Open to all with a special invitation to BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color). BIPOC breakout group option after the talk and before Q&A.
Mushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally known mindfulness and Buddhist teacher, social justice activist, author, diversity-equity-inclusion consultant, and mother based in Oakland, California in the U.S. A core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center, Mushim's article, "I Vow Not to Burn Out" (for mindful activists), went viral several years ago and has been reprinted numerous times. In an earlier incarnation, she was one of the first published Asian American poets, under the name Patricia Y. Ikeda, and she has a background in monastic Zen Buddhist practice, has worked construction labor, and volunteered for 11 years in the Oakland public schools. Mushim has taught residential meditation retreats for People of Color, women, and retreats open to all and is known for her practical, trauma-informed, and humorous teaching style. www.mushimikeda.com
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