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August |
Fall Take-Down
August 17 - September 26, 2008 |
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Join us as we ready the facilities for winter. Drop tents, take classes, meditate and celebrate a job well done. |
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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 with Eamon Killoran
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 with Adana Barbieri
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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Chakrasamvara Training and Practice Weekend
October 16 - 19, 2008 |
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This advanced program is being offered under Shambhala Mountain's generosity policy. All Chakrasamvara practitioners are welcome. |
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Mindfulness and Lovingkindness 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 with Cassell Gross
October 17 - 19, 2008 |
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Recognize your habitual patterns and discover the fearlessness to transcend them. |
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Werma Weekend Intensive with Joanne Martin Braun
October 23 - 26, 2008 |
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This advanced Shambhala program is being offered under Shambhala Mountain's generosity policy. It is our wish that everyone qualified to attend this intensive be able to do so. |
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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 |
Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels I & II in Denver with Eva Wong
November 1 - 2, 2008 |
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Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the practice of qigong as presented by two distinct Taoist schools. |
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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 with Holly Gayley
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 V: Open Sky with Barbara Mann-Smith
December 5 - 7, 2008 |
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Let go into the vast possibilities of the present moment. |
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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace: Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat with Acharyas Dale Asrael and Judith Simmer-Brown, and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 13 2008 - January 11, 2009 |
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"Dathün 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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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat: Week 1 with Acharya Dale Asrael and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 13 - 20, 2008 |
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Deepen your connection to your practice and open your heart in this weeklong meditation intensive. |
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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat: Weeks 1 & 2 with Acharya Dale Asrael and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 13 - 27, 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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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat: Week 2 with Acharya Dale Asrael and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 20 - 27, 2008 |
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Cultivate the inherent qualities of the mind: relaxation, stability and strength. |
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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat: Weeks 2 & 3 with Acharyas Dale Asrael and Judith Simmer-Brown, and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 20 2008 - January 4, 2009 |
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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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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat: Week 3 with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 28 2008 - January 4, 2009 |
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Discover peace within every breath, every step, every smile. |
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Nurturing the Seeds of Peace Winter Dathün Meditation Retreat: Weeks 3 & 4 with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown and Shambhala President Richard Reoch
December 28 2008 - January 11, 2009 |
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Join us for the second half of our monthlong winter meditation intensive. |
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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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