East Bay Meditation Center

ONLINE: Alphabet Sangha
2021-03-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-03-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Bay Meditation Center, 285 17th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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.
Tuesdays
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Please email: alphabetsangha at eastbaymeditation dot org to request Zoom link to join online.
For more information, visit the ALPHABET SANGHA WEBSITE

ONLINE: Midday Sangha
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:35, 2021-03-10 12:00 - 13:35, 2021-03-17 12:00 - 13:35
Join our peer-led multicultural sangha for silent meditation practice and community building.
Every Wednesday
12:00 – 12:45 Silent sitting, standing or lying down meditation with optional walking meditation.
12:45 – 1:35 Potluck lunch with facilitated conversation about our practice and being the dharma in the world
Midday Sangha Coordinating Committee:
Darren Lee Brown, emiko yoshikami, Kimber Simpkins, René Rivera and Marge Sussman
email middaysangha at eastbaymeditation dot org for zoom link and password

ONLINE: The Buddha’s “How to” Guide to a Life of Happiness and Well-being
2021-03-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-03-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-03-17 18:30 - 20:30
An Online Class Series with Mushim Ikeda
Part of EBMC’s Core Buddhist Teachings – 6-month Curriculum
Everyone wants to live and be happy, yet human life is marked by suffering. Many are intimately and historically affected by social injustice, and we all experience loss of what is dear to us, sickness, aging, and death. How do we develop wisdom (insight) and spiritual strength (a practice that sustains us during the hard times)? The Buddha’s teaching of the Eightfold Path is a roadmap for a life well-lived. This class series will include meditation, Dharma talks, and discussion. Beginners in meditation are welcome.
ASL Interpretation & Closed captioning provided.

ONLINE: People of Color Yoga
2021-03-04 17:45 - 18:45, 2021-03-11 17:45 - 18:45, 2021-03-18 17:45 - 18:45
Weekly Yoga Practice for Self Identified People of Color led by Satya de la Paz
5:45PM – 6:45PM
Build strength and flexibility while cultivating mindfulness in this all levels hatha yoga class. Each class has a unique, inspiring theme and personalized instruction that will leave you feeling joyous and rejuvenated.
For zoom link and password, join EBMC’s POC Sangha Facebook Page.
Or email: pocyoga at eastbaymeditation dot org
To donate to the Teacher via Venmo use ID: @satyabodyworks

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2021-03-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-03-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-03-18 19:30 - 21:00
The People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9:00 PM PST
Closed Captions Provided.
Zoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website), and their Facebook group.

ONLINE: People of Color Sangha
2021-03-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-03-11 19:30 - 21:00
The People of Color Sangha is a growing community of people of color waking up and getting free!
Thursdays
7:30 – 9 PM PST
Closed Captions Provided.
Zoom info: Meeting details are shared through their mailing list (subscribe on their website), and their Facebook group.

ONLINE: Five Realms Meditative Movement
2021-03-05 18:00 - 18:50, 2021-03-12 18:00 - 18:50
An Online Movement Class Led by Master Ellis, All Are Welcome
Explore the connections and flow between your body, mind and spirit in movement similar in nature to Tai Chi, Yoga and Chi Gung. Practice Form 1 in standing, sitting and reeling in positions that are accessible to most bodies and abilities, and appropriate for people ages 8–108. Learn form 1, 15 Certain Postures (movements) and 15 Resonant Chords (idea). Harness the innate and universal, physical and metaphysical, power of Air, Fire, Earth, Water and Space. While we are home bound, movement is more important than ever. While we are apart, practicing together is imperative right now. Come have fun and laugh while learning!

“By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is truck in spirit.” —Bruce Lee

For Zoom Information Email: dharmamotion AT eastbaymediation DOT org

ONLINE: Embodied Buddhist Practices: Cultivating Healing and Resilience
2021-03-06 10:00 - 13:00
with Jenn Biehn and Arisika Razak
Closed Captioning Provided.

