Coming to Our Senses:  Practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness   

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June 29, 2021

by  Gaylon Ferguson The gentle practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation allows our senses to awaken. First, we enter into meditation by…

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Summer Women 

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June 29, 2021

by Katharine Kaufman We walk from the dining hall up the path, through aspens, and field. We walk alone or in groups of…

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Innate Beauty 

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June 29, 2021

by Janet Solyntjes // Have you noticed how human beings can express themselves in such a variety of ways? We can be fantastic, imaginative, inexplicably wise, and quirky.  We…

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“I Feel Horrible About the Things I’ve Done to My Body”

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June 29, 2021

Food and forgiveness mentor Marcella Friel leads us through a tapping exercise using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to assist…

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What is Awakening?

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June 4, 2021

Shambhala Mountain Center is delighted to welcome Tina Rasmussen back to the Land this fall.  We invite you to…

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The Nature and Purpose of Śamatha

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June 4, 2021

// by B. Alan Wallace Buddhist inquiry into the natural world proceeds from a radically different point of departure…

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Bardo of Becoming

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June 4, 2021

// by Andrew Holecek If you are well trained, your first after-death experience will be the luminous bardo of…

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Strong Mental Health In Five Practical Steps

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May 30, 2021

By Blake D. Bauer Step 1:  Express Your Emotions Honestly and Kindly Our mental wellness is intimately connected to…

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Suffering Effectively: Reflections on the First Noble Truth

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May 24, 2021

/// By David Chernikoff  I first heard the phrase effective suffering from meditation teacher Shinzen Young, who used it…

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Walking into Quiet

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May 12, 2021

By Tim Gallati // We may not know it, but we have a well-established history with environmental noise. From…

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Peace

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May 12, 2021

By Katharine Kaufman This morning, right after the sun, I scraped ice off windshield and drove East, past black…

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Self-Compassion ‘Is’ Self-Protection: A Guided Practice

May 11, 2021

By Ann Saffi Biasetti // The word self-protection may feel elusive and hard to wrap our mind around as…

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