Programs
Educator Training Class Series
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
July 10th—November 20th
Study and practice for those on the educator path. Continue »
July Community Engagement Project: The March Quilts
July 20th
The Center's Community Engagement Committee sponsors projects in which sangha members can provide services and assistance in the Birmingham community. Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
July 28th
Sunday Unplugged is a monthly opportunity for meditation practice extended beyond the weeknight one-hour sessions. Practice is from 10 am until 1 pm. Continue »
Walking the Bodhisattva Path (from Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies)
with Shastri Janet Bronstein & Marion Buckley
July 31st—September 7th
Our secondoffering from the Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies introduces the view and practice of mahayana Buddhism. Continue »
Graduate Sessions for Level III
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
August 14th—September 11th
For students who have completed all of the Way of Shambhala classes. Continue »
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana Practice
August 15th
A full moon practice of the Shambhala Sadhana Continue »
Mindful Monday Community Conversations - Mindfulness and Creativity: Visual Art
with Jon Osborne
August 19th
In this series, on the third Monday of each month (usually, 3rd Monday this month!), we will practice meditation 7:00-7:30 PM, and engage in a conversation about mindfulness applied to different areas of our life and society, from 7:30-8:30. Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
August 25th
Sunday Unplugged is a monthly opportunity for meditation practice extended beyond the weeknight one-hour sessions. Practice is from 10 am until 1 pm. Continue »
Learn to Meditate
with Marion Buckley
September 14th
In this introductory class you will receive the technique, guidance and experience necessary to start a mindfulness-awareness or "peaceful abiding" meditation practice. Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
September 22nd
Sunday Unplugged is a monthly opportunity for meditation practice extended beyond the weeknight one-hour sessions. Practice is from 10 am until 1 pm. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level I -The Art of Being Human
September 28th—September 29th
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Continue »
How Can I Help? The Basic Goodness of Society
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
October 2nd—November 13th
This course asks the question, “How can I help?” and explores our relationships with others, an aspiration to help our world, and specific aspects of social transformation. Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
October 27th
Sunday Unplugged is a monthly opportunity for meditation practice extended beyond the weeknight one-hour sessions. Practice is from 10 am until 1 pm. Continue »
Learn to Meditate
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
November 16th
In this introductory class you will receive the technique, guidance and experience necessary to start a mindfulness-awareness or "peaceful abiding" meditation practice. Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
November 24th
Sunday Unplugged is a monthly opportunity for meditation practice extended beyond the weeknight one-hour sessions. Practice is from 10 am until 1 pm. Continue »
Birth of the Warrior - Shambhala Training Level II
January 24th—January 26th (2020)
Having experienced a taste of basic goodness in Level I, we want to learn more. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask underlying fear. Continue »
Winter Retreat
February 13th—February 22nd (2020)
The annual Winter Retreat is a time of preparation for the Tibetan New Year which begins on Shambhala Day, February 24, the Year of the Iron Mouse. Continue »
