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Shambhala Mountain Center SHAMBHALA MOUNTAIN CENTER BUDDHISM | MEDITATION | MINDFUL LIVING | YOGA SPRING Learn to Meditate Align Body and Mind Deepen Relationships Cultivate Mindfulness Reconnect with Nature Transform Your Life | SUMMER 2016 2016 Program Highlights Meditation and Mindfulness 8 Week-Long Spring Meditation Retreat 25 Finding Happiness Within: with Lodro Rinzler Reconnecting with Your Natural State through Pristine Mind Meditation 10 Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Janet Solyntjes 17 Summer Dathun: Month-long Meditation Retreat with 16 Mindfulness Retreat for Educators Acharya Emily Bower & Shastri Ben Hines with Rona Wilensky & Linda Wallace Body and Mind 9 Traditional Chinese Qigong with Eva Wong & Dale Asrael 13 Embodied Listening: Uncovering Our Bodies’ Natural Wisdom with David Rome & Hope Martin 10 FLOW: Yoga and Meditation with Katharine Kaufman 24 Running with the Mind of Meditation with Cynthia MacKay, Marty Kibiloski, Tara Michelle & Mike Sandrock Personal and Societal Transformation 18 2nd Annual Wisdom in Action 20 Yoga, Purpose, and Action with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Leadership Intensive with Seane Corne, Venerable Pannavati & Leslie Booker Suzanne Sterling & Hala Khouri Women’s Retreats 22 2nd Annual Wisdom Rising: An Exploration of the Divine Feminine in Buddhism with Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams & Acharya Susan Skjei 9 The Practice of Motherhood with Charlotte Rotterdam 23 10th Annual Courageous Women, Fearless Living: A Retreat for Women Touched by Cancer 12 The Way of the Happy Woman Spring Detox and Renewal Retreat with Sara Avant Stover 19 Women’s Summer Meditation and Yoga Retreat with Katharine Kaufman Relationships and Family 8 Spring Break Family Retreat 19 Family Camp with Steve Sachs & Kelly Lindsey 12 Relationship as a Spiritual Path: Getting the Love You Want, Couples 26 Wired for Love: Relationship Workshop Workshop with Ben Cohen with Stan Tatkin & Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin Spring | Summer 2016 | 1 COMPLETE CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS* MARCH MAY Beyond Suffering: Unconditional Self Love, Open House | May 1 5 Mindfulness, Meditation, and Qigong Retreat Learn to Meditate Blake D. Bauer | Mar 4 – 6 7 Patricia Kelly | May 6 – 8 10 Open House | Mar 6 5 Touching the Moment: Indelible Presence Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Vidan Gonthier & Cynthia Moku | May 6 – 10 11 Stress Reduction Vajrayana Weekthun Retreat Janet Solyntjes | Mar 11 – 13 7 Shastri Pamela Bothwell | May 6 – 14 4 Chakrasamvara Intensive Taming the Wild Horse: Greg Smith | Mar 11 – 19 4 Riding the Energy of Emotions Week-Long Spring Meditation Retreat Jenny Bondurant | May 11 – 15 11 Lodro Rinzler | Mar 19 – 27 8 The Way of the Happy Woman: Spring Break Family Retreat Spring Detox and Renewal Retreat Leslie Gossett, Kate Raddock & Tom Linsley Sara Avant Stover | May 12 – 15 12 Mar 21 – 25 8 Radical Self-Healing Charley Cropley | May 20 – 22 12 APRIL Relationship as a Spiritual Path: Monarch Retreat Getting the Love You Want Jane Arthur | Apr 1 – 9 4 Ben Cohen | May 20 – 22 12 Open Sky: Shambhala Training V Retreat and Renewal | May 20 – 22 6 Agness Au | Apr 1 – 3 4 Lila Yoga® Mindfulness Retreat Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels I-II Erica Kaufman | May 26 – 29 13 Dale Asrael | Apr 1 – 3 9 Digital Detox: Weekend Retreat | May 27 – 29 6 Open House | Apr 3 5 Embodied Listening: Retreat and