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Some Ways to Use Music In Your Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
By “Jackie Writing Jackie” Meditation practice and music are naturally intertwined. The natural rhythm and tones of music can help you to channel your mind, regulate your breathing patterns and move your consciousness inwards, away from worries and troubles. Studies have shown that music helps you to focus and concentrate on ... continuePosted March 24, 2021 by archives-staff
Garden Blessing Chants – HIGHLIGHT
Georgian singing master Frank Kane leads a voice program to bless the new plantings by Guy Mosel At Dechen Chöling the recent planting of new parsley, dill, chervil, coriander, and lettuce seedlings coincided with our ‘Inner Resonance’ voice programme, run by Georgian singing master Frank Kane. Earlier this ... continuePosted April 23, 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
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
Bandit Soup: A Recipe for Love, Courage and Songwriting – HIGHLIGHT
March is Shambhala Arts month, and the Shambhala Times is celebrating with articles from community members about creative expression. Today’s submission comes from Bill Bothwell as he discusses his journey as a musician and student of the Shambhala dharma. So I am a musician again! Even I want to know ... continuePosted March 22, 2015 by Dan
The Art of Practicing – HIGHLIGHT
News from The Art of Practicing Institute shared by Madeline Bruser, New York The body and mind are completely interconnected in making music. When you understand and feel the music deeply, your whole body works in a simple, natural way. The mission at The Art of Practicing ... continuePosted December 29, 2014 by
Making Music Mindfully – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Celebrating the Arts Intercultural Improvisation with the OMG by Alex W. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Since taking up the trumpet at age ten — and the trombone two years later — my life as a musician has taken some interesting turns. None of them, however, has been as exciting ... continuePosted August 30, 2014 by
At Home on the Road
NEW COLUMN: Living Shambhala Culture This is the first in a series of articles brought to you by the Shambhala Office of Culture and Decorum. We hope that these offerings will bring fresh perspectives on living our principles, invoking drala and enriching culture in our homes, centers and ... continuePosted July 17, 2013 by
On Composing a Symphony – HIGHLIGHT
Alex at rehearsalPhoto credit: Leslie GossettAn interview with composer Alex Van Gils by Shastri Manuel Medeiros On a warm June evening, the University of California Davis Symphony Orchestra performed their final concert of the season at the elegant Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on the university campus. Among ... continuePosted June 30, 2013 by
Shambhala Music-Making: Second Movement – HIGHLIGHT
A Story in 2 Movements by Madeline Bruser David’s Story Sometimes a musician is ready for a major breakthrough. David came to my weeklong summer program at Karme Choling hoping to rediscover the joy he used to feel in playing the viola. Twenty years ... continuePosted February 28, 2013 by
Shambhala Music-Making: Joining Two Lineages – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: In Everyday Life In which we visit with Shambhala practitioners from all walks of life to hear stories about their life, livelihood and how their meditation practice permeates their everyday experience. In this story, presented in two movements, as it were, we find out about the path ... continuePosted February 24, 2013 by
Dignity – A Concert – HIGHLIGHT
The Shambhala School offers a “Dignity Concert” Founded in 1993, the Shambhala School in Halifax, Nova Scotia offers an enriched curriculum in Grades Pre-Primary through 12. The school was founded by parents and teachers to provide a high quality education mixed with the experience of genuine delight ... continuePosted February 21, 2013 by
Musical Quintessence and Breath – HIGHLIGHT
Surprise Concert for Shastri Hans Zwart On July 13, 2012, an extraordinary event took place at the Amsterdam Shambhala Centre. Five sonnets, written by Shastri Hans Zwart during a difficult period in his life, were set to music as a classical song cycle and performed live by ... continuePosted December 31, 2012 by
Stars Fell on Shambhala
an audio tribute by Bryan Wade Recorded during the feast of the Sadhana of Mahamudra of the 24th Paranirvana of Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa at New York Shambhala Center, April 4, 2011. Dedicated to all beings. Stars Fell on Shambhala continuePosted March 28, 2012 by
A Voice Like Honey on Toast – HIGHLIGHT
A music review, by Acharya David Schneider. B his name is Bene and he’s a Buddhist. He lives in Berlin and plays in a band. He plays beautiful keyboards in a number of bands, actually, and teaches and produces and cobbles together a living the way most ... continuePosted July 25, 2010 by