Meditation In The Woods at Redwood Regional Park

Announcing the first EBCAMFT Meditation In The Woods!

Enact some self-care and join us for our first meditation event.

Craig Toonder is coordinating this event. Please email him at ctoondermft@gmail.com with any questions about this event. Craig’s cell phone does not get service in the parking lot, so you will not the able to call him the day of the event.

Logistics:

• The meet up time will be 9:30am in the parking lot.
• At 9:45am we will take a short 0.2 mile (4 min) hike from the parking lot to a grove of redwood trees next to Oakland Pal Camp.
• Once we settle in, there will be a short introduction and then a 30-minute sitting meditation.
• After the meditation we will have an optional “tea time” to socialize and get to know one another.
• After tea time, if people want to take a short hike, that will be an option for that as well.

What to bring:

• Clothes - Bring layers with you because the Redwoods often have microclimates.
• Bring something to sit on - blanket, tarp, zafu, kneeling bench, camping chair, etc.
• If you want to stay for tea, the tea party is a “tea-pot-pot-luck-party”. Please bring your own mug, if you can, and tea to share, if you have a thermos. If you are a coffee drinker, feel free to bring that instead. If you only have a travel mug, you are welcome to bring tea for one.
• Craig has two thermoses and will be bringing two types of tea. He also has 6 camping mugs. If you have extra travel or camping mugs, please bring them if you are comfortable sharing.

IMPORTANT WARNING

We have been having issues with Maps sending people to the wrong location. Prior to the event, please ensure that Maps is sending you to the parking lot 170 feet from the Chabot Space Center, and that the parking lot is between Oakland Pal Camp and Chabot. Both of these locations are on Google Maps.

Parking is Free

Restrooms:

There is a restroom at Redwood Bowl Picnic Spot 0.2 mile (4 min) away from where we are meditating.

Google Maps to the Parking Lot:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Redwood+Bowl+Staging+Area/@37.8167712,-122.1807599,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x808f87d7549c84c5:0xc6cbcd732657c5e0!8m2!3d37.8167699!4d-122.1799944!16s%2Fg%2F11bycfd3dt?entry=ttu

Written Directions:

From 24: Take 13 S. towards Hayward. Take the Joaquin Miller Rd/Lincoln Ave exit. Turn left onto Monterey Blvd. Turn left onto Joaquin Miller Rd. Turn left onto Skyline Blvd.

From 580 E: Take the Fruitvale Ave exit toward Coolidge Avenue. Continue onto Harold St. Turn left onto Champion St. Continue onto Lincoln Ave. Continue on Joaquin Miller Rd. Turn left onto Skyline Blvd.

From 13 N: Take the Joaquin Miller Rd exit toward Lincoln Avenue. Turn right onto Joaquin Miller Rd. Turn left onto Skyline Blvd.