Join us for open house meditation sessions Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings.
Meditation Instruction is available every Sunday at 10AM and Tuesday at 7PM. This instruction is for people who are new to meditation and those who are interested in a refresher.
Sunday schedule: 9:30AM opening chants, 10AM meditation practice, 11:30-12PM discussion, followed by tea and cookies.
On Sunday, March 3 we will have a compassion practice from 11-11:30 followed by our 11:30 discussion period. We will begin to do this practice every first Sunday of the month.
Tuesday schedule: 7-8PM meditation, 8-8:30PM discussion, followed by tea and cookies.
Open houses are hybrid.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Meditation, Culture, and Community Center in Atlanta
Atlanta Shambhala offers a path of meditation practice and contemplative arts oriented towards modern life. Join us for meditation courses, retreats, and group meditation at our meditation center located in Decatur.
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Featured Programs
First Sunday Compassion Practice
April 7th—June 2nd
We are now offering a regular lovingkindness, or Metta practice on the first
Sunday of the month. Lovingkindness is a contemplative practice that opens
our hearts and nurtures our capacity for compassion. Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
April 8th—December 30th
All are welcome to join in this twice-monthly sadhana that was one of the first practices that Chogyam Trungpa encouraged his students to do. In person in the Diamond Temple. Continue »
Shape of Awake - the Embodied Warrior in the World [in person]
with Hope Martin
April 26th—April 28th
When we shed our tension and come upright, we are more connected to ourselves and attentive to what’s around us. In this way we can venture into the world with a vulnerability that is fearless, gentle, and awake – come what may. And we feel better! Continue »
Shape of Awake Deepening Retreat
with Hope Martin
April 29th—May 1st
We’re thrilled that Hope Martin, a Master Teacher of the Alexander Technique, who led her popular Shape of Awake Retreat at the Atlanta Shambhala Center annually from 2010 – 2019, is back. Continue »
Sitting with Sadness and Joy: A Meditation Mini Retreat
with Christopher Wenger
May 11th
"Sadness and joy put together are the fundamental notion of basic goodness." ~ Chogyam Trungpa -- Discover your natural wakefulness as we experience the richness of both our sadness and our joy in the space of meditation. Open to all. Continue »
