Below are our weekly and monthly Sangha schedules — our ongoing practice groups and Peer-Led Deep Refuge groups. Looking for events, daylongs, or classes instead? Visit the Calendar tab above.
This 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!
A monthly parents’ and caregivers meditation group for restoration, support and connection.
This deep refuge group is for people who have ancestry in Asia (mixed race folks welcome!), and an established meditation practice (can practice without instruction) and foundation in the Four Noble Truths. We gather to build sangha and to support each other’s practice in a safe(r) space that allows us to explore the intersections of Asian Diaspora identity/experience and Buddhism.
Join us second Tuesdays at lunchtime from 12pm to 1pm Pacific time. A place to practice and reflect with #EBMCOakland organizers and activists. Includes a 30 minute meditation and time for sharing what’s on our hearts, deepening our commitment to community and movements for justice and liberation.
EBMC is expanding its physical presence with new drop-in community hours designed to foster connection, creativity, and solidarity before our evening practice groups. These sessions are open to everyone, require no registration, and operate on a "come as you are" basis.
The Alphabet Sangha is a weekly practice group offering Dharma talks and guided meditations led by LGBTQIA+ teachers for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, two-Spirit, queer, questioning, intersex, and same-gender-loving communities.
Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building. Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:35 PM PT.
Ancestors Welcome Here Practice Group is an in-person practice group, held at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) in Oakland. We focus on ancestral healing as a foundation for social justice work. Facilitated by Ream, the program is specifically designed for self-identified white individuals looking to explore lineage, meditation, and repair.
The purpose of this refuge group is to provide a space for sex workers to connect with each other, build sangha, and to deepen our spiritual practices in community. Sex workers continue to be a marginalized group in society and this sangha is a place where we support each other in bringing our whole selves into our spiritual lives.
EBMC is expanding its physical presence with new drop-in community hours designed to foster connection, creativity, and solidarity before our evening practice groups. These sessions are open to everyone, require no registration, and operate on a "come as you are" basis.
The BIPOC Sangha is a welcoming community for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to practice meditation, cultivate resilience, and support one another on the path to liberation and inner peace.
EBMC is expanding its physical presence with new drop-in community hours designed to foster connection, creativity, and solidarity before our evening practice groups. These sessions are open to everyone, require no registration, and operate on a "come as you are" basis.
The Maha Sangha is a meditation and Dharma group dedicated to radical inclusivity and social justice, welcoming all communities to explore liberation, healing, and collective social action together.
We are a peer-led meditation group for those of us who have a meditation practice and are queer and leather/kink-identified. Our group provides an accepting space where we can include the queer and leather/kinky parts of our identities and experiences when talking about how we practice both in community and in our daily lives.
Tendramos una meditación, tiempo para convivir/hablar sobre un tema budista y comunidad. “Deep Refuge” le invita a una reunión de Zoom programada.
This deep refuge meeting provides a compassionate, Buddhist-centered approach to healing addiction. Utilizing the Eight Steps to Recovery framework (developed by Dr. Valerie Mason-John and Dr. Paramabandhu Groves), the group offers an inclusive space for individuals at any stage of their recovery journey.
Practitioners learn the principles behind each technique and engage in guided practice sessions to develop their meditation skills and deepen their understanding of different meditation approaches.
The Multiracial Deep Refuge Group is a monthly exploratory Deep Refuge Group for and by people who identify as multiracial. Our meetings include periods of mindfulness meditation and sharing of narratives and perspectives as we come together to be seen and to see one another.
This is a peer-led deep refuge group for self-identifying Filipinx/a/o (including mixed) folks. Together we cultivate a special community space in the intersection of Filipinx/a/o identity + culture + history and Buddhist spiritual practice. We gather to support each other, heal, and walk the Dharma path.
Facilitated by Crystal Johnson, Sarah Emerson, Heather Lear, Kitsy Schoen and guests, the monthly sangha is an opportunity for white people to gather and discuss their dilemmas and successes in waking up to whiteness and making a difference in undermining white supremacy culture in all of its many manifestations, including in our sanghas. Our intention is to create a supportive space that allows us to do the hard and painful inner work that frees us to take action in the world.
Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities, limitations, differences and chronic illnesses. EBEM offers teachings, guided practices, and practical exercises to develop empathy, kindness, and altruism towards oneself and others.
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