Programs for Pacific Northwest USA Region
Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of the Bodhisattva Warrior: A Year of Deep Study and Practice of the Shambhala Mahayana
with Acharya Susan Chapman, Shastri Joachim Sehrbrock, Shastri Mariel Gomez, Shastri John Fox
November 2nd—August 24th - Date postponed or cancelled
The Way of the Bodhisattva Warrior provides opportunity for deep study and practice of the Mahayana path. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Meditation in Everyday Life
with Janet Bass & Janine Bloomfield
January 21st—February 18th
This course is designed to provide participants with the introductory tools and teachings for working with meditation in daily life. Mindfulness meditation practice can bring greater stability, strength, and clarity. Open to everyone. Continue »
Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center
SSA Practioners ~ Restricted Practice
with Jenny Warwick
January 26th—March 23rd
Scorpion Seal Assembly practioners Continue »
Open Sky Eugene Shambhala Meditation Group
From Cynicism to Connection: Joy in Everyday Life 5-Week Course
with Linda Willow & Jackie Lucas
February 13th—March 13th
In our cynical and blaming media-driven culture, it seems easy to lose faith in the goodness of others, or even ourselves. Depleted of energy and inspiration, our lives can feel like a race to the bottom, and we may compensate by indulging the very habits Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Shambhala Training Level II
with Shastri Mark Hazell & Shastri Rebecca Hazell
February 15th—February 17th
Seattle Shambhala Center
Shambhala Day: The Year of the Earth Boar Celebrations
February 16th
Join with community to celebrate Shambhala Day with retirements, farewells, gratitude and acknowledgments, an astrological reading, and community updates, followed by a celebratory lunch. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
The Power of Peacemaking: Transmuting Aggression in a Challenging World
with Greg Heffron
February 16th—February 17th - Date postponed or cancelled
This weekend program will explore the four ways that patterns of aggressive speech escalates into artificial conflict. Using the teachings and training of Mindful Communication we can interrupt and shut down patterns at each step to bring greater openness Continue »
Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center
Ikebana, the Path of Flowers
with Charles Coghlan
February 16th—June 15th
Ikebana is a truly delightful journey. You are invited to join us for one or all of these monthly classes. NOTE: The January class is cancelled to make space for The Women’s March! Continue »
Open Sky Eugene Shambhala Meditation Group
Learn to Meditate
with Jackie Lucas
February 16th
This year - make a difference - it is time to Learn to Meditate! Join us for an introduction to mindfulness meditation practice. The session contains instruction and guidance suitable for both first-time and returning visitors. All are welcome. Continue »
Juneau Shambhala Center
Deepening in Compassion, Talk 1
February 17th
Acharya Susan Chapman introduces the Mahayana path and relates the practices to this moment in a pithy and potent overview. This is a repeat of the first class in the series, first broadcast on 10 February. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
A Year of Deepening in Compassion - The Four Immeasurables
February 17th—April 21st
Edmonton Shambhala Centre
Manifesting Principles of Harm Reduction
with Laura Boileau
February 17th
A chance for leaders and regulars at the Edmonton Shambhala Centre to educate ourselves about how to respond when a member of the community talks about being harmed. Continue »
Open Sky Eugene Shambhala Meditation Group
Milarepa Day
February 18th
On this annual day celebrating the enlightenment and life of Milarepa, we read aloud through The Rain of Wisdom which consists of stories of the great meditators of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. All are welcome. No cost. Continue »
Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center
Monday Night Open House Talk ~ RESPONSIBILITY
with Robin Rieck
February 18th
Join us after Monday Night sitting meditation for an exploration of what it means to be responsible for our own minds. Continue »
Edmonton Shambhala Centre
Community listening circle on harms in Shambhala
February 20th
A facilitated circle process for regulars and members at our Centre who want to talk about harms in the Shambhala community and how our Centre can respond. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Shambhala Sadhana Practice and Feast
February 20th
Open to Portland Shambhala Center Members and their families. Friends of Shambhala and other visitors and guests are warmly invited to attend any of our open meditation sessions, which occur each weekday morning, Tuesday evening, and Sunday morning. Continue »
Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center
DEEPENING IN COMPASSION ~ Part 1 The Four Limitless Ones
February 21st—April 21st
A Year of Deepening in Compassion: a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings. A Bellingham Sangha-wide course, involving live interaction online with the Shambhala Acharyas and the international community. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
The Power of Peacemaking: Transmuting Aggression in a Challenging World
with Greg Heffron
February 23rd—February 24th
This program focuses on speaking truth in a way that we can be heard. The challenge is to discern the differences between what is true and the ‘toxic certainty’ of shut down patterns. Interrupting the Four Stages of Heartless Mind — complaint, divisivene Continue »
Open Sky Eugene Shambhala Meditation Group
Center Vitality and Practice & Education meeting
February 24th
Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center
"THE BIRTH OF THE WARRIOR" ~ Way of Shambhala Weekend Level II
March 1st—March 3rd
