Program Details

(Jun) Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human

What recent students have said:

"Welcoming, non-dogmatic, respectful, non-pressuring."

"Touched a lot of issues I've been wrestling with."

"It's so good."

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This introductory weekend intensive explores and deepens the basic technique of mindfulness meditation. By settling our minds we begin to see the magic of the world beyond our habitual filters. We experience the power and fulfillment of resting in the present.

In addition to meditation practice, each weekend includes talks by one or more of our senior instructors, one-on-one and group meditation instruction and discussions, and opportunities to socialize and make new friends with fellow participants.

You can register for just the Friday night public talk for only $20 for an introduction to Shambhala Training. 

Agness Au is a Sangyum, a lifelong designation as a personal representative of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and a student of the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.  Her Sangyum name is Drukmo Serri, Dragon Lady Gold Mountain.  She is a senior Shambhala Buddhist teacher and Warrior Assembly director, former NYC Shambhala Training resident director, and current Chair of the Shambhala Commission on the Status of Women and Feminine Principle.  Agness created a curriculum on the Inseparable Union of the Feminine and Masculine Principles and has presented these workshops internationally for over 10 years.   Agness co-founded and facilitates Journey of Fearlessness, a support group for practitioners who are trauma survivors. She is a Somu (First rank) instructor in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana and has taught and demonstrated for over 25 years.  Agness is retired from a 25-year career in the fashion industry as a design director, cataloger and business owner.  She currently is a freelance art director, consulting for web and print design.  Agness is happily married and the mother of two young men. They live in Manhattan and Moab UT.