Arts & Creativity
Our Arts & Creativity retreats and workshops feature writing, poetry, photography, drawing, painting, calligraphy, dance, flower arranging and other disciplines that appreciate the uniqueness of the everyday sensory experience, the “art of everyday life.” Contemplative arts and practices bring beauty, vividness and wisdom to our lives and our environment.
Rediscover Fresh Perception Uniquely blending meditation, contemplative arts, sensory discovery practices, qigong, and hatha yoga, we will practice in a rich environment to shed habitual patterns and rediscover the world with fresh perception. Open to the more →
Experience Awakening & Develop Compassion Intense emotions such as anger, jealousy and fear can either trap us in struggles or open us to the direct experience of awakening. This retreat presents techniques to expose core belief structures more →
Taming the Wild Horse: Riding the Energy of Emotions
Jenny Bondurant, Valerie Lorig and Sashi Gerzon-Rose
May 15–19, 2019
Join our inclusive circle to nourish your being and unleash your strength, voice, and creativity. The space that we as women occupy in society is shifting. Our contributions to all aspects of life are shaping the more →
Embodied Power and Play: Reclaiming the Feminine
Acharya Holly Gayley, Geo Logerreta, Kriste Peoples and Hannah Kinderlehrer
June 6–11, 2019
Become a brush and, step by step, we will find ways to foster joy and serene excitement, both in our art and in everyday life. Experiment with artistic interpretation and spontaneous improvisation using a variety of more →
This is a fundraising event to support Shambhala Mountain Center. For this one day, Shambhala Mountain Center will open its land and heart to dogs and their beloved owners to circumambulate the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya. As more →
Are you ready to experience and write forth the truth of who you really are? The practice of writing is an exploration of consciousness, a practice toward deeper self-awareness that moves us along the path of more →
Explore music and rhythm as gateways to spiritual consciousness. Learn specific tools for using sound in healing, spiritual practice, and ceremony. Learn the 4 elements on the frame drum, chanting to greet the day, and radiant more →
Healing Sound Retreat: Personal Transformation through Sacred Drumming & Chant
Christine Stevens and Jonathan Crowder
August 23–25, 2019
We will offer a special Musical Peace Ceremony at the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya at 7pm on Saturday, following dinner. This ceremony includes a preparation gathering, community drum processional, encircling the Stupa and honoring the 4 directions, and musical more →
Contemplative creative practices that cut through concept and draw on nonverbal wisdom are especially potent in times like now. This retreat is for artists and non-artists alike to reconnect deeply with the space of creativity as more →
Art + Life Retreat: Contemplative Creative Practices for an Open Heart and Mind
Artist to the Court Marcia Wang Shibata and Shastri Sandra Ladley
September 6–15, 2019
