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Shambhala Mountain Center Land Comes Alive in a Remarkable Way BUDDHISM | MEDITATION | MINDFUL LIVING | YOGA SHAMBHALA MOUNTAIN CENTER FALL | WINTER 2018-2019 FALL Connect | Discover | Explore At this time of year, when Aspen leaves make their journey from vibrant green to shimmering gold, the Shambhala Mountain Center land comes alive in a remarkable way. The change of seasons invites us to lean into the reflective nature of our being. This Fall and Winter, we welcome you to take a moment and visit us for a day or come for one of our weekend retreats, meditation intensives, family programs, or creative explorations. May the time you spend on the land inspire and invigorate you to approach your world with confidence and heartfelt intention. Please enjoy this catalog of our upcoming offerings. We look forward to hosting you on the land. Your friends at Shambhala Mountain Center TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Highlights . 2 Program Calendar. 4 Shambhala Path Programs . 6 The Great Stupa . 7 Open House . 7 Relaxing Weekend Retreats . 8 Learn to Meditate. 8 Getaways: Self-Guided Retreats . 8 Fall and WInter Programs . 9 Support SMC . 27 Volunteer Opportunities. 27 Group Rentals. 27 Generosity in Action . 27 Plan Your Retreat . 28 Rates and Registration . 28 Cover Photo: Jason Lee Segal Welcome | 1 Program Highlights Retreat Intensives Yoga and Embodied Living 18 Week-Long Fall Meditation Retreat: 20 Winter Dathün: 9 Contemplative Running: Merging 15 Fresh Start The Basic Goodness of Being Human A Month-Long Meditation Retreat Exercise and Meditation De West & Brian Spielmann (Weekthün) | Acharya Emily Bower Acharya Daniel Hessey Marty Kibiloski, Michael Sandrock 16 & Wendy Black Stern Counterpose: The Art of Yoga 19 Mindfulness Meditation Retreat: 24 Week-Long Spring Meditation and Meditation A 7-Day, Teacher-Led, Silent Retreat Retreat (Weekthün) 11 Meeting Your Power: A Women’s Katharine Kaufman Janet Solyntjes & Jim Colosi Lodro Rinzler & Susan Piver Self-Defense and Meditation Training 22 Maya Fliegel & Vajra Granelli Precious Knowing: A Meditation and Yoga Retreat for Women 12 Resiliency Practices Katharine Kaufman Meditation and Buddhism of Buddhism and Yoga | Cyndi Lee 17 Awakening From the Daydream 23 Foundations of Buddhism David Nichtern Dr. Amelia Hall Creative Expression 14 Zen Path of the Heart 23 Practicing Simplicity: Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi An Introduction to Zen Practice 24 Boundless Playground: Creativity 20 Fearlessly Creative: AND MIND YOUR HEART AWAKEN & Ilia Shinko Perez, Roshi Katharine Kaufman & Michael Wood and the Meditative Mind A Meditation and Writing Retreat 16 Medicine Buddha and the Practice 25 Expansive Nature of Love Nina Rolle & Erin Neff Susan Piver of Compassion Anyen Rinpoche Khenpo Jigme & Nashalla Nyinda & Allison Choying Zangmo Seasonal Retreats Relationships and Family 8 3-Day Thanksgiving Retreat 21 Taking a Leap into 2019 and Renewal Shastri Jon Barbieri 11 Wired for Love: 25 Family Spring Break Retreat PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 21 Holiday Meditation Retreat: Relationship Workshop Leslie Gossett, Kate Raddock Renewing Body, Mind and Spirit Stan Tatkin & Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin & Matthew Parkinson Shastri Calryn Aston 2 | shambhalamountain.org | (888) 788-7221 Fall | Winter 2018 - 2019 | 3 CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS AUGUST SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER FEBRUARY