Meditation, Mindfulness, & Metta

M M M M
Meditation, Mindfulness, & Metta:
One-Day Retreat for MEN OF COLOR


with Larry Yang and Brian Hill


Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
East Bay Meditation Center
2147 Broadway, Oakland
(2 blocks from the 19th St. BART station)
www.eastbaymeditation.org

Meditate with a capital M-More .
Be More Aware.
Be More Alive.
Be More Loving.
Be More of who you really are.
Explore Meditation, Mindfulness and Metta (the Practice of Lovingkindness)

Have you wanted to explore what meditation feels like? This is your opportunity to find out.

Come together for a day of meditation and exploring our spiritual lives. This daylong will include guidance in sitting and walking meditations in the Vipassana Buddhist tradition, instructions in cultivating Lovingkindness in our everyday lives, and opportunities for group sharing. Meditators of any experience are welcomed, with a special invitation to beginners.


Registration is required.

To register, please click on the following link, to fill out a registration form.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=r6ROstSpTVVxC_2fFQy7zrfg_3d_3d

(If the link does not work, please copy it, and paste it into your web browser. If that still does not work, email us at admin@eastbaymeditation.org -- or reply to this email -- with your full name, and a message requesting a registration form for the Present Moment, Future Moment workshop .)

Cost: The teachings are offered without charge. You will be invited to support the teachings and our efforts by choosing your own level of voluntary donations (the practice of "Dana") to support the expenses of the East Bay Meditation Center and the teachers.

The East Bay Meditation Center is wheelchair accessible.


Out of respect for people with environmental illnesses, please do not wear fragranced or scented products, or clothes laundered in fragranced products to this event.

About the Teachers


Larry Yang

Larry Yang teaches meditation retreats nationally and has a special interest in creating access to the Dharma for diverse multicultural communities. Larry has practiced extensively in Myanmar and Thailand, with a six month period of ordination as a Buddhist monk under the guidance of meditation master Ajahn Tong. He is one of the core teachers and leaders of the East Bay Meditation Center. His webpage is at: www.larryyang.org



Brian Hill

Brian Hill has been practicing Vipassana meditation since he first studied it in 1987 at a monastery near Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. He has participated in retreats, both as a practitioner and as a teaching assistant to meditation teachers in the U.S. since then.