Programs for US: Midwest Region
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
LGBTQIA2S+ Meditation Group
October 18th—June 18th (2025)
LGBTQIA2S+ Meditation Group at the Shambhala Center of Minneapolis Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Milwaukee
Open Meditation | In Person and Online
with Alan Anderson
January 3rd—December 18th
Join us Wednesday evenings for group meditation practice, teaching and discussion. All are welcome. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Milwaukee
Café Shambhala | In Person and Online
January 6th—December 28th
Join us Saturday mornings for meditation, reading, discussion, and social gathering. All are welcome. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Milwaukee
Morning Meditation & Qigong | Online
with Alan Anderson
March 8th—November 25th
Start each Monday and Friday with 30 minutes of Qigong and meditation practice. All are welcome. Continue »
Shambhala Chicago
Aging as Spiritual Path: Online Book Club
with Alice Dan
August 8th—December 12th
"Old age is not for sissies!" But where do we get to share our experiences and find support to face our aging? Meditation offers a path to a healthy approach. Join our discussions on the 2nd Thursday of every month. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Saturday Morning Book Salon - at the Center
August 31st—December 28th
Take a moment to begin your weekend with a break from chores and dive into a good book. Continue »
Shambhala Chicago
Collective Liberation Online Discussion Group
September 7th—December 7th
It's time for a genuine quest for Collective Liberation. This is not a class but a participatory exploration of our own identities and how we veer away from what really is - our own and others' Basic Goodness. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Exploring Emptiness - Live Class at the Shambhala Center
with Patrick Dallas & Scott Kamilar & Steve Tibbetts
September 24th—November 12th
This course is based on the book "Progressive Stages of Meditation On Emptiness" by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. Emptiness - Live Class at the Shambhala Center Continue »
Shambhala Center of Madison
The Way of the Buddha: Understanding the Evolution of the Buddhist Teachings
September 25th—November 6th
Join us for an exploration of the profound and fundamental teachings of Buddhism and how they developed from the teachings of the Buddha. Classes will also be available through Zoom.
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Shambhala Meditation Center of Milwaukee
be kind, be brave, meditate: a new energy pathway
with Alan Anderson
October 9th—October 30th
Join us for this four-week series exploring the connection between energy and a healthy mind. All are welcome. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Shadow Play: Transforming Our World from Inside Out
with Holly Gayley & Aarti Tejuja
October 19th—October 20th
Join us for an unforgettable contemplative, ritual-based, embodied, playful exploration of the five Buddha Families, an ancient Buddhist elemental teaching. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Sacred Path: Windhorse
October 26th—October 27th
Deepen your meditation practice and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat. Continue »
Shambhala Chicago
Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of The Warrior
with Alice Dan & Jill Spielfogel
November 2nd—November 3rd
This is the 2nd course in the Shambhala Training series. Having experienced a taste of basic goodness, we want to go forward. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask our fear.
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Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
November Nyinthun - A Day of Practice and Community
November 3rd
A day long retreat, open to everyone. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Election Night Practice
with Patrick Dallas
November 5th
Amidst the election intensity, relax in space with calm abiding practice. Continue »
Cleveland Shambhala Meditation Center
Half Nyinthun meditation
November 9th
Lean into your meditation practice! Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Shambhala Training Level 1 - The Art of Being Human
with Patrick Dallas
November 9th—November 10th
Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Beginners are welcome to this introduction to the Shambhala path. Continue »
Shambhala Chicago
Practice together at the Taoist Qigong review session for Levels 1 & 2
with Sen Gan
November 16th
Sen Gan will lead a qigong practice review session for Xiantianwujimen Qigong Levels 1 & 2 on Saturday, November 16, from 10 am until 12:30 pm at the Shambhala Center. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow via Zoom
with Judith Simmer-Brown
November 30th—December 14th
Planting such a seed as the bodhisattva vow undermines ego and leads to a tremendous expansion of perspective. Such heroism, or bigness of mind, fills all of space completely, utterly, absolutely. Within such a vast perspective, nothing is claustrophobic Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Introduction to Meditation
with Patrick Dallas
December 7th
A half day introductory course in meditation, open to all. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Children’s Day Community Celebration
December 15th
Children's Day - A Community Celebration of the Winter Solstice Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Sunday Nyinthun - A Day of Practice and Community
January 5th—November 2nd (2025)
A day long retreat, open to everyone. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Way of Shambhala: Contentment in Everyday Life - at the Center
with Patrick Dallas & Susan Engel
January 7th—February 4th (2025)
This five-week evening course looks at how contentment is often hard to find. Much of the time we search for contentment in things, achievements or relationships. With meditation practice, we relax with ourselves and appreciate simple human experiences. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Sacred Path: Drala
January 11th—January 12th (2025)
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Winter Pema Chodron Class: Strength in Vulnerability - a class via zoom
February 18th—March 25th (2025)
The most powerful place for connecting with the infinite, the ultimate, or the absolute—the most everyday, mundane opportunity for that is vulnerability. Pema Chodron Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Shambhala Day - A Community Celebration of the New Year
March 9th (2025)
Shambhala Day - A Community Celebration of the New Year Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis
Spring Community Weekend with Janet Solyntjes
with Janet Solyntjes
April 5th—April 6th (2025)
Janet Solyntjes returns for our annual spring community weekend. Continue »
Shambhala Chicago
Qigong 1 and 2 - Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind - 2 days - A special Qigong 1 and 2 Program with Eva Wong, 19th generation lineage carrier of Xiantianwujimen (Primordial Limitless Gate) Taoism
with Eva Wong
April 26th—April 27th (2025)
Shambhala Chicago
Qigong for Spinal Health
with Eva Wong
October 25th—October 26th (2025)
Requirements: qigong 4 Continue »
