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Earth Care Meeting: Developing a Community Activity

Posted March 25, 2025 - Events, other

Saturday, March 29, 2025: 8:30 am — 10:00 am Topic: Developing a community activity Facilitated by: Ram Appalaraju With so many changes going on in the country and particularly regressive actions taken by the government on ecological issues, we as a community have an opportunity to respond. Let’s use our meeting time on 3/29 to brainstorm and develop a program/project that we all can contribute, learn and grow. Please come prepared with thoughts, ideas, proposals etc. We also want to…

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New On Zoom: Tuesday evening Sitting and Talk with IMC Dharma Leaders — Weekly starting Tuesday April 1

Posted March 24, 2025 - Events

Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:15pm starting April 1, 2025 Offered by Various IMC Dharma Leaders On Zoom Please join us for this new weekly offering on Tuesday evenings, 7 to 8:15pm. Each online session will include a lightly guided 30-minute meditation, followed by a 30-minute Dharma talk and 15 minutes for questions and discussion. Join Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/TuesdayDharma Meeting ID: 893 3396 7495 ~ Passcode: 235226 Upcoming in April April 1 with Lisa Goddard April 8: with Paul Waters April 15 Ram…

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Sunday Apr 6: The Dharma of Children’s Books—A Program for Adults

Posted March 24, 2025 - Events

Sunday, April 6, 1-2:30 pm In person at IMC Offered by: Lauren Silver Much like Dharma stories, books written for children often convey important truths with a clarity and simplicity that speaks straight to the heart. And though most aren’t meant as Buddhist instruction, they often contain rich teachings about qualities such as mindfulness and compassion that resonate not just for children but for adults as well. Join us for a joyful afternoon as we introduce a number of wonderful…

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Saturday April 19: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Daylong Retreat with Kodo Conlin

Posted March 24, 2025 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, April 19, 9:30am. – 4:30pm. In-person at IMC only Offered by: Kodo Conlin This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts, and open attention will be provided. This is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. Appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch. The program is offered freely,…

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Saturday April 26: Daylong with Gil Fronsdal

Posted March 24, 2025 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, April 26, 8:30am. – 5:00pm. In-person only at IMC Offered by: Gil Fronsdal Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period. This particular daylong retreat is meant for people who already understand the basic…

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Sunday June 1: An Afternoon with the Metta Sutta with Kim Allen

Posted March 24, 2025 - Half-Day Retreats

Sunday, June 1, 1:00pm. – 3:30pm. Hybrid: In-person at IMC and on Zoom Offered by: Kim Allen This session explores the Buddha’s teachings on Loving-Kindness from the Metta Sutta (Snp 1.8) in a variety of ways. We will practice radiation of metta through meditation, as well as contemplation and dialogue as we engage with the verses of the sutta. Mature metta practice expresses the quiet strength of wisdom and inner resolve. This session offers a chance to deepen or broaden…

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June 10 – July 9: Introduction to Mindfulness with Tom Fenner and Lydia Ridgway

Posted March 24, 2025 - Events, For Beginners

Four Tuesdays: June 10 – July 1: 2:00 – 3:30pm & One Wednesday: July 9: 2:00 – 3:30pm In-Person at IMC Offered by: Tom Fenner and Lydia Ridgway Mindfulness meditation, also known as insight meditation or vipassana, is a simple technique that concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of mindfulness meditation is the practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity…

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Saturday June 14: Four Postures and Beyond: Mindfulness Meditation Daylong

Posted March 24, 2025 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, June 14, 9:30am. – 3:30pm. In-person at IMC only Offered by: Kim Allen Buddhist teachings emphasize abiding in mindfulness during meditation and throughout our daily activities. This daylong retreat includes instruction in all four meditation postures — sitting, walking, standing, and lying down. We will also practice mindfulness during speech and mindfulness of our thoughts. The day will include guided meditations, dharma teachings, and a short session of speaking in small groups. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to…

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Sunday June 29: Summer Potluck Picnic at Red Morton Park

Posted March 24, 2025 - Events

Sunday, June 29, 11:00am. – 2:00pm. Location: Red Morton Park, Picnic Area #3 Join the IMC community to share friendship and favorite summer foods at IMC’s vegetarian potluck picnic. If possible, bring a vegetarian dish to share with 4–6 people. If you are unable to bring food, bring yourself! We’ll drive to Red Morton Park after the Dharma talk, DIRECTIONS FROM IMC: Head west on Hopkins Ave Turn left onto King St Turn right onto Jefferson Ave Turn Left onto…

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Saturday Mar 8: Experiencing the Body Daylong

Posted February 1, 2025 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday March 8, 2025: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm in-person at IMC only Offered by: Kim Allen The body is a rich resource for mindfulness practice, continually opening and deepening as we explore it. On this day of practice, we will explore practices based in Buddhist teachings that help us connect to the body, experience it freshly, and invite liberating wisdom and compassion to emerge. This silent daylong is appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. It includes sitting,…

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Saturday Mar 22: Poetry of Practice Daylong Retreat

Posted January 31, 2025 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, March 22, 2025: 9:30am – 3:30pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Diana Clark Both meditation and poetry can help us step away from the immediate demands of our lives to enter our hearts and minds in a deeper, fuller way. This silent daylong meditation retreat will introduce poems as a support for meditation. The daylong will include poetry readings, silent sitting and walking meditation periods and short talks. It is expected that participants will already have some mindfulness…

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Saturday Jan 25: Earth Care Meeting: COP29 Outcomes with Ram Appalaraju

Posted December 29, 2024 - other

Topic: COP 29 outcomes and What’s next for us! Saturday, January 25, 2025: 8:30 am — 10:00 am Presented by: Ram Appalaraju On 11/24/2024 the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) closed after two weeks of intense discussions on issues relating to climate change and how it has been disproportionately affecting poorer countries. At the end of the meeting participating countries agreed to a set of outcomes. One of the headlines that describes the outcome is “COP29 UN…

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Saturday Feb 1: Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Posted December 29, 2024 - Half-Day Retreats

Saturday, February 1, 2025: 9:30am – 12:15pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Tanya Wiser This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 – 10:15…

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Saturday Feb 15: Live & Love Daylong with Ying Chen

Posted December 29, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, February 15, 2025: 9:00am – 4:30pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Ying Chen In this daylong we will practice Dhamma by bringing qualities of mindfulness and heartfulness together. We will learn how to live wisely and lovingly through our practices. The day will include sitting and walking meditation, instructions, a dharma talk, and an opportunity to ask questions of the teacher. Recommended for both beginners and experienced practitioners. Bring lunch. The program is offered freely, with no registration…

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Sunday Feb 16 — Offsite Daylong with Matthew Brensilver

Posted December 29, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Offsite Daylong: Importance of Equanimity: A Day of Practice with Matthew Brensilver in Berkeley Sunday, February 16, 2025: 9:30am – 4pm Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Education Building Upper Floor, Connie Barbour Room,1606 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA Registration required. Simply using attention doesn’t generate wisdom. In other words, attention isn’t wholesome in itself. Wise attention is connected to wholesomeness; it is conjoined with, among other things, equanimity. Equanimity is a kind of inner balance. It is not the absence…

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