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SUMMARY:Love: Supported by the Four Divine States
DESCRIPTION:Open to All expressions of love: friends\, partners\, siblings\, parent/child\, roommates\, etc.\nwith Rev. Liên Shutt \nWe all want love. \nAnd\, 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 Divine States of Equanimity\, Kindness\, Compassion\, and Inclusive Joy. \nWhile grounded in these teachings and meditation practices\, the course will also be framed by readings from bell hook’s All About Love: New Visions; offering a blend of fierce feminist social criticism to ask us to transform our challenges into strength\, manifesting the love and caring we want in our lives here and now. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).\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/love-supported-by-the-four-divine-states/2018-08-01/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Teen Sangha Outdoor Summer Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first Teen Sangha Outdoor Summer Series!  For five Wednesdays this Summer\, July 11 – August 8th\, we will walk to Lake Merritt from EBMC and explore the beauty of mindfulness practice outdoors.  \nFor this series\, we will be investigating the beauty and wonder of mindfulness practice while utilizing the naturally stimulating outdoor realm. 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 experiential ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures and backgrounds.  \nThis group is for teens\, ages 14-19. We will meet and end at EBMC as usual. Outdoor practice will be weather permitting. Dress in layers and be ready for fun! \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Nirali Shah\, Syra Smith\, and Sara Oakes. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/teen-sangha-outdoor-summer-series/2018-08-01/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis
DESCRIPTION: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 diverse abilities. Participants who attend at least four sessions in August will receive a certificate. Master Ellis has more than 30 years of meditation practice in Christian\, Zen\, Vipassana\, and New Though traditions; and has written about martial arts\, spirituality and alternative health for major media. Master Ellis currently leads Ananda Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Oakland.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/dharma-in-motion-with-master-john-ellis/2018-08-03/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Teen Sangha Outdoor Summer Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first Teen Sangha Outdoor Summer Series!  For five Wednesdays this Summer\, July 11 – August 8th\, we will walk to Lake Merritt from EBMC and explore the beauty of mindfulness practice outdoors.  \nFor this series\, we will be investigating the beauty and wonder of mindfulness practice while utilizing the naturally stimulating outdoor realm. 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 experiential ways. No experience necessary. We are committed to maintaining a sangha (community) that is welcoming to people of all identities\, cultures and backgrounds.  \nThis group is for teens\, ages 14-19. We will meet and end at EBMC as usual. Outdoor practice will be weather permitting. Dress in layers and be ready for fun! \nLed by the EBMC Teen Sangha Team: Raúl Kahlil Betancourt\, Anthony “T” Maes\, Sarwang Parikh\, Nirali Shah\, Syra Smith\, and Sara Oakes. \nRegistration: Registration is encouraged and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/teen-sangha-outdoor-summer-series/2018-08-08/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180810T180000
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SUMMARY:Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis
DESCRIPTION: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 diverse abilities. Participants who attend at least four sessions in August will receive a certificate. Master Ellis has more than 30 years of meditation practice in Christian\, Zen\, Vipassana\, and New Though traditions; and has written about martial arts\, spirituality and alternative health for major media. Master Ellis currently leads Ananda Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Oakland.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/dharma-in-motion-with-master-john-ellis/2018-08-10/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beginning Your Meditation Practice: Exploring Diverse Meditation Modalities
DESCRIPTION:Beginning Your Meditation Practice:\nExploring Diverse Meditation Modalities \nOpen to All\nwith Arisika Razak\nToday 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 \nThe Buddha taught that meditation could be done sitting\, standing or lying down; it could take place in monasteries\, community sanghas\, natural settings\, or the home. Meditation may include walking\, movement\, visualizations\, or chanting. Join us as we explore diverse meditative processes to help identify what most truly resonates in our hearts and minds\, including guidelines for beginning and maintaining our practice. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).\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/beginning-your-meditation-practice-exploring-diverse-meditation-modalities/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis
DESCRIPTION: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 diverse abilities. Participants who attend at least four sessions in August will receive a certificate. Master Ellis has more than 30 years of meditation practice in Christian\, Zen\, Vipassana\, and New Though traditions; and has written about martial arts\, spirituality and alternative health for major media. Master Ellis currently leads Ananda Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Oakland.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/dharma-in-motion-with-master-john-ellis/2018-08-17/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180818T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180627T174814Z
