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
Boulder Shambhala Center
BSC Pandemic Support Group
April 1st—July 29th
A space to share our present experience and emotions, be in community, and be seen and heard during this time. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Pandemic Group Practice & Mantra Accumulations
May 28th—August 27th
Open to all. Please join us for practice and mantra accumulation for working with the pandemic. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Breathing Space (Online)
June 9th—July 7th
Everyone is welcome for food, conversation and meditation - a la Zoom, of course. Continue »
Shambhala Mountain Center
Summer Seminar I: Discovering the Path of Liberation, and II: Living Wisdom and Compassion
with Acharya Susan Chapman, Acharya Judith Simmer-brown, Acharya Holly Gayley, Acharya Dan Hessey
June 12th—July 12th
A month-long immersion into the Buddha's teachings. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Dharma Mommies Group (Online)
with Juliet Bromfield & Shauna Eheler
June 16th—August 25th
For new (and new-ish) mommies. Both beginners and experienced practitioners welcome. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Aspirations for the Great Seal (mahāmudrā) that is the Definitive Meaning
with Jules Levinson
June 25th—August 13th
Come along for the journey these stanzas from Karmapa Rangjung Dorjé’s Aspirations for the Great Seal that is the Definitive Meaning describe, a deep education in view, meditation, conduct, and fruition. Open to tantrikas! Continue »
Shambhala Mountain Center
Warrior Assembly
June 29th—July 10th
Building on Enlightened Society Assembly and the Sacred Path programs, Warrior Assembly is a living teaching in creating enlightened society Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
The Black Experience?—A Film Series presented by The Lu Collective
July 3rd—July 31st
For the month July, The Lu Collective presents a film series that explores various aspects of the black experience.
Films will question stereotypes, unearth social location, examine gentrification, and unveil the black queer experience. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast Online
July 9th
Werma Sadhakas, please join us online for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Sacred Path VI & VII: Outrageous & Inscrutable
with Shastri Will Ryken
July 10th—July 12th
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
Scorpion Seal Immersion
July 11th—February 16th (2021)
Knowing we need to go deeper to understand this timeless wisdom, we are creating a study, practice, and playing environment to help ourselves and each other to deepen in the profound Scorpion Seal Dharma. Continue »
Shambhala Mountain Center
Scorpion Seal Assemblies III, IV, V Garchen
July 12th—July 23rd
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Foundations for Freedom: The Hinayana - Course II (Online)
with Acharya Dale Asrael & Ashe Acharya John Rockwell
July 14th—August 25th
This is the second in a series of five courses exploring the profundity of the Hinayana teachings of the Buddha. Open to all. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
David Rome Presents the Poetry of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
with David Rome
July 14th
In this online offering David Rome will read and provide elucidating commentary on a selection of the Vidyadhara’s poetic output. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
BSC's Online Community Meeting
July 19th
Join us for our second online community meeting! There will be conversations on practical methods for healing community trauma & more. Continue »
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
White Tara: A Soothing Practice for Difficult Times
with Acharya Judith Simmer-brown
July 25th—August 15th
This four-week recorded course introduces the short daily practice of White Tara, one of the most famous bodhisattvas of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Emanated from the tears of the compassionate Avalokiteshvara, peaceful White Tara is said Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
July 29th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger—Reading Group
August 2nd—August 30th
Please join us for Sundays in August to discuss pressing issues of racial justice, anger, and look directly at your own biases and systemic oppression. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast Online
August 7th
Werma Sadhakas, please join us online for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Shambhala Mountain Center
Natural Wakefulness: A Summer Half-Dathün, a 2 Week Meditation Retreat
with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson
August 9th—August 23rd
Deepen your connection to your practice and open your heart. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Red Jambhala Feast
August 16th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Red Jambhala Feast on line! This practice is restricted to authorized sadhakas. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
SMCD Town Hall
August 23rd
Join in sangha to process how we move forward as a community. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
August 28th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training I: The Art of Being Human
September 11th—September 12th
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
Shambhala Training IV: Awakened Heart
September 18th—September 20th
As we trust further in basic goodness and dare to experience the sharp edge of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world as it is. In this way we can extend ourselves to others fully with kindness. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
September 25th—September 27th
Save the dates! Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training I: The Art of Being Human
October 9th—October 11th
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
Shambhala Training II: Birth of the Warrior
November 6th—November 8th
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 »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training V: Open Sky
November 13th—November 15th
In Shambhala Training V, our awareness continues to expand. This is likened to the open clear sky of mind, a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
SMCD Town Hall
November 29th
Join in sangha to process how we move forward as a community. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training III: Warrior in the World
December 4th—December 6th
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 »
