Programs for Southeast States USA Region
Shambhala Center of Lexington
White Tara Practice with Shastri Shelley Heinz (in Zoom)
March 20th—January 29th
White Tara Practice with Shastri Shelley Heinz Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Great Radical Race Read: My Grandmother's Hands
August 10th—March 8th
Explore systemic privilege, racism, and oppression through the lens of our training in meditation. Continue »
Shambhala Center of Lexington
Community Gathering: Opening the Circle
August 28th—January 29th
Lexington Shambhala Community Gathering: Opening the Circle Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Profound Treasury: Open Practice and Study
October 31st—January 23rd
Introduces core Buddhist teachings on mindfulness and awareness, cultivating virtue, and cutting grasping. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Resilient Parenting
with Phyllis Mark
November 14th—March 27th
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 »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion
with Judy Lief
December 13th—March 21st
Join the Huntsville Group 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 »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Foundations for Freedom: The Hinayana Course V: The Fourth Noble Truth - The Path of Shila, Samadhi, and Prajna
with Acharya Marianne Bots & Acharya Eric Spiegel
January 10th—February 21st
This is the fifth and final course in a series exploring the profundity of the Hinayana teachings of the Buddha, a way forward, which we call ”The Path.” Continue »
Shambhala Center of Lexington
The Hinayana - The Third Noble Truth: Freedom from Suffering
January 12th—February 9th
This course presents the Third Noble Truth, The Truth of Cessation of suffering, beginning with an exploration of the third Foundation of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of Effort. How do we find relief? How do we realize the cessation of suffering now? Continue »
Shambhala Center of Lexington
Qigong with Jim Concotelli in Zoom
January 13th—February 17th
Qigong for Better Health and Enhanced Well-Being: Breathing, Movement and Meditation Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Teacher Development
with Noel McLellan
January 13th—January 31st
This online course will foster confidence for teachers or aspiring teachers in ways to support the local community with dharma instruction and hosting discussions. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Reflecting on the Three Jewels ,Taming Neurosis and Celebrating Virtue Online event
with Shastri Gayle Van Gils & Shastri Will Ryken
January 13th—March 17th
Reflecting on the Three Jewels ,Taming Neurosis and Celebrating Virtue. We will study and discuss our basic hinayana teachings on the Three Jewels and the study of Shila or Discipline. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Southeast Regional Shambhala Weekend Retreat Level I - The Art of Being Human (ONLINE)
with Shastri Gayle Van Gils
January 16th—January 17th
OPEN TO ALL! In cooperation with the Southeast Region of Shambhala: This is the first in a sequence of Shambhala Weekend Retreats for exploring meditation as a means to develop fearlessness, confidence, openness, and gentleness toward ourselves and our wo Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
with Shastri Gayle Van Gils
January 16th—January 17th
We glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence through the practice of meditation. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Southeast Regional Shambhala Weekend Retreat Level I - The Art of Being Human Held online
with Shastri Gayle Van Gils
January 16th—January 17th
OPEN TO ALL! This is the first in a sequence of Shambhala Weekend Retreats suitable for anyone interested in exploring meditation as a means to develop fearlessness, confidence, openness, and gentleness toward ourselves and our world. Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Southeast Regional Shambhala Weekend Retreat Level I - The Art of Being Human (ONLINE)
with Shastri Gayle Van Gils
January 16th—January 17th
OPEN TO ALL! This is the first in a sequence of Shambhala Weekend Retreats suitable for anyone interested in exploring meditation as a means to develop fearlessness, confidence, openness, and gentleness toward ourselves and our world Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Warrior for Humanity
January 17th
Please join us for a celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through performances, poetry, music, contemplation and conversation. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
A Talk on Shambhala Meditation
with Shastri Tom Brothers
January 19th - Date postponed or cancelled
Exploring the practice of Shambhala Meditation Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Death & Dying Forum (ONLINE)
with Nora Wiser
January 20th
If we knew that we would die tomorrow, are we prepared? Might addressing our fears about death, help us live a more mindful, appreciative life? Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Protecting Sanity in the Chaos of Everyday Life
with Shastri Will Ryken
January 20th
Join Shastri Will Ryken for a talk on the protector principle as we prepare for Don Season. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
White Tara Practice
with Shastri Jackie Muse
January 21st—March 25th
Join us on Zoom on Thursdays during your lunch break for White Tara compassion practice with Jackie Muse (noon to 1pm Eastern time). Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Heartbreak and Healing: A Taste of Lojong for These Times (ONLINE - A Saturday Night Live Dharma event)
with Loden Nyima
January 23rd
We are living in a dark age. How do we even begin to heal ourselves in the midst of so much suffering? Join us for a thoughtful talk and discussion about moving forward in the midst of these difficulties. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Ekajati: Queen of All Protectors
with Valerie Morvan
January 27th
Valerie Morvan will talk about Ekajati, a dharmapali described as a wrathful dakini, who is an especially important protectress of the Ati teachings. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana
January 28th—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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Mamo Chants
February 1st—February 10th
Join us each evening between February 1 and 10 for this annual Buddhist practice meant to help restore balance in our minds and the world Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Winter Retreat Online
February 1st—February 10th
Online adaptation of our annual Winter Retreat leading up to Shambhala Day (New Year) Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Grandmother's Soup: The Charnel Ground of Birth, Life, and Death
with John Rockwell
February 3rd
Charnel ground has wisdom and craziness at the same time . . Grandmother's soup. .. the soup we usually brew on New Year's Eve . . sweet and sour, bones and fats and vegetables—everything put together.
Chögya Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Your Life Matters with Dr. K.A. Shakoor (Online & In person)
February 6th—March 6th
Welcome to Your Life Matters, a series of talks on anti-racism and Buddhist teachings by Dr. K. A. Shakoor.
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Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Wisdom in Everyday Life (ONLINE)
with Dr. Jan Snyder
February 8th—March 8th
Playfulness, ordinary magic, and innate wisdom: enjoy this introduction to the vajrayana Buddhist teachings. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Basic Goodness 2: How Can I Help? The Basic Goodness of Society
with Shastri Tom Brothers & Dee Lutz
February 9th—March 16th
The second course in the Basic Goodness Series explores our relationships with others and specific aspects of social transformation. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Day: Year of the Iron Ox
February 12th
Stay tuned for developing plans Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Refuge Practice
with Eric Rainbeau
February 12th
The Practice of Taking Refuge -Arousing the Motivation for True Freedom from Samasara Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Refuge Practice
with Eric Rainbeau
March 12th
The Practice of Taking Refuge -Arousing the Motivation for True Freedom from Samasara Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Liberation Through Love and Rage - a Full-Day, Online Retreat with Lama Rod Owens
April 4th
In American culture, particularly for people of color, anger is delegitimized, even demonized. Lama Rod’s view is that we need to develop a relationship to the heartbreak of anger for transformational healing. 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 »