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SUMMARY:Ignite the Fire Within: For Self Identified People of Color
DESCRIPTION:Led by Carol Cano\n“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent” – Eleanor Roosevelt \nThe 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 foundation of truth\, trust and love.  \nThis series will explore teachings to help you create your life purpose and embrace the “the good\, true and beautiful.” The season of summer reunite us with the fire within. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).\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/ignite-the-fire-within-for-self-identified-people-of-color/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180819T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180819T163000
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SUMMARY:“May I Be a Protector”:  Path of the Bodhisattva Follow-up Daylong
DESCRIPTION:Open to everyone who took an EBMC Path of the Bodhisattva class in fall 2017\nwith Mushim Ikeda   \n“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 of the Bodhisattva classes with Mushim\, October thru December 2017\, you’re invited to this daylong of meditation\, Dharma talks and Dharma dialogue\, Q&A and community building and a potluck lunch.  \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).\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/may-i-be-a-protector-path-of-the-bodhisattva-follow-up-daylong/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180824T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180824T184500
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SUMMARY:Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis
DESCRIPTION: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 diverse abilities. Participants who attend at least four sessions in August will receive a certificate. Master Ellis has more than 30 years of meditation practice in Christian\, Zen\, Vipassana\, and New Though traditions; and has written about martial arts\, spirituality and alternative health for major media. Master Ellis currently leads Ananda Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Oakland.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/dharma-in-motion-with-master-john-ellis/2018-08-24/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180825T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180825T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T094211
CREATED:20180621T174915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180621T175126Z
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SUMMARY:Silence Emboldens: A Weekend Meditation Retreat to Reconnect and Rejuvenate Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Open to all \nwith JD Doyle and Jonathan Relucio \nThis 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 time to mindful movement to support the release of accumulated stress and tension in order to identify and release body-held stressors through practices of trauma-informed and access-centered body kindness.  \nJoin a nurturing community to boost your mindfulness practice and cultivate loving awareness for yourself and for all beings. This retreat is suitable for new and experienced practitioners. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).\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/silence-emboldens-a-weekend-meditation-retreat-to-reconnect-and-rejuvenate-your-practice/2018-08-25/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Silence Emboldens: A Weekend Meditation Retreat to Reconnect and Rejuvenate Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Open to all \nwith JD Doyle and Jonathan Relucio \nThis 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 time to mindful movement to support the release of accumulated stress and tension in order to identify and release body-held stressors through practices of trauma-informed and access-centered body kindness.  \nJoin a nurturing community to boost your mindfulness practice and cultivate loving awareness for yourself and for all beings. This retreat is suitable for new and experienced practitioners. \nRegistration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click HERE to register. \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 to donate to EBMC; the teachers will not receive any part of this online donation).\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/silence-emboldens-a-weekend-meditation-retreat-to-reconnect-and-rejuvenate-your-practice/2018-08-26/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180831T184500
DTSTAMP:20260419T094211
CREATED:20180802T221429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T224514Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma In Motion with Master John Ellis
DESCRIPTION: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 diverse abilities. Participants who attend at least four sessions in August will receive a certificate. Master Ellis has more than 30 years of meditation practice in Christian\, Zen\, Vipassana\, and New Though traditions; and has written about martial arts\, spirituality and alternative health for major media. Master Ellis currently leads Ananda Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Oakland.
URL:https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/dharma-in-motion-with-master-john-ellis/2018-08-31/
LOCATION:East Bay Meditation Center\, 285 17th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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