Sitting with our minds in meditation allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask our fears. We begin to appreciate that there is no fundamental obstacle to experiencing basic goodness. Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level I. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
with Sarah Addison
March 1st—March 3rd
Having experienced a taste of basic goodness, we want to go forward. Meditation 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. Continue »
Edmonton Shambhala Centre
Feel Human Again - Weekend Warrior Retreat I
with Dr. Shante Smalls
March 1st—March 2nd
An immersive experience designed for new and returning meditators looking to explore and deepen a mindfulness meditation practice. Continue »
Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre
Vajrayana Practice Weekend: The Roots of the Vajrayana - Hinayana and Mahayana in Vajrayana Practice
with Martin Evans
March 2nd—March 3rd - Date postponed or cancelled
A weekend of practice and study for the vajrayana community. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Portland Shambhala Aging Group
March 2nd
Our next meeting will be Saturday, March 2, at 3:15 at the home of David Parker and Annie Popkin.
Cinematographer and film maker, Cathy Zheutlin , has kindly agreed to join us. She has made a fine 45 minute Continue »
Edmonton Shambhala Centre
People of Color Meditation Retreat
with Dr. Shante Smalls
March 3rd
Join Dr. Shanté Smalls for a day of meditation, community building, food, and dialogue for all who identify as people of color. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
March 6th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre
Educator Circle: Trauma-Sensitive Shambhala Pedagogy
with Shastri Joachim Sehrbrock
March 7th—March 28th - Date postponed or cancelled
This curriculum consists of Educator Circles through March 2019. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Great Eastern Sun
with Rachel DeMotts
March 8th—March 9th
This weekend retreat teaches us how to see the Great Eastern Sun, the primordial energy and brilliance that is the basis of all that exists, and emphasizes the living context for building a sane society. Prerequisites: WIEL and Level V. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Contentment in Everyday Life
with Dan Peterson & Katie Derthick
March 11th—April 15th
This course is part of the "Everyday Life" series of the Way of Shambhala path of training. The course includes guided meditation, talks, and open discussion of the challenges that meditators face in their practice. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
From Personal to Social Liberation
with Michaela McCormick & Anemone Fresh
March 15th—March 17th
Seattle Shambhala Center
Basic Goodness I: Who Am I?
with Janet Bass & Rachel DeMotts
March 18th—April 29th
This course asks the question, "Who am I?" and explores the sense of self. It includes teachings on basic goodness, selflessness, the arising of ego and cocoon, the five skandhas (form, feeling, perception, formation and consciousness), buddha-nature, and Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Shambhala Sadhana Practice and Feast
March 20th
Open to Portland Shambhala Center Members and their families. Friends of Shambhala and other visitors and guests are warmly invited to attend any of our open meditation sessions, which occur each weekday morning, Tuesday evening, and Sunday morning. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Learn to Meditate Workshop: Turning the Mind into an Ally
March 23rd
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Shambhala Training Level III
with Shastri Rebecca Hazell
March 29th—March 31st
Examining our habitual tendencies, we begin to look at our willingness to experience life without relying on the cocoon. We begin to engage the world directly and extend the attitude of fearlessness. Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level II. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Sacred World: The View and Practice
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi
March 30th—April 5th
Each year people all around the Northwest region look forward to the the Seattle vajrayana weekthun. It is a special opportunity for the vajra-sangha to come together for connection with the Dharma, to see family faces, and to engage in deep practice. Continue »
Open Sky Eugene Shambhala Meditation Group
Emptiness - The Heart Sutra of Transcendent Knowledge
with Teri Rowe
April 5th—May 5th
When the teaching of the Heart Sutra first occurred, its proclamation of emptiness was so powerful that several highly realized disciples died of heart attacks. Yet today we can read it without missing a beat. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
April 5th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Social Presencing Theater Basics
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi
April 6th—April 7th
Social Presencing Theater (SPT) is a series of practices developed under the leadership of Arawana Hayashi for the Presencing Institute. SPT is inspired and informed by the teachings of Shambhala Art and Mudra Theater. It enhances the application of the c Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Power, Privilege & Difference: How Buddhist practice is the work of social restoration
April 6th
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Shambhala Training Level I
April 13th—April 14th
The Art of Being Human is the first in the series of Shambhala Training weekends and the first program in the Way of Shambhala curriculum. The Way of Shambhala offers a structured path of meditation and a complete introduction to the foundations of Shambh Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Shambhala Sadhana Practice and Feast
April 19th