Women’s Yoga and Meditation Retreat Open House | Sep 2 7 Week-Long Fall Meditation Retreat: Open House | Feb 3 7 Katharine Kaufman | Aug 1 – 5 * Lucid Dream Yoga The Basic Goodness of Being Human (Weekthün) The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training I Meditation Unplugged | Aug 10 – 12 8 Andrew Holecek | Sep 7 – 9 9 Acharya Emily Bower | Nov 2 – 10 18 Acharya Dale Asrael | Feb 8 – 10 22 Rediscovering Essence Love Retreat and Renewal | Sep 7 – 9 8 Shambhala Vajra Sagha Retreat Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Tsoknyi Rinpoche | Aug 10 – 12 * Acharya Daniel Hessey, Acharya Melissa Moore, Stress Reduction Contemplative Running: and Acharya Eric Spiegel | Nov 2 – 11 6 Living Radical Dharma Merging Exercise and Meditation Janet Solyntjes | Feb 8 – 10 23 Rev. angel Kyodo williams & Lama Rod Owens Marty Kibiloski, Michael Sandrock & Wendy Black Stern Mindfulness Getaway | Nov 16 – 18 8 Retreat and Renewal | Feb 15 – 17 8 Aug 10 – 13 * Sep 7 – 9 9 Birth of The Warrior: Shambhala Level II 9-Day Ashe Mahamudra Retreat Quiet Mind, Open Heart: Living The Full Catastrophe – Denver Acharya Gaylon Ferguson | Nov 16 – 18 6 Acharya Richard John | Feb 15 – 24 6 Stillness, Silence, and Spaciousness Janet Solyntjes | Sep 8 10 3-Day Thanksgiving Retreat and Renewal Meditation Unplugged | Feb 22 – 24 8 Kelly Lindsey, Marissa Knox & Brooke Binstock The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training I Nov 22 – 25 8 Aug 13 – 17 * Foundations of Buddhism Acharya Holly Gayley | Sep 14 – 16 10 Retreat and Renewal | Nov 23 – 25 8 Dr. Amelia Hall | Feb 22 – 24 23 Compassion in Action Wired for Love: Relationship Workshop Four Karmas Fire Puja | Nov 29 – 9 6 Sharon Salzberg, Acharya Fleet Maull & Rhonda Magee Stan Tatkin & Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin | Sep 14 – 16 11 Mindfulness Meditation Retreat: Aug 15 – 19 * MARCH Meeting Your Power: A Women’s Self-Defense A 7-Day, Teacher-Led, Silent Retreat Mindful Hiking: Waking up to the Wild and Meditation Training Janet Solyntjes & Jim Colosi | Nov 30 – 7 19 Practicing Simplicity: Kay Peterson | Aug 17 – 19 * Maya Fliegel & Vajra Granelli | Sep 14 – 16 11 An Introduction to Zen Practice Katharine Kaufman & Michael Wood | Mar 1 – 3 23 Birth of the Warrior: Shambhala Training II Introduction to Mindfulness-Based DECEMBER Acharya Dale Asrael | Aug 24 – 26 6 Stress Reduction Fresh Start Yoga Retreat and Renewal | Aug 24 – 26 8 Janet Solyntjes | Sep 21 – 23 12 Beyond Suffering: Unconditional Self Love, De West & Brian Spielmann | Mar 1 – 3 24 Mindfulness, Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat AND MIND YOUR HEART AWAKEN Healing Sound Retreat Resiliency Practices of Buddhism and Yoga Open House | Mar 3 7 Blake D. Bauer | Dec 7 – 9 19 Christine Stevens | Aug 24 – 26 * Cyndi Lee | Sep 21 – 23 12 Mindfulness Getaway | Mar 8 – 10 8 Fearlessly Creative: Peace Ceremony at the Great Stupa | Aug 25 Big Sky, Big Mind: A Meditation and Writing Retreat Chakrasamvara Intensive Contemplative Astronomy Workshop Fall Take-Down | Aug 26 – 30 * Susan Piver | Dec 12 – 16 20 Greg Smith | Mar 8 – 16 6 Andrea Schweitzer & Jim Tolstrup | Sep 21 – 3 13 From Mindfulness to Pristine Mind: Winter Dathün: Boundless Playground: Creativity and the Beyond Suffering: Unconditional Self Love, Journeying into Your Natural State of Mind A Month-Long Meditation Retreat Meditative Mind Mindfulness, Meditation & Qi Gong Retreat through Meditation Acharya Daniel Hessey | Dec 15 – Jan 13 20 Nina Rolle & Erin Neff | Mar 8 – 10 24 Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche | Aug 31 – Sep 2 * Blake Bauer | Sep 28 – 30 13 FALL | WINTER PROGRAMS FALL Half Dathün 1 | Dec 15 – 29 20 Retreat and Renewal | Mar 15 – 17 8 Learn To Meditate Zen Path of the Heart Weekthün 1 | Dec 15 – 23 20 Week-Long Spring Greg Smith | Aug 31 – Sep 2 6 Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi & Ilia Shinko Perez, Roshi Sep 28 – 30 14 Meditation Retreat (Weekthün) Half Dathün 2 | Dec 29 – 13 20 Lodro Rinzler & Susan Piver | Mar 15 – 23 24 Weekthün 3 | Dec 29 – Jan 6 20 Expansive Nature of Love OCTOBER Holiday Meditation Retreat: Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Choying Zangmo Foundations of Authentic Leadership Renewing Body, Mind and Spirit Mar 22 – 24 25 Susan Skjei & Michael Gayner | Oct 5 – 7 14 Shastri Calryn Aston | Dec 21 – 27 21 Family Spring Break Retreat Fresh Start Taking a Leap into 2019 Leslie Gossett, Kate Raddock & Matthew Parkinson De West & Brian Spielmann | Oct 5 – 7 15 Shastri Jon Barbieri | Dec 29 – Jan 1 21 Mar 25 – 29 25 Open House | Oct 7 7 Deconstructing Yourself Michael Taft | Mar 29 – 31 26 Rising Strong™ Retreat for Women JANUARY Beyond Suffering: Unconditional Self Love, Kathy Williams-Tolstrup | Oct 12 – 14 15 Learn To Meditate Mindfulness, Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat Steve Seely | Jan 4 – 6 8 Medicine Buddha and the Practice of Compassion Blake D. Bauer | Mar 29 – 31 26 Khenpo Jigme & Nashalla Nyinda | Oct 19 – 21 16 Open House | Jan 6 7 Living the Full Catastrophe – Denver Counterpose: The Art of Yoga and Meditation Warrior In the World: Shambhala Training III Janet Solyntjes | Mar 30 26 Katharine Kaufman | Oct 19 – 21 16 Acharya Susan Skjei | Jan 11 – 13 6 How to Be Decent to Yourself and Others: Precious Knowing: A Loving-Kindness Retreat A Meditation and Yoga Retreat for Women Lodro Rinzler | Oct 19 – 21 17 Katharine Kaufman | Jan 16 – 20 22 Retreat and Renewal | Oct 26 – 28 8 Meditating Beyond the App | Jan 18 – 20 8 Grey indicates Denver Program Awakening from the Daydream Retreat and Renewal | Jan 25 – 27 8 Additional information available online David Nichtern | Oct 26 – 28 17 Beyond Suffering Level 2: Unconditional Self Love, Red indicates Shambhala Path Programs Open Heart Project Retreat Mindfulness, Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat Susan Piver | Oct 26 – 29 18 Blake D. Bauer | Jan 25 – 27 22 *Details about programs without page numbers can be found online. 4 | shambhalamountain.org | (888) 788-7221 Fall | Winter 2018 - 2019 | 5 Shambhala Path Programs Visit the Great Stupa Open House A Monument to Human Kindness Join us the first Sunday of each month for August 24 - 26 December 15 – January 13 our popular Open House series. Enjoy a The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, built in Birth of the Warrior: Winter Dathün: A Month-Long day in the beautiful Rocky Mountains and honor of the Center’s founder, Chögyam choose from a variety of free activities, Shambhala Training II Meditation Retreat Trungpa Rinpoche, stands 108 ft. tall Acharya Dale Asrael Acharya Daniel Hessey including touring the Great Stupa of and is dedicated to world peace. It was Dharmakaya, receiving meditation More info on page 20. constructed and continues to be worked August 31 – September 2 instruction, listening to engaging dharma on by volunteers inspired to offer the world January 4 – 6 talks, or simply relaxing on this serene and Learn to Meditate a big, beautiful, reminder that our nature Greg Smith powerful land.
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