With the motivation to serve others, we can use rest to generate the creativity and exertion to address the monumental social and ecological challenges of our time. Through settling our minds and bodies, we rouse energy for meditation in action.
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.
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.
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings.
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings.
Han de Wit 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.
During this in-depth course on foundational Buddhist teachings, Khenpo Gawang will guide participants through his book, "Your Mind Is Your Teacher."
During this in-depth course for Shambhala Centers and Groups on foundational Buddhist teachings, Khenpo Gawang will guide participants through his book, "Your Mind Is Your Teacher."
During our hour together we’ll sing three songs, contemplate their meaning, consider alternate translations, and practice meditation.
This program offers an introductory investigation of race, whiteness, and systemic racism for meditation practitioners who identify as white, providing a foundation from which white meditators can begin the path of exploring their own social conditioning.
Join us in a Celebration of 5 years of being a Collective! We will share the mission, vision and values of the Collective and check in on how we have developed. Please join us for this celebration and some birthday cake!
A weekend retreat with John Rockwell. The view of this two-day retreat is to understand how all three yanas of the Buddhist journey can join together.
With curiosity and openness, my hope is that we investigate how DEI work is dharma, and how we can bring our spiritual practice into our life beyond the cushion.
This four-month course led by John Rockwell will help Shambhala practitioners deepen their understanding and experience of Ashe, or “primordial confidence."
This four-month course led by John Rockwell will help Shambhala practitioners deepen their understanding and experience of Ashe, or “primordial confidence."
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.
Having experienced a taste of basic goodness, we want to go forward. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask our fear. We begin to appreciate that there is no fundamental obstacle to experiencing basic goodness.
Having experienced a taste of basic goodness, we want to go forward. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask our fear. We begin to appreciate that there is no fundamental obstacle to experiencing basic goodness.
Join Dr. Julia Sagebien for a half-day, mini-practice and study retreat exploring Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings on Vajra Politics.
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.
Death is a universal and spiritual process. This mini-retreat will give participants an opportunity to experience heartfelt, wise and practical advice from two experts in the field of death care.
An introduction to Classic Contemplative Haiku, a short literary form that brings both the writer and the reader to a “now moment” that encompasses the entire universe.
Live Session Dates and Times 2023: Dec. 9 & 16 2024: Jan 6 & 13 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST About the Course This registration page is for Haiku Celebration: Introduction to the Way of Haiku - Cohort 1, 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST. This course is an introduction to Classic Contemplative Haiku, a short literary form […]
Live Session Dates and Times 2023: Dec. 9 & 16 2024: Jan 6 & 13 5:00pm - 7:00pm EST About the Course This registration page is for Haiku Celebration: Introduction to the Way of Haiku - Cohort 2, 5:00pm - 7:00pm EST. This course is an introduction to Classic Contemplative Haiku, a short literary form […]
As meditation practice expands and we develop trust in basic goodness, we can begin to discover the confidence and personal energy to go forward on the journey, which leads to a sense of joy.
Learning to work with our anxiety, we are not blocked by fear. Through an exploration of the Buddhist teachings of mind and the nature of reality, we learn to see clearly.
Meditation sharpens our intelligence and uncovers our wisdom. When we touch the world directly, we discover ordinary magic.
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.
This recorded course provides instructions and practices to work with death and dying as they manifest throughout our lives.
Registration for entire In Everyday Life Series for Centres and Groups.
Lineage as the Heart of Ritual: How we Invoke Lineage through Ritual in Our Households and Our Lives with Suzann Duquette Walker Blaine Andrea Doukas Timothy Quigley These times of chaos can be stressful and also provide an opportunity to experience our lives, routines, and homes in fresh ways. This course is being offered […]
PLEASE NOTE: This course is offered as "pay-what-you-can". Above are the suggested donation amounts. For more information, see Registration Options at the bottom of this page. Buddhism has a long history of engaging the topic of gender and sexuality in ways that were innovative and inclusive for their times and also androcentric (male centered) in […]
Grundlagen dieses Programms sind das Buch Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics (Der rechte Gebrauch von Macht: Das Herzstück der Ethik) und ein Trainingsprogramm über engagierte Ethik, das vier Aspekte des ethischen Umgangs mit Macht lehrt.
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 registration for Centers and Groups is for the entire Way of Shambhala Series.
