*Jan 13th: Working with the Judgments: A daylong for People of Color

Working with Judgements: A daylong for People of Color

with Shahara Godfrey

for Self Identified People of Color

East Bay Meditation Center

285 17th Street, Oakland

Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 9:30AM - 4:30PM

"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." - Coretta Scott King

Working with judgments, and/ or a judgmental mind that are toxic can be liberating. The Buddha said, “All that we are is the results of what we have thought. What we think we become.” Making decisions and choices using wisdom and discernment are skills that are welcomed. What happens when our thoughts and actions bind us to more suffering?

Through exploring a heart practice, forgiveness work and tools that help see the patterns of the judgmental mind, this daylong will offer these tools to self-identified people of color. There will also be instructions in mindfulness, with dharma teaching, interactive exercises, and guided meditations. People are invited to stay for the entire day. Beginners are always welcome!

As the Buddha reminds us, “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection”.

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.

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.