All Programs

Learn to Meditate

with Richard Brown & Ruth Blackburn & Austin Seeley

February 5th—December 3rd

Drop-in program the first Sunday of each month. Learn the view and practice of Shamatha, or calm-abiding, mindfulness meditation, which stabilizes the mind and synchronizes mind and body. Continue »

The Tibetan Buddhist Path, Part II [Shambhala Online]

September 24th—November 1st

A seven-part course featuring talks with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, offered through Shambhala Online Continue »

Family Practice - "Success is keeping a loving heart"

with Max Roberts-Zirker & Sarah Mae Gibbons & Erin Carter & Aaron Wickenheiser

October 1st

Program for parents and children to explore family life as a place of practice. Continue »

Shambhala Level I Training: The Art of Being Human [Shambhala Online]

October 6th—October 8th

An excellent introductory program for anyone interested in the path of meditation. It will help open your eyes, heart, and mind to your own basic goodness and the sacredness of life. Offered through Shambhala Online Continue »

Warrior in the World: Shambhala Training Weekend III [IN PERSON]

with Frank Ryan & Susan Ryan & Jonathan Wyman

October 7th—October 8th

Bringing the mindfulness and awareness of meditation practice into everyday life, alive to our sense perceptions, we can venture into the world with a vulnerability that is fearless, gentle, and awake. Continue »

Exploring Foundational Buddhist Teachings [Shambhala Online]

October 14th—June 8th (2024)

A nine-month course with Khenpo Gawang, hosted by Shambhala Online. Continue »

Moonbeams: Mahamudra Elixir - Nature of the Dynamic Mind [ONLINE]

with Elizabeth Callahan

October 16th—January 8th (2024)

Focus on key points in Moonbeams of Mahamudra, with a special emphasis on mahamudra instructions for practicing with mind's dynamic qualities: thoughts, emotions, mind’s expressive power, and display. Restricted to those with pointing out instruction. Continue »

A World Beyond Ego: Mahayana Study of Shunyata, Emptiness and Compassion [ONLINE]

with Mary Lang & Jim Wilton

October 19th—December 2nd

Study key Mahayana teachings from the Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma on Emptiness and Compassion. Continue »

Engaging the Climate Crisis - Community Pizza and Video Night [IN PERSON]

October 22nd

Pizza and discussion of a video teaching from Adam Lobel, inquiring into the deep spiritual potential of not knowing where we’re headed. Continue »

Waking Up in a World on Fire: Beyond Burnout and Bypass [In Person]

with Adam Lobel

November 4th

Facing an ecological crisis, how do we continue to engage without losing heart? Between burnout and bypassing lies a middle way of sustained engagement in the service of a living world, both today and for future generations. Continue »

Earth Based Practice: Teachings of Elemental Magic [In Person]

with Adam Lobel

November 5th

Dive into the wisdom of nature and your own heart and mind. Attune to the teachings of nature, the wisdom of sadness, the magic of communication, and the power of connection. Join us for a day of deepening and growth. Continue »

Primordial Stroke: Opening the Heart of Ashe [Shambhala Online]

November 5th—February 4th (2024)

A four-month course with John Rockwell beginning November 2023. Prerequisites apply. Hosted by Shambhala Online. Continue »

Shambhala Level II: Birth of the Warrior [Shambhala Online]

November 10th—November 12th

Builds on the presentation of basic goodness in Shambhala Level I, and explores how habitual ways of thinking, known as “cocoon” in Shambhala Training, obscure the raw brilliance of ourselves and the world we live in. Continue »

Creating a Trauma-Informed Practice Space: A Workshop for Volunteers [In Person]

with Andrea Darby & Janet Romaine & Joe Snowdon & Dylan Khanal

November 11th

Let's create a safe, trauma-informed place to cultivate awakened heart. Learn about trauma, triggers, and compassionate support. Continue »

Family Practice

with Max Roberts-Zirker & Sarah Mae Gibbons & Erin Carter & Aaron Wickenheiser

November 12th

Program for parents and children to explore family life as a place of practice. Continue »

Leaping Back to the Charnel Ground [HYBRID]

with John Rockwell

November 12th

Examine human relationship with fear through practice and exploration of the vivid world of the Sadhana of Mahamudra. Continue »

Family Practice

with Max Roberts-Zirker & Sarah Mae Gibbons & Erin Carter & Aaron Wickenheiser

December 10th

Program for parents and children to explore family life as a place of practice. Continue »

The Path of Meditation: Making Friends with Your Mind [Hybrid]

with Judy Vreeland & Petri Flint

January 16th—February 6th (2024)

Build a meditation practice based on the essentials of practice as described in Pema Chodron's book "How to Meditate" Continue »