Learn to Meditate
Our building is closed, but our community is open and ready to meet you where you are. We offer free instruction live online and many introductory programs.
Core Curriculum
The Way of Shambhala is an extensive path of training in authentic meditation practices and wisdom teachings. Contemplative Arts comprise a number of secular disciplines and activities, including flower arranging and photography.
Due to the coronavirus, all our buildings are closed and all events are online. We are monitoring reports from health professionals to determine when it will be safe for us to resume in-person events.
In the meantime, we are continuing to offer a rich diversity of practice and educational programming online.
Ongoing Online Events
All are welcome and these events are free or by donation. Please click the calendar link below to find zoom information for specific dates:
- Weekday Morning Meditation, Monday-Friday, 8:30-9:15 AM
- Sunday Morning Meditation, Dharma Talk and Discussion, Sundays, 10-11:30 AM
- Initial Meditation Instruction, Wednesdays 6-6:50 PM
- Start Where You Are ON HIATUS
- Wednesday Evening Meditation & Conversations About Buddhism, Wednesdays, 7-8:30 PM
- Heart of Recovery – addiction recovery support group, Mondays, 7-8 PM
- Young Meditator’s Group ON HIATUS
- LGBT Dharma Group – Last Sundays 4:30-6:30 PM
- People of Color Meditation Group – 1st Fridays 7-8:30 PM
- Death in Every Day Life Group– 4th Tuesdays, 7-9 PM
Where to Start | Monthly Calendar
Contact Center Director David Maynard 512-658-1703
Featured Programs
Sunday Morning Meditation, Dharma Talk & Discussion
with Lynn Wolf
May 16th
ONLINE Zoom Meditation Gathering Continue »
White Tara Practice Session
May 17th
ONLINE! Please join us for the healing, soothing practice of White Tara. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky
with Shastri Iris Ramos & Adam Sultan
May 22nd—May 23rd
In this fifth and final level of the Heart of Warriorship training, we will learn to inhabit the gentleness, openness, and precision of our true nature so that the present moment can unfold around us in all its vivid brilliance. Continue »
Sunday Morning Meditation, Dharma Talk & Discussion
with Jake Lorfing
May 23rd
ONLINE Zoom Meditation Gathering Continue »
Shambhala Training Level 1: The Art of Being Human
with Adam Sultan
June 12th—June 13th
ON SITE AND ONLINE! Engaging the mind, we glimpse the world's magic without conceptual filters, and begin to discover a basic goodness, which is always present. Continue »
Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
with Billy Boyar & Rita Ricardo
June 19th—July 10th
In this class we will develop our understanding and experience of the stages of egolessness, emptiness, and luminosity, as taught by historically evolving Buddhist schools. Continue »
