Programs for Northern California USA Region
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Community Shambhala Sadhana
January 6th—December 1st
The Shambhala Sadhana is a chanting and visualization practice that deepens our personal and social connection with basic goodness. Written in English, it powerfully and simply communicates the essence of basic goodness and enlightened society. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Practice & Potluck - Shambhala Sadhana
January 10th—August 1st
Community Practice & Potluck evenings are a time to come together in community to celebrate and strengthen our understanding of basic goodness and enlightened society. Continue »
Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group
Pema Chodrön on Death and Dying - *NEW DATES*
with Sarah Woodard
January 17th—April 18th
We will be studying materials from Pema Chodrön on death and dying and the bardos in between. We will be watching a video teaching by Pema each week followed by discussion. Continue »
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
Kindful Resilience: Intro to Viniyoga in Davis
with Jan Beange
April 2nd—April 30th
Do you want greater freedom and see in body, mind and heart? Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
A Year of Deepening in Compassion
April 7th—July 14th
The path of the Bodhisattva Warrior begins with developing affection for ourselves and expands this to others, dissolving the barriers that divide us. To support this practice, the Shambhala Acharyas have offered to lead the community in a year long serie Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Third Friday Movie Night - Loving
April 19th
Please join us on the third Friday of each month for a great movie! Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
The Five Wisdoms Energies - A Yogic Practice
with Irini Rockwell
April 27th—April 28th
Please join us for a day of discovering the Five Wisdoms within ourselves, eachother and in our lives together. Continue »
Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group
The Truth of Suffering with Jesse Miller
May 2nd—June 13th
This will be a six week study group based on "The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation" by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Orderly Chaos: The Mandala of Human Experience
with Ira Rechtshaffer
May 4th—May 5th
This weekend workshop will be based on the mandala teachings of Chogyam Trungpa and will explore them as they relate to everyday experience. It will help us deepen our appreciation for who and what we are, where all of our parts are honored and brought in Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of San Francisco
The Four Seals of Dharma with Dungse Jampal Norbu
May 9th
Join Dungse Jampal for an exploration of the Four Seals and extended discussion. The Four Seals are the cornerstones of the Buddhist path where we can return to look for guidance and challenge stagnant ideas in order to take our path forward. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Orderly Chaos: The Mandala of Human Experience
with Ira Rechtshaffer
May 18th—May 19th
This weekend workshop will be based on the teachings of the mandala principle as taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and will explain as well as describe those teachings in relation to everyday experience. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Being Human & the Path of Meditation: Shambhala Training Weekend I
with Jesse Miller & Susan Gluck
May 18th—May 19th
This weekend meditation retreat is the first in the The Way of Shambhala series, a path of training in meditation and mindfulness practices intended to foster fearlessness, confidence, openness, and gentleness toward ourselves and our world. It is open to Continue »
Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group
Level II: Birth of the Warrior
with Barbara Hirschfeld & Irv Kirschbaum
May 18th—May 19th
This weekend program builds on the foundation of the meditation practice that was introduced in Level I and explores how habitual ways of thinking obscure the raw brilliance of the world we live in. Continue »
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
Shambhala Training Weekend IlI: Warrior in the World
with Jean Kerins
June 8th—June 9th
Having discovered our own goodness and having begun to relax with the nature of fear, we can afford to be more daring, open, and genuine. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Open Heart, Open Mind: The Path of the Bodhisattva—A Summer Meditation Retreat
with Acharya Melissa Moore
June 8th—June 14th
In this 7-day urban meditation retreat, we will engage in the practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation.The week will include sitting meditation, walking meditation, and talks. Continue »
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
The Five Wisdoms Energies - A Yogic Practice
with Irini Rockwell
June 29th—June 30th
Please join us for a day of discovering the Five Wisdoms within ourselves, each other and in our lives together. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Varjayana Retreat
with Acharya Christie Cashman
October 5th—October 9th
This is a restricted program—those who have been to a Sacred World Assembly, Rigden Abhisheka, or Scorpion Seal Assemblies are welcome to attend. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of San Francisco
Sadhana of Mahamudra
December 27th
Our community gathers for this precious opportunity to practice the Sadhana of Mahamudra on the evenings of the new moon. All levels of students are warmly invited to participate, which is what makes this so special. Sadhanas are usually reserved for Vajr Continue »
