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*Saturday, February 22nd: Honoring Our Ancestors for People of Color
Date and time
Location
East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th St Oakland, CA 94612Refund Policy
Description
Honoring Our Ancestors
For self-identified people of color who are of all genders, sexualities, abilities and class.
Led by Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John and Shahara Godfrey
285 17th Street, Oakland
Saturday, February 22nd 10AM - 5PM
Join us in this day long, where we reclaim our birth right of the mindfulness of breathing, and Loving kindness, to call in the ancestors, who walked before us, and paved the way so that we could begin to heal from the ills of world. Bring a photo preferably and if not a photo something that evokes one of your ancestors. Bring a poem, or a song, that reflects your ancestral lineage and or history. Bring an instrument, and bring your vibrant diverse voice.
EBMC TEACHERS ARE NOT PAID BY THE CENTER. You are invited to offer a voluntary financial gift to them at the class. The East Bay Meditation Center operates using a generosity-based, gift economics model. This means we charge no set registration fees to attend our events and instead rely on the generous giving of our community. All classes at the Center do come with a financial cost. Class participants are offered an opportunity to make a voluntary gift to EBMC during the registration process or at an event itself. Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If you would like to explore any EBMC volunteer positions, please send an email expressing your interest to admin@eastbaymeditation.org.
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.
About the Teaching Team:
Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John is a senior teacher in the Triratna tradition. She is the author of Detox Your Heart – Meditations for Emotional Trauma, and won an award for her book Borrowed Body, which was called the British Color Purple. In 2017 she won a European Diversity Award for her services to diversity. Chairperson of Vancouver Buddhist Center, she travels internationally as a public speaker.
Shahara Godfrey has trained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition for over 20 years. Other influences have been spiritual teachers from various cultures and traditions as well as the creative arts. She is a graduate of CDL and POE programs from Spirit Rock. Shahara has a Ph.D. and currently works as an Educator.