Learn to Meditate
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Sunday Morning Meditation
All morning we practice mindfulness-awareness meditation alternating with walking meditation.
When: Every Sunday morning 9am-12 noon.
Details: Free. Come for all or part! Please refer to the calendar for more information.
First Sunday Meditation
First Sunday of the Month: Introduction to Meditation: 10am – 12 noon AND All Day Meditation: 9am – 12 noon and 1pm-4pm
Details: Free. Come for all or part! Please refer to the calendar for more information.
Introductory Programs & Community Events
Throughout the year, the centre offers a variety of introductory programs on meditation and contemplative arts, as well as community events. Please select a program, below, for further details.
Introductory
Spend 2024 with Pema Chödrön
January 7th—October 13th
Monthly New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra
January 11th—June 6th
Glimpses of Mahayana Book Class
March 18th—April 15th - Date postponed or cancelled
First Shot: Beginner Kyudo Program starting April 14th
with Dorothée Rosen
April 14th—May 26th
Lineage III for Children Ages 11-14
April 21st—May 26th
If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact us.
Other Ways to Learn About Meditation
Shambhala Online
We encourage people to come to the Shambhala Center in person when they can. In addition, Shambhala Online offers programs and talks that you can hear from home, including an interesting list of recorded and upcoming talks.
Shambhala Global Site
Our centre is connected to a global community. View the many helpful resources on our global site including:
Meditation FAQ
Online Teachings Library
What is Shambhala?
Books for Getting Started
Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior (Chögyam Trungpa)
A visionary work offering the path of the peaceful warrior to modern-day readers. Chögyam Trungpa reveals a method of overcoming aggression and violence in the world and fostering instead an enlightened society.
Order from: Shambhala Media, Amazon
The Myth of Freedom (Chögyam Trungpa)
A treatise on the true meaning of freedom. Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa describes how our habitual patterns of thought, behavior and even spiritual practice can become chains binding us to discontent and despair.
Order from: Shambhala Media, Amazon
The Wisdom of No Escape (Pema Chödrön)
A collection of talks for beginning meditators. Pema Chödrön offers a profoundly gentle guide to making friends with ourselves and navigating the ups and downs of life through the practice of meditation.
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The Shambhala Principle (Sakyong Mipham)
The Shambhala Principle offers the principle of basic goodness as a way of addressing the personal and social challenges that we face. Do we, as humans, have confidence in the basic goodness of humanity, as well as of society itself?
Order from: Shambhala Media, Amazon