Contemplative Arts & Disciplines

Seattle Shambhala Center

Contemplative Creativity Lab: Write Where You Are - An Intro to Writing Practice [Online]

with Debra Dysart

April 13th

Contemplative Creativity Lab is an online meditation community group led by Shambhala Art teachers and special guests. Continue »

Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland

Drala Meditation Hike: Lacamas Creek and Round Lake

April 20th

Take your mindfulness practice into the great outdoors and join fellow hikers in the Shambhala meditation practice of drala. We hike in noble silence while contemplatively attuning and engaging the senses in the phenomenal world around us. Continue »

Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre

Introduction to Ikebana: the Contemplative Way of Flowers

with Brooke Pohl

May 4th

Join Sogetsu ikebana teacher Brooke Pohl in exploring Japanese flower arranging in the Sogetsu tradition of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Continue »

Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre

Ikebana: An Introduction to Freestyle

with Brooke Pohl

May 5th

Extend your Ikebana practice to the practice of creating "freestyle" arrangements. This can be done as a standalone day for experienced practitioners or combined with the Saturday introduction. Continue »