Welcome to the Shambhala Online free course calendar! Please browse our upcoming free offerings below.
New courses are added regularly. Please join our mailing list for updates. If you’re looking for our recorded courses, please see our recorded course library, and you can see all upcoming courses here.
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
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Aggression, Protection, and Sense of Humor
In these times of chaos and suffering throughout the world, we need to remember the words of Trungpa Rinpoche, “The world needs you now." We can contemplate what this means for us in relationship to aggression, protection, and humor.
No Prerequisites
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Turning to Wakefulness: The Four Mind Turnings
In the early 1970s I heard the word “enlightenment” and my life changed. What is enlightenment? Is it possible to aim our life’s trajectory toward it?
No Prerequisites
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
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
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Second Sunday: Maitri Bhavana
Jeff Scott leads this month’s “Second Sunday” Maitri Bhavana, so we can practice for the wellbeing of others. Maitri Bhavana is a practice that is done for the benefit of the seriously ill, or for major global turmoil and disasters.
No Prerequisites
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
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
First Tuesday: Learn to Meditate
Learn to Meditate! This is a space where beginners or people newer to meditation can receive meditation instruction, learn how a meditation practice can inform their daily lives, and connect to other meditators in a warm, inclusive environment.
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
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
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
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Gender Dynamics: Conversations on Gender & Sexuality in the Three Yanas of Buddhism
No Prerequisites
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
(RUP-English) Right Use of Power
This program is based on the book, Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics—A Guide and Resource for Professional Relationships, and training program in engaged ethics that teaches four aspects of the ethical use of power.
No Prerequisites
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