Programs

Buddhist Investigations: The Foundational Yana

with Billy Boyar & Carolyn Bottler

December 9th—May 11th

For our next six-month practice and study, we will delve into the Hinayana, our profound foundational teachings. Continue »

Shambhala Book Club (Online Only)

January 11th—April 11th

"If the Buddha Got Stuck" by Charlotte Kasl Continue »

Sakyong Lineage Vajrayana Retreat

February 24th—November 10th

Sakyong Lineage Mahayana Teachings

March 2nd—December 8th

Level III: Warrior in the World

with Betsy Pond & Diane Irwin

March 23rd—March 24th

In this program, limited to Shambhala Training Level II graduates, we will develop our fearlessness by examining our habitual tendencies. Continue »

Journey Without Goal: Featuring Talks by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (Virtual)

March 31st

Through Shambhala Online with teachings by Dale Asrael, Rhea Colmar, June Crow, Gaylon Ferguson, Larry Mermelstein, Tillie Perks, Lauren Sanford, and Judith Simmer-Brown Continue »

Viewing of CRAZY WISDOM: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa

March 31st

Join us for some shrine room cleaning and a viewing of this amazing film about the founder of Shambhala. Recounted via interviews with devotees like Ram Dass, Allen Ginsberg and Pema Chodron. Continue »

Parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche: 37th Anniversary Celebration

April 4th

Please join us for the 37th anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Continue »

Awareness Through Movement

April 7th

Connecting with the potential energy of the season, this practice reminds us of our own potential that quietly observes from beneath the surface, waiting for an opportunity to emerge and blossom under the right conditions.  Continue »

Start Where You Are

with Lauren Newton & Diane Irwin

April 20th

Connect to other meditators in a warm, inclusive environment and learn more about the Austin Shambhala Meditation Center, and what we offer around the year. Continue »

Introductory Talk - Kyudo: The Way of the Bow

with Toby Bernal

April 26th

Kyudo is the ancient discipline of Zen archery. All are welcome to this public talk, introductory demonstration and optional kickstart to the full Kyudo weekend program Continue »

Weekend Workshop - Kyudo: The Way of the Bow

with Toby Bernal

April 27th—April 28th

Kyudo is the ancient discipline of Zen archery with the target serving only as a mirror of one's mind. Participants will explore the links between meditation and Kyudo, and will learn enough to be able to begin a practice. Continue »

Contentment in Everyday Life (Weekend Version)

with Linda Mockeridge

May 4th—May 5th

An exploration of genuine contentment, the foundational views of the Buddhist Hinayana teachings, and meditation in action for daily life. Continue »

Level IV: Awakened Heart

with Christine Wetzl

May 18th—May 19th

In this program, limited to Shambhala Training Level III graduates, we learn to allow our hearts to open so that we can communicate fully with the world. Continue »

Uncovering Self-Existing Confidence

with Moh Hardin

June 2nd

In this online and onsite program we will explore the vital role of unconditional confidence on the Buddhist path. Continue »

Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky

with Larry Higgins

July 27th—July 28th

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 »