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
Rainbow Sangha (20RS24)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences […]
Monday Night Meditation & Talk (26ML24)
Registration closes at 8:15pm (US Pacific Time) on Monday, June 24, 2024. 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. For over 35 years, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock […]
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha (26BV24)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the Dharma in light […]
Uncovering the Luminous Gold Within: BIPOC Mettā Retreat (372R24)
Also Bonnie Duran, MPH, DrPH, Gullu Singh, JD, bruni dávila and Richelle Evelyn Donigan
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on June 18, 2024 and closes 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on October 19, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND! Open to: Self-identified BIPOC community Description: “To reteach […]