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.