The best support for regular and consistent meditation practice is that we enjoy doing it.
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
New to Shambhala?
Our local center, centrally located just south of downtown Austin, offers free meditation instruction and public meditation hours. We also have many ongoing 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.
Featured Programs
Beginner/Intermediate Ikebana Class
with Toby Bernal & Leslie Ernst
June 24th
Ikebana is the contemplative practice of expressing gentleness and elegance through the art of simple flower arrangement. Continue »
Contemplative Creativity Lab
with Melinda Rothouse & Adam Sultan
June 24th
Join us for a fun, informal exploration of the creative process based on Chogyam Trungpa's dharma art teachings Continue »
Meditation in Everyday Life
with Alan Holt & Michelle Schreiber
August 17th—September 14th
This course teaches mindfulness meditation and shows us how this practice can improve our daily lives in the most practical sense. We experience what happens when we stop avoiding ourselves and the present moment and practice being with what is. Continue »
Level I: The Art of Being Human
with Shastri David Stone
September 30th—October 1st
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Continue »
