Please check each program description for the location where it will be held.
Upcoming Programs, Events, and Classes
Public Programs
These events are open to all - no previous experience required.
Introductory Program
Learn to Meditate Introductory Workshop 2nd Wednesday of each Month 7:00 - 8:30pm Ideal for beginning students, this workshop provides an introduction to mindfulness-awareness (shamatha) practice. Learn More »
Winter Practice Intensive February 11 - 20, 2012 We gather to practice together as we end the Year of the Iron Rabbit, and all the global and personal obstacles that have accompanied it. Learn More »
Open to Everyone
Shambhala Day: Water Dragon Year Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:30am-3:00pm Shambhala Day celebrates the beginning of the lunar New Year and is one of our most important traditions. Learn More »
Special Talk & Book Signing The Buddha Walks into a Bar:
A Guide to Life for a New Generation with Lodro Rinzler
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Registration and sitting at 6:30pm;
Talk at 7pm, followed by a book signing Join 28-year-old Shambhala Buddhist practitioner Lodro Rinzler for the Washington D.C. leg of his book tour for The Buddha Walks into a Bar. Learn More »
Open To Everyone Contentment in Everyday Life March 12 - April 9, 2012
Mondays, 7 – 9 PM
Rather than always seeking contentment in things, achievements or relationships, with meditation practice we relax with ourselves and appreciate simple human experiences. Difficult emotions and the challenges of life can be met with gentleness, mindfulness and inquisitiveness. Learn More >
Special Weekend Program Open to Everyone Sun of Wisdom A Madhyamaka Program with Guest Teacher Jay Lippman April 27-29, 2012
Friday, 7 pm; Saturday – Sunday, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
In this course we will study Khenpo Tsultrim's commentary on the great text on emptiness: The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by Nagarjuna. Learn More »
Advanced Programs
These are events that have pre-requisites.
Lineage and Devotion Tuesdays, February 28 - March 27, 2012
+ a full day session on Saturday, March 31, 2012 Tuesdays, 7:00 PM - 9:00 pm; Saturday session, 9 AM - 4 PM The principles of transmission and the student/teacher relationship are introduced as central components to the study and practice of Shambhala Buddhism. Learn More »
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