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 by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. Her life’s work emerges from the intersections of spirituality, social justice, somatic practices, and intuitive creativity. An accomplished visual artist, Amana creates imagery that exposes emotional and spiritual barriers of the heart as portals into kindness, compassion, self-love, and fierce action.
Upcoming Programs by Amana Brembry Johnson
Creating a New Song: Medicinal Music of the Heart (AJ1D25)
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on March 15, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: The liberative teachings of the Buddha have proven to be medicinal for an ailing heart. Meeting the many challenges of today’s life can be tiring […]
Taking the Sacred Journey through Grief to Heal the Heart: Practices for Transformation and Resilience (CC1D25)
Also Carol Cano, MA and Renda Dionne Madrigal
Registration closes at 10:00am (Pacific Time) at the start of the program on April 12, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Please read Important Notes below.* Open to Everyone Program to be held on the land only Description: Grief is a change agent […]
Pride 2025: Touching the Heart of Joy as Spiritual Medicine (AJ1G25)
Also JD Doyle
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (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. Program to be held on the land and online! A […]
Pride 2025: Touching the Heart of Joy as Spiritual Medicine (AJ1Z25)
Also JD Doyle
Register for On-Land 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 […]
This is How Civilizations Heal: The Alchemy of the Three Poisons - A BIPOC Retreat (234R25) - On Land
Also Leslie Booker, Gullu Singh, JD, Yong Oh and Jonathan Relucio
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on November 13, 2024, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on June 26, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Needing a scholarship? - see Scholarship Offerings information below. Open to: Self-identified Black, Indigenous, […]
Five Spiritual Powers: Cultivating Resilience, Balance, and Love (250R25) - On Land
Also JD Doyle, Carol Cano, MA and Jonathan Relucio
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on February 19, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on August 16, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Needing a scholarship? - see Scholarship offerings information below. Retreat to be held on […]
Wild Wise Words: A Mindfulness Meditation and Writing Retreat (266R25) - On Land
Also Pamela Weiss
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on February 19, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on September 30, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Needing a scholarship? - see Scholarship offerings information below. Retreat to be held on […]
Grief as a Change Agent of Transformation and Resiliency (280R25) - On Land
Also Carol Cano, MA, Pamela Weiss and Jonathan Relucio
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on February 19, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on July 16, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Needing a scholarship? - see Scholarship offerings information below. Description Grief is not sequestered […]