People of Color Sitting Group

People of Color Sitting Group
Second Sunday of every other month, 1 - 3:30 pm
The San Francisco Buddhist Center/FWBO
37 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

http://www.sfbuddhistcenter.org/POCmeditation.htm

The purpose of these regular gatherings is to provide:

* communal space in which people of color can relax and be themselves
* opportunity for meditation practice with an experienced teacher of color and a supportive community
* clear meditation instruction and guidance; and
* time for reflection to share what we are learning through meditation and the challenges of applying those lessons in everyday life

If you are a person of color (Native, African, Latina/o, Chicana/o, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, Caribbean and Middle Eastern ancestry) with a meditation practice or if you are interested in developing a practice then these gatherings would be of benefit. You don't need to consider yourself a Buddhist and you can come on a drop-in basis. If you have no experience with meditation, please contact Viveka to find out how you can receive basic instruction.

Instruction is offered by Viveka, a woman of color of Chinese ancestry who has been meditating and working for social justice in and with the Bay Area’s low-income communities of color since 1991. She is an ordained Buddhist and meditation and dharma teacher at the SFBC.