Scorpion Seal Assemblies III, IV, V, VII Garchen
July 15–26, 2018
From July 15 – 26, 2018 there will be a gathering of Scorpion Seal Assemblies III, IV, V, and VII. This will create a potent mandala of practice, study, and celebration of the Scorpion Seal path.
Completing all required practice sessions is a prerequisite for attending the next Scorpion Seal Assembly retreat. Please indicate on the registration form if you have finished all required sessions or, if not, your intention for finishing them before attending this Assembly.
Shambhala Mountain Center will verify that you have previously attended the Scorpion Seal Assembly Year preceding the retreat you register for.
Lodge rooms are limited and will sell out for this event. To reserve a lodge room, please register and submit a deposit as soon as possible. Even if lodge rooms are shown to be available on the website your spot will not be locked in until your check or credit card payment is processed.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 20, 2018, 8 weeks prior to start date. Tuition has increased by $125 to $810.
Scorpion Seal Assembly III
with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown
Open to participants who have already attended Scorpion Seal Assemblies I & II and completed the practice requirements for Scorpion Seal Assembly III.
If you have already completed Scorpion Seal Assembly III and wish to repeat it, Shambhala Mountain Center, along with the other land centers, is offering a Scorpion Seal VI “repeater rate”. Please register over the phone for this option.
Tuition: $810 plus 11 nights lodging
The program price does not include the required materials fee, as it has not been finalized. Please remember this in your budget.
To register for Scorpion Seal Assembly III, click here.
Scorpion Seal Assembly IV
with Acharya Susan Chapman
Open to participants who have already attended Scorpion Seal Assemblies I – III and completed the practice requirements for Scorpion Seal Assembly IV.
If you have already completed Scorpion Seal Assembly IV and wish to repeat it, Shambhala Mountain Center, along with the other land centers, is offering a Scorpion Seal VI “repeater rate”. Please register over the phone for this option.
Tuition: $810 plus 11 nights lodging
The program price does not include the required materials fee, as it has not been finalized. Please remember this in your budget.
To register for Scorpion Seal Assembly IV, click here.
Scorpion Seal Assembly V
with Acharya Michael Greenleaf
Open to participants who have already attended Scorpion Seal Assemblies I – IV and completed the practice requirements for Scorpion Seal Assembly V.
If you have already completed Scorpion Seal Assembly V and wish to repeat it, Shambhala Mountain Center, along with the other land centers, is offering a Scorpion Seal VI “repeater rate”. Please register over the phone for this option.
Tuition: $810 plus 11 nights lodging
The program price does not include the required materials fee, as it has not been finalized. Please remember this in your budget.
To register for Scorpion Seal Assembly V, click here.
Scorpion Seal Assembly VII
with Ashe Acharya John Rockwell
Open to participants who have already attended Scorpion Seal Assemblies I – VI and completed the practice requirements for Scorpion Seal Assembly VI.
If you have already completed Scorpion Seal Assembly VII and wish to repeat it, Shambhala Mountain Center, along with the other land centers, is offering a Scorpion Seal VI “repeater rate”. Please register over the phone for this option.
Tuition: $810 plus 11 nights lodging
The program price does not include the required materials fee, as it has not been finalized. Please remember this in your budget.
To register for Scorpion Seal Assembly VII, click here.
Staffing
Staff arrival will be two days prior to arrival day, July 13th. All staff should plan on arriving no later than July 13th
Retreat Faculty
Judith Simmer-Brown
Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., has just retired as Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she has taught since 1978. As Buddhist practitioner since the early 1970’s, she became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974, and served as an acharya from 2000-2022.. Her teaching specialties are meditation […]
John Rockwell
John Rockwell has been on the path of dharma for 45 years. He met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1975 and studied and practiced the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings for 12 years with him, and in particular worked with him on translating Tibetan texts into English. For ten years, he studied and taught at Naropa University […]