Bellingham Shambhala Meditation Center

Morning Meditation (Sitting & Walking)
May 14 - July 2, 2013
NEW! Start your day with mindfulness -- doing an hour of sitting and walking meditation. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8am. All welcome.

Scorpion Seal Study Group (restricted group)
with Jenny Warwick
May 15 - 29, 2013
Acharya Warwick will lead a course on the text Profound, for Tantrikas who have attended Scorpion Seal II or higher. Wednesday evenings in May.

Vajrayana Weekthun (in Seattle)
with Susan Chapman
May 17 - 25, 2013
IN SEATTLE: A week of Vajrayana practice and talks with Acharya Susuan Chapman. Ngöndro, Werma, Scorpion Seal and Vajrayogini will be offered. Prerequisite: Vajrayana Seminary.

Shambhala Sadhana Practice
May 19 - December 22, 2013
Shambhala Sadhana Group Practice. A gathering to practice the Shambhala Sadhana for practitioners who have attended ESA or the equivalent. Prerequisites apply.

Werma Feast
May 19 - December 2, 2013
Please join us for our Werma Feast on May 19. The feast setup will start at 5:30pm. The feast will start at 6:00pm.

Mudra Space Awareness - Mind Body meditation
with Greg Heffron
May 21 - July 2, 2013
(NOTE: CANCELLED Tues 5/14) Come experience this challenging and profound mind/body awareness practice that comes from the Tibetan yogic traditions. Rarely practiced, Bellingham is one of the few places where it is taught.

Shambhala Level II: Birth of the Warrior
with Richard Merrill & Shelley Pierce
May 24 - 26, 2013
Shambhala Level II weekend program focuses on deepening meditation practice through the cultivation of contentment and simplicity.

Sadhana of Mahamudra -- practiced on new & full moons
May 25 - December 17, 2013
NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR MAY 25! The Sadhana of Mahamudra is recited regularly -- on new and full moons -- as a potent means of overcoming obstacles in one's life and practice.

Meditation Instruction
May 27, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
May 27, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
May 29, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
June 3, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
June 3, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

OPEN HOUSE TALK -- Ground and Groundlessness
with Greg Heffron
June 3, 2013
Much of our time and energy is spent trying to create clear, consistant situations and enironments for ourselves and others. But the teaching on impermanence remind us that all situations change. What do we do "When Things Fall Apart?"

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
June 5, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
June 10, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
June 10, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
June 12, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arranging (class held at Fairhaven Library)
June 15, 2013
Kalapa Ikebana is a contemplative practice in the Japanese art form of flower arranging. Classes are offered every third Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fairhaven Library and are not affiliated with Bellingham Shambhala Center.

Padmasambhava Feast
June 16 - December 13, 2013
All tantrikas are warmly invited to participate in our next Padmasambhava Feast on Sat. April 20. Setup at 5:30 pm. Feast will start at 6:30 pm.

Meditation Instruction
June 17, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
June 17, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
June 19, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
June 24, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
June 24, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
June 26, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
July 1, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
July 1, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
July 3, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
July 8, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
July 8, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
July 10, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
July 15, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
July 15, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
July 17, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arranging (class held at Fairhaven Library)
July 20, 2013
Kalapa Ikebana is a contemplative practice in the Japanese art form of flower arranging. Classes are offered every third Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fairhaven Library and are not affiliated with Bellingham Shambhala Center.

Meditation Instruction
July 22, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
July 22, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
July 24, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Shamatha Weekthun (in Seattle)
with Ben Hines & John Fox
July 26 - August 2, 2013
This weekthun -- a week-long program -- will be held at the Seattle Shambhala Center, and will include sitting and walking meditation, talks, individual interviews, mindful eating and work periods. Open to everyone.

Meditation Instruction
July 29, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
July 29, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
July 31, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
August 5, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
August 5, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
August 7, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
August 12, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
August 12, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
August 14, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arranging (class held at Fairhaven Library)
August 17, 2013
Kalapa Ikebana is a contemplative practice in the Japanese art form of flower arranging. Classes are offered every third Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fairhaven Library and are not affiliated with Bellingham Shambhala Center.