Open to Portland Shambhala Center Members and their families. Friends of Shambhala and other visitors and guests are warmly invited to attend any of our open meditation sessions, which occur each weekday morning, Tuesday evening, and Sunday morning. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
The End Of Suffering: claiming our vulnerability as strength
with Acharya Susan Chapman
April 26th—April 28th
The intention for this weekend retreat is to offer time, space and guidance to restore the vision of what it means to be ‘sangha’, connection to our authentic selves and to each other. Continue »
Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre
Level V: Open Sky
May 3rd—May 5th - Date postponed or cancelled
Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind--a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. We trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment. Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Windhorse
May 3rd—May 5th
The practice of raising windhorse opens the heart and refreshes one's confidence by learning to harness the energy of vast mind. Thus, one can bring about skillful and heartfelt social engagement. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
May 4th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World
with Rachel DeMotts & Robert Salskov
May 10th—May 12th
In this weekend, we will be developing fearlessness by examining our habitual tendencies, and are increasingly willing to experience our lives without relying on the cocoon. We begin to develop direct sense perceptions and an openness to the world. We al Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Joy in Everyday Life
with Sarah Addison & Keith Hitchcock
May 13th—June 17th
The third class of the In Everyday Life Series. 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. Continue »
Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center
“WARRIOR IN THE WORLD” ~ Way of Shambhala Weekend Level III
with Richard Merrill
May 17th—May 19th
Shambhala vision is rooted in the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature can be developed in daily life so that it radiates out to family, friends, community and society. Prerequisite: Shambhala Level II Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Shambhala Training Level I
May 18th—May 19th
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. Open to all. Continue »
Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre
Vajrayana Practice Weekend: The Mahamudra Teachings of the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje
with Ron Hilburn
May 18th—May 19th
A weekend of practice and study for the vajrayana community. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Shambhala Sadhana Practice and Feast
May 18th
Open to Portland Shambhala Center Members and their families. Friends of Shambhala and other visitors and guests are warmly invited to attend any of our open meditation sessions, which occur each weekday morning, Tuesday evening, and Sunday morning. Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Contentment in Everyday Life
May 23rd—June 20th
This course provides an exploration of genuine contentment, the foundational views of the Buddhist teachings, and meditation in action for daily life. Open to all. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
June 3rd
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Acharya Richard John
with Acharya Richard John
June 7th—June 9th
Stay tuned for further information! Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Drala
June 14th—June 16th
Through exploring the depth of perception, one engages the elemental and magical strength inherent in the world. The principle of drala refers to the sacred energy and power that exists when we step beyond aggression. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Shambhala Sadhana Practice and Feast
June 17th
Open to Portland Shambhala Center Members and their families. Friends of Shambhala and other visitors and guests are warmly invited to attend any of our open meditation sessions, which occur each weekday morning, Tuesday evening, and Sunday morning. Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Shambhala Training Level II
with Joel Kroeker
June 21st—June 23rd
Meditation 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. Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level I. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Learn to Meditate Workshop: Turning the Mind into an Ally
June 22nd
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
July 2nd
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Seattle Shambhala Center
Shambhala Sun Camp - Colorado (External Program)
July 18th—July 30th
Shambhala Sun Camp is an outdoor, sleep-away summer camp for children ages 10-16. Since 1984, campers have been returning time and again to experience nature, themselves, and a community where people take care of one another. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
July 31st
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Level 1
August 17th—August 18th
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. Open to all. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
August 30th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Learn to Meditate Workshop: Turning the Mind into an Ally
September 8th
Seattle Shambhala Center
Meek and Perky
September 20th—September 22nd
Meek is a study of the grounded, humble and gentle beginning stages of a warrior's journey. Perky focuses on cultivating sharp, vibrant and uplifted energy through natural discipline. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
Sadhana of Mahamudra
September 28th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We chant a liturgy composed by Shambhala's founder, the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and Continue »
Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
Way of Shambhala - Shambhala Training Level I
October 12th—October 13th
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. Open to all. Continue »
