Founded in a celebration of diversity, the East Bay Meditation Center welcomes everyone seeking to end suffering and cultivate happiness. Our mission is to foster liberation, personal and interpersonal healing, social action, and inclusive community building. We offer mindfulness practices and teachings on wisdom and compassion from Buddhist and other spiritual traditions. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, we operate with transparent democratic governance, generosity-based economics, and environmental sustainability. logo

THE PRACTICE OF DANA (GENEROSITY):

Consistent with mission of the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC), all EBMC classes are being offered without a fee. However, we ask that you consider providing a donation to the teacher and to the EBMC to allow us to continue to offer classes like these to the diverse population of the East Bay. This is known as the practice of Dana, which is how wisdom teachings have been provided in Asia for centuries. It allows exposure to valuable lessons independent of class and economic status

Out of respect for people with environmental illnesses, please do not wear fragrance or scented products at EBMC events.

All events take place at East Bay Meditation Center unless noted otherwise.

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Transforming Depression


with Mushim Ikeda-Nash and Lee L. Lipp


Saturday, November 17
9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Combining mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy techniques, this one-day introductory workshop will examine how to best take care of ourselves by relating to depression with compassion. The aim of the class is for participants to practice identifying, relating to and interrupting conditionings that are hindrances to feeling better. With encouragement and skillful means to interrupt mind's habitual patterns contributing to depression, participants can cultivate practice to manage and prevent future depression.


For beginning or experienced meditators, those suffering from depression (currently or in the past) are most welcome.

This workshop is now full.

Mushim Ikeda-Nash
Mushim Ikeda-Nash is a Buddhist meditation teacher, writer, and social justice community activist living in Oakland with her family. She is one of three women portrayed in the documentary film, Acting on Faith: Women's New Religious Activism in America, distributed by the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She has done both monastic and lay Zen Buddhist practice over the past twenty years, in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and South Korea. A past consulting editor to Turning Wheel: The Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism, Mushim has also contributed a quarterly column on family life and Buddhist practice, and her poetry and essays have been published widely in journals and anthologies.

Lee Lipp
Lee Lipp, Ph.D. has been a member of Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing, practicing Zen and Vipassana since 1991. Having taught in psychology graduate programs for 16 years, her most recent work has included being Diversity/Outreach Coordinator at SFZC. She has taught classes in venues that include Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, Zen Hospice Project, Tassajara Mountain Center, San Francisco Zen Center, Arcata Zen Center, La Casa de las Madres, Gay Men's Buddhist Sangha, SF Mental Health Association and SF Dept. of Mental Health. Lee supervises at Haight Ashbury Psych Services, leads "Transforming Depression" groups and has a psychotherapy practice in San Francisco.



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Anumodana

An evening of joy and appreciation for our volunteers

Tuesday evening, November 20th 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Please join us if:

* You currently volunteer for EBMC
* You have volunteered for EBMC in the past
* You would like to volunteer for EBMC in the future


click here to download flyer

You are so appreciated.
You are so valued.
You are so treasured.
You are so loved.
You are our volunteers.

It is said that the act of receiving completes the act of Generosity or Dana.

Please feel invited to receive our appreciation from the East Bay Meditation Center. As you have supported us to start our community, we invite you to attend an evening of appreciation for your energy and efforts.

Without you, and others of like mind and spirit, EBMC would not have been able to live into its mission and be of service to our diverse communities. We say "Anumodana" to you, which is the ancient word that celebrates and delights in the joy of your actions promoting goodness and merit.

Join Spring Washam, Larry Yang, other members of the Leadership Sangha, and others interested in our vision of a spiritual home for our many communities for an evening of dharma, story sharing, practice, and joy!

To RSVP, please email eastbaymeditation@yahoo.com

A few EBMC Volunteer Jobs currently open: (click for detailed descriptions)

Temple Keeper

Event Volunteer Coordinator

Database Programmer

Graphic Designer(s)

Outreach Coordinator

Office Assistant(s)

Thank you so much for your support of the East Bay Meditation Center.