SHAMBHALA MOUNTAIN CENTER BUDDHISM | MEDITATION | MINDFUL LIVING | YOGA FALL | WINTER FALL Learn to Meditate Align Body and Mind Deepen Relationships Explore your Creativity Reconnect with Nature Transform Your Life 2016 – 2017 2016–2017 Program Highlights Meditation Intensives 18 Week-Long Fall Meditation Retreat: The Shape of Awake with Hope Martin 20 Enlightened Society Dathun with Acharya Daniel Hessey 26 Week-long Spring Meditation Retreat with Susan Piver and Lodro Rinzler Mindfulness 16 Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation Retreat with Shastri Janet Solyntjes & David Spound 23 Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive with Megan Leuchars & Michelle Becker 24 Mindful Heart Communication: A Path to Warmth, Dignity and Confidence Acharya Susan Chapman & Gregory Heffron 24 Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Janet Solyntjes Personal and Societal Transformation 7 2nd Annual Wisdom in Action with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Venerable Pannavati, Bishop Marc Andrus, Acharya Fleet Maull & more 8 Yoga, Purpose, and Action Leadership Intensive with Seane Corn, Suzanne Sterling & Hala Khouri 19 Dismantling Racism with Meditation: A Workshop for White People with Kara Dansky Buddhism 10 2nd Annual Wisdom Rising: An 14 Making the Most of What We Have: Exploration of the Divine Feminine in Lojong Mind Training Buddhism with Rev. angel Kyodo williams, with Anyen Rinpoche Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Acharya Susan Skjei & Allison Choying Zangmo & Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel 18 Medicine Buddha and the Fivefold 12 Finding Happiness Within: Path of Mahamudra Reconnecting with Your Natural State with Venerable Khenpo Lobzang Tenzin through Pristine Mind Meditation & Nashalla Nyinda with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche 22 Heart of Buddhist Meditation: 13 Awakening the Wisdom of Emotions: Origins of Modern Mindfulness The Five Buddha Families with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown with Kay Peterson & Jenny Bondurant Relationships and Family 7 Wise Kids in Action with Leslie Gossett 15 Wired for Love: Relationship Workshop with Stan Tatkin & Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin 26 Spring Break Family Retreat with Leslie Gossett & Kate Raddock Fall | Winter | 2016 – 2017 | 1 CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS JULY The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training I Shastri Holly Gayley | Sep 16 – 18 15 2nd Annual Wisdom in Action Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and others | Jul 27 – 31 7 Wired for Love Stan Tatkin & Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin | Sep 16 – 18 15 Wise Kids in Action | Jul 27 – 31 7 Digital Detox Retreat and Renewal | Sep 30 – Oct 2 6 AUGUST Radical Self Healing Open House | Aug 7 5 Charley Cropley, N.D. | Sep 30 – Oct 2 15 Yoga, Purpose, and Action Leadership Intensive OCTOBER Seane Corn, Suzanne Sterling, & Hala Khouri Aug 7 – 12 8 Open House | Oct 2 5 Healing Sound Retreat Scorpion Seal Assembly VI Christine Stevens & Silvia Nakkach | Aug 12 – 14 8 Acharya John Rockwell | Oct 5 – 16 4 Music for Peace Ceremony at the Great Stupa Shastri Training Christine Stevens | Aug 13 8 Acharya Adam Lobel, Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown Oct 16 – 19 4 Learn to Meditate Greg Smith | Aug 12 –14 8 Scorpion Seal Assembly VII Acharya John Rockwell | Oct 20 – 31 4 Mindful Hiking: