Programs for Southeast States USA Region
Palm Beach County Shambhala
Writing is for Everyone!
with Tunde Nemeth & Steven Ray
May 4th—June 22nd
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 »
Shambhala Center of Lexington
Deepening Compassion Part Two: the Paramitas
May 5th—July 14th
Register on our calendar page for this event to join in with the group continuing studies in compassion and mindfulness. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Multi-level Yoga for Every Body
with Elizabeth Fitzgerald
May 6th—June 3rd
Hatha yoga classes with a joyful, friendly, and compassionate approach. Together we will
increase strength, flexibility, and our sense of gratitude for what we can do. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
A Year of Deepening in Compassion Part II: The Joyful Snow Lion
May 12th—July 14th
Please join us as we come together as a Shambhala Community to study and deepen our practice of Shambhala Buddhism. We will be doing this Shambhala Online class together on Sundays. The path of the Bodhisattva Warrior begins with developing affection f Continue »
Shambhala Center of Lexington
Contentment in Everyday Life
with Shastri Shelley Heinz & Mary Jo Gatton
May 13th—June 3rd
Durham Shambhala Center
Meditation in Everyday Life
with Tekla Jachimiak, Elizabeth Brownrigg, Dee Lutz
May 14th—June 11th
This class will explore some of the fundamental principles of meditation and basic goodness. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Basic Goodness I - Who Am I?
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
May 22nd—June 26th
This course asks the question, “Who am I?” and explores the sense of self.
from the Buddhist and Shambhala perspectives. Continue »
Palm Beach County Shambhala
Seven Days of Mindfulness
with Dr. Shanté Smalls
May 31st—June 7th
A week of practice in Palm Beach County, Florida. A Weekthun is an intensive,
week-long meditation retreat for new and experienced meditators interested in deepening
their mindfulness-awareness. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Awakened Heart: Shambhala Training Level IV
with Shastri Janet Bronstein & Christopher Wenger
May 31st—June 2nd
When we enter the world in an open and vulnerable way, we let the world touch our heart, and our heart wakes up to the touch. Prerequisite: Level 3 Continue »
Nashville Shambhala Meditation Group
Week-Long Intensive Meditation
with Leslie Gossett
June 1st
From June 1 to 7th: Cultivating an Awake and Friendly Heart: Week-long Practice Intensive. Join us for a week of sitting meditation, walking meditation, yoga, teachings, and discussions. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Community Meeting
with Shastri Janet Bronstein
June 1st
You are Invited ! Community Meeting with Shastri Janet Bronstein, Member of Shambhala International Process Team Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
June 3rd
New Moon Practice Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Warrior in the World: Shambhala Training Level III
with Shastri Will Ryken & Paula Bickford
June 8th—June 9th
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 »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Radical Responsibility Book Club
June 12th—August 14th
Join us for a monthly discussion focused on Fleet Maull's new book "Radical Responsibilty". We'll meet one Wednesday a month this summer to discuss principles from the book and how we might apply them to our own lives. Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
Meditation Week Retreat: Exploring the Inner and Outer World
with Sasha Loring
June 15th—June 21st - Date postponed or cancelled
This retreat will
integrate meditation with a series of guided experiences that will reveal usually
hidden aspects of our motivation and actions, and will lead to a more insightful
and relaxed relationship with ourselves, others and the world. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Full Moon Shambhala Sadhana Practice
June 17th
A full moon practice of the Shambhala Sadhana Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Mourning the Broken Heart
with Lama Rod Owens
June 21st—June 22nd
Mourning the Broken Heart:
The Path of Community Mourning and Remembering Joy through the Path of Touching the Earth. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Midsummer's Day Celebration
June 23rd
Our annual celebration of the summer solstice with food, fun, games and community. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
July 2nd
New Moon Practice Continue »
Durham Shambhala Center
The Future is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma
with Susan Gaylord & Rhea Colmar
July 6th
We will begin to explore key aspects of the text, “The Future is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma”, by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Sacred Path Series: Drala
with Shastri Gayle Van Gils
July 27th—July 28th
Drala introduces students to the sacred energy and power that exists when we open our hearts and step beyond aggression. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Shambhala Weekend Retreat Level IV: Awakened Heart
with Paula Bickford
July 27th—July 28th
Learn how to open our hearts so we can communicate more fully with the world. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
July 31st
New Moon Practice Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Walking the Bodhisattva Path (from Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies)
with Shastri Janet Bronstein & Marion Buckley
July 31st—August 31st
Our secondoffering from the Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies introduces the view and practice of mahayana Buddhism. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta
Radical Responsibility: The Path of Authentic Relationships
with Acharya Fleet Maull
August 16th—August 18th
Radical Responsibility is based on the choice to take 100% ownership for each and every circumstance we face in life, including those we can see we had some role in creating as well as those that just seem to happen. We do so solely to focus our time Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
August 30th
New Moon Practice Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Joy in Everyday Life (JIEL)
September 9th—October 7th
Explore compassion, joyous discipline, and healthy energy. Buddhist teachings on aspiring and loving action are presented. Continue »
Birmingham Shambhala Center
Shambhala Training Level I -The Art of Being Human
September 28th—September 29th
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 »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
September 28th
New Moon Practice Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Is Enlightened Society Possible?
with Dr. Shanté Smalls
November 1st—November 2nd
Shambhala is committed to manifesting as an enlightened society. What does that mean for the individual? for a community? for our role in the world at large? How do we find basic goodness in a political climate of misogyny, racism, homophobia? Come and Continue »
Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group
Sacred Path Series: Meek & Perky
with Shastri Brett Ferrigan
November 15th
Training in the four dignities, Meek, Perky, Outrageous & Inscrutable, we mature as warriors, widening our sphere of benevolent engagement in the world with humility, nobility, vision, upliftedness, and delight. Continue »
St. Petersburg/Tampa Shambhala Meditation Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
November 26th
New Moon Practice Continue »