In 1992 and 1999, Dr. Robin Kornman held intensive retreats at Karmê Chöling which explored the Shambhala practices and teachings related to the Epic of Gesar. This course is drawn from six of the talks in those retreats.
This course features nearly 5 hours of video footage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's teachings in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1987.
This six-session recorded course explores our relationships with others, an aspiration to help our world, and specific aspects of social transformation.
A journey of contemplative inquiry focused on the timeless question, "Who am I?"
Emphasizing core Buddhist teachings and the natural world, this course helps reveal the magic and wonder of the world.
Contentment can be hard to find. With meditation and contemplation practice, we can relax with ourselves as we are and appreciate simple human experience.
Over the course of five recorded classes of study and practice, Suzann Duquette leads a deep exploration of the Sadhana of Mahamudra.
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.
About the Course At the end of the year and in times of difficulty, Vajrakilaya practice connects us with wrathful compassion in order to overcome obstacles and döns. Join us for recorded talks by Eve Rosenthal and guided Vajrakilaya practice. The wrathful heruka Vajrakilaya is the yidam deity who embodies the enlightened activity of all the […]
A three-class Introductory course.
This Course Introduces the Buddha's core teaching of The Four Noble Truths.
Five recorded sessions based on this text, which provides clear insight and points to the skillful means to work with difficult circumstances while being of benefit to others.
Learn or refresh your connection to the practice of meditation as taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, based on archival talks in the summer of 1974 to an audience of new students.
This pre-recorded course explores the Sadhana of Mahamudra "as if for the first time."
Cycle of the Black Ashe is a series of talks by Robin Kornman on the Terma cycle by the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. This course is built around seven talks that are open to Warrior Assembly grads. One talk is restricted to SS practitioners.
The Shambhala Art teachings celebrate art that springs from the meditative mind. In Part 1 of the five-part Shambhala Art curriculum, we develop meditation as the ground for all creative endeavors. This course may be started and completed at any time.
Whether or not you consider yourself an artist OR a meditator, the Shambhala Art teachings celebrate the creative spark that springs from the meditative mind. In the initial workshop, we develop meditation as the ground for all creative endeavors.
In this course, we will explore strategies for increasing our reservoirs of resilience.
We live in difficult times. Many of us long to be present, caring, and feel more alive in a world that can be overwhelming and full of disruption. Creating a mindful awareness practice can help.
About the Course This course is part of a five-course-series that provides a thorough exploration of the Hinayana path drawing on teachings from prominent teachers and classic sources. The emphasis is on cultivating maitri or friendliness to oneself, and on the Shambhala teachings of basic goodness, gentleness and bravery - allowing us to meet the modern […]
Having recognized the truth of suffering and the confusion that is pervasive in our life, we naturally have questions. In this in-depth exploration of the Five Skandhas, we will touch these layers or constellations of experience one by one.
A Year of Deepening in Compassion: Part one of a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
A Year of Deepening in Compassion: Part two of a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
A Year of Deepening in Compassion: Part three of a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
A Year of Deepening in Compassion: Part four of a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
Profound, potent, and intimate, this course includes videos of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche teaching that provide a rare glimpse of the early days of Buddhism in the West. The Tibetan Buddhist Path was the first seminar given by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
The foundational teachings of the Buddha indicate that the suffering we experience in our lives can come to cessation if we recognize, deeply and profoundly, how that suffering has arisen. This requires gentle bravery and deep contemplation.
Contemplating the cessation of suffering, we first see the accessibility of the third noble truth as the gap. We are basically good. Realizing this to be true is that simple, and we are glimpsing this all the time.
About the Course This course is part of a five-course-series that provides a thorough exploration of the Hinayana path drawing on teachings from prominent teachers and classic sources. The emphasis is on cultivating maitri or friendliness to oneself, and on the Shambhala teachings of basic goodness, gentleness and bravery - allowing us to meet the modern […]
This five-week course introduces the short daily practice of White Tara, one of the most famous bodhisattvas of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. The reading transmission (lung) is included in the course
A course on embodied and trauma informed meditation instruction, belonging, and related topics. For Shambhala Guides and Meditation Instructors for both initial training and continuing education.
Full series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
This is a five-course-series that provides a thorough exploration of the Hinayana path drawing on teachings from prominent teachers and classic sources.
A Year of Deepening in Compassion is a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
This course considers how, if at all, psychedelics are compatible with Buddhist practice.
