Programs
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Pema Chodron "How We Live Is How We Die" online course
with Susan Chapman
February 26th—March 25th
Join Susan Chapman in this five-week online course devoted to Pema Chodron's "How We Live is How We die" Five Monday evenings, Feb 26 - Mar. 25 Continue »
Vajrayogini feast
March 5th—February 23rd (2025)
Monthly practice for those who have received Vajrayogini abhisekha in our lineage. Continue »
Nyinthün (all day sitting meditation)
March 24th
Meditate with the community from 10 am - 12:30 pm, and from 2 - 4:30 pm. Sitting and walking meditation. Continue »
Book club: The Myth of Freedom
with Lidija Martinovic Rekert & Tyler Fox
April 3rd—May 1st
Join us as we explore the classic Myth of Freedom, by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, over 5 Wednesdays, before Open House. 5:30 - 6:45 pm Continue »
Birth of the Warrior: Shambhala Training Level II, online
April 6th—April 27th
Facing the habitual patterns that obscure our basic goodness and sanity: Shambhala Training Level II over four Saturday mornings, April 6,13, 20, 27, online via zoom. Continue »
Shambhala Film & Discussion Series: Inside Llewyn Davis
April 6th
Join us for the launch of our film series that examines the challenges and desires of modern life through a Buddhist lens. The Coen Brothers INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS is the story of a 1960s folk singer who is trying to survive the Greenwich Village scene. Continue »
The Wheel of Life, An Introduction to Hinayana
with Martin Evans
April 9th—May 7th
Join us for five Tuesdays for a class taught by Martin Evans & Geoff Bannoff intoducing key concepts of the Hinayana teachings of the Buddha. Continue »
Meditation Instructor training - Weekend One
April 13th—April 14th
Weekend One is part of a series of three weekend trainings that are designed as continuing education for already authorized Meditation Instructors, as well as meditation practitioners who are interested in developing as Meditation Instructors. Continue »
Introduction to Ikebana: the Contemplative Way of Flowers
with Brooke Pohl
May 4th
Join Sogetsu ikebana teacher Brooke Pohl in exploring Japanese flower arranging in the Sogetsu tradition of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Continue »
Ikebana: An Introduction to Freestyle
with Brooke Pohl
May 5th
Extend your Ikebana practice to the practice of creating "freestyle" arrangements. This can be done as a standalone day for experienced practitioners or combined with the Saturday introduction. Continue »
Warrior in the World: Shambhala Training Level III, Online
June 1st—June 22nd
Taking the gentleness, fearlessness and clarity of meditation practice into our daily lives. 4 Saturday mornings, online via Zoom Continue »
Awakened Heart: Shambhala Training Level IV
September 14th—October 5th
The fourth program in the Heart of Warriorship, 4 saturday mornings, Sept 14-Oct 5, online via zoom 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 »