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
Scorpion Seal Immersion: Week 2
March 13th—August 14th
Please see program description for prerequisites. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Pandemic & 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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Black & Buddhist Study Group (Online)
June 29th—August 3rd
What can we learn from our Black and Buddhist fellow practitioners about our sangha? Join us for this study group to begin exploring and understanding. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Fearlessness in Everyday Life
with Renee Cowan
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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Open House & Meditation Instruction
July 31st
Open house includes guided meditation instruction and discussion. Learn about the variety of practice, study and community events we offer. Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Lineage: Living Wisdom
with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
August 7th
Hybrid program! Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel will explore with us what it means to enter a lineage. When we enter the lineage of the Buddha’s wisdom, we are essentially saying “yes” to transformation Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Werma Feast
August 7th
Werma Sadhakas, please join us online for our monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Sadhana of Mahamudra - Community New Moon Practice (Online)
August 8th
We invite you to join the Sadhana of Mahamudra offered by the Boulder Shambhala Center. This monthly practice on the new moon is open to all. 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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Deepening Compassion: Relative Bodhichitta & the Paramitas (Online)
August 17th—September 14th
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
Shambhala Sadhana - Community Full Moon Practice (Online)
August 22nd
The community practice of the Shambhala Sadhana is open to all. 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
A Day of Ngondro
with Jeffrey Scott
September 4th
A day of ngondro, it's as simple as that. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver
Sadhana of Mahamudra - Community New Moon Practice (Online)
September 6th
We invite you to join the Sadhana of Mahamudra offered by the Boulder Shambhala Center. This monthly practice on the new moon is open to all. 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
Scorpion Seal Immersion: Week 3
September 19th—February 20th (2022)
Please see program description for prerequisites. 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
Taming the Mind (SSBS)
September 28th—October 30th
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 »
Boulder Shambhala Center
Rigden: Unconditional Confidence
with Acharya Moh Hardin
October 2nd—October 3rd
The Rigden is a representation of our inherent enlightened nature and embodies the principle of unconditional bravery. Continue »
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
LUCID DREAMING: A Deeper Dive
with Andrew Holecek
October 8th
An online retreat over two weekends
Oct 8-10 and Nov 12-14, 2021 ~ A 6-Day Virtual Retreat
Have you had the experience of lucid dreaming – waking up and becoming fully conscious in your dreams – but are having difficulty sustaining it?
Are you looking Continue »
Boulder Shambhala Center
A Day of Ngondro
with Jeffrey Scott
October 16th
A day of ngondro, it's as simple as that. 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
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 »
Boulder Shambhala Center
A Day of Ngondro
with Jeffrey Scott
November 20th
A day of ngondro, it's as simple as that. 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 »
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
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
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 »
