In Shambhala, we often talk about creating enlightened society, but how might we actually harness spiritual insight to make a positive impact on our wider world? Veteran activist and Shambhala practitioner Don Hall will share his personal journey.

Please join STEC, co-hosting with the Griffin Carney musical family, in celebration of Harvest of Peace - a harvest of food, friends, and family. This year we are honoring dear friends, by especially inviting all those who attended the Family Camps at our

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.

This is a deep study haiku course including a basic introduction to “the way of Haiku," as well as Daoism, Chinese Contemplative Poetry and the Deep Ecology teachings while guiding participants through how to create Classic Contemplative Haiku.

Register here for Writing Deep Haiku Through the Lens of Deep Ecology - Cohort I

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In this course we will explore how the Buddhist teachings on the bardo can be a guide to keeping our hearts open when life seems to fall apart.

In this session of reading and sharing, two experts in Trungpa’s poetry will provide context and commentary to illuminate his unique creative process and unlock some of the hidden meanings of this rare treasury.

This recorded course provides instructions and practices to work with death and dying as they manifest throughout our lives.

Discover or rediscover your connection to meditation—and to yourself. This course is a powerful way to reconnect with our minds and hearts, and to open up to ourselves and our experience in a way that is more connected, caring, and kind.

If you think of mindful eating as chewing on a single raisin for hours on end, think again. Food can be an expression of human dignity and enlightened society.

In this course, we will explore strategies for increasing our reservoirs of resilience.

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.

This course considers how, if at all, psychedelics are compatible with Buddhist practice.

This series of three weekends is designed to help meditation practitioners who are interested in developing as Meditation Instructors (MIs) and support them in cultivating skills to assist others.

This series of three weekends is designed to help meditation practitioners who are interested in developing as Meditation Instructors (MIs) and support them in cultivating skills to assist others.