July 17
July 21 | The Slender Thread: The Interweaving of Nature, Art and Poetry
with Barbara Bash
A five day residency with Barbara Bash, exploring the intermingling of nature journaling, big brush calligraphy and spontaneous poetry.
Appropriate for all levels of meditation practice and artistic experience, including beginners.
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July 25
July 31 | Tiger Retreat: Exploring Our Mind, Body and Heart
with Suzann Duquette
Appropriate for all levels of practice, including beginners.
Tiger Retreat is an opportunity for everyone who is interested in exploring mindfullness-awareness meditation and other body/mind disciplines that wake up the mind and heart, including lujong (yogic exercise) shamatha yoga and chi kung. |
July 26
July 26 | The Heart of Warriorship: Meditation and Meditation in Action
with Steve Clorfeine
This is a “hands on” one day workshop designed to review and elaborate the meditation techniques that are introduced in the five levels of the Heart of Warriorship Shambhala Training program.
Participants should have completed through Level V of Shambhala Training
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September 19
September 21 | Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
with Steve Clorfeine
No prerequisites.
Begin to meditate and study the Shambhala teachings during this introductory weekend which offers meditation instruction and practice, talks and group discussions.
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October 3
October 5 | Shambhala Training Sacred Path: Great Eastern Sun
with to be announced
Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level V.
Step onto the Sacred Path and continue to deepen your practice of Shambhala warriorship.
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October 24
October 26 | Post Warrior Assembly Drala
with Dan Naisdat
Details to come |
November 6
November 9 | Shambhala Guide Training
with Acharya Eric Spiegel
Part I of Buddhist Meditation Instructor/Shambhala Assistant Director Training.
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November 14
November 16 | Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
with to be announced
Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level I.
Cultivate the willingness to observe your cocoon of habitual tendencies, fears, and defense mechanisms, building on the foundation of meditation practice introduced in Shambhala Training Level I.
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December 12
December 14 | Shambhala Training Sacred Path: Windhorse
with to be announced
Prerequisite: Great Eastern Sun
Study the text that give the instruction for "raising windhorse," which opens the heart and refreshes your confidence.
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December 26
January 2 | Snow Lion's Delight : A Basic Goodness Retreat
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi
Appropriate for all levels of practice, including beginnners.
Enjoying the fundamental cheerfulness of basic goodness, the snow lion takes delight in helping others. This weeklong meditation program explores meditative well-being and compassion |
January 10
January 11 | The Three Jewels Program & Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi, Preceptor, Archarya Norbu McKeever and Daniell Berlin, Instructors
Acharya Arawana Hayashi and Daniel Berlin will offer an introductory workshop on the Buddhist Three Jewels - Buddha, dharma, and sangha - and then conduct a refuge and Bodhisattva vow ceremony, the formal commitment to walking the Buddhist path. Acharya Arawana Hayashi will be the preceptor and will offer the vows.
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January 23
January 25 | Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World
with Donna Williams
Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level II.
In Level III we learn to develop confidence in all aspects of our lives by developing the bravery to step outside of our cocoons.
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February 6
February 8 | Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
with to be announced
No prerequisites.
Begin to meditate and study the Shambhala teachings during this introductory weekend which offers meditation instruction and practice, talks and group discussions.
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