Be like hollow bone….allowing and transforming .. all that passes through
While the Buddha acknowledged the aging and impermanent nature of the body, he also affirmed the body as a gateway for awakening. In our gathering, we will offer moving and stationary meditation, small group sharing, and dharma teachings to embody healing, resilience and joy. We will explore how to cultivate equanimity in the face of illness and trauma and offer loving-kindness and compassion to our ever-changing, imperfect bodies. All bodies and genders welcome. Please bring a personal object that represents your current or aspirational relationship with your body.

ONLINE: Living My Practice Wholeheartedly: Whiteness, Race and the Bodhisattva Vow
2021-03-07 10:00 - 11:30
An Online Class Series for White Practitioners with Crystal Johnson and Chris Fortin
Closed Captioning Provided.
Chris Fortin and Crystal Johnson are offering 3 follow up discussions related to the “Living My Practice Wholeheartedly” daylong, held on February 8th 2021. These conversations will be a chance to ask questions, share what actions you’re taking, hear from others, and talk about skillful ways to interrupt racism.

ONLINE: Every Body Every Mind Sangha
2021-03-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-03-14 18:00 - 19:30
Every Body Every Mind Sangha is a weekly practice group for people living with disabilities, limitations, differences and chronic illnesses.
Sundays
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
To join online, please email: ebem at eastbaymeditation dot org to request a Zoom link.
Please 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!
EveryBody, EveryMind Teacher Group: Debra Kerr, Kenji Oshima, Anne Finger, Master John W. Ellis IV, Beth Smith and Mushim Ikeda
For more info, visit the Every Body Every Mind Sangha Website.

ONLINE: White Privilege Conditioning: Meditation Tips for Loosening It
2021-03-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-03-15 19:00 - 21:00
An Online Class Series for White Practitioners with David Foecke
Closed captioning provided.
“I am racist.” You recognize that statement, as a White person in this culture, as dharma practice — speaking truth. You’ve read White Fragility, and My Grandmother’s Hands, or related books/trainings, and understand that you are conditioned by, and benefit from, White privilege.
Join this class to explore meditation-world tips for what to do about it, and with it, in your mind, and in the world. We will weave together wisdom traditions ranging from ancient Buddhism to modern Systems Theory (with detours into Winnie the Pooh and my 6-year-old son’s music playlists), exploring the full range from anti-racism to beloved community.

ONLINE: Social Justice Lunchtime Sangha - Peer Led Deep Refuge group
2021-03-09 12:00 - 13:00
Social Justice Sangha is 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.

Contact: socialjustice at eastbaymeditation dot org

ONLINE: Kapwa Flow Movement Meditation
2021-03-09 18:00 - 18:55, 2021-03-16 18:00 - 18:55
with Jessy Zapanta
Trauma-releasing and stress-clearing mindful movement with opportunities to: – play and reclaim space – learn bodywork and acupressure techniques – practice dynamic and stationary meditation – embody collective liberation We will cultivate our inner fire slowly and with the invitation to let the body rest as needed. No mat or special props required, and you can even join from bed!
Contact: dharmamotion at eastbaymeditation dot org for zoom access.
To offer dana to support the teachings, please do so via:
Venmo: jessy-zapanta
Paypal: paypal.me/kapwaflow or healingwithouthierarchy@gmail.com
CashApp: $kapwaflow

ONLINE: Multiracial Peer-Led Deep Refuge Group
2021-03-13 19:00 - 21:00
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. By sitting and exploring our own unique stories, we can come to know and care for the common threads that bind us together. Our collective work bravely expands the narrative that informs multiracial experience today. Meets 7pm-9pm on the second Saturdays of every month. Online and occasionally hybrid (in-person at EBMC + online).
Newcomers welcome- please contact us before your first visit: mrdrcoordinators at googlegroups dot com

ONLINE: Racial Justice Skills for White Practitioners
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:00
Peer Led Deep Refuge Group
Racial Justice Skills for White Practitioners meets monthly in 2021 on the third Thursday of the month from 6PM-7PM PST, with the intention to support self-identified white practitioners of meditation in working with the skills and commitments of meditation practice to contribute to racial justice and to end white supremacy, in ourselves and in the world. This group is open to all self-identified white people who have a regular meditation practice and are working towards racial justice. In each meeting we will work with a skill from dharma practice to undo a habit of white supremacy culture.
Sign up for the Zoom link at tinyurl.com/RJSWP21
