Tuesday

Ten Holiday Gift Ideas

Are you joining in the seasonal spirit of giving, but need some last minute inspiration? Try a gift that can change someone’s life–here at home or across the globe…

A SPIRIT OF CHARITY

Oxfam Unwrapped
Charitable gifts to support sustainable development. A card goes to your friend or family member, while the gift goes to someone in need.

Oxfam is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.

Women for Women
Tools for women to become entrepreneurs in developing countries.

Women for Women provides women survivors of war and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency.

THE GIFT OF DHARMA

Neurotic Aspects of Mind
DVD of a 1971 seminar by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and other new titles from Shambhala Media (formerly the Shambhala Shop).

This seminar captures well the fresh, wide-ranging, unscripted nature of Trungpa’s early talks and his interaction with students.

Cultivating Gentleness and Strength
DVD from the first-ever Shambhala sangha retreat in July 2009.

Video and audio of talks by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Acharya Pema Chodron, and Acharya Adam Lobel.

FAIR TRADE HANDICRAFTS

Beads for Life
Colorful jewelry created by Ugandan women, lifting themselves from poverty.

All profits from BeadforLife are invested in community development projects that help people work their way out of poverty.

Handicrafts from Ten Thousand Villages
Distinctive handicrafts from artisans in developing countries.

Ten Thousand Villages is a global network of social entrepreneurs working to empower and provide economic opportunities to artisans in developing countries.

TOOLS FOR MEDITATION

Beginner’s Meditation Set
Everything you need to start a meditation practice at home.

Samadhi Cushions and Store has been making and selling quality cushions for practitioners of meditation since 1975.

Peaceful Confidence
Weekend workshop with Acharya Adam Lobel at Shambhala Mountain Center on February 4 – 7, 2010.

Share the magic of Sangha Retreat with someone this winter. All are welcome whether or not they have attended previous Sangha Retreats.

SUPPORT FOR TIBET AND BEYOND

Bits of Beauty
Handmade cards by Alexandra Shenpen. Proceeds to support Konchok Foundation.

The Konchok Foundation sponsors education projects in eastern Tibet.

Kiva Gift Certificates
Give a friend or family member the chance to choose a $25 loan to an entrepreneur in Asia, Africa, Latin America, or Eastern Europe.

Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.