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Pride 2025: Touching the Heart of Joy as Spiritual Medicine (AJ1Z25)

Amana Brembry Johnson and JD Doyle

May 31, 2025

Online Program Online

10:00 am May 31 - Jun 01, 2025 PST

Date and Time Details:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm US Pacific Time

Online via Zoom

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor. – $108.00
  • Sustainer. – $50.00
  • Basic. – $30.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate. – $15.00
  • BIPOC Scholarship Rate. – $15.00
  • No Fees. – $50.00

Cancellation Policy - Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.

Registration closes at 10:00am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, May 31, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.


A benefit for Spirit Rock and East Bay Meditation Center

Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ only*
*This is not a space for allies.

Description:
In this critical moment in history, it is urgent and essential to recognize what it truly means to be alive. As we acknowledge the heartbreak and the multi-layered challenges faced by today’s LGBTQIA+ communities, it is crucial that we also cultivate an intimate connection with the qualities of beauty and joy.

Throughout this daylong, we will honor and tend to our collective grief, explore skillful ways to work with this powerful emotion, and engage in mindfulness practices that open us to the healing medicine of joy. Rooted in a foundation of lovingkindness and compassion, we will nourish an internal refuge of resilience—one that supports us in creating a world grounded in inclusivity and freedom for all.

All experience levels are warmly welcome. Movement will be offered in ways that are accessible for all types of bodies.

*While we greatly appreciate our allies, this Rainbow Sangha is only for LGBTQIA+ community.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options will support East Bay Meditation Center and Spirit Rock. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford; your generosity supports the teachers as well as East Bay Meditation Center, Spirit Rock, and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Online Sliding Scale: (AJ1Z25)
Benefactor – $108
Sustainer – $50
Basic – $30
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $15
No Fees – $0

**Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

About the Teachers

Amana Brembry Johnson

Amana Brembry Johnson, Residential Dharma Teacher and Community Leader, is a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC), located in Oakland, CA and co-Guiding Teacher of EBMC’s Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Training. Amana mentors local and international groups of emerging Mindfulness teachers through the Mindfulness Meditation Training Certification Program (MMTCP) designed and developed […]

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JD Doyle

JD Doyle

JD Doyle (they/them) served as Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center, where they co-founded the Alphabet (LGBTQIA+) Saṅgha. They graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Retreat Teacher Training in 2020 and teach at saṅghas across the US and in Canada. JD began studying and practicing Buddhism in 1995, at Insight Meditation Society and […]

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