Opening to Change Kay Peterson | Aug 12 –14 9 NOVEMBER Retreat & Renewal | Aug 12 –14 6 Birth of the Warrior: Shambhala Training II Wisdom Rising Intensive Roland Cohen | Nov 4 – 6 4 Rev. angel Kyodo williams | Aug 16 – 17 10 Learn to Meditate 2nd Annual Wisdom Rising: Greg Smith | Nov 4 – 6 16 Re-awakening the Sacred Feminine | Aug 17 – 21 10 Open House | Nov 6 5 10th Annual Courageous Women, Fearless Living: Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation Retreat A Retreat for Women Touched by Cancer Shastri Janet Solyntjes & David Spound | Nov 4 – 13 16 Victoria Maizes, Judith Leif & Linda Sparrowe Aug 23 – 28 11 Befriending Small Deaths, Big Deaths Dominie Cappadonna, Joshua Mulder | Nov 11 – 13 17 Writing as a Path to Awakening ™ Albert Flynn DeSilver | Aug 25 – 29 11 The Daring Way: Show Up, Be Seen, Live Brave CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS (A Retreat For Women) Birth of a Warrior: Shambhala Training II Kathy Tolstrup & Carrie Haynes | Nov 11 – 13 17 Gary Allen | Aug 26 – 28 4 Week-Long Fall Meditation Retreat: Fall Take Down | Aug 28 – Oct 10 27 The Shape of Awake Hope Martin | Nov 12 – 20 18 SEPTEMBER Medicine Buddha & the Fivefold Path of Mahamudra Finding Happiness Within: Reconnecting with Your Venerable Khenpo Lobzang Tenzin & Nashalla Nyinda Natural State through Pristine Mind Meditation Nov 18 – 20 18 Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche | Sep 2 – 4 12 Dismantling Racism with Meditation: Running with the Mind of Meditation A Workshop for White People Cynthia MacKay, Marty Kibiloski, Tara Michelle & Michael Kara Dansky | Nov 18 – 20 19 Sandrock | Sep 2 – 5 12 Retreat and Renewal | Nov 25 – 27 6 Big Sky, Big Mind: Contemplative Astronomy Jim Tolstrup & Andrea Schweitzer | Sep 2 – 5 13 Open House | Sep 4 5 Awakening the Wisdom of Emotions: The Five Buddha Families Jenny Bondurant & Kay Peterson | Sep 7 – 11 13 Bridges to Beyond: A Grief Healing Workshop Sue Frederick | Sep 9 – 11 13 Retreat and Renewal | Sep 9 – 11 6 Compassionate Acceptance Thomas Roberts | Sep 15 – 18 14 Making the Most of What We Have: Lojong Mind Training Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Choying Zangmo Sep 16 – 18 14 2 | shambhalamountain.org | (888) 788-7221 DECEMBER The Way of the Happy Woman: Winter Retreat Sara Avant Stover | Dec 1 – 4 19 Beyond Suffering: Unconditional Self Love, Mindfulness, Meditation & Qigong Retreat Blake Bauer | Dec 2 – 4 20 Open House | Dec 4 5 SMC in the City Programs Warrior In the World: Shambhala Training III Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Nina Rolle | Dec 9 – 11 4 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Enlightened Society Dathun and Weekthuns Denver Program | Janet Solyntjes Acharya Dan Hessey | Dec 10 – Jan 7 20 Sep 3 | Dec 3 | Mar 4 Fearlessly Creative: A Meditation & Writing Retreat This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly Susan Piver | Dec 15 – 19 20 techniques for dealing with stress and for cultivating Winter Solstice Retreat and Renewal our deepest potential for living a full and satisfying life. Dec 16 – 18 6 Beyond Suffering: An Evening of Take a Leap into 2017: Unconditional Self Love and Qigong Establish Your Intention and Commitment Boulder Program | Blake Bauer | Oct 22 Shastri Jonathan Barbieri | Dec 29 – Jan 1 21 In this introductory evening, explore how most forms of suffering are simply a cry from your soul asking JANUARY you to love, value, and be true to yourself in every Open House | Jan 