Many world religions have encouraged individuals to become monks or nuns. Although monasticism is very natural, in some sense, it's also a heightened or rarefied level of existence. In the Shambhala teachings, our main concern is working with society.
— Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Awakening of heart and mind is a path that we can walk together, whether as intimate partners, friends or community. An integral part of spiritual practice, relationships provide an unparalleled mirror through which we can see and know ourselves more clearly. Both blissful and challenging, relationships reflect our mind and emotional blockages.

The Practice of Developing Healthy Communities with Mukara Meredith & Susan Skjei
August 15 - 17
Discover how to create nurturing, enlivening, mindful communities that allow shared leadership and collective wisdom to emerge.

The Healing Power of Unconditional Presence: Inhabiting Yourself, Your Body, and Your Emotional Experience with John Welwood
September 19 - 21
Discover how unconditional presence and tuning in to our felt experience can allow us to open the "feeling body" into the "wisdom body".

Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness in Relationships with David Richo, PhD
October 17 - 19
Discover the true meaning of spiritually conscious love and how we can realize and practice it.