NEWS:

  • We are offering in-person gatherings and programming.  Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell. Some recurring events and classes are held online via zoom.


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Programs

NoteSee also Ongoing Events – to learn about our ongoing meditations and events in Halifax – and also Regional Programs – to learn about classes and retreats throughout Atlantic Canada.

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Spend 2024 with Pema Chödrön

January 7th—October 13th

Join us in person for 4 live video calls with beloved Buddhist author and teacher, Pema Chödrön over the course of the year. During these 75-minute calls, Pema will take questions from people around the world. Continue »

Monthly New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra

January 11th—June 6th

This practice will be offered both in-person at either the HSC or KCCL, as well as, online on Ocean. Continue »

KTGR Sadhana of Mahamudra Feast

January 13th—October 19th

For those authorized for this practice. The feast will be in-person in the Main Shrine Room. Continue »

Vajrayogini Feast

February 3rd—May 4th

Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at HSC Feast begins at 2pm in the Main Shrine Room This practice is for Vajrayogini practitioners only*** Continue »

Fireside Chat

February 25th—April 13th

All are invited to Fireside Discussions on Self Governance at the HSC. Continue »

Werma Feast

February 28th—December 9th

Monday, March 18th at 6pm in the Drala Shrine Room at the Halifax Shambhala Centre. Continue »

Glimpses of Mahayana Book Class

March 18th—April 15th - Date postponed or cancelled

“In daily life we don’t have to create the concept of letting go, of being free, or anything like that at all. We can just acknowledge the freedom that was already there - and just by the memory of it, just by the idea of it, there is a quick glimpse. Continue »

Global Spring Equinox Lhasang

March 19th

Join us for a Global Lhasang on the Equinox! Continue »

Parinirvana Day - Celebration of the life and teachings of the Vidyadhara

April 4th

Come meditate and celebrate the Vidyadhara's life and activity with Sadhana of Mahamudra feast offering Continue »

MI Gathering & Refresher

April 7th

The Practice & Education Circle is pleased to invite all Meditation Instructors of the Halifax area sangha to a gathering of Meditation Instructors at the Halifax Shambhala Centre. Continue »

Darkness, Emptiness, Luminosity: A Journey Into the Mirror

with Andrew Karr

April 19th—April 20th

In this program we will investigate ways to overcome the materialism and ignorance that shroud shunyata, using powerful methods from Mahayana Buddhism and various contemporary approaches. With Andy Karr. Continue »

Lineage III for Children Ages 11-14

April 21st—May 26th

Sundays, April 21-May 26, 11am to 12noon Open to new and continuing students. Each class begins with a brief meditation, walking meditation session, then story and drawing along with reading roles, singing lineage songs, map games and origami! Continue »

Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Advanced Retreat

April 24th—April 27th

Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Advanced Retreat - streamed from New York Continue »

Compassionate Connections - The Essence of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) (2X)

April 30th—May 21st

Experience the view of needs-based consciousness and begin to integrate the view in your everyday life. Continue »

How We Live Is How We Die - Book Class

with David Sable & Trudy Sable

May 2nd—June 6th

"Our task, in life and in death, is to realize we always have a choice. We can fall asleep into unawareness and stay stuck in the repeating cycle of samsara, or we can wake up." Continue »

The Art of Being Human: Introduction to Meditation

May 17th—May 19th

This introductory program includes meditation instruction, talks, periods of meditation practice, and discussion. Everyone welcome. Continue »

Vajrayogini Abhisheka & Training

May 30th—June 4th

At the end of May, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will confer the Vajrayogini Abhisheka to qualified recipients at the Halifax Shambhala Centre. The empowerment will be followed by four days of sadhana training. Continue »