Programs for Northern California USA Region
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Community Shambhala Sadhana
January 6th—December 1st
The Shambhala Sadhana is a chanting and visualization practice that deepens our personal and social connection with basic goodness. Written in English, it powerfully and simply communicates the essence of basic goodness and enlightened society. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Once Monthly Community Practice & Potluck - Supplication to Tara
with Shastri Joanne Braun
January 10th—August 1st
Community Practice & Potluck evenings are a time to come together in community to celebrate and strengthen our understanding of basic goodness and enlightened society. Continue »
Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group
Pema Chodrön on Death and Dying - *NEW DATES*
with Sarah Woodard
January 17th—April 18th
We will be studying materials from Pema Chodrön on death and dying and the bardos in between. We will be watching a video teaching by Pema each week followed by discussion. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
A Year of Deepening in Compassion
February 17th—April 21st
The path of the Bodhisattva Warrior begins with developing affection for ourselves and expands this to others, dissolving the barriers that divide us. To support this practice, the Shambhala Acharyas have offered to lead the community in a year long serie Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Diversity & Inclusivity
with Janet Ryvlin
February 24th—March 24th
Please join us for this day of exploring together the experience and habits of mind that permeate diversity & inclusivity in our culture. Continue »
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
Kindness of Body, Speech and Mind
with Jan Beange, Elvia Garcia, Lyle Larson
March 14th—March 28th
How to apply the path of Shambhala to the challenges of our hyper-polarized and frenetic world Continue »
Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group
Five Wisdoms with Irini Rockwell
March 24th
An introduction to the traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings known as the Five Wisdom Families also known as the Five Buddha Families. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Jakusho Kwong Roshi and Nyoze Demian Kwong in Conversation about the Buddhist Student-Teacher Relationship
March 29th
Kwong-roshi and Byoze Demian Kwong, of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, speak to us about the student/teacher relationship in Buddhism. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Member's Community Meeting
March 31st
Members please join us in this conversation regarding the future of our center. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Buddhism and Gender: Glimpsing into and beyond Patriarchy
with Acharya Holly Gayley & Acharya Charlene Leung
April 5th
This evening dialogue explores social constructions of gender in Buddhist sources and in contemporary society to unpack sex and gender, understand the hierarchies and inequities built around them, and glimpse how we might go beyond such limiting factors. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Resilience, Compassion, and the Feminine Principle in Buddhism
with Acharya Holly Gayley
April 6th—April 7th
This weekend explores the journey to liberation, both personal and social, as moving into discomfort and the shadow aspects of our life to recover wholeness and integrity. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
The Five Wisdoms Energies - A Yogic Practice
with Irini Rockwell
April 27th—April 28th
Please join us for a day of discovering the Five Wisdoms within ourselves, eachother and in our lives together. Continue »
Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group
The Truth of Suffering with Jesse Miller
May 2nd—June 13th
This will be a six week study group based on "The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation" by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Summer Meditation Retreat: Aspiring and Entering the Bodhisattva Path
with Acharya Melissa Moore
June 8th—June 14th
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NORCAL SUMMER WEEKTHUN! Gather in community, reflect on our lives, and set aspirations for the year to come.The week will include sitting meditation, walking meditation, talks by the teachers, individual meditation meetings with an i Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Varjayana Retreat
with Acharya Christie Cashman
October 5th—October 9th
This is a restricted program—those who have been to a Sacred World Assembly, Rigden Abhisheka, or Scorpion Seal Assemblies are welcome to attend. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of San Francisco
Sadhana of Mahamudra
December 27th
Our community gathers for this precious opportunity to practice the Sadhana of Mahamudra on the evenings of the new moon. All levels of students are warmly invited to participate, which is what makes this so special. Sadhanas are usually reserved for Vajr Continue »
