All Courses, Events, Programmes and Workshops
Learn to Meditate
with Shastri Tessa Watt & Vinita Joseph
November 7th—November 28th
Our four week Learn to Meditate foundation course provides a complete introduction to mindfulness meditation. Continue »
Shambhala Sadhana Gathering
with Shastri Merlin Cox
November 12th
All community members are welcome to gather to practise the Shambhala Sadhana. Continue »
Resource < Dance > Meditation - An Open Floor Meditation Cycle facilitated by Killian Strong
November 15th
Join us in this simple and sometimes profound form: sitting, walking, dancing. Continue »
Basic Goodness Retreat: The Art of Being Human
with Jim O'Neill
November 16th—November 17th
This weekend retreat is an opportunity to deepen both our training in and understanding of the practice of meditation. It is ideal for students who have recently begun, but also for those have been practicing longer, to connect with their initial longing Continue »
Joy In Everyday Life
with Shastri Merlin Cox
November 19th—December 17th
This perspective-shifting course opens our minds to possibilities that the life we have here and now could be lived with more joy than we ever anticipated. Continue »
Shambhala Oxford Group - 21st Century Warrior Series: Bringing Compassion into Our World
November 21st—December 12th
In these series, we will explore core Buddhist teachings on how to cultivate compassion, starting with ourselves. Continue »
Introduction to Kado / Ikebana : Open Talk
with Martina Marx
November 22nd
The cultural background / history of Ikebana, and Kado as a meditative and contemplative practice and study of nature. Continue »
Kado - The Way of Flowers and Nature
with Martina Marx
November 22nd—November 24th
Kado is a contemplative art practice that studies nature - as it is. Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Merlin Cox
November 26th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We recite a meditation text composed by Shambhala's founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice & our lives. Continue »
MI / Guide Gathering
with Shastri Tessa Watt
November 30th
A gathering for authorised MI's and Guides Continue »
What's the Point - Open House Talk
with Jim O'Neill
December 2nd
This question is often expressed as an existential howl from the depths of despair to which no answers are forthcoming. Continue »
Awakening Love and Compassion
with Shastri Tessa Watt
December 7th—December 8th
This weekend we will explore how we can open up fully to our own experience and to our interconnection with others. We will work with the practice of the 'Four Limitless Ones' and in particular with the first two: loving-kindness and compassion. Continue »
Shambhala Sadhana Gathering
with Shastri Merlin Cox
December 12th
All community members are welcome to gather to practise the Shambhala Sadhana. Continue »
Winter Solstice Celebration
December 21st
This midwinter festival is a magical opportunity to gather as a community and mark the passing of the longest night of the year. Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Merlin Cox
December 26th
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We recite a meditation text composed by Shambhala's founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice & our lives. Continue »
Winter Retreat - Deepening Our Practice
with Peter Conradi
December 29th—December 31st
The turn of the year can be a challenging time and yet is also a good moment to pause and find renewed strength and consolation in our practice. Continue »
Learn to Meditate
January 7th—January 28th (2020)
Our four-week Learn to Meditate foundation course provides a complete introduction to mindfulness meditation. Continue »
Communicating Unconditional Healthiness
with Flip Kolthoff, Dr. Peter Nowak, Katja Hafemeister, Sarah Kimball
January 10th—January 12th (2020)
This European Shambhala Health Weekend follows up on the Shambhala health conference in Chicago, USA in 2017 and the 1st European Shambhala Health Weekend in Vienna in 2019. Continue »
Shambhala Sadhana Gathering
with Shastri Merlin Cox
January 10th (2020)
All community members are welcome to gather to practise the Shambhala Sadhana. Continue »
Communicating Unconditional Healthiness - Public Discussion
with Flip Kolthoff
January 12th (2020)
Part of the 'Communicating Unconditional Healthiness' weekend, a public discussion for all those who are interested in the question of how to create a culture and community of healing communication and get a taste of what that might be like. Continue »
Shambhala Training Weekend I: 'The Art of Being Human'
with Shastri Jane Hope
January 18th—January 19th (2020)
Meditation is presented as an opportunity to rest in what you already are — basic goodness, natural peace, and clarity. It is how we train in being awake, placing the mind on the breath, in the present moment. Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Merlin Cox
January 23rd (2020)
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We recite a meditation text composed by Shambhala's founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice & our lives. Continue »
Awakening Joy and Equanimity
with Peter Conradi
January 25th—January 26th (2020)
This weekend we will explore how we can open up fully to our own experience and to our interconnection with others. We will work with the practice of the 'Four Limitless Ones' and in particular with the last two: joy and equanimity. Continue »
Shambhala Sadhana Gathering
with Shastri Merlin Cox
February 9th (2020)
All community members are welcome to gather to practise the Shambhala Sadhana. Continue »
Mamo Chants - Dön Season
February 13th—February 22nd (2020)
The Mamo Chant is an elaborate protector offering traditionally recited from the twentieth through the twenty-ninth days of the last lunar month of the Tibetan year. Continue »
Neutral Day - Inviting the Dralas
February 23rd (2020)
The day before Shambhala Day, we will gather together as a community for the traditional Neutral Day activity: cleaning! Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Merlin Cox
February 23rd (2020)
This powerful monthly practice is open to everyone. We recite a meditation text composed by Shambhala's founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as a means of overcoming the obstacle of spiritual materialism in our practice & our lives. Continue »
Shambhala Day 2020 - Year of the Iron Mouse
February 24th (2020)
Join us for early morning Shambhala Day celebrations starting with 108 gongs. Continue »
SAVE the DATE: Arts Programme
with Acharya David Schneider
March 21st—March 22nd (2020)
Save the date for an arts programme with David Schneider from Cologne! Continue »
Absolute Bodhicitta: Emptiness and Compassion
with Jim O'Neill
April 25th—April 26th (2020)
To glimpse ‘Shunyata’ or ‘Absolute Bodhicitta’, is to simultaneously experience freedom, confidence and a sense of relaxed completeness. Continue »
