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Celebrating the Arts – HIGHLIGHT
Naming and sharing the art that inspires you on the path by Carol Henderson As I drove to work one morning this week, fall colors in the woods on either side, and a silver glimmer bright on the lake beyond, I did what I often do behind the ... continuePosted November 2, 2016 by CGH
The Harlem Shake in Shambhala (in Portland, that is)
As part of the 2013 Spring Arts Festival, the Shambhala Meditation Center community of Portland, OR has created their addition to the current “Harlem Shake” phenomenon. From: Portland News Magazine continuePosted July 1, 2013 by John David Smith
The Aging Dance – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Aging in Shambhala A conversation between Lanny Harrison and Andrea Sherman Andrea: Could you tell us about your background in terms of the dharma, the arts and how aging fits into all of this? Lanny: I’ll go back to when I first heard about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, because ... continuePosted June 17, 2013 by
Let’s Dance! – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Youth and Families Dancing in the Shrine Room by Leslie Gossett Shambhala Times Column Editor photos by Alex Van Gils As the children came into the center that morning, their excitement took on a certain movement. Weaving in and out of adult conversations over tea, and simultaneously dissembling the circle ... continuePosted June 14, 2013 by
Enlightened Dance Party – HIGHLIGHT
by Rees Sweeney-Taylor and Alex Van Gils On Saturday night of the historic Creating Enlightened Society event, the Bay Area Ziji Collective hosted the first of many promised “Enlightened Dance Parties.” Good human societies from the four directions gathered and threw the proverbial “it” down after a day ... continuePosted May 19, 2013 by
Dancing Life – HIGHLIGHT
A Playful Encounter of Maitri and Dance By Alexa Gould-Kavet This October, the large shrine room floor was caressed, stomped, delicately slithered and tiptoed across by thirty sets of feet. These feet, each day, were swathed in red, green, yellow, blue and white. Our feet come to mind ... continuePosted December 7, 2009 by