Renewal | Apr 8 – 10 6 Uncovering Our Bodies’ Natural Wisdom Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Weekend David Rome & Hope Martin | May 27 – 30 13 Acharya Dan Hessey | Apr 15 – 17 4 The Practice of Motherhood JUNE Charlotte Rotterdam | Apr 15 – 17 9 Qigong Breath Regulation Intensive CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices Eva Wong | Jun 1 – 3 14 from Mindfulness-Based Stress Waking Up to the Wild: Mindful Hiking Reduction (MBSR) Kay Peterson | Jun 2 – 5 14 Janet Solyntjes | Apr 21 – 25 10 Standing Qigong Intensive FLOW: Yoga and Meditation Eva Wong | Jun 3 – 5 14 Katharine Kaufman | Apr 22 – 24 10 The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training I Sacred Path: Jonathan Barbieri | Jun 3 – 5 15 Meek, Perky, Outrageous and Inscrutable Foundations of Chinese Divination: Jonathan & Adana Barbieri | Apr 22 – 29 4 Principles of the I Ching Sacred Path: Meek Eva Wong | Jun 5 – 7 15 Jonathan & Adana Barbieri | Apr 22 – 25 4 Open House | Jun 5 5 Sacred Path: Perky Mindfulness Retreat for Educators Jonathan & Adana Barbieri | Apr 24 – 27 4 Rona Wilensky and Linda Wallace | Jun 6 – 10 16 Summer Set-Up | Apr 24 – Jun 5 27 Walking the Path of the Dragon: Sacred Path: Outrageous and Inscrutable Foundations of Fengshui Jonathan & Adana Barbieri | Apr 26 – 29 4 Eva Wong & Peter van der Molen | Jun 7 – 9 16 Traditional Chinese Qigong: Level III Dale Asreal | Jun 9 – 11 9 Summer Dathun: Month-long Meditation Retreat Acharya Emily Bower & Shastri Ben Hines Jun 11 – Jul 9 17 Traditional Chinese Qigong: Level IV Dale Asrael | Jun 11 – 13 9 Traditional Chinese Qigong: Level V Eva Wong | Jun 13 – 15 9 2 | shambhalamountain.org | (888) 788-7221 JUNE (CON’T) Enlightened Society Assembly Ashe Acharya John Rockwell & Shastri Janet Solyntjes SMC in the City Programs Jun 17 – 26 4 Living the Full Catastrophe: Everything is Workable: Transforming Everyday A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Conflicts into Creative Opportunities Denver Program Diane Musho Hamilton | Jun 17 – 21 17 Janet Solyntjes | Mar 5 Retreat and Renewal | Jun 24 – 26 6 Working with the Elements Though a Tibetan Perspective Boulder Program JULY Nashalla Nyinda | May 13 – 14 Open House | Jul 3 5 Mindfulness Healing Meditation Denver Program Sacred World Assembly Nashalla Nyinda | May 28 Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Acharya Adam Lobel & Acharya Christie Cashman | Jul 4 – 26 4 Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 2nd Annual Wisdom in Action (MBSR) Denver Program Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Ven. Pannavati, Janet Solyntjes | Sep 3 & Leslie Booker | Jul 27 – 31 18 AUGUST Family Camp | Aug 1 – 8 SEPTEMBER Steve Sachs & Kelly Lindsey 19 Big Sky, Big Mind: Contemplative Astronomy Jim Tolstrup & Andrea Schweitzer | Sep 2 – 5 24 Women’s Summer Meditation and Yoga Retreat Katharine Kaufman | Aug 3 – 7 19 Running with the Mind of Meditation AND MIND YOUR HEART AWAKEN Cynthia MacKay, Marty Kibiloski, Tara Michelle Open House | Aug 7 5 & Mike Sandrock | Sep 2 – 5 24 Yoga, Purpose, and Action Leadership Intensive Finding Happiness Within: Seane Corn, Suzanne Sterling & Hala Khouri Reconnecting with Your Natural State Aug 7 – 12 20 through Pristine Mind Meditation Healing Sound Retreat: Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche | Sep 2 – 4 25 Rhythm and Chanting as Spiritual Practice Open House | Sep 4 5 Silvia Nakkach & Christine Stevens | Aug 12 – 14 20 Awakening the Wisdom of Emotions: Music for Peace Ceremony at the Great Stupa The Five Buddha