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About Shambhala
Shambhala is a global community with over 200 meditation and retreat centers around the world. As one of it’s four largest rural retreat centers, Karmê Chöling brings together people of all ages and from all walks of life who are interested in exploring our minds, transforming our experience, and awakening our potential for enlightened society.
We offer a path of meditation practice and contemplative arts oriented towards modern life. Our communities around the world cultivate kindness, bravery, and genuine dialogue. Our vision is to inspire compassionate, sustainable, and just human societies.
We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others to work on ourselves.
~ Pema Chödrön
Dathüns and Weekthuns
Dathüns and weekthüns are in-depth retreats and a powerful introduction to and deepening of mindfulness-awareness meditation. They are offered multiple times throughout the year as one-week, two-week or month-long group retreats.
During these programs, the practice of mindfulness goes beyond sitting on a meditation cushion; every aspect of daily life becomes part of the mindful discipline of rediscovering the present moment and our own hearts and minds.
June 13 - July 18
5-Week Online Shambhala Ritual Academy Series: Lineage as the Heart of Ritual *
with Rupa Acharya Suzann Duquette, Walker Blaine, Timothy Quigley and Andrea Doukas
This 5-week series is available for all those who attend the online Shambhala Ritual Academy presentation, Empowering Lineage and Ritual in Our Household, May 23.
June 27 - 28
ONLINE: The Art of Being Human: Level 1 of the Heart of Warriorship
with Shastri Bill Brauer
This livestreamed mindfulness meditation retreat presents the view that human beings at their core, including ourselves, are fundamentally awake and good. It is open to all.
July 10 - 17
ONLINE: Weekthun
with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson
This online one-week meditation intensive, is an in-depth introduction to mindfulness-awareness meditation technique. Special Group rates are available to local Shambhala Centers that would like to host this retreat at their home center.
July 25 - 26
ONLINE: Birth of the Warrior: Level 2 of the Heart of Warriorship, *
with Shastri Bill Brauer
LIVESTREAM: Examine your fears and habitual patterns by training the mind to meet challenging moments with courage and confidence. This is the 2nd Level of the Heart of Warriorship series.
August 1 - 9
PENDING: Family Camp
PENDING: By July 1, we will announce whether this program will go forward as planned. Family Camp is a magical week for parents and children to spend together with old friends and new in the beautiful rolling green hills of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom at
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Meditation
The following will guide you through the basic technique of meditation and how to prepare a place to practice at home. You will also find additional resources and a listing... Continue reading
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Samadhi Cushions
Samadhi Cushions was started by students of the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of Shambhala. They have been making and selling quality cushions and benches for practitioners of meditation since... Continue reading