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Seeking Volunteer Hosts for Meditators in a Harvard Research Study
Dear contemplatives, Our research team at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School is conducting a neuroimaging research study with adept meditators between March 16th and the 24th. We are seeking volunteers from the Boston contemplative community to help volunteer as hosts. These are all adept ... continuePosted February 20, 2012 by
A Precious Opportunity – HIGHLIGHT
Acharya Eve Rosenthal will be assisting Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche March 2nd-4th in Northern California to teach the Rigden Weekend. Recently, she shared some thoughts on the history of the program and its importance. Article by Stephen Schurkey. For a long time, Shambhala Training Levels I through 5 ... continuePosted January 31, 2012 by
A Mahamudra Weekend of Joy – HIGHLIGHT
Recently, in Santa Rosa, California, a group of practitioners gathered to go deeper into the profound teachings and practice of mahamudra. This article by Peter Dobbin of the San Francisco Shambhala Center sheds a little light for us on what that experience was like. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 ... continuePosted January 25, 2012 by
Staying Healthy on Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
A natural approach to wellness while on retreat by Silas Rosenblatt, R Ac Anyone who has spent any time at a group retreat or meditation program is likely to be familiar with one of the many obstacles that arise in practice – getting sick. Back pain, boredom and ... continuePosted January 18, 2012 by
At “Home” in Salt Lake City – HIGHLIGHT
by Vickie Kennedy Overfelt and Jeff Fink Antelope Island boasts 28,000 acres of sage and rock rising some 4,200 feet from the brackish waters of the Great Salt Lake, the last vestige of an antediluvian ocean thought once to cover the Great Basin of Utah, Nevada, southern ... continuePosted January 6, 2012 by
Surfing the Tides of Meditation in Austin – HIGHLIGHT
by Ian Powell Sunday sitting practice at the Austin Shambhala Meditation Center (ASMC) comes together regularly based on the generosity and inspiration of individuals committed to developing bravery and gentleness through mindfulness-awareness meditation. On the path of meditation practice, one develops positive qualities by fully inhabiting one’s ... continuePosted December 23, 2011 by
Learn to Meditate Here – HIGHLIGHT
by Kate Summers, member and Head of Outreach at the Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles, California During the 20th to 23rd of October, sixteen members of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles participated in the CareNow LA health clinic at the LA Sports Arena, which ... continuePosted November 8, 2011 by
Stop. Give – HIGHLIGHT
This article presents healthy ways to keep your heart open when friends are too needy. This guest article is contributed by Susan Piver, New York Times bestselling author and Shambhala practitioner. In addition to helping you relax and discover your own wisdom, meditation is a way of ... continuePosted November 5, 2011 by
Being Present: Meditation at Occupy Wall Street – HIGHLIGHT
Guest article by Patrick Groneman, currently the Interim Executive Director of the Interdependence Project. This past Sunday, the Interdependence Project helped organize a mindfulness meditation at Zuccotti Park, site of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Downtown Manhattan. In coordination with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, sits ... continuePosted October 21, 2011 by
Runaway Meditation Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
by Taz Tagore This year, the New York City-based Reciprocity Foundation pioneered a Buddhist retreat program for homeless, foster care and runaway youth. Over 20 youth attended 3-day retreats (at Dharma Drum retreat center) in upstate New York. The youth reveled in the beauty of the pristine ... continuePosted October 14, 2011 by
Demystifying the Experience of Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
by Matthew Bryan of Seattle Greetings fellow warriors, I write to you having completed a week of dathun. The retreat took place in December at a secluded camp north of Victoria, BC. The camp is seated on the shores of beautiful Lake Shawnigan and our practice consisted ... continuePosted September 12, 2011 by matthew_bryan
Personal Experience of Basic Space – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_25891″ align=”alignleft” width=”210″ Through meditation, we practice the discipline of not deliberately acting, and this allows our habitual patterns to dissolve into the emptiness of space. Our mind then becomes like the sky, free from clouds. To access the talk, please click on the following ... continuePosted September 10, 2011 by
Moving with the Mind of Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
Have you heard? The Sakyong, Mipham Rinpoche, has written a book on running and meditation. The forthcoming book is entitled: “Running with the Mind of Meditation.” The publisher, Crown Doubleday, has expressed real excitement about the book, and given a definite commitment to get it on ... continuePosted August 19, 2011 by
Befriending Our Habits and Ourselves – HIGHLIGHT
By Lisa Montanarelli The week before Shambhala Day, the Atlanta Center offered “The Shape of Awake,” a weekthun with Hope Martin. Based in New York City, Hope has taught the Alexander technique for 25 years. She brilliantly combines this technique with meditation instruction to help meditators let ... continuePosted July 9, 2011 by Lisa_Montanarelli
IN THE NEWS: Findings of the Shamatha Project – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Mountain Center gained media attention recently in The Observer, one of Britain’s oldest Sunday newspapers. The article, “How meditation might ward off the effects of aging,” discusses the findings of the Shamatha Project, led by Dr. Alan Wallace and hosted by Shambhala Mountain Center in ... continuePosted April 27, 2011 by