Pause and Relax: A Mindfulness Practice Day for Educators

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

with JD Doyle and Jonathan Relucio Open to All Educators Teachers do important work that influences all our lives. The many challenges from this path of service make it difficult to find time for self care and may lead to feelings of overwhelm. During this day for educators, we will learn practices that can be […]

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Introduction to Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation

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

with Kazu Haga, Sierra Pickett and Chris Moore-Backman Kingian Nonviolence grew out of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and is a transformative philosophy dealing with the transformation of conflict. Many forms of political resistance only deal with “fixing issues,” while ignoring the need to heal relationships. However many healing modalities do not address […]

Cultivating Solidarity and Building Stamina for Transformative Action (for White Practitioners)

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

Cultivating Solidarity and Building Stamina for Transformative Action (for White Practitioners) with Crystal Johnson, JD Doyle and Evan Hoppin 10:00AM -12:15PM and 2:00PM-4:00PM PST This is a moment in history when awareness of the harm of systemic racism and injustice is heightened and one of the challenges for us as white people is to stay […]

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ONLINE: Turning Towards Our Body During a Time of Turbulence, Suffering and Fear

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

A four class series exploring the four foundations of Mindfulness with Vimalasara Mason John. Wednesdays, July 15th, 22nd, 29th and August 5th   7:00-8:30PM PST  with Vimalasara Mason John The Buddha taught the four foundations of mindfulness as a way to gain freedom from the external and internal worlds that we live in. During times of […]

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ONLINE: Path of the Bodhisattva I

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

ASL Interpretation Provided  with Mushim Ikeda I, myself, took the Bodhisattva Vows and made the vow, “Life after life, after life, after life, I will continue my practice and continue my work.” – Bhante Suhita Dharma, Buddhist monk and social worker, 1941-2013 In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva is an archetypal great being who tirelessly and joyfully works to liberate all […]