All Courses, Events, Programmes and Workshops
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 »
Shambhala Sadhana Gathering
with Shastri Merlin Cox
December 12th - Date postponed or cancelled
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
December 13th
Join in this simple and sometimes profound form: sitting, walking, dancing. Continue »
Winter Solstice Celebration
December 21st
All are warmly invited to join together at the Centre for our annual Winter Celebration on Saturday 21st December. 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
with Jez Taylor
January 7th—January 28th (2020)
Our four-week Learn to Meditate foundation course provides a complete introduction to mindfulness meditation. Continue »
Shambhala Sadhana Gathering
with Shastri Merlin Cox
January 10th (2020)
All community members are welcome to gather to practise the Shambhala Sadhana. Continue »
MI / Guide Morning
with Jim O'Neill
January 12th (2020)
Process groups and general discussion for MIs and Guides Continue »
Basic Goodness Retreat: Feel Human Again (Shambhala Training Level 1)
with Jane Hope
January 18th—January 19th (2020)
“Feel Human Again” is a weekend retreat devoted to the practice of meditation and the discovery of basic goodness. Open to everyone, whether you want to learn meditation for the first time or whether you are already an experienced meditator. 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 »
Shambhala Oxford Group - 21 st Century Warrior Series: Making Enlightened Society Possible
February 13th—March 5th (2020)
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 (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 »
Coming to our Senses: A Lamledra Retreat
with Shastri Tessa Watt
March 15th—March 21st (2020)
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 »
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 »
