Kootenay Shambhala Blog

April Open House talks schedule

March 3rd, 2010 by James Northcote

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Learn more on our Open House page.

Shambhala Training Level IV, May 28 - 30

February 21st, 2010 by James Northcote

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The wait for this program is almost over!

For a full program description click here.

Movie Night with “The Age of Stupid” on March 19th

February 16th, 2010 by James Northcote

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Get all the info on our Movie Night page.

Introductory ikebana workshop on April 10th

February 11th, 2010 by James Northcote

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Have fun with earth, space and flowers (and train your mind and discover the richness of the present moment), April 10th, 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome.

Learn more on our Ikebana Workshop page.

March Open House talks schedule

February 6th, 2010 by James Northcote

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Learn more on our Open House page.

Winter Practice Intensive starts tomorrow (February 3)

February 2nd, 2010 by James Northcote

Get the details on our Polish Your Mind, Pacify Chaos: Winter Practice Intensive page.

Announcing our next core path program

January 28th, 2010 by James Northcote

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Joy in Everyday Life, the third weeknight course in our new core curriculum, explores the Buddhist teachings on intelligent compassion towards others, helping us discover the joy that is always available.

It is scheduled to run on Thursday evenings, March 25 - April 29 (except April 15).

For a full description, go to our Joy in Everyday Life page.

Celebrate life!

January 28th, 2010 by James Northcote

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Shambhala Day is our annual New Year’s celebration and most important holiday. Please join us as we ring in the Year of the Iron Tiger. Everyone is welcome!

For details go to our Shambhala Day Community Celebration page.

Updated regular public events schedule

January 21st, 2010 by James Northcote

We’ve made a few changes to our regular public events schedule―notably, to our children’s programs. Have a look (and download a flyer/poster) on the Regular Public Events Schedule page.

Kootenay Public Weekthün news

January 20th, 2010 by James Northcote

At last night’s Practice & Education Committee meeting we formally agreed to suspend this year’s Kootenay Public Weekthün (for a variety of reasons including retreat plans of key Weekthün staff) and expressed our intention to resume this longstanding and widely appreciated annual regional group practice tradition in Summer 2011.

Stay tuned…


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