Kootenay Shambhala Blog

17-year-old teacher speaks to kids about meditation

August 15th, 2010 by James Northcote

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche held a children’s blessing at the Boulder Shambhala Center on August 13th, and in this clip he answers a question from the audience about meditation.

Questioning everything

April 25th, 2010 by James Northcote

Dharma Punx in New York City mixes the tradition of Buddhism with the ideology of punk rock. Dr. Jon LaPook talks with teacher Josh Korda about how the seemingly different connect with the help of meditation.

Meditation instruction, in a few seconds

January 24th, 2010 by James Northcote

Acharya Adam Lobel gives a brief dzogchen (literally, “great perfection”) meditation instruction.

What do you make of this?

Aspiration

October 10th, 2009 by James Northcote

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Read from a selection of Shambhala Sun magazine articles related to seeing things as they are.

And join us for any of our four weekly public meditation practice sessions (see our Regular Public Events Schedule).

Meeting with a meditation instructor

September 3rd, 2009 by James Northcote

If you’d like to discuss meditation practice with one of our instructors, here are three easy ways you can arrange a meeting:

  • Come to our weekly Monday night Open House. Introductory meditation instruction is available at 7:00 PM; follow-up instruction, at 7:30 PM.
  • Add your name and contact information to the “Meditation Instruction Sign-Up” sheet at the Shambhala Centre.
  • Let us know about your interest any way you wish―in person, by phone (250-352-5560), by email (info@nelsonbuddha.com), or however!
  • To learn about the potential benefits of working with a meditation instructor, go to our Meditation page.

    New course, new approach: Meditation in Everyday Life

    August 20th, 2009 by James Northcote

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    On Thursday evenings, from October 8th to November 5th, we’re offering a new five-class course, in a new way.

    Designed to complement Shambhala Training Level I, Meditation in Everyday Life uses a range of learning aids―including simple instructions, experiential exercises and strong community support―to help students bring the benefits of meditation into their lives.

    This course is part of a potent, new core curriculum―Way of Shambhala―which our Centre plans to introduce gradually over the coming months and years. (Please stay tuned.)

    For a full course description go to our Meditation in Everyday Life page.

    Learn to Meditate

    June 28th, 2009 by James Northcote

    Meditation can be viewed in many ways―as a tool for calming the mind, as a process of uncovering natural wisdom and compassion, as simply appreciating what it is to be fully human.

    If you’d like to see for yourself what meditation is (and how it might affect your relationship with your life), the resources presented below will help you get started.

    Come to our weekly Monday night Open House.

    Sign up for our Meditation in Everyday Life weeknight course and/or Shambhala Training Level I weekend program.

    Connect with a meditation instructor through our Meditation page.

    Explore multimedia teachings on meditation in Shambhala’s About Meditation area.

    Visit Shambhala Sun magazine’s How to Meditate section.

    New, expanded regular public events schedule

    April 11th, 2009 by James Northcote

    We recently revised our regular public events schedule, adding three new weekly events⎯Children in Shambhala (Sundays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM), Meditation Practice (Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM), and Parents & Infants Meditation Group (Thursdays, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM).

    As usual, you can view the schedule on our Regular Public Events Schedule page. And for the first time, we’ve made it available as a PDF file. Fridge decoration anyone?

    Printable poster (PDF)

    Radio show spotlights our Parents & Infants Meditation Group

    March 20th, 2009 by James Northcote

    At the Kootenay Shambhala Centre this past January, we introduced a weekly parents and infants meditation group⎯Calm Abiding Together⎯to provide opportunities for parents with infants to receive shamatha (“calm abiding”) meditation instruction and practice with their infants present. The group is led by Lynn Dragone and Sohan Ko.

    Lynn and Sohan spoke about the group in the February 23rd episode of the Kootenay Co-op Radio (KCR) show “Parenting Path.” To listen to the KCR podcast of this episode, click here.

    New weekly parents/infants meditation group

    January 15th, 2009 by James Northcote

    On Thursday, January 22nd, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, we’re introducing a new weekly program⎯Calm Abiding Together, led by Lynn Dragone and Sohan Ko⎯to provide opportunities for parents with infants to receive shamatha (“calm abiding”) meditation instruction and practice with their infants present. Discussions will follow practice. Drop-ins will be welcome.

    Learn more on our Calm Abiding Together page.


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