Dharma in Motion: Tai Chi Chih Joy Through Movement

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

Access Stillness in the Midst of Activity Tai Chi Chih – Joy through Movement® with Paul Ciske Tuesdays 6:00 - 6:50 pm July 3 – August 28, 2018 T’ai Chi Chih® is a moving meditation consisting of 20 easy-to-learn, accessible movements. A form of qigong, T’ai Chi Chih® circulates and balances the chi or energy […]

Cultivating Joy: Living from the Overflow

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

with Spring Washam This half day class will be followed by a “Until We Meet Again” Going Away Celebration & Potluck for Spring Washam from 1:00 - 4:00PM In the Buddhist tradition Joy is an essential ingredient on the spiritual path. It is one of the seven factors of enlightenment and one of the four […]

Dharma in Motion: Tai Chi Chih Joy Through Movement

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

Access Stillness in the Midst of Activity Tai Chi Chih – Joy through Movement® with Paul Ciske Tuesdays 6:00 - 6:50 pm July 3 – August 28, 2018 T’ai Chi Chih® is a moving meditation consisting of 20 easy-to-learn, accessible movements. A form of qigong, T’ai Chi Chih® circulates and balances the chi or energy […]

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Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis

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

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 […]

Dharma in Motion: Tai Chi Chih Joy Through Movement

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

Access Stillness in the Midst of Activity Tai Chi Chih – Joy through Movement® with Paul Ciske Tuesdays 6:00 - 6:50 pm July 3 – August 28, 2018 T’ai Chi Chih® is a moving meditation consisting of 20 easy-to-learn, accessible movements. A form of qigong, T’ai Chi Chih® circulates and balances the chi or energy […]

Beginning Your Meditation Practice: Exploring Diverse Meditation Modalities

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

Beginning Your Meditation Practice: Exploring Diverse Meditation Modalities Open to All with Arisika Razak Today I wake up empty and frightened. Don’t go to the study and read a book. There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground . . . a thousand ways to go home again. - Rumi The Buddha taught […]

Ignite the Fire Within: For Self Identified People of Color

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

Led by Carol Cano “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent” - Eleanor Roosevelt The Shadow of your false self is purified through the practice of coming home to the truth of who you are and begin to develop and strengthen your authentic self. The teaching of the Buddha and indigenous wisdom builds a […]

“May I Be a Protector”: Path of the Bodhisattva Follow-up Daylong

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

Open to everyone who took an EBMC Path of the Bodhisattva class in fall 2017 with Mushim Ikeda   “May I be a protector to those without protection.” – Shantideva, in Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva. Refresh your bodhichitta (Bodhisattva energy) and joyfully strengthen your Path. If you took any of the Path […]

Dharma in Motion: Access Stillness in the Midst of Activity

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

Access Stillness in the Midst of Activity Tai Chi Chih – Joy through Movement® with Paul Ciske Tuesdays 6:00 - 6:50 pm July 3 – September 25, 2018 T’ai Chi Chih® is a moving meditation For the past 25 years, Paul Ciske has taught and practiced Tai Chi Chih (TCC) – Joy through Movement. His […]

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

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

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 […]