Programs
Basic Goodness I - Who Am I?
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
May 22nd—June 26th
This course asks the question, “Who am I?” and explores the sense of self.
from the Buddhist and Shambhala perspectives. Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
May 26th
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 »
OPEN HOUSE! Project Linus Blankets
June 8th
Shambhala's Blessing Blanketeers invite you to join us at the center on Saturday, June 8 from 2 -4 pm to help make blankets for traumatized children. The Blanketeers participate in the local chapter of Project Linus, a charitable organization that knits, Continue »
Central Alabama Pride Parade
June 8th
Come join us as we march in the Pride Parade again this year supporting the Birmingham LGBTQ community! Continue »
Sangha Slow Art Sunday at Birmingham Museum of Art
June 9th
Visit the Birmingham Museum of Art with your sangha members! We’ll gather together in the museums main entrance lobby beginning at 1:45 pm. Continue »
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana Practice
June 17th
A full moon practice of the Shambhala Sadhana Continue »
Mindful Monday Community Conversations - Mindfulness and Addiction
with Alvin Cotton
June 17th
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 »
Midsummer Day Community Picnic and Getaway
June 22nd
This annual community event will be at Rickwood Caverns State Park. with cookout. Hiking and cave tour are options. Family friendly! Continue »
Sunday Unplugged Meditation Retreat
June 23rd
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
July 13th
In this introductory class you will receive the technique, guidance and experience necessary to start a mindfulness-awareness or "peaceful abiding" meditation practice. Continue »
Mindful Camping Weekend
July 13th
Mindfully engage with nature with a one-day and overnight camping event with Shambhala at Desoto State Park. Continue »
Mindful Monday Community Conversations - Mindfulness and Fashion
with Loraine Locke
July 15th
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
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—August 31st
Our secondoffering from the Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies introduces the view and practice of mahayana Buddhism. Continue »
Graduate Sessions for Level III / JIEL
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
August 14th—September 11th
For students who have completed all of the Way of Shambhala classes. 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 »
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 »
