Due to the COVID-19 virus and the need for social distancing our sitting practice and scheduled programs are now completely virtual. The physical center is temporarily closed.
Please check out our programs below. Once you are registered you will receive a Zoom link for that program. We look forward to seeing you online!
Programs for Mountain States USA Region
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Heart of Warriorship - Shambhala Training Levels 1-5 (Online)
May 14th—January 14th (2022)
Through the contemplative experience of Shambhala Training, we can awaken our inherent dignity, kindness and confidence and open fully to our life as it is, right here and now. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Gesar of Ling Lhasang & Dharmaraja Guru Yoga Group Practice
June 3rd—December 30th
Please join us for pandemic practice mantra accumulations (open to all) followed immediately by Dharmaraja Guru Yoga practice (restricted to tantrikas who have the lung) Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Scorpion Seal Immersion: Week 3
September 19th—February 20th (2022)
Please see program description for prerequisites. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Wednesday Morning Scorpion Seal Intensive (Restricted)
with Christie Cashman
September 22nd—December 15th
This is a restricted offering for Scorpion Seal practitioners. Limited to 15 participants. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Meditation in Everyday Life (Online)
with David Cushman
October 2nd—October 24th - Date postponed or cancelled
This course presents introductory teachings and tools for working with meditation in everyday life. Open to all. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Taming the Mind (SSBS) New Start Date!
with Alexander Halpern
October 12th—November 13th
In Taming the Mind, we present the hinayana path of renouncing samsara and the joy of developing discipline on the path that leads to liberation. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Deepening Compassion: Emptiness & Absolute Bodhicitta (Online)
October 19th—November 16th
Explore the Shambhala Mahayana teachings. This Shambhala Online course will be offered with local community practice and study via Zoom. Everyone is welcome! Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Wisdom in Everyday Life (Online)
October 20th—November 17th
Wisdom in Everyday Life is the fifth of the five weekly courses that accompany the Shambhala Training programs Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Shambhala Sadhana (Online & In Person)
October 24th
The community practice of the Shambhala Sadhana is open to all. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Meditation in Everyday Life
with Margot Iseman & Claudia Murray
October 25th—November 22nd
Open to all! Learn how to meditate and live a mindful life. Continue »
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
WHO AM I? - Basic Goodness Part 1
with Shastri David Stone
November 1st—November 22nd
Take this opportunity to join us throughout November as we explore together the fundamental questions of what it means to be human and to identify as an individual self – Who Am I? Together we will engage with an open heart and mind to explore our person Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast
November 3rd
Werma Sadhakas, please join us for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training II: Birth of the Warrior
with Eileen Malloy
November 5th—November 7th
This program builds on the foundation of the meditation practice that was introduced in Shambhala Training I and explores how habitual ways of thinking obscure the raw brilliance of the world. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Mindfulness, Engagement & Transformation (Online & In Person)
with Stephen Vosper
November 6th—November 7th
A Mindfulness Retreat with Steve Vosper Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
The Inner Wisdom of Gesar with Lama Chonam
November 6th—November 7th
Teachings on Gesar practice based on the path of Three Roots practices
with Lama Chonam via Zoom Continue »
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
LEARN TO MEDITATE
with Mark Curtin
November 13th
Strengthening, calming and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their lives. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
November 16th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
November 19th
The recitation of this sadhana is a way for us to establish confidence in our own basic goodness and to rouse the wish for all beings to recognize their basic goodness. Open to all! Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shamhatha: Nine Stages (SSBS)
November 19th—November 21st
This weekend intensive is a chance to deepen our understanding and realization of shamatha. The focus is on the first four stages of shamatha, which are the most relevant for most of us. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Shambhala Sadhana (Online & In Person)
November 21st
The community practice of the Shambhala Sadhana is open to all. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Awakened Heart - Shambhala Training Level 4 (Shambhala Online)
with Acharya Mathias Pongracz
November 26th—November 28th
Heart of Warriorship series continues with Level 4. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Contentment in Everyday Life (Online)
with Fred Jaben
November 30th—January 4th (2022)
Contentment, simplicity, and mindfulness are connected with the Hinayana teachings of the Buddhist path. Through the gentle precision of meditation practice, we learn to appreciate ourselves and our day-to-day life. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast
December 1st
Werma Sadhakas, please join us for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training III: Warrior in the World
with Richard Merrill
December 10th—December 12th
In Shambhala Training III, we work in a deliberate way, making an effort to bring the mindfulness and awareness cultivated in our meditation practice into all aspects of daily life. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
December 13th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
December 19th
The recitation of this sadhana is a way for us to establish confidence in our own basic goodness and to rouse the wish for all beings to recognize their basic goodness. Open to all! Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Sacred Path I: Great Eastern Sun
January 7th—January 9th (2022)
Great Eastern Sun, the first program in the Sacred Path, is based on seeing that there is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in this world—which is the innate wakefulness of human beings. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
January 12th (2022)
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Open Sky - Shambhala Training Level 5 (Shambhala Online)
with Gaylon Ferguson
January 14th—January 16th (2022)
Heart of Warriorship series continues with Level 5. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training I: The Art of Being Human
with Jonathan Barbieri
January 14th—January 16th (2022)
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to this original nature with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine, dignified, caring human beings. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast
January 21st (2022)
Werma Sadhakas, please join us for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
February 11th (2022)
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
The Three Jewels (SSBS)
February 19th—February 20th (2022)
This weekend explores what means to take refuge in the three jewels and to become a Buddhist. It is open to anyone who is curious and interested in exploring the topic of refuge, but who is not at the point of making a formal commitment. I Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast
February 19th (2022)
Werma Sadhakas, please join us for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Bodhisattva Warrior (SSBS)
March 8th—April 9th (2022)
Having developed a powerful aspiration to attain complete enlightenment for the benefit of all, one takes the bodhisattva vow to manifest and actualize that aspiration. After this, one develops the bodhichitta of engaging, entering into the actions of a b Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Sacred Path II: Windhorse
March 18th—March 20th (2022)
This program, the second in the Sacred Path series, teaches a practice to bring about skillful and heartfelt social engagement, enabling the warrior to go forward in the midst of whatever challenges occur. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Four Foundations of Mindfulness (SSBS)
April 29th—May 1st (2022)
All teachers of the tradition emphasize the critical importance of beginning the Buddhist path "at the beginning," by relating directly to one's mind through the practice of mindfulness (Tib: trenpa) and awareness (Tib: sheshin) meditation. Traditionall Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Sacred Path III: Drala
May 13th—May 15th (2022)
Drala is the third program in the Sacred Path series and introduces further warriorship practices. These practices are based on a societal vision and aspiration to help the world. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Sacred Path IV & V: Meek & Perky
July 15th—July 17th (2022)
At this point in the Sacred Path, The Four Dignities (Meek, Perky, Outrageous, Inscrutable) engage a warrior's maturing and widening sphere of benevolent engagement in the world. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Sacred Path VI & VII: Outrageous & Inscrutable
September 16th—September 18th (2022)
No longer afraid of making mistakes, the unconventional and visionary perspective of the outrageous warrior combines with the skill of spontaneous inscrutability to benefit others on a larger scale. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Golden Key
with Sangyum Agness Au
November 25th—November 27th (2022)
Please join us for this special offering culminating the Sacred Path. Continue »
