A memorial celebration for Shanti Soule will be held at Spirit Rock Meditation Center the evening of Saturday, June 2, 2012, starting at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP to beth@bakercooks.com by May 25.
Shanti Soule, an EBMC community teacher at the Friday Open sitting group and an extraordinarily generous donor to East Bay Meditation Center, died peacefully on March 6. She was beloved by many in our Sangha, and will be greatly missed. She was a dharma teacher in the lineage of Ruth Denison and also was a cook at many of the Spirit Rock residential retreats caring for and nurturing the spiritual practice of thousands of people. She also cooked for the Commit2Dharma residential retreats through EBMC. We miss her spirit and deep practice. For more about Shanti's life, click on the link below.
An unparalleled opportunity for People of Color to meditate together in a breathtakingly beautiful natural setting, at 9,000 feet in the mountains outside of Taos, New Mexico. Accommodations are both simple and comfortable, the food is delicious, and you can see every star in the sky on a clear night. Not to be missed!
The Spirit Rock Teen Retreat offers a profound opportunity for teen meditation practice and the exploration of how to live our lives with kindness and wisdom.
We invite all who are inspired by the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, to come together for a MLK weekend retreat in the refuge of the beloved community at Spirit Rock, Sat Jan 14, 3:00 pm - Mon, Jan 16, 2:00 pm
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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.