Families Christine Stevens | Aug 13 20 Jenny Bondurant & Kay Peterson | Sep 7 – 11 25 Learn to Meditate Bridges to Beyond: A Grief Healing Workshop Greg Smith | Aug 12 – 14 21 Sue Frederick | Sep 9 – 11 25 Retreat and Renewal | Aug 12 – 14 6 Retreat and Renewal | Sep 9 – 11 6 Mindful Hiking: Opening to Change Making the Most of What We Have: Kay Peterson | Aug 12 – 14 21 Lojong Mind Training 2nd Annual Wisdom Rising: An Exploration Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Choying Zangmo of the Divine Feminine in Buddhism Sep 16 – 18 26 Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams & Acharya Susan Skjei The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training I Aug 17 – 21 22 Shastri Holly Gayley | Sep 16 – 18 26 10th Annual Courageous Women, Fearless Living: Wired for Love: Relationship Workshop A Retreat for Women Touched by Cancer Stan Tatkin & Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin | Sep 16 – 18 26 Victoria Maizes, Judith Lief & Linda Sparrow Aug 23 – 28 23 Compassionate Acceptance: A Mindful Path to Healing Life’s Wounds Writing as a Path to Awakening Thomas Roberts | Sep 22 – 25 27 Albert Flynn DeSilver | Aug 25 – 29 23 Digital Detox | Sep 30 – Oct 2 6 Birth of the Warrior: Shambhala Training II Gary Allen | Aug 26 – 28 4 OCTOBER Fall Take Down | Aug 28 – Oct 2 27 Open House | Oct 2 5 Scorpion Seal Assembly VI Acharya John Rockwell | Oct 5 – 16 4 Scorpion Seal Assembly VII Acharya John Rockwell | Oct 20 – 31 4 *Red indicates Advanced Shambhala Programs Spring | Summer 2016 | 3 Shambhala Path Programs March 11 – 19 April 22 – 29 July 4 – 26 Chakrasamvara Sacred Path: Sacred World Intensive Meek, Perky, Outrageous Assembly Greg Smith and Inscrutable Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Acharya Adam Lobel Geared toward the accumulation Jonathan & Adana Barbieri & Acharya Christie Cashman of the recitation practices in a group setting. May 6 – 14 This advanced program, Sacred World Assembly (formerly Prerequisite: Chakrasamvara Vajrayana Vajrayana Seminary) is designed Abhisheka Weekthun Retreat to deepen students’ practice and Shastri Pamela Bothwell understanding of the Buddhist March 19 – 27 and Shambhala vajrayana Week-Long Spring All Ngöndro practitioners are teachings and to enter them into warmly invited to attend. Meditation Retreat a sacred relationship with the viracharya guru, Sakyong Mipham Lodro Rinzler June 3 – 5 Rinpoche – helping him create an Do a deep dive into your The Art of Being enlightened society. meditation practice with this one Human: week intensive. August 26 – 28 Shambhala Training I More info on page 8. Birth of the Warrior: Jonathan Barbieri Shambhala Training II April 1 – 3 More info on page 15. Gary Allen SPRING | SUMMER PROGRAMS Open Sky: June 11 – July 9 This weekend workshop builds on Shambhala Training V Summer Dathun: the meditation practice introduced Agness Au in The Art of Being Human: Month-long Shambhala Training I and explores Meditation Retreat April 1 – 9 how we create a cocoon of our Acharya Emily Bower habitual ways of thinking, often Monarch Retreat & Shastri Ben Hines obscuring the brilliance of the Jane Arthur Dathun, Tibetan for “moon world we live in. A concentrated opportunity for session,” is an intensive group senior leaders of Shambhala who meditation retreat for new September 16 – 18 hold the transmission for the and experienced meditators The Art of Being Werma Sadhana to connect with interested in deepening their Human: the mind of the Sakyong.
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