Center/Staff Contact Information

The Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center is an all-volunteer organization. If you have any questions about the Albuquerque Center, please contact a member of the staff listed below. We will be happy to assist you.

General Information
Email contact
505-570-4700 (voicemail)

Staff

Lou Keniley
Center Director
Membership Coordinator
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Colleen Cummins
Co-Director of Practice and Education
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Eric Zechman
Co- Director of Practice and Education
Facilities/Environment
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Ian Powell
Chagdzö (Finance Director)
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Chrissy Kenna
Societal Health and Wellbeing Director
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Susanne Keniley
Culture and Decorum Delegate
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Margot Geist
Ikebana Coordinator
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Leigh Toulouse
Volunteer Services Coordinator
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Sue Schubel
Web Master
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Featured Programs

CONTENTMENT in EVERYDAY LIFE (CIEL)

with Acharya Eve Rosenthal

March 17th—April 14th - Date postponed or cancelled

Contentment can be hard to find. Much of the time we search for contentment in things, achievements or relationships. An exploration of genuine contentment, the foundational views of Buddhist teachings is presented in Contentment in Everyday Life. With Continue »

Jemez Red Rocks: Hike and Cultural Journey Postponed till later in the season

April 11th - Date postponed or cancelled

Take a trip to Jemez Pueblo and experience a walk through the Red Rocks to the Jemez River. A representive of the Jemez Pueblo will guide us through this other worldly landscape and present teachings on the cultural aspects of the landscape, the sky above Continue »

DAYLONG PRACTICE RETREAT (Nyinthun)

April 12th

All welcome! In the Shambhala Buddhist social dharma, basic meditation is a way for us to develop friendliness towards ourselves through returning to simplicity and being fully present to the play of our inner world. Continue »

JOY In EVERYDAY LIFE (JIEL)

with Acharya Holly Gayley

April 30th—May 28th

Joy in Everyday Life expands the meditation experience to develop further kindness toward ourselves and others. Through our discipline of meditation, we can begin to touch our inherent confidence and open our heart of basic goodness. As we go forward on t Continue »

EARTH DAY EVENT: Climate Change as Charnel Ground

May 5th

This video talk and discussion will explore climate change as charnel ground. How do we let in the painful knowledge of climate disruption? Or do we tend to keep the knowledge and feelings we have about it at bay? Where do our practices help us to feel an Continue »

Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World

with Adana Barbieri

May 8th—May 10th

In Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World we work in a deliberate way. We make an effort to bring the mindfulness and awareness cultivated during our meditation practice into all aspects of our daily life. When we become awake to our sense per Continue »

Maitri and Art Retreat

with Shastri Sandra Ladley & Margot Geist

May 22nd—May 25th

“The five buddha families provide the means to work with ourselves and our world. They bridge the gap between mystical experience and everyday life.” These teachings are “unique, magical, outrageous, mind-blowing and extremely simple at the same time.” Continue »