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Awakened Early, and Often: Family Camp at Dorje Denma Ling – HIGHLIGHT
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Discovering Basic Goodness in the Classroom
I never wanted to be a teacher. It just somehow happened. Now it’s been four years since I graduated with my masters in education. Slowly I’ve come to realize that I am a natural teacher. It’s in my blood. My grandmother was a teacher, my great-grandparents ... continuePosted March 20, 2009 by
Mindful Parenting
As anyone who has practiced meditation is likely to know, being able to remain seated and watch the mind without judgment is much harder than it sounds. However, that pales in comparison to the challenges I’ve faced as a parent, as anyone who has helped raise ... continuePosted March 20, 2009 by
Bringing Peace Into Your Home With Family Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
Happiness comes from slowing down and cultivating a peaceful place inside together as a family. A daily dose of meditation helps family members – Self-soothe and settle energy … and relieve anxiety Develop clarity … and prevent anger and resentment Increase empathy … and decrease “Me first” and “I want” Strengthen ... continuePosted March 20, 2009 by Kerry Lee MacLean
Elternsein als Pfad: Wie wir Zuversicht in unseren Kindern nähren
Achtsamkeit im Leben mit den Kindern üben Was Kinder sehr von Eltern brauchen ist Achtsamkeit: ganz und gar da sein. Kinder leben in der Gegenwart im Hier und Jetzt, nicht in der Zukunft und nicht in der Vergangenheit. Wenn wir jedoch stets beschäftigt sind und uns von unseren ... continuePosted March 20, 2009 by
Celebrating Small Moments
Parenting in the twenty-first century is a challenge. We can no longer rely on the certainty of tradition, and our sense of family and our roles as mothers and fathers, men and women, are not prescribed as they once were. So how do we do this ... continuePosted March 19, 2009 by
Making Space to Be Human: An Interview with Virginia Hilliker – HIGHLIGHT
At ninety-four, Virginia Hilliker has more life in her than many of her middle-aged friends. As one of them, I often feel that I’m trailing behind her, trying to keep up with her wit and wisdom in a conversation. Virginia has been a teacher and a ... continuePosted March 19, 2009 by
El moco de Clara – HIGHLIGHT
Llegué a Shambhala cerca de doce años atrás, cuando el Centro de Santiago era un departamento pequeño y un poco fantasma y había que “pedir hora” para recibir la instrucción de meditación. Llegué porque no podía dormir; apagaba la luz y mi cabeza no paraba de ... continuePosted March 19, 2009 by
Clara’s Booger
I arrived in Shambhala 12 years ago when the Santiago Shambhala Center was a very small and ghostly apartment and when it was necessary to “ask for a date” in order to receive initial meditation instruction. I wanted the instruction to help me sleep better because ... continuePosted March 19, 2009 by
Aloka Children’s Program Returns to Karme Choling – HIGHLIGHT
Spring is in the air today at Karme Choling, as the snow melts and the sun bears down stronger and warmer than it has in half a year’s time. It is almost reminiscent of the glorious, rich summer days in the Northeast Kingdom, with flowers in ... continuePosted March 18, 2009 by Dan
Born in Shambhala
To all babies born or about to be born in our sangha: welcome! We know how easily you are imprinted and impressed by whatever we present to you in your early months and years. Once born in this world, depending on circumstance, chances are you will face ... continuePosted March 10, 2009 by
Bat Mitzvah in Beijing
L’Chaim! Lha gyal lo! Beijing resident Lee Weingrad, CEO of the Surmang Foundation, and his beautiful wife, Wang Wenjing, recently celebrated the Valentine’s Day bat mitzvah of their beloved daughter Iana Cybelle. He writes, “I always was amazed at my karma to have moved here and live here ... continuePosted February 25, 2009 by
Detska sangha v Praze
Anglicky preklad – kliknete zde. Praha je pomerne nove Shambhala centrum s velkym poctem mladych lidi. Mnoho z nich ma male deti a to velmi promenilo energii celeho centra. Zamerujeme se vic na nabizeni programu pro rodiny a snazime se zahrnout deti do cele sanghy. Diky Alici ... continuePosted February 24, 2009 by
Family Programs in Prague
For the original Czech article, click here. Prague is a pretty new Shambhala center with quite many young people. Lots of them have little children now and it has changed the energy of the center a lot. We are now focusing on offering programmes for families and ... continuePosted February 24, 2009 by
The Milarepa Children’s Chorus – HIGHLIGHT
Sometime in the mid-1980’s Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche was brought to the Kalapa Court in Boulder, Colorado for a brief informal meeting with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. When Khenpo Rinpoche left, Trungpa Rinpoche remarked to his kusung, “A scholar and a yogi!” The Kusung asked, “Is that ... continuePosted February 21, 2009 by