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
Pandemic Group Practice & Mantra Accumulations
May 28th—June 24th
Open to all. Please join us for practice and mantra accumulation for working with the pandemic. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Scorpion Seal Immersion: Week 2
March 13th—August 14th
Please see program description for prerequisites. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
My Grandmother's Hands Reading Group
March 28th—July 4th
An invitation to discuss issues of white supremacy and the collective trauma we hold in our bodies, using Resmaa Menakem's book My Grandmother's Hands as a text for discussion. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Wisdom in Everyday Life
April 19th—May 17th - Date postponed or cancelled
Wisdom in Everyday Life is the fifth of the five weekly courses that accompany the Shambhala Training programs Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Sadhana: Tuning in to Basic Goodness
with Shastri Angelika Behrooz, Shastri Calryn Aston, Shastri Janet Solyntjes
April 24th—June 5th
This series offers an opportunity to refresh, re-enliven, and deepen one’s connection to basic goodness through this profound practice. Prerequisite: Attendance at Enlightened Society Assembly or the Lung for this practice. Continue »
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
Contemplative Photography
with Larry Wolf
May 8th—June 19th
Saturday’s: May 8th through June 19th - 1:00 to 3:00 MOUNTAIN TIME
This seven-week workshop explores the making and viewing of photographs as a contemplative activity. It’s a mashup of classic teachings on mindfulness and photography plus the explosion Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Deepening Compassion: Maitri & the Four Immeasurables (Online)
May 11th—June 15th
Explore the Shambhala Mahayana teachings. This Shambhala Online course will be offered with local community practice and study via Zoom. Everyone is welcome! Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
The Art of Being Human - Shambhala Training Level 1 (Shambhala Online)
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi
May 14th—May 16th
The pith instruction in Shambhala is Basic Goodness. Discover yours here. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training III: Warrior in the World
with Margot Iseman
May 14th—May 16th
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
Calling the Guru from Afar Practice Intensive
May 16th
The practices have different prerequisites and authorizations, and all are welcome to join in the practice sessions they are quallified for. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
May 20th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Deepening Connection with White Tara
with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown
May 22nd—May 23rd
In these waning months of the pandemic, this retreat brings fresh perspective to White Tara practices encompassing the three-yana journey of mental and physical healing, repair of relationships, and community connection necessary to creating enlightened s Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Sadhana: Vulnerable and Tough: Living the Traits of Basic Goodness
with Shastri Angelika Behrooz & Shastri Janet Solyntjes
May 22nd
The path of warriorship combines vulnerability and toughness. Vulnerability comes from cultivating our natural human qualities of kindness, compassion, understanding, and forgiveness. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Shambhala Sadhana - Community Full Moon Practice (Online)
May 23rd
The community practice of the Shambhala Sadhana is open to all. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Joy in Everyday Life
May 26th—June 23rd
Joy in Everyday Life expands the meditation experience to develop further kindness toward ourselves and others. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
May 26th
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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Dharma Art: Connecting to Creativity (Online) NEW START DATE
with Kathy Mitchell-Garton & Dhi Good
June 2nd—June 30th
Being creative means connecting directly with our world and the meditative mind. This dharma art series is open to all! No "artist" credentials needed. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Kurukulla Feast Online
June 5th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Kurukulla Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized sadhakas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast Online
June 9th
Werma Sadhakas, please join us online for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Rigden: Unconditional Confidence
with Acharya Moh Hardin
June 12th—June 13th
The Rigden is a representation of our inherent enlightened nature and embodies the principle of unconditional bravery. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
“Don’t Wander!” Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Song of Experience
with Acharya Richard John
June 19th
This profound and brief teaching was written by Trungpa Rinpoche when he was a teenaged monk in Tibet. In five lines it gives pith instructions that cover the entire path of dharma from a vajrayana perspective Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Calling the Guru from Afar Practice Intensive
June 20th
The practices have different prerequisites and authorizations, and all are welcome to join in the practice sessions they are quallified for. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
June 20th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
June 24th
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
Werma Feast Online
July 8th
Werma Sadhakas, please join us online for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training IV: Awakened Heart
July 9th—July 11th
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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Birth of the Warrior - Shambhala Training Level 2 (Shambhala Online)
with Acharya Fleet Maull
July 16th—July 18th
Having experienced a taste of basic goodness, we want to go forward. Continue »
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
LEARN TO MEDITATE
with Mark Curtin
July 17th
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
Calling the Guru from Afar Practice Intensive
July 18th
The practices have different prerequisites and authorizations, and all are welcome to join in the practice sessions they are quallified for. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
July 19th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Fearlessness in Everyday Life
July 21st—August 18th
This course introduces the Buddhist teachings on emptiness and the nature of reality. Connecting with this unborn nature, we explore the clarity and precision of living in the moment. As warriors at this level, we dare to face life and death as they are. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
July 23rd
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
The Body of Light: Transformation through Space, Light, and Energy
July 24th—July 25th
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast Online
August 7th
Werma Sadhakas, please join us online for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra
August 8th
This practice received and written by Chogyam Trungpa combines the power of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism to help us dispel obstacles in our practice, life, and world. Open to all! Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Padmasambhava Feast
August 17th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Padmasambhava Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized tantrikas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
August 22nd
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
Kurukulla Feast Online
August 29th
All authorized practitioners are welcome to the Kurukulla Feast online! This practice is restricted to authorized sadhakas. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training V: Open Sky
September 10th—September 12th
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 »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training I: The Art of Being Human
September 17th—September 19th
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
Wisdom in Everyday Life
September 22nd—October 20th
Wisdom in Everyday Life is the fifth of the five weekly courses that accompany the Shambhala Training programs Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training II: Birth of the Warrior
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 »
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
Shambhala Training III: Warrior in the World
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
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 »
