Teacher: Alley Smith
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Alley Smith
Chaplain Alley Smith is a board certified/endorsed Buddhist Minister of Religion (Upadhyaya) in the Shambhala Lineage. She also holds 10 precepts in Zen Buddhism. Alley is an experienced college/university, hospice, and end-of-life care chaplain. Alley is a US military war veteran. During her career, Alley served with Military Funeral Honors teams in the Marine Corps and Navy Reserve. Alley specializes in teaching Buddhism, spiritual care, mortuary affairs, and as a funeral clergy. She is deeply influenced by Pure Land Buddhism and Vajrayana. Alley has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism and Zen since 1999.
Alley 's Courses
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Practicing Peace in Times of War: Book Group
Explore the profundity and wisdom of Practicing Peace in Times of War by Pema Chödrön in this guided book-group. Exploring Buddhist teachings, we will learn how to harness the energy of our experience to practice true peace.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Making Friends with Death and Dying: Monthly Support Group
Support group sessions will include a short talk, meditation practice, and an open forum to discuss personal experiences with old age, sickness, death, grief and bereavement. All are welcome. We respect your privacy. These sessions will not be recorded.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Buddha’s Discourse on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings: A New Moon Meditation Practice and Study Session
Join this exploration of the Buddha’s Discourse on The Eight Realizations of Great Beings. We will read, discuss, and contemplate how to incorporate the eight realizations into our every-day lives with a sense of warmth, openness, and power.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Dynamic Compassion: The Life and Times of a Death Doula and Funeral Clergy
Join Meli-Tashi Happy and Chaplain Alley Smith in a conversation about relating with death and dying in fields of spiritual care. We will explore end-of-life care planning, coordination, bereavement, resilience, and sustainable compassion.
No Prerequisites
Global Online Sunday Gatherings
Making Friends with Death and Dying: Monthly Support Group
Support group sessions will include a short talk, meditation practice, and an open forum to discuss personal experiences with old age, sickness, death, grief and bereavement. All are welcome. We respect your privacy. These sessions will not be recorded.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Making Friends with Death and Dying: Monthly Support Group
Support group sessions will include a short talk, meditation practice, and an open forum to discuss personal experiences with old age, sickness, death, grief and bereavement. All are welcome. We respect your privacy. These sessions will not be recorded.
No Prerequisites
Meditation for a Broken Heart
A broken heart is something most of us face at least once or several times during a lifetime. In this session, Chaplain Alley Smith will lead you through a guided meditation to help you begin to heal from a broken heart.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Peacemaking and Sustaining the Heart of Compassion
Join us and examine the dynamic work of peacemaking. Together, we will explore our attitudes toward aggression and how we can remain fearless and kind—even in the midst of anxiety, fear, and anger.
No Prerequisites
Other Program
The Genuine Heart of Sadness: Navigating Loss and Grief
During this online session, we will explore Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings on “the genuine heart of sadness” from the timeless classic, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Preparing to Die: Book Group
In this book group we will explore Andrew Holeck’s book, “Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition.”
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Buddhism
The Dharma Seal and The Three Doors to Liberation: A Mini-Retreat
During this mini-retreat, we will study and contemplate the Buddha’s Sutra on The Dharma Seal and The Three Doors to Liberation. According to the Buddha, these three doors are passageways that lead to freedom from suffering.
No Prerequisites
Other Events & Classes Others
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