All Courses, Events, Programmes and Workshops
Shambhala Oxford Group - 21 st Century Warrior Series: Making Enlightened Society Possible
February 13th—March 5th
In these sessions we will explore how the wisdom tradition can inform and empower us to contribute positively to our society, starting at home, in our workplace, and in our wider community. Continue »
Neutral Day - Inviting the Dralas
February 23rd
The day before Shambhala Day, we will gather together as a community for the traditional Neutral Day activity: cleaning! Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Richard Knott
February 23rd
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 29th
All are warmly invited to meet as a community offering appreciation and light to each other. Continue »
Practice as the Process of Undressing - Open House Talk
with Jim O'Neill
March 2nd
Meditation practice may be seen as a process of undressing, of stripping off layers of defensive anxiety, of complications and of obscuration, built up over many years and perhaps lifetimes. Continue »
Public Question & Answer Session
with Larry Mermelstein
March 7th
An evening with Larry Mermelstein - on the Kagyu, Nyingma, and Shambhala paths, the history of the community.... and whatever you may want to ask! Continue »
Talk for the Vajra Sangha: The Practice of Ordinary Mind
with Larry Mermelstein
March 8th
An opportunity for the Vajra Sangha to gather and talk about the practice of ordinary mind. Continue »
The Practice Lineage: Opportunity for Lungs
with Larry Mermelstein
March 8th
An opportunity to receive reading transmission (lung) for a number of Vajrayana practices - for Ngöndro practitioners/Tantrikas, Vajrayogini, and Chakrasamvara Sadhakas. Continue »
Learn to Meditate
with David Rule
March 12th—April 2nd
Our four-week Learn to Meditate foundation course provides a complete introduction to mindfulness meditation. Continue »
Coming to our Senses: A Lamledra Retreat
with Shastri Tessa Watt
March 15th—March 21st
We will explore how our senses act as an antidote to the discursive chatter of the mind and wake us up to the richness and sacredness of the world. Continue »
Live Space
with David Schneider
March 21st—March 22nd
Certain kinds of psycho-physical space support inspiration and the creation of art, especially dharma art. The same thing could be said more generally: particular psycho-physical spaces help us live in a mindful, brave, authentic way Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Merlin Cox
March 24th
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 »
Basic Goodness Retreat: Shambhala Training Level 1
with Jim O'Neill
March 28th—March 29th
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 »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Adam Hart
April 22nd
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 »
Fearlessness in Everyday Life
with Shastri Merlin Cox & Jez Taylor
April 23rd—May 21st
Soaring on the wings of hope and fear, we often crash and burn. What happens if we begin to see life as it is? This course incorporates a further exploration of the Buddhist teachings on mind and the nature of reality. Continue »
Absolute Bodhicitta: Emptiness and Compassion
April 25th—April 26th
To glimpse ‘Shunyata’ or ‘Absolute Bodhicitta’, is to simultaneously experience freedom, confidence and a sense of relaxed completeness. Continue »
Joy In Everyday Life
with Shastri Tessa Watt & Jez Taylor
May 12th—June 9th
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 »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Merlin Cox
May 22nd
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 Training Level 2: 'Birth of the Warrior'
with Peter Conradi
May 30th—May 31st
When we open up to our own genuineness through meditation, we can begin to work directly with our fears. We can meet life's challenging moments, not with distractions and self-aggression, but with courage and confidence. Continue »
Learn to Meditate
with Jez Taylor
June 4th—June 25th
Our four-week Learn to Meditate foundation course provides a complete introduction to mindfulness meditation. Continue »
Open Weekend Meditation Sessions
June 20th—June 21st
This weekend of sitting practice offers us the opportunity to deepen our relationship with the simple yet profound practice of shamatha meditation. Continue »
Bleddfa Retreat: Bravery and Compassion
with David Schneider, Peter Conradi, Diederik Prakke, Jim O'Neill
July 24th—August 2nd
The focus of retreat practice is to work directly with awakening the mind, and opening the heart. This year we will offer teachings on bravery and compassion, and the connection of both of these with shamatha meditation Continue »
