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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

Monday Night Meditation & Talk (03ML25)

January 20, 2025

Registration closes at 8:15pm (US Pacific Time) on Monday, January 20, 2025. A recording* will be available following the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Description: For over 35 years, the Monday Night sitting […]

Taking the Sacred Journey through Grief to Heal the Heart: Practices for Transformation and Resilience (CC1D25)

Also Carol Cano, MA and Renda Dionne Madrigal

April 12, 2025

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 […]

This is How Civilizations Heal: The Alchemy of the Three Poisons - A BIPOC Retreat (234R25) - On Land

Also Leslie Booker, Gullu Singh, JD and Jonathan Relucio

June 27 - July 3, 2025

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. Looking for a scholarship? Scholarship Interest Form - Click Here Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Open to: Self-identified Black, […]

Five Spiritual Powers: Cultivating Resilience, Balance, and Love (250R25) - On Land

Also JD Doyle, Carol Cano, MA and Jonathan Relucio

August 17 - 21, 2025

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. Looking for a scholarship? Scholarship Interest Form - Click Here Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Retreat to be held […]

Wild Wise Words: A Mindfulness Meditation and Writing Retreat (266R25) - On Land

Also Pamela Weiss

October 1 - 5, 2025

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. Looking for a scholarship? Scholarship Interest Form - Click Here Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Retreat to be held […]

Grief as a Change Agent of Transformation and Resiliency (280R25) - On Land

Also Carol Cano, MA and Pamela Weiss

November 8 - 14, 2025

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. Looking for a scholarship? Scholarship Interest Form - Click Here Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Description Grief is not […]