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Who Speaks for the Trees? – HIGHLIGHT
A Review of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss A Touching the Earth Collective book review by Gregory Webster The story has become a familiar one; the story of our times perhaps. A tale of industrial over-exploitation, of an ecosystem devastated, of habitat lost and wildlife (at best) dispersed. A ... continuePosted December 15, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Children’s Day – HIGHLIGHT
An Excerpt from the Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective December 2023 Newsletter In thinking about this year’s December Newsletter only one thing came to mind…Children’s Day! Over the past three years, The Touching the Earth Collective has been the Children’s Day presenter on Shambhala Online Sunday Gatherings. It was a ... continuePosted December 5, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Cheerful Children’s Day! – HIGHLIGHT
We would like to wish you a very cheerful Children’s Day, solstice, and holiday season filled with joy, good cheer, and the love of family and friends. Here’s a brief description of Children’s Day, written by Noel McLellan: Noel McLellan Children’s Day is a celebration of the Winter Solstice ... continuePosted December 21, 2021 by Natasha West
Surmang Children’s Day – HIGHLIGHT
Children’s gala kicks off a key year at Surmang by Lyndon Comstock The largest program yet for children at Surmang in Tibet, with 250 participants, culminated in a celebration just before Losar (Tibetan New Year) in February. Family members joined the children in the shedra courtyard to witness ... continuePosted March 7, 2018 by CGH
Aglow with Light – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong Wangmo, Jetsun Drukmo and Jetsun Yuda celebrate Children’s Day in Boulder, Colorado by Marissa Montagna The Boulder Shambhala Center was aglow with light as the darkness of the Winter Solstice arrived. Children and their families entered the Shambhala Center enchanted by the spirit of warmth, playfulness, and ... continuePosted January 10, 2018 by CGH
Children’s Day Song – HIGHLIGHT
A lively tune to share in cheerful celebration from Jay Lippman In preparation for the Children’s Day celebration at the West Chester Shambhala Center, center member, mother, musician, and music therapist Carin Smith, along with technical assistance and support from Center Director Alice Goguen and member Jay Lippman, ... continuePosted December 21, 2017 by CGH
Children’s Day is Every day – HIGHLIGHT
by Larry Steele Iliana the warrior-girl was afraid. Days had turned dark and everyone feared the sun would never return. But Iliana vowed to find the sun and bring it back to her family and community. Seattle Shambhala children dressed up in warrior crowns and tiger stripes to ... continuePosted December 19, 2017 by CGH
Inviting the Magic of Play – HIGHLIGHT
Why Children’s Day is not just for children by Leslie Gossett Every year, I get so excited about Children’s Day. I love planning the celebration, taking the Emperor and Empress dolls out, inviting the delight and magic of play into the Shrine Room in a very intentional way. Also ... continuePosted December 10, 2017 by CGH
Happy Memories of Children’s Day – HIGHLIGHT
Cheerful Season’s Greetings from the Shambhala Times! Traditionally, Shambhalians recognize and celebrate the changing of the seasons on Nyida Days. One of the most beloved of these celebrations is Children’s Day, which comes at the winter solstice, celebrated this year on December 21st. We hope you enjoy ... continuePosted December 21, 2016 by CGH
Time to Tiger in Vienna – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Children’s Day, families gather for a kid-friendly event in Austria by Hans Kaufmann We met at four o’clock in the afternoon, in order “to tiger.” One of the boys had suggested this term about two years ago, making a verb of the noun tiger. It was his ... continuePosted December 24, 2015 by CGH
Celebrating Children’s Day – HIGHLIGHT
Childrens’ Day painting by Marguerite Drescher of HalifaxCheerful Seasons Greetings from the Shambhala Times! In Shambhala we mark the changing seasons with Nyida Days. In our warrior-tradition, we take time to note the changes in our natural environment, and rejoice in the opportunity that we have to ... continuePosted December 28, 2014 by
The Origins of Iliana – HIGHLIGHT
The Shambhala Times wishes you all a delightful celebration of Children’s Day! interview with Walter Fordham by Sarah Lipton, Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief The renowned meditation master and social visionary Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche established Children’s Day in 1979 for his western students and their children. The holiday, which took place ... continuePosted December 21, 2014 by
The Kalapa Court Celebrates a Joyful Children’s Day – HIGHLIGHT
Jetsun Yudra and Jetsun Drukmo share a playful moment on Children’s Dayby Sarah Sutherland, Regional Secretary to the Sakyong Wangmo photos by the Kalapa Court Children’s Day 2013 was an especially cheerful celebration at the Kapala Court in Boulder. With the Sakyong, Sakyong Wangmo and Jetsun Yudra looking ... continuePosted January 4, 2014 by
The Shambhala Holidays – HIGHLIGHT
photo courtesy of the Shambhala Archivesarticle by Andrew Forbes, New York City For many of us, the recent solstice celebration rang in the holiday of Children’s Day, where we gathered at our local centers on the longest night of the year by candlelight and song. The King ... continuePosted December 25, 2013 by
No Shortage of Light – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Youth and Family Celebrating Children’s Day by Leslie Gossett and Richard Vogler, Northern California photos by Leslie Gossett “People of Shambhala, this is a wonderful day. We have rediscovered the indestructible goodness of life. Let us celebrate this goodness now, on this very day. Even if the days are ... continuePosted December 21, 2013 by