BERKELEY BUDDHIST TEMPLE

Sangama

Crafts Group Second and Fourth Tuesdays, 10:00am-1:00pm Crafts Healing Yoga Class Saturdays, 9:00am-10:00am All levels and physical abilities welcome! This is a gentle yoga class focusing on gradual improvement of flexibility and strength, using foundation yoga movements and breath work. Suggested Donation: $10/$8 seniors 100% of class donations benefit Niroga Institute, a nonprofit organization that seeks to foster health, well-being and transformative life skills through the practice of yoga for at-risk and underserved individuals, families and communities. Gagaku Sundays, "Elegant music" group playing classical Japanese music. Movie Time The first meeting of the Movie Time group was held at the Sony Metreon IMAX auditorium for the 3D showing of Avatar. Avatar is one of the most visually impressive films I’ve seen – better than the Matrix (my favorite movie) and Jurassic Park. The IMAX 3D show is worth the extra five. The plot and storyline are also outstanding, and is comparable to Dances With Wolves in a future galaxy. Studio: 20th Century Fox Genre: Action/Adventure Rated: PG-13 Director: James Cameron Review by Scott Takeda Book Club Suggested reading: Children’s Books The Flower And The Raindrop by Diana Thompson Featured during the January 17 Dharma talk by the author Three Cups Of Tea (Young Reader’s ed) by Greg Mortensen General Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet by Jamie Ford Color Of The Sea by John Hanamura of Oakland Molokai by Alan Brennert Summer Of The Big Bachi by former Rafu Shimpo editor Naomi Hirahara Inspiration Circle Invitation to meet with a Tibetan Buddhist group of the Dzogchen Meditation And Retreat Center. Ikebana We are currently seeking an instructor for the group. If you missed the sign-ups and are interested in joining these groups, please email info@berkeleysangha.org.