Freedom within the Dimensions of Silent Retreat Practice 

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May 6, 2021

by Janet Solyntjes // Do you associate the practice of mindfulness meditation with freedom? How is freedom discovered within the form of a meditation retreat?  This article…

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Samu: Training the Mind to Stay Present

April 8, 2021

By Dhi Good // “Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.” …

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Becoming Ageless As We Age

April 8, 2021

By Marcella Friel // Having no choice but to stay home this past year, I’ve taken advantage of the…

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The Power of Yin

April 6, 2021

As we look forward to hosting an online retreat with long-time friend of SMC Sara Avant Stover next month,…

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The Buddha Turns the Wheel of Dharma

March 31, 2021

By Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown (Excerpted from Article in Bodhi Magazine, October 2002) After the awakening, a radiant Buddha remained…

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Simple Practical Strategies to Feel Better Now

February 17, 2021

By Blake D. Bauer // With everything that’s going on in the world it’s very natural to feel overwhelmed,…

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Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche on Taking Care of Your State of Mind at Home

February 16, 2021

In this video, meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition,…

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First, Do No Harm: The Need for Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

January 7, 2021

By David Treleaven, Ph.D. // Trauma is big in the news these days. So is mindfulness. On first glance,…

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Partnering with the Land: SMC’s Conservation Forestry Project and the Cameron Peak Fire

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December 15, 2020

By Travis Newbill // To the untrained eye, the ponderosa forests of Shambhala Mountain Center have never been anything…

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[WATCH] Susan Piver on Writing as a Liberatory Practice

November 25, 2020

If meditation is about releasing attachment to thoughts, why would anyone want to put them in ink? If this…

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[WATCH] SMC Townhall with Michael Gayner & SMC Staff from Nov. 19

November 24, 2020

Town Hall meeting with Michael Gayner and SMC staff representatives, in which they share experiences of returning to the…

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[WATCH] SMC Townhall with Michael Gayner from Oct. 23

October 20, 2020

Town Hall meeting with Michael Gayner, in which he shares updates and answers questions about how the Cameron Peak…

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