Meditation Instruction
August 19, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
August 19, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
August 21, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
August 26, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
August 26, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
August 28, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
September 2, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
September 2, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
September 4, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Shambhala Level I: The Art of Being Human
September 6 - 7, 2013
This programt provides an introduction to practices and teachings which help us discover basic goodness in ourselves and others, and to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Open to everyone.

Meditation Instruction
September 9, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
September 9, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
September 11, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
September 16, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
September 16, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
September 18, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Contentment in Everyday Life
September 19 - October 17, 2013
Open to Everyone! This introductory 5 class series focuses on the practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation and how practice can expand to benefit the world around us.

Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arranging (class held at Fairhaven Library)
September 21, 2013
Kalapa Ikebana is a contemplative practice in the Japanese art form of flower arranging. Classes are offered every third Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fairhaven Library and are not affiliated with Bellingham Shambhala Center.

Meditation Instruction
September 23, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
September 23, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
September 25, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
September 30, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
September 30, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
October 2, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
October 7, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
October 7, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
October 9, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
October 14, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
October 14, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
October 16, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arranging (class held at Fairhaven Library)
October 19, 2013
Kalapa Ikebana is a contemplative practice in the Japanese art form of flower arranging. Classes are offered every third Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fairhaven Library and are not affiliated with Bellingham Shambhala Center.

Meditation Instruction
October 21, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
October 21, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
October 23, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Shambhala Level II: Birth of the Warrior
October 25 - 27, 2013
Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask underlying fear. We begin to appreciate that there is no fundamental obstacle to experiencing basic goodness.

Meditation Instruction
October 28, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
October 28, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
October 30, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
November 4, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
November 4, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
November 6, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Essential Heart of Kasungship II
November 8 - 10, 2013
Please check back for more details on this upcoming program.

Meditation Instruction
November 11, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
November 11, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
November 13, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arranging (class held at Fairhaven Library)
November 16, 2013
Kalapa Ikebana is a contemplative practice in the Japanese art form of flower arranging. Classes are offered every third Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fairhaven Library and are not affiliated with Bellingham Shambhala Center.

Meditation Instruction
November 18, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
November 18, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
November 20, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
November 25, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
November 25, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
November 27, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Shambhala Level III: Warrior in the World
November 29 - December 1, 2013
Examining our habitual tendencies, we begin to look at our willingness to experience our life without relying on the cocoon. We begin to engage the world directly and extend the attitude of fearlessness. Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level II.

Meditation Instruction
December 2, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
December 2, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
December 4, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
December 9, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
December 9, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
December 11, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
December 16, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
December 16, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Medicine Buddha Practice - CANCELLED TEMPORARILY
December 18, 2013
This powerful practice focuses, in the broadest terms possible, on healing and promoting health. The object of the practice is to contact the essence of health that is innate in us, pervades the universe, and is the heart of all healing. All welcome.

Meditation Instruction
December 23, 2013
Initial meditation instruction is offered every Monday at 6:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
December 23, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Monday Night Open House
December 30, 2013
Please join us for our Open House in our new Center -- sitting and walking meditation followed most evenings by a meditation-related talk. All welcome.

Joy in Everyday Life
January 9 - February 6, 2014
Where do we find joy in our lives? This course explores the meaning and sources of joy in everyday life, with practical methods for developing ongoing kindness toward ourselves and others.

Shambhala Level IV: Awakened Heart
February 14 - 16, 2014
With trust in basic goodness and daring to experience the sharp edge of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world, as it is. Pre-requisite: WOS Level III

Fearlessness in Everyday Life
February 27 - March 27, 2014
The Fearlessness in Everyday Life course mixes meditation with the vastness of space beyond concept.

Shambhala Level V: Open Sky
April 4 - 6, 2014
Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind. We learn to trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment. Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level IV.

Wisdom in Everyday Life
April 10 - May 8, 2014
Wisdom in Everyday Life is the final class in the Way of Shambhala, and focuses on discovering unwavering confidence and playfulness.

Rigden Weekend
with Jenny Warwick
May 16 - 18, 2014
Rigden Weekend with Acharya Jenny Warwick. More details to be announced soon.