Programs for Southeast States USA Region
Durham Shambhala Center
Great Radical Race Read: My Grandmother's Hands
August 10th—May 10th
Explore systemic privilege, racism, and oppression through the lens of our training in meditation. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Resilient Parenting
with Phyllis Mark
November 14th—May 1st
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 »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion (Birmingham)
with Judy Lief
March 21st—June 20th
Join us in this online study of Judith Lief's presentation of the mahayana path, Volume 2 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Living a Fearless and Gentle Life: The Slogans of a Shambhala Warrior
with Michael Carroll
April 7th—May 12th
The point of warriorship is to become a gentle and tamed human being who can make a genuine contribution to this world. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
The Practice of Meditation and Working with the Mind. ONLINE program
with Shastri Will Ryken, Gerard Van Gils, Eric Rainbeau, Christie Rainbeau
April 14th—June 2nd
'Shamatha is both simple ant workable. Just being here without preconceptions is possible. In fact, it is much simpler than having all kinds of adornments and paraphenalia" Quote from the Chapter Simplicity. Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Foundations for Freedom - the Hinayana - Course II: The 2nd Noble Truth, the Origins of Suffering (ONLINE)
April 15th—July 8th
Having recognized the truth of suffering and the confusion that is pervasive in our life, we naturally have questions. How does this state of suffering arise? Where does confusion come from? In this in-depth exploration of the Five Skandhas, we will touc Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
White Tara Practice
with Shastri Jackie Muse
April 22nd—May 27th
Join us on Zoom on Thursdays during your lunch break for White Tara compassion practice with Jackie Muse (noon to 1pm Eastern time). Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
with Sasha Loring & Elizabeth Brownrigg
April 23rd—April 24th
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human (ONLINE)
April 26th—May 31st
Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human is the first course in the Basic Goodness series. This course introduces the Shambhala principle of Basic Goodness. We will be working at the level of our personal experience of waking up and relaxing with our n Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
April 26th—September 20th
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 »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Learn to Meditate
with Gerard Van Gils
May 2nd
Interested in meditation? This is the class for you! Come and receive instruction on meditation from one of our senior teachers. This is open to EVERYONE! It is a great class for beginners but also beneficial for the seasoned practitioner. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
with Acharya Richard John
May 8th
For more than a thousand years, these extremely concise instructions have guided innumerable Buddhist practitioners on the path of awakening. Always fresh and up to date, they describe the actual dynamic of the path, and serve as potent reminders in forma Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
The Art of Being Human (ONLINE) - Level 1 of Shambhala Training
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi
May 14th—May 16th
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 »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Saturday Night Live: Dharma (Online) Ikebana 101
with Brooke Pohl
May 15th
Create a flower arrangement marked with simplicity and your personal touch during this season of renewal. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
The Practice of Joy - Profound, Easy and Profoundly Transformative - with Tim Olmsted
May 19th
In this free talk, visiting teacher Tim Olmsted will focus on Joy - sharing just how easy, immediate, intuitive, and satisfying this beautiful practice can be. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Working With Emotions, Meditation In Action: The Four Karmas
with John Rockwell
May 29th—May 30th
Our main challenge in life is working with our emotional "stuckness." The path of compassion is to feel and recognize our stuck patterns within the heart space of meditation. 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 »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Meditation in Everyday Life (MIEL) ONLINE
June 23rd—July 21st
This pandemic has givens the opportunity to explore ourselves, and our reactions to this new, changing world in which we are living. We've had to grapple with sudden change, uncertainty, and fear in our daily lives. Meditation has many proven benefits fo Continue »
