Harvest of Peace!
Join us for our annual Harvest of Peace celebration on Saturday, Sept. 19th at 10:30am and find out what your fortune is. Hint: it may involve cookies.
Lisa Tay joins staff team at Halifax Shambhala Centre!
We are pleased to welcome Lisa Tay as the new Assistant to the Director of Path and Culture at the Halifax Shambhala Centre! Here is a short “hello” from Lisa: I’m filled with awe every time I see the devotion and constant effort of staff, members, and volunteers at the Centre; in the way that they … Continue
Please join us in welcoming Genea Teskey as the new Way of Shambhala Program Manager!
I am very excited to begin my role as the Way of Shambhala Program Manager. I was first introduced to Shambhala through a level 1 program in Fredericton NB and following a move to Nova Scotia in 2013, I completed the rest of levels 3 to 5 and the Basic Goodness and Everyday Life classes … Continue
Building Changes
Insurance Work This winter, as did many Halifax residents, we incurred water damage to various sections of our building. Due to the heavy volume of claims, we are just getting this sorted out now. To make a long story shorter, given the age of the building the insurance company required an asbestos test before the … Continue
Kalapa Centre Open House
The Kalapa Centre hosted an open house last Friday, June 19th at their new downtown location in the Sovereign Place building on Sackville Street in Halifax. Community members gathered for refreshments, conversation, and shared in the stunning view overlooking the Halifax Harbour. The Executive Director of Shambhala, Carolyn Mandelker, led a series of tours of … Continue
Jason Harvey talks accessibility at the Halifax Shambhala Centre
Meet Jason Harvey. Jay is an active member of the Dorje Kasung, and also participates on both the Societal Health and Wellbeing Committee and Strategic Planning Committe. Recently he generously took the time to speak about his experience of accessibility within our Shambhala community.
Kitchen renovations will start this summer!
We have exciting news! We will begin phase one of the kitchen reno this summer! We are thrilled to say the industrial dishwasher will go into the kitchen this summer-I’m sure I don’t need to tell you what a huge difference that will make! As well, we will be building a beautiful new storage cabinet … Continue
Good and Evil: Christians and Buddhists in Conversation
The final discussion in our interfaith dialogue series with St. Andrew’s United Church happened last night! It featured Walker Blaine and Rev. Russ Daye discussing aspects of the Buddhist and Christian views of good and evil and taking questions from the audience. Check out our recording of this engaging discussion!
Day of Solidarity with Nepal
Dear Haligonians, Saturday, May 2nd, we at the Halifax Shambhala Centre and Shambhala Centres around the globe would like to welcome you to a space of refuge and reflection at this challenging time. Many of us have seen the reports of turmoil and suffering for the people of Nepal, and other places, such as Baltimore, we … Continue
Rhiannon Wells interviews interim Centre Director Michelle Munro
Outgoing Halifax Centre Director Rhiannon Wells sat down for a chat with interim Director Michelle Munro to discuss Michelle’s leadership style. You can watch their full discussion below.