1 5 moment and relationship. Heart of Buddhist Meditation: To learn more and register for SMC in the City AND MIND YOUR HEART AWAKEN Origins of Modern Mindfulness programs visit: shambhalamountain.org/city Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown | Jan 3 – 8 22 The Path of Simply Being Thomas Roberts | Jan 6 – 8 22 MARCH Precious Knowing: Mindful Heart Communication: A Meditation and Yoga Retreat for Women A Path to Warmth, Dignity and Confidence Katharine Kaufman | Jan 11 – 15 22 Acharya Susan Chapman & Gregory Heffron The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training I Mar 1 – 5 24 Valarie Lorig | Jan 13 – 15 23 Retreat & Renewal | Mar 3 – 5 6 Retreat & Renewal | Jan 20 – 22 6 Open House | Mar 5 5 9-Day Ashe Mahamudra Retreat Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Acharya Richard John | Jan 27 – Feb 5 4 Janet Solyntjes | Mar 10 – 12 25 Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive Celebrating the Practice Lineage: Megan Leuchars & Michelle Becker | Jan 29 – Feb 3 23 Milarepa Day in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Larry Mermelstein | Mar 10 – 12 25 FEBRUARY Chakrasamvara Intensive Awakened Heart: Shambhala Training IV Larry Mermelstein & Greg Smith | Mar 10 – 18 4 Peter Aucott | Feb 3 – 5 4 Beyond Suffering Level 2: Unconditional Self Love, Retreat & Renewal | Feb 3 – 5 6 Mindfulness Meditation, and Qi Gong Retreat Open House | Feb 5 5 Blake Bauer | Mar 17 – 19 25 Kurukulla Practice Intensive Week-long Spring Meditation Retreat Acharya Melissa Moore | Feb 15 – 19 4 Lodro Rinzler, Susan Piver | Mar 18 – 26 26 Sacred Path: Great Eastern Sun, Windhorse, Drala Spring Break Family Retreat Shastri Marcy Henry-Fink | Feb 17 – 23 4 Kate Raddock, Leslie Gossett | Mar 27 – 31 26 Learn to Meditate Open Sky: Shambhala Training V Patricia Kelly | Feb 24 – 26 23 Mary Kubicki | Mar 31 – Apr 2 4 Awake at Work: Cultivating Confidence, Well-being and Mindfulness on the Job Michael Carroll | Feb 24 – 26 24 Red indicates Advanced Shambhala Programs Fall | Winter | 2016 – 2017 | 3 Shambhala Path Programs August 26 – 28 December 10 – January 7 February 17 – 23 Birth of a Warrior: Enlightened Sacred Path: Shambhala Training II Society Dathun Great Eastern Sun, Gary Allen and Weekthuns Windhorse, Drala Acharya Dan Hessey Shastri Marcy Henry-Fink September 16 – 18 More info on page 20. The Art of Being March 10 – 12 Human: Shambhala January 13 – 15 Celebrating the Training I The Art of Being Practice Lineage: Shastri Holly Gayley Human: Shambhala Milarepa Day in More info on page 15. Training I the Great Stupa of Valerie Lorig Dharmakaya October 5 – 16 Larry Mermelstein More info on page 23. Scorpion Seal Explore and connect with Assembly VI January 27 – February 5 the profound depth and vast Acharya John Rockwell 9-Day Ashe brilliance of the Kagyu lineage of Mahamudra Retreat Tibetan Buddhism in the Great October 16 – 19 Stupa of Dharmakaya. Acharya Richard John Shastri Training More info on page 25. Revered as a powerful support Acharya Adam Lobel, Acharya for all other tantric practices, the Judith Simmer-Brown March 10 – 18 practice of Ashe Mahamudra October 20 – 31 focuses on recognizing and Chakrasamvara gaining confidence in the Intensive Scorpion Seal nature of mind through direct Larry Mermelstein & Greg Smith Assembly VII experience. Geared toward the accumulation FALL | WINTER PROGRAMS FALL Acharya John Rockwell February 3 – 5 of the recitation practices in a November 4 – 6 group setting.