Thanksgiving Celebration and Practice with Mark and Karen Wilding

Come celebrate, practice and see the Great Stupa cloaked in autumn colors.

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Beginning with an elegant Thanksgiving dinner, this family-oriented program will offer practice opportunities for both new and established practitioners. Our theme for the weekend is Celebration and Integration. As we play, dance, and sing, we will remember what we love and appreciate in our world, and explore ways to notice the magic of our everyday lives.

We will offer workshops on the contemplative arts such as haiku and ikebana (Japanese flower arranging), yoga, sensory awareness, and additional guided contemplative practices. There will also be opportunities for you to find your own way to rest your mind in this amazing land. For children, we will have a Shambhala treasure hunt, storytelling, and the production of a Shambhala Thanksgiving play. On Saturday night, we will all come together for an evening of shared poetry, music, a sing-along, and children’s theater.

You will have the opportunity to sit in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, visit the Shinto Kami shrine, learn more about the path of the Shambhala Warrior, and explore Shambhala’s unique expression of basic goodness within community. There will be time for specific forms of meditation (Shamatha and Werma practices), including discussion groups.

Join us in the powerful setting of Shambhala Mountain to give thanks and celebrate our connection to the phenomenal world, contemplative practice, and each other!

Mark Wilding is the Executive Director of Passageworks and teaches Authentic Leadership. Previously he was the director of the Marpa Center for Business and Finance at Naropa University. Mark has studied, taught and enjoyed the Shambhala teachings for thirty years.

Karen Wilding is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and has worked at an alternative high school as the Director of Counseling. Karen has served on several non-profit Boards and currently sits on the Tibetan Village Project and Shambhala Mountain Center Boards.



Children

The cost for children ages 7 to 17 is $40 per day. Children ages 6 and under are free.
PLEASE REGISTER ALL CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT AGE! Shotoku childcare will be available from 9 am to 12:30 pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Teenagers have the option of attending Shotoku or spending four hours per day shadowing a Shambhala Mountain Mentor and providing service, with optional meditation instruction available. Everyone on the land under the age of 18 must either attend Shotoku, participate in the mentoring program, or be under the direct supervision of their parent(s).
Registration

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Prices reflect substantial discounts off our regular room and board rates, and there is no tuition for this program.

If you are unable to arrive on Thanksgiving Day, you are welcome to come from Friday through Sunday. Online registration is not available for the Friday to Sunday option. To register call us at 1-888-STUPA-21 or 303-468-9640. You should also call us if you wish to join us for just Thanksgiving dinner. The cost for Thanksgiving dinner alone is $30 for adults, $20 for ages 7 to 17.

Please register as early as possible to help our cooks plan the meals.

Please arrive between 2 and 5pm on Thursday, November 24. Program ends with lunch at 12:30pm on Sunday, November 27. View Detailed Program Information.