family sangha. No prior experience is necessary. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17family \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/family-practice-class-opening-the-heart-through-the-buddhas-teachings-8/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20161211T214755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161216T203123Z
UID:10005159-1486807200-1486828800@eastbaymeditation.org
SUMMARY:Dancing with Difference: Growth\, Compassion\, and Healing in Intimate Multi-cultural Relationships
DESCRIPTION:with Arisika Razak \nOpen to self-identified people of color\, including biracial and multi-ethnic individuals of all gender identities\, and sexual orientations\, whether currently in a relationship or not. Also open to those whose parents (biologic or adoptive) were of a different race or ethnicity. \nIt is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize\, accept and celebrate these differences. – Audre Lorde \nCradled in one culture\, sandwiched between two cultures\, straddling all three . . . la mestiza undergoes a struggle of flesh\, a struggle of borders\, an inner war. – Gloria Anzaldua \nHow do we sustain loving in intimate partnerships across racial and ethnic divisions?  What gifts and opportunities\, or wounds and challenges arise in these relationships? Using embodied spiritual practices\, story-telling and movement\, we will honor our differences\, celebrate our humanity\, and explore the transformative power of love and compassion. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17difference \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/dancing-with-difference-growth-compassion-and-healing-in-intimate-multi-cultural-relationships/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20160825T031822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T040945Z
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SUMMARY:People of Color Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sangha is a growing tribe of people of color waking up and getting free! \nThursdays\n7:00 – 9:00 PM \nFor more information\, visit the: POC SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/people-of-color-sangha/2017-02-09/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20161211T033452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161211T033720Z
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SUMMARY:Buddha’s 4 Big Truths: Liberation from Suffering
DESCRIPTION:Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings: 5-month Curriculum \n4 Wednesdays: February 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Mushim \nWhy do we suffer? How can we be released from suffering? The Buddha’s first teaching after his Enlightenment is called the Four Truths for Noble Ones\, which form the foundation of Buddhist life and understanding. These four “big” truths address human suffering and oppression\, analyze their root causes\, and describe a path of liberation from human suffering that is both profound and practical. Dharma talks\, interactive exercises\, journaling\, meditation and optional readings. Beginners in meditation are welcome. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17fourtruths \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/buddhas-4-big-truths-liberation-from-suffering-2/2017-02-08/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033850
CREATED:20161129T191012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T191441Z
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SUMMARY:EBMC Teen Sangha Winter
DESCRIPTION:EBMC Teen Sangha \nWinter 2017 \nWednesdays: January 11 – March 29\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \nOpen to teens\, ages 14-19 \nEBMC 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 other. Learn mindfulness meditation and explore the dharma (Buddhist teachings) in creative and practical ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a Sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures\, beliefs and ways of being. \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Adrienne Price\, Syra Smith\, and Phoenix Soleil \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=winter17teen \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible. \n  \nRaúl Kahlil Betancourt began his buddhist studies when he was 16 in L.A. and has been studying steadily since. He has studied Vietnamese Zen in LA and Soto Zen in Santa Cruz and SF as well as Green Gulch and Tassajara. He spent a year as a personal student to a head instructor from Eijeiji\, at his home temple in Japan. He also earned a black belt in Aikido. He eventually found his spiritual home at EBMC in Oakland. He is currently teaching science at a high school in SF where he is also a teacher meditation leader. \nAnthony “T” Maes was born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003 including long retreats and living in a monastery in Thailand. He has volunteered on many teen meditation retreats since 2009 where he enjoys leading mixed-heritage liberation\, relational mindfulness\, and acrobalance. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004\, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011\, and is a graduate of the Heart Mind Curriculum mindfulness teacher training program. \nSarwang Parikh is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern who has worked with young people for over a decade. He has meditated and practiced yoga for the past 10 years. He is currently a part of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and EBMC’s Men of Color Deep Refuge group. Sarwang has worked therapeutically with young people across cultures and around the world in a variety of therapeutic\, school-based and community settings. He currently provides holistic counseling\, leads mindfulness groups\, and facilitates trainings on mindfulness in education with Seeds-of-Awareness.org. Sarwang is passionately committed to integrating social change and personal healing through practicing mindfulness and developing relationships. \nAdrienne Price is an educator\, cultural producer\, and social justice organizer living in Oakland\, CA. Since she discovered Dharma practice in 2008\, she has worked to deepen her learning. She looks forward to co-leading her first Teen Sangha through EBMC this summer. She has worked as a high school teacher and currently coordinates an education non-profit. She also organizes with SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and the Bay Area Childcare Collective. She hosts a weekly radio show on Radio Valencia entitled Pure Pop for Queer Lovers (Sundays 10am-12:00pm\, www.radiovalencia.fm). \nSyra Smith is an engaged artist\, activist\, community organizer\, sharing cultivator and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Syra has been educating and working with young people for over 15 years. A lifetime meditator\, she completed EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is participating in a two year non-monastic ordination and lineage teaching program under the guidance of Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. In addition to co-leading EBMC’s Teen Sangha\, she has joined the team at the Mind Body Awareness Project\, providing transformational tools to at-risk and incarcerated youth. \nPhoenix Soleil is an artist and trainer committed to creating more fun\, authenticity and compassion in our society. She is a teacher and practitioner of the Vipassanna meditation tradition.  She is also a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a form of compassionate communication that supports us to attune to our feelings and values. Whenever possible she invokes her background in conscious dance\, Laughter Yoga\, acting\, and the expressive arts to build healthy\, authentic\, joyful\, and engaged communities of all ages. \n 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/ebmc-teen-sangha-winter/2017-02-08/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Midday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Midday Sangha at EBMC Wednesdays at Noon! \nJoin our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. \nEvery Wednesday\n12:00 – 12:45   Silent sitting\, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation. \n12:45 – 1:35     Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world \nMidday Sangha Coordinating Committee:\nAbe Doherty\, Bang Nguyen\, Jenn Biehn\, Kam McCallum\, Karen Jackson\, Manuel Vasquez\, Preston Justice\, Shawki\, Yvette Flores
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/midday-sangha/2017-02-08/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Alphabet Sangha
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTuesdays\n7:00 – 8:30 pm \nFor more information\, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/alphabet-sangha/2017-02-07/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Living with Passion & Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, 2017\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm \nwith Spring Washam \nDiscovering your life’s purpose can help you to move with greater focus and clarity in your everyday life. You can start to find and develop your own purpose by asking two questions: What is most important to me in my life? What are my deepest values and beliefs? In this class series we will explore these questions and many others to discover what touches and inspires us most deeply. There comes an important moment in life when we consciously choose to dream a new dream. Join us for this uplifting and inspiring class. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register. \nhttp://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=feb17living \nCost: There is no registration fee for attending this event\, nor most EBMC events.  However\, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving\, or “dana”). Please donate generously\, in proportion to your ability: \n* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)\n* Or at the event\, in the two baskets at EBMC\, one for the Center\, the second for the Teacher \nThank you for your generosity.  EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity. \nFragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness\, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC. \nEBMC is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/living-with-passion-purpose/2017-02-06/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Every Body Every Mind Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly sitting group for people living with disabilities\, limitations\, differences and chronic illnesses. \nSundays\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nPlease come and take part in this time to meditate\, share our lives and support with each other\, and learn more about the dharma. There is no need to register for these weekly meetings\, just come and share this path together! \nTeachers include Charlie Johnson\, Deb Kerr and others. \nFor more info\, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/every-body-every-mind-sangha/2017-02-05/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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