Programs for Southeast States USA Region
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Resilient Parenting
with Phyllis Mark
November 14th—August 7th
Parenting can be tough even at the best of times! But when life is stressful or volatile, it can be particularly difficult to model compassion and buoyancy for children the way we’d like. Resilient Parenting is a crash course in mindfulness-based techniqu Continue »
Palm Beach County Shambhala
Writing is for Everyone!
March 13th—August 7th
Writing, like meditation, is a solitary act that benefits greatly from practice with others. Come join us in exploring what happens when meditation gets involved with writing. Drawing on the work of Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down the Bones), Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication Study Group
June 7th—August 16th
We learn to listen more deeply to others and to develop greater clarity and confidence in our responses. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
June 25th—December 18th
Connect with the elements: Sadhana of Mahamudra outdoors Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Miksang Contemplative Photography Level One
with Denise Bossarte
July 10th—July 31st
Miksang Contemplative Photography is a nourishing and enriching contemplative practice. This Level One online course is open to everyone. No photography experience is necessary. Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
How Can I Help? Basic Goodness 2 (ONLINE)
with Dr. Jan Snyder
July 12th—August 16th
This second course in the Basic Goodness series explores our relationship with others, our aspirations to help our world and specific aspects of social transformation. The course focuses on four aspects of society: relations with family, our professional Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
July 23rd—December 19th
This is a practice to remind us of our basic goodness and the basic goodness of society and all beings. All members are invited. Join us via Zoom. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Sunday Sitting at the Center
August 1st
Every Sunday starting August 1! Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Igniting the Heart: Awakening Compassion to Transform Your World
with Pema Chödron & Tim Olmsted
August 1st—October 24th
Pema Chödrön and Tim Olmsted explore meditative styles and how they correspond to the Buddhist teachings on the six realms of existence. Includes recorded talks with our own discussion. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Profound Freedom: Understanding the Great Vehicle's Emptiness Teachings
with Sasha Loring, Rhea Colmar, Andy Karr
August 4th—August 25th
Emptiness is a way of looking at experience that goes beyond our usual view of reality, which helps us understand the way things really are. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
with Christopher Wenger & Shastri Sue Gilman
August 4th—August 25th
Freedom is generally thought of as the ability to achieve goals and satisfy desires. But what are the sources of those goals and desires? Can our repetitive patterns be harnessed to actually help us advance toward liberation? Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Trust Your Heart Retreat
August 21st
By touching into our hearts through mindfulness and awareness practice we can live more in the present moment. The key is the heart. For it is only through trusting our hearts that we can find our genuine path and touch the true nature of our mind. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level 3: Warrior in the World
with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown
September 10th—September 12th
Developing fearlessness by examining our habitual tendencies, we are willing to experience our life without relying on the cocoon. We begin to engage the world directly and extend the attitude of fearlessness to our activities. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level 4: Awakened Heart
with Acharya Mathias Pongracz
November 5th—November 7th
With trust in basic goodness and daring to experience the sharp edge of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world, as it is. Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Your Life Matters with Dr. K.A. Shakoor (Anytime: Self-guided)
January 1st (2022)
Welcome to Your Life Matters, a series of talks on anti-racism and Buddhist teachings by Dr. K. A. Shakoor.
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Durham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level 5: Open Sky
with Gaylon Ferguson
January 14th—January 16th (2022)
Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind—a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. Continue »
