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

Sadhana of Mahamudra

with Ron Greenberg

August 7th—October 30th

An open practice meant for our particular time as a means of overcoming the obstacles of spiritual materialism in our practice, our lives and the world. All are welcome. Continue »

Nyinthün (all day sitting meditation)

October 19th

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

Soundscapes: Explorations in Sound & Movement

October 20th

Join us for an interactive exploration of meditation, improvised sound, and movement. Together with live improvisational musicians, you are invited to reconnect to your natural sense of freedom, spontaneity, and connection. Continue »

Meditating With The Body

with Lidija Martinovic Rekert

October 26th—October 27th

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

Open Sky: Shambhala Training level V, online

November 9th—November 30th

The culmination of the 5-Level Heart of Warriorship program, online via Zoom, five Saturday mornings: Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30 Continue »

Book class: How To Meditate, by Pema Chodron

with Geoff Bannoff & Erica Hendry

November 12th—December 10th

Together we will read and discuss this extraordinary book by Pema Chodron. How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends With Your Mind discusses the full breadth and depth of meditation practice. Continue »

Ikebana workshop

with Sally Yukawa

November 17th

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

Shambhala Training Level 2 - Birth of the Warrior

with Martin Evans

November 29th—December 1st

The second weekend of the Shambhala Training meditation program. Facing our habitual patterns with mindfulness and tenderness. 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 »


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