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 »