Welcome to Shambhala

The Vancouver Shambhala Centre is a Buddhist meditation centre, offering a community grounded in a warm approach to the study and practice of meditation.

We provide instruction in mindfulness-awareness meditation for beginners and experienced practitioners, a diverse variety of evening and weekend programs as well as public group meditation sessions. We offer tools to help discover greater compassion, confidence, wisdom and joy in day-to-day life. The Shambhala teachings provide a way to extend personal transformation for the benefit of society as a whole.

Please join us at our Wednesday Open House where you can receive free first-time meditation instruction, meditate with our community, and learn about meditation, Buddhism and Shambhala.

Please see our weekly public meditation schedule and join us for free sitting meditation Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or online every day 5-6 pm. Please view our programs, classes and events page, and our monthly calendar.

 

The Vancouver Shambhala Centre is a 7 minute walk from the Broadway/City Hall Skytrain station, serviced both by the Canada Line Skytrain and the 99-B bus. Location details

 

Donations are appreciated to help provide a place for meditation, study and community for current and future generations of Vancouverites.  The Vancouver Shambhala Centre is a volunteer-run, volunteer-funded meditation centre.  We rely on donations from members and friends to keep our doors open.  more..

 


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The Vancouver Shambhala Centre strives to be a community that fosters inclusiveness and accessibility, free from harm of any type. We recognize that harm occurs in our world, that it isn’t always understood or acknowledged, and that harm has occurred in our own community. For more information, please see our Care and Conduct Policy page.

Upcoming Programs

Nyinthün (all day sitting meditation)

December 8th

Meditate with the community from 10 am - 12:30 pm, and from 2 - 4:30 pm. Sitting and walking meditation. Continue »

Soundscapes Solstice

December 15th

As we move into the winter festive season, join Siddhartha'a Intent for an interactive exploration of meditation, improvised sound, and movement. Continue »

Ikebana workshop

with Sally Yukawa

January 5th (2025)

Join Sogetsu ikebana teacher Mrs. Yukawa for an exploration of the Japanese Way of Flowers. Continue »

Basic Buddhadharma - Things you need to know about the path

with Martin Evans

January 9th—February 20th (2025)

This 7 session course is a good overview of the Buddhist path of meditation and study, bringing our mindfulness, awareness and heart into our daily life. Continue »

Shambhala Training Level 3 - Warrior In The World

with Dede Gaston & Bill Gaston

January 10th—January 12th (2025)

The third weekend in the Shambhala Training meditation program. Taking the gentleness, fearlessness and clarity of meditation practice into our daily lives. Continue »

Meditating With The Body - Four Foundations of Mindfulness

with Lidija Martinovic Rekert

January 18th—January 19th (2025)

In this two day workshop, Lidija Rekert combines meditation with the body with the classical stages of resting the mind meditation. Continue »

Medicine Buddha and the Five Healing Wisdoms

February 2nd (2025)

One Sunday Medicine Buddha programme plus five weeks of Medicine Buddha practice online via zoom, informed by the Five Wisdom Energies of the five Buddha families. Led by Jim Sacamano Continue »

Meditating With The Body - Four Foundations of Mindfulness

with Lidija Martinovic Rekert

April 19th—April 20th (2025)

In this two day workshop, Lidija Rekert combines meditation with the body with the classical stages of resting the mind meditation. Continue »

Meditating With The Body - Four Foundations of Mindfulness

with Lidija Martinovic Rekert

July 12th—July 13th (2025)

In this two day workshop, Lidija Rekert combines meditation with the body with the classical stages of resting the mind meditation. Continue »


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