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June |
Shotoku Children's Center
2008 Summer Session
June 14 - August 17, 2008 |
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Annual summer program with quality care for children ages 3 – 15 whose parents are program participants or staff. |
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July |
2008 Magyel Pomra Encampment
July 26 - August 9, 2008 |
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For qualified members of the Dorje Kusung. |
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Summer Dathün Meditation Retreat with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson
July 27 - August 24, 2008 |
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"Dathun is a pivotal point in one's life, where the profundity of the teachings soak into our core. It is the time and opportunity for us to change, develop and mature." -- Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche |
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Summer Dathün Meditation Retreat with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson: Week I
July 27 - August 3, 2008 |
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Cultivate the inherent qualities of the mind: relaxation, stability and strength. |
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Summer Ngöndro Intensive with Acharya Allyn Lyon
July 27 - August 10, 2008 |
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Rigden (Shambhala), Kagyü, and Nyingma ngöndro practitioners are all warmly invited to join us for either or both weeks of this special summer program. |
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Summer Ngöndro Intensive: Week I with Acharya Allyn Lyon
July 27 - August 3, 2008 |
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Join us for the first week of this intensive. |
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Carlos Castaneda's Tensegrity: The Rise of the Plumed Serpent with Miles Reid, Aerin Alexander & Special Guest Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
July 31 - August 3, 2008 |
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Experience the art of Tensegrity—the modern expression of the shamanistic movements called magical passes and the path of the warrior-traveler taught by Yaqui shaman don Juan Matus. |
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August |
Enjoy the Brush with Kazuaki Tanahashi
August 1 - 3, 2008 |
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Enter this wisdom tradition by studying ancient Chinese masterpieces and learning the basic techniques and aesthetics of brushwork with world renowned Calligrapher Kazuaki Tanahashi. As the Kyoto Journal reports Tanahashi's one-stroke paintings .. always painted in just one breath, leave a passionate swash whispered trace. |
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Summer Dathün Meditation Retreat with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson: Week II
August 3 - 10, 2008 |
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By slowing down and focusing your mind, the ordinary world can transform into a magical display. |
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Summer Ngöndro Intensive: Week II with Acharya Allyn Lyon
August 3 - 10, 2008 |
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You are welcome to join us for the second week of this two week intensive. |
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Healthy Body, Happy Mind with Dr. Mark Hyman, Richard Reoch & Susan Piver
August 7 - 10, 2008 |
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Whether you are interested in taking that next step to improve your overall health or are an established meditation practitioner wishing to deepen your practice by supporting your body, join us for an integrated approach to true well-being. |
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Summer Dathün Meditation Retreat with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson: Week III
August 10 - 17, 2008 |
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By sitting still and following the breath very simply, the inherent qualities of the mind naturally unfold and shine forth. |
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Summer Dathün Meditation Retreat with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson: Weeks III & IV
August 10 - 24, 2008 |
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Join us for the second half of our monthlong summer meditation intensive. |
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Transformation of the God Image with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone
August 10 - 13, 2008 |
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Discover how we can break with antiquated ideologies about God and move freely toward an experience of the Living God. |
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Inside Ashtanga Yoga & Meditation Retreat with Katharine Kaufman
August 15 - 17, 2008 |
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Experience Ashtanga Yoga, a dynamic, flowing and precise system of postures designed to reveal natural balance and freedom. |
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Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human with Dan Hessey
August 15 - 17, 2008 |
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Open your eyes, heart and mind to your own basic goodness and the sacredness of life. Level I is an excellent introductory program if you would like to learn to meditate or deepen your practice. |
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The Practice of Developing Healthy Communities with Mukara Meredith & Susan Skjei
August 15 - 17, 2008 |
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Discover how to create nurturing, enlivening, mindful communities that allow shared leadership and collective wisdom to emerge. |
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Third Annual Courageous Women, Fearless Living: A Retreat for Women Touched by Cancer with Acharya Judith Lief, Dr. Victoria Maizes, Linda Sparrowe & Sofia Diaz
August 19 - 24, 2008 |
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Grappling with cancer is one of life’s greatest challenges. When gently and skillfully embraced, it also serves as a pathway to profound healing and awakening physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. |
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Running with the Mind of Meditation & Yoga
August 21 - 24, 2008 |
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Run! Stretch! Sit! Breathe! Ahhh... |
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Earth, Water & Sun Series: Contemplative Hiking with Kay Peterson
August 22 - 24, 2008 |
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Share hiking as a contemplative practice in the beautiful Colorado Rockies. |
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Meditation and Emotions with Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
August 22 - 24, 2008 |
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Discover how we can transform our lives by using meditation to reveal the richness and wisdom of our emotions. |
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Inward Journey/Outward Bound®: Backpacking in the Colorado Rockies with Kay Peterson, Cynthia Kneen, Chad Bennett & Outward Bound Staff
August 29 - September 7, 2008 |
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Join us for this popular program combining the practices of meditation, yoga and wilderness backpacking. |
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Practical Enlightenment: A Tantric Wisdom & Anusara Yoga Retreat with Sally Kempton & Jeanie Manchester
August 29 - 31, 2008 |
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Discover how to more fully embody our inherent awakeness through a synergistic practice of meditation, Anusara Yoga, contemplative exercises, journaling and transformative emotional work. |
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September |
The Buddhist Path of Awakening with Noah Levine
September 5 - 7, 2008 |
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Realize freedom in every moment through the practices of mindfulness, loving-kindness and renunciation. |
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Turning the Mind into an Ally: An Introduction to Meditation
September 5 - 7, 2008 |
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Learn to train and calm the mind through the practice of meditation. Ideal for beginners as well as those who would like to stabilize and deepen their meditation experience. |
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Living Yoga with Wendy Bramlett
September 5 - 7, 2008 |
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Discover how to cultivate your kinesthetic intelligence, allowing the organic, fluid nature of the body to guide your movement and calm your mind.
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Rigden Abhisheka
September 11 - 17, 2008 |
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The Rigden Abisheka enters qualified students into the highest level of the Shambhala teachings. |
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Earth, Water & Sun Series: Women's Contemplative Hiking with Kay Peterson
September 12 - 14, 2008 |
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Come celebrate sisterhood, abundance and the wisdom of the feminine as we explore hiking as a contemplative practice. |
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The Healing Power of Unconditional Presence: Inhabiting Yourself, Your Body, and Your Emotional Experience with John Welwood
September 19 - 21, 2008 |
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Discover how unconditional presence and tuning in to our felt experience can allow us to open the "feeling body" into the "wisdom body". |
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Meditation & Tai Chi: Finding Stillness Within Movement with Larry Welsh
September 19 - 21, 2008 |
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Join together the wisdom of Tai Chi and sitting meditation practice in this popular weekend retreat. |
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Inward Journey/Outward Bound®: Flat-Water Canoeing in Utah with Kay Peterson, Chad Bennett & Outward Bound Staff
September 26 - October 5, 2008 |
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Join us for this popular program combining the practices of meditation and flat-water canoeing. |
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Tibetan Cranial Training with Shar Lee
September 26 - 30, 2008 |
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Study this nearly extinct energetic healing modality that connects us to our inherent healing capacity. |
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October |
How to Cheer Up this Very Moment: A Buddhist Approach to a Wonderful Life with Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
October 2 - 5, 2008 |
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Cheer up in this very moment by connecting to the mind's natural healing qualities. |
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Taking Stunning Nature Photographs with Martin Mosko and Alxe Noden
October 3 - 5, 2008 |
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In this program, we will learn to open our eyes and minds so that we can better see, appreciate and communicate through the medium of photography. |
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Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
October 3 - 5, 2008 |
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Open your eyes, heart and mind to your own basic goodness and the sacredness of life. Level I is an excellent introductory program if you would like to learn to meditate or deepen your practice. |
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The Way of Shamatha: Soothing the Body, Settling the Mind, and Illuminating Awareness with B. Alan Wallace
October 5 - 11, 2008 |
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Discover the power of shamatha meditation to soothe the body and calm the discursive mind. We will then apply this mind of stillness to cultivate the qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity. |
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Accessing Spirit: Introduction to Kripalu Yoga with Lori Batcheller
October 10 - 12, 2008 |
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Explore the three stages of Kripalu Yoga: hatha yoga poses with a focus on alignment and coordination of body and breath; longer meditative holding of postures; and “meditation in motion.” |
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Discovering Peace in a Stressful World with Janet Solyntjes
October 12 - 17, 2008 |
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In becoming intimately aware of our own experience, moment by moment, we come to recognize that peace is not only possible, but it is also the essence of our very being. |
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A Women’s Yoga & Meditation Retreat with Savita Geuther
October 16 - 20, 2008 |
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Enter the sacred space of your own being through the practice of Svaroopa yoga. |
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Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness in Relationships with David Richo, PhD
October 17 - 19, 2008 |
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Discover the true meaning of spiritually conscious love and how we can realize and practice it. |
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Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
October 17 - 19, 2008 |
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Recognize your habitual patterns and discover the fearlessness to transcend them. |
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Turning the Mind into an Ally: An Introduction to Meditation with Acharya Emily Bower
October 24 - 26, 2008 |
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Learn to train and calm the mind through the practice of meditation. Ideal for beginners as well as those who would like to stabilize and deepen their meditation experience. |
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A Meditation Retreat for Writers with Susan Piver
October 24 - 31, 2008 |
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Discover how through meditation you can access your true voice and deepest inspiration. This weeklong retreat offers a deeper immersion into this process. |
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A Meditation Weekend for Writers with Susan Piver
October 24 - 26, 2008 |
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Discover how through meditation you can access your true voice and deepest inspiration. |
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Inward Journey/Outward Bound®: Rock Climbing in Southern California with Kay Peterson, Chad Bennett & Outward Bound Staff
October 31 - November 9, 2008 |
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Join us for this popular program combining the practices of meditation, yoga and rock climbing. |
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Exploring the Enneagram with Acharya Emily Bower & Susan Piver
October 31 - November 2, 2008 |
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Using the Enneagram system, we will identify our habitual patterns, and make friends with our strengths and weaknesses. |
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Kripalu Yoga & Sacred Rhythms with Maya Breuer
October 31 - November 2, 2008 |
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Discover how to dynamically reconnect to your sacred rhythm through the wisdom traditions of yoga and meditation. |
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November |
Buddhism & the Twelve Steps with Kevin Griffin
November 6 - 9, 2008 |
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Through a combination of traditional and contemporary Buddhist meditation practices, interactive exercises, lectures and discussion, we will explore the ways that Buddhism and the Steps complement each other. |
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Traditional Chinese Qigong: Tendon-Changing and Marrow-Washing Intensive with Eva Wong
November 6 - 8, 2008 |
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The Tendon-Changing and Marrow-Washing Intensive is an intermediate qigong program that focuses on further strengthening of the muscular-skeletal system - tendons, bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and spine. |
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Traditional Chinese Qigong: Animal Forms Intensive with Eva Wong
November 8 - 10, 2008 |
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In this retreat we will practice traditional techniques of embodying animal energy as a means of enhancing health and longevity. |
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Vajrayogini Amending the Mantra Fire Puja with Marybeth Keigher
November 13 - 23, 2008 |
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This advanced Buddhist program is being offered under Shambhala Mountain's generosity policy. It is our wish that everyone qualified to attend the program be able to do so. |
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Janet Solyntjes
November 13 - 16, 2008 |
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Discover the healing power of mindfulness, the practice of meeting each moment with an open heart and mind, which can reduce stress, enhance health, and increase your joy and appreciation for life. |
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The Eight Limbs of Yoga with Katharine Kaufman
November 14 - 16, 2008 |
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Experience Ashtanga Yoga, a dynamic, flowing and precise system of postures designed to reveal natural balance and freedom. |
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Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human with Acharya Jeremy Hayward
November 21 - 23, 2008 |
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Open your eyes, heart and mind to your own basic goodness and the sacredness of life. Level I is an excellent introductory program if you would like to learn to meditate or deepen your practice. |
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Shambhala Thanksgiving Retreat & Autumn Celebration
November 27 - 30, 2008 |
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Take advantage of sustantial price discounts and join us for this special celebration of our Shambhala lineage with one of our most beloved teachers. |
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December |
Turning the Mind into an Ally: An Introduction to Meditation
December 5 - 7, 2008 |
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Learn to train and calm the mind through the practice of meditation. Ideal for beginners as well as those who would like to stabilize and deepen their meditation experience. |
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Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
December 5 - 7, 2008 |
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Recognize your habitual patterns and discover the fearlessness to transcend them. |
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February |
The Shaman's Way of Healing: An Introduction to Healing the Luminous Body with Alberto Villoldo
February 27 - March 1, 2009 |
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Learn a scientific and practical approach to well-being and future transformation by working with your personal energy field. |
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