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Shambhala Day 2023 – HIGHLIGHT
This year, Shambhala Day was on February 21. Centres, Groups, and Members joined from around the world to share in a moving and joyful live broadcast. The theme for the Shambhala Day 2023: Year of The Water Rabbit Live Broadcast was “Reflecting on the Practice of ... continuePosted February 27, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Join Touching the Earth Collective for a Global Lhasang! – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective Global Lhasang Practice The Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective is inviting you, your Center, or your Group to a global lhasang practice between 7:00-9:00 p.m., your local time, on September 22, 2022 – the upcoming equinox. One of the most significant practices passed ... continuePosted September 19, 2022 by Jillian_Johnson
Virtual Cushion – A Resource for Meditators Around the Globe – HIGHLIGHT
Photo Credit Dan Horak This week’s Featured Centres: Prague, Czech Republic + Sky Lake Lodge View the full Virtual Cushion calendar for December here. All are welcome at any session. *Does your Centre or Group offer virtual sessions that you’d like to have featured? Email Camren at [email protected] to have your ... continuePosted December 12, 2020 by archives-staff
Covid–19 and the Color Red: On Contemplative Mind – HIGHLIGHT
by John McQuade During this period of the covid-19 event , with its emphasis on social isolation, I have engaged more than usual the contemplative practices of Nalanda Miksang contemplative photography. Through these practices, I realize that contemplative mind is completely free of covid-19 and more decisively ... continuePosted November 26, 2020 by archives-staff
Mudra Musings: Its Reasons and Its Beings – HIGHLIGHT
by Vicky Moyle Chaos and Vastness Mudra’s connection to a sense of chaos is very interesting. A system is called chaotic if small changes in the initial conditions at some initial time lead to large differences at some later time. That seems to very much apply to a ... continuePosted October 13, 2020 by archives-staff
Mudra: A Tool for Chaos – HIGHLIGHT
By Craig Warren Smith “Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news…Chaos is the great space of emptiness that occurs before genesis. … This space provides an opportunity to reconnect with what lies under the chaos and negativity — inherent awakened nature. Another way chaos is good ... continuePosted September 11, 2020 by archives-staff
Primordial Grace by Robert and Rachel Olds – HIGHLIGHT
a book review by Don Beamish In 1997 artists Robert and Rachel Olds felt the call to enter into a meditation retreat that lasted for nine years and changed their lives forever. It is quite clear that they emerged from retreat with profound realization. Primordial Grace: Earth, ... continuePosted July 10, 2020 by archives-staff
Advice for Doing a COVID Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash By Shastri Russell Rodgers, in Nelson, B.C., Canada “Self-isolating” sounds a lot like being on retreat. It could be very boring. But maybe you’ve finally had your fill of Netflix. Maybe there are times in the day when you feel like ... continuePosted May 12, 2020 by archives-staff
Condolences for Nova Scotia – HIGHLIGHT
Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash The Shambhala Board extends our sincere condolences to the families and friends whose cherished loved ones died suddenly and violently in Nova Scotia on April 18th and 19th. We are united in our broken heartedness, even if physically separated. Kathryn Heckman, a ... continuePosted April 27, 2020 by archives-staff
COVID-19 Resources on the Shambhala Times – HIGHLIGHT
From the Editorial Team— Many resources have been shared by the Shambhala leadership and Community members to help us all through this moment of isolation and uncertainty. Your editorial team has gathered them together here so that this page can be a resource for everyone. We will ... continuePosted April 2, 2020 by archives-staff
Staying Sane In Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Photo by Natalia Figueredo on Unsplash By “Jackie Writing Jackie” The number of Covid-19 cases around the world has surpassed 872,000, leading governments to effect nationwide lockdowns to reduce the level of contagion. During this time, many people are surrounded by family. One of the hardest-hit groups, however, is ... continuePosted April 2, 2020 by archives-staff
How to Stay Calm in the Face of Fear – HIGHLIGHT
This article was originally posted by Sarah Lipton here. Tea with a T-Rex T-Rex is roaming the earth again. Wreaking havoc, causing disruption, up-ending the status quo. This time, it’s crowned in the form of COVID-19. A global pandemic. A local disaster. From my vantage point, the greater harm is ... continuePosted March 15, 2020 by archives-staff
Meditation Practice to Help You Through Dental Treatment – HIGHLIGHT
By “Jackie Writing Jackie” Anxiety about dental treatment and fear of the dentist affects 16% of people. For many, it causes so much worry that they avoid going for a checkup, or getting work done when they really need to. In the long term, this can be bad for ... continuePosted October 2, 2019 by archives-staff
Windhorse in the Andes – HIGHLIGHT
Cajas National Park with alpacas Windhorse in the Andes – Vacation & Meditation in Ecuador, January 2020 Shambhala Cuenca Meditation Group invites you to visit us in Cuenca, Ecuador. Meditate and study as we offer Shambhala Studies Level 1 on January 11 & 12 and Levels 2 & 3 ... continuePosted September 3, 2019 by archives-staff
How Can Meditation Improve Heart Rate Variability? – HIGHLIGHT
By “Jackie Writing Jackie” The focal point of Shambhala – the idea that all human beings have a fundamentally good nature – can play an important role in the way human beings live, eat, breathe and meditate, enabling them to improve their heart rate variability. As stated ... continuePosted August 12, 2019 